June 03, 2016 | by DatapointLabs | views 8054
This book is intended to be a companion to the NAFEMS book, "An Introduction to the Use of Material Models in FE". It informs Finite Element Analysis users of the manner and methodologies by which materials are tested in order to calibrate material models currently implemented in various FEA programs. While the authors seek first to satisfy the basic material models outlined in the companion book, they make important extensions to FEA used in currently active areas including explicit simulation.
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Mechanical
Plastics
Rubbers
Foams
Metals
Hyperelastic
Viscoelastic
Plasticity
Rate Dependency
Yielding/Failure Analysis
Aerospace and Defense
Automotive
Biomedical
Building Materials
Consumer Products
Energy and Petroleum
Material Supplier
Furniture
Industrial Goods
CAE Vendor/Supplier
Packaging
Home Appliances
Research Laboratory
High Speed Testing
Nonlinear Material Models
Structural Analysis
LS-DYNA
Abaqus
ANSYS
DIGIMAT
SOLIDWORKS
MSC.DYTRAN
MSC.MARC
MSC.NASTRAN
NX Nastran
PAM-COMFORT
PAM-CRASH
Altair RADIOSS
SIMULIA
Book Review
May 24, 2016 | by DatapointLabs | views 5865
Simulations contain assumptions and uncertainties that a designer must evaluate to obtain a measure of accuracy. The assumptions of the product design can be differentiated from the ones for the solver and material model through the use of a mid-stage validation. An open loop validation uses a controlled test on a standardized part to compare results from a simulation to the physical experiment. From the validation, confidence in the material model and solver is gained. In this study, the material properties of a polypropylene are tested to characterize for an *ELASTIC *PLASTIC model in ABAQUS. A validation of a quasi-static three-point bending experiment of a parallel ribbed plate is then performed and simulated. A comparison of the strain fields resulting from the complex stress state on the face of the ribs obtained by digital image correlation (DIC) vs. simulation is used to quantify the simulation's fidelity.
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Plasticity
Automotive
Biomedical
Consumer Products
Material Supplier
Toys/Sporting Goods
Furniture
Packaging
Home Appliances
Nonlinear Material Models
Structural Analysis
Abaqus
Research Papers
Validation
July 21, 2010 | by DatapointLabs | views 4391
The limitations of modeling materials for simulation are discussed, including lack of clarity in material model requirements, gaps between the material data and the model to which it will be fitted, issues in obtaining pertinent properties, difficulties in parameter conversion (fitting), and preparation of input files for the software being used. Means to address these limitations are presented, including understanding the model completely, measuring the correct data with precision on the right material, selecting the best model for the data and ensuring the best fit of the model to the data, validating the model against a simple experiment, and following best practices to create an error-free input file.
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Material Supplier
Toys/Sporting Goods
Electonics/Electrical
Industrial Goods
Packaging
Home Appliances
Presentations
May 11, 2009 | by DatapointLabs | views 5383
High strain rate material modelling of polymers for use in crash and drop testing has been plagued by a number of problems. These include poor quality and noisy data, material models unsuited to polymer behaviour and unclear material model calibration guidelines. The modelling of polymers is thus a risky proposition with a highly variable success rate. In previous work, we tackled each of the above problems individually. In this paper, we summarize and then proceed to present a material modelling strategy that can be applied for a wide variety of polymers.
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Plastics
Aerospace and Defense
Automotive
Consumer Products
Material Supplier
Industrial Goods
Packaging
Home Appliances
High Speed Testing
Nonlinear Material Models
Structural Analysis
LS-DYNA
Abaqus
ANSYS
MSC.DYTRAN
PAM-CRASH
Altair RADIOSS
Research Papers
April 13, 2009 | by DatapointLabs | views 4566
We seek to lay down a framework to help us understand the different behavioral classes of foams. Following a methodology that we previously applied to plastics, we will then attempt to propose the right LS-DYNA material models that best capture these behaviours. Guidelines for model selection will be presented as well as best practices for characterization. Limitations of existing material models will be discussed.
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Foams
Automotive
Consumer Products
Material Supplier
Packaging
Home Appliances
High Speed Testing
Nonlinear Material Models
Structural Analysis
LS-DYNA
Abaqus
ANSYS
MSC.DYTRAN
Research Papers
May 16, 2008 | by DatapointLabs | views 4669
We present a perspective on material modeling as applied to mold analysis requirements. Melt-solid transitions and the case for a unified material model are discussed, along with prediction of post-filling material behavior and shrinkage, and the impact of viscous heating on flow behavior and material degradation.
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Plastics
Rubbers
Foams
Metals
Aerospace and Defense
Automotive
Biomedical
Consumer Products
Energy and Petroleum
Electonics/Electrical
Industrial Goods
CAE Vendor/Supplier
Packaging
Home Appliances
Blow Molding
Extrusion
Injection Molding
Nonlinear Material Models
Moldflow
Composites
Presentations
Gels
Oils/Lubricants
Waxes
November 15, 2006 | by DatapointLabs | views 4667
A considerable amount of CAE today is devoted to the simulation of non-metallic materials, many of which exhibit non-linear behavior. However, most material models to date are still based on metals theory. This places severe restrictions on the proper description of their behavior in CAE. In this paper, we describe non-linear elastic behavior and its interrelationship with plastic behavior in plastics. Special attention is given to the differentiation between visco-elastic (recoverable) strain and plastic (non-recoverable) strain. The goal of this work is to have a material model for plastics that can describe both loading and unloading behavior accurately and provide an accurate measure of damage accumulation during complex loading operations.
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Plastics
Rubbers
Aerospace and Defense
Automotive
Biomedical
Consumer Products
Material Supplier
Toys/Sporting Goods
Packaging
Home Appliances
Nonlinear Material Models
Structural Analysis
Abaqus
Research Papers
April 28, 2005 | by DatapointLabs | views 4961
High strain-rate properties have many applications in the simulation of automotive crash and product drop testing.
These properties are difficult to measure. These difficulties result from inaccuracies in extensometry at high strain
rates due to extensometer slippage and background noise due to the sudden increase in stress at the start of the
test. To eliminate these inaccuracies we use an inferential technique that correlates strain to extension at low
strain rates and show that this can be extended to measure strain at higher strain rates
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Mechanical
Plastics
Rate Dependency
Aerospace and Defense
Automotive
Consumer Products
Material Supplier
Toys/Sporting Goods
Packaging
Home Appliances
High Speed Testing
Nonlinear Material Models
Structural Analysis
LS-DYNA
Abaqus
ANSYS
MSC.DYTRAN
PAM-CRASH
Research Papers
October 22, 1997 | by DatapointLabs | views 4912
With the recent changes in the crashworthiness requirements for US automobiles for improved safety, design engineers are being challenged to design interior trim systems comprised of polymeric materials to meet these new impact requirements. Impact analysis programs are being used increasingly by designers to gain an insight into the final part performance during the design stage. Material models play a crucial role in these design simulations by representing the response of the material to an applied stimulus. In this work, we seek to develop novel test methods to generate high speed stress-strain properties of plastics, which can be used as input to structural analysis programs...
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Aerospace and Defense
Material Supplier
Toys/Sporting Goods
Packaging
Home Appliances
High Speed Testing
Nonlinear Material Models
Structural Analysis
Thermoforming
LS-DYNA
Abaqus
ANSYS
MSC.DYTRAN
PAM-CRASH
Research Papers
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