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:
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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.
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In the Material dialog box, right-click Custom Materials and select New Category. If needed, rename the New Category folder.
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Right-click the newly defined category and select New Material.
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Under Material Properties, select the desired options.
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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.
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Set the Units of temperature and the material property.
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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.
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To view the temperature-material property curve, click View.
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To save the material to a material database file (*.sldmat), click Save, give it a name, and click Save.
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Click OK.