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Ansys Tutorial On Material Properties - Learn How To Define Material Properti
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Any Finite Element Analysis (FEA) can be performed in two ways in Ansys: by menu options and by entering codes in the Ansys command prompt. I
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● Solution: Solver solves FEA equations in this stage to get result. /solu is ● New CAD Software: Overview of CATIA V6
the code in Ansys to start solution.
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● Ansys Tutorial on Defining FEA Material Properties
Any FEA in Ansys could be performed by using either command prompt or menu options or mixture of both.
For example if you are doing linear static analysis, select and enter material properties value as below (Click on the snap to enlarge):
● Similarly you can add thermal, non linear material properties, etc.
List of Some Important Abbreviations Used for Defining Material Properties in Ansys
DENS: Density
C: Specific heat
● The syntax for defining material properties in Ansys is MP, Lab, MAT, C0
● MP is the code recognized by Ansys for defining material properties.
● Lab is the label or types of material property you want to define. The lists of abbreviations just explained above are used to select Lab. For
example MP, EX, 1,21E6 defines the modulus of elasticity as 21x10^6.
● MAT is reference number of material. If you use one material throughout the CAE analysis then the value will be 1.
● C0 is the material property value.
● See the code and explanations below for more clarity:
/PREP7
ANTYPE,STATIC
MP,EX,1,20E6
MP,NUXY,1,0.6
Second line is the title of the FEA; the same name will be displayed at the bottom left corner of GUI.
Conclusion
Providing correct material properties input is very important for getting correct FEA results from ANSYS. Material properties can either be defined
by menu options or by commands prompts or by mixture of both. I recommend learning command based FEA, as this is independent of versions
of ANSYS.
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