Temperature - Dependent Material Properties
You can define temperature-dependent material properties. Instead of
a constant value, a material property is defined by pairs of temperature
and property values in the desired units. The specified variation is saved
in the library for repeated use. You can define a curve manually or import
an external file.
The value entered in the Value
column is ignored if a curve is defined for the property.
To define a temperature-dependent material property:
In the Simulation study tree, right-click Parts folder, Solid
icon, Shell icon, or Beam icon and select Apply/Edit
Material.
The Material
dialog box opens.
In the Material
dialog box, right-click Custom Materials
and select New Category. If needed,
rename the New Category folder.
Right-click the newly defined category and select
New Material.
Under Material
Properties, select the desired options.
In the material property table, click inside the Value cell of the material property
that changes with temperature and select Temperature
Dependent.
The Tables
& Curves tab becomes active.
The material property that
changes with temperature is selected by default in the Type
menu.
Set the Units
of temperature and the material property.
Type the temperature-property pairs in the table,
or click File to read data from
a *.dat text file with two columns
of data.
To insert a new data row,
double-click a cell in the Points
column.
To view the temperature-material property curve,
click View.
To save the material to a material database file
(*.sldmat), click Save,
give it a name, and click Save.
Click OK.