
Best Material Model for PC
This article examines different material models for polycarbonate (PC), and finds the most accurate model for FEA use.
We create essential tools for your finite element (FE) analysis! MCalibration® can quickly calibrate almost any material model. The PolyUMod® library is a plugin to your FE solver that contains the most accurate material models available!
Experimentally measure the mechanical response of your material using basic mechanical tests.
Read in all experimental data files into MCalibration. Select a suitable PolyUMod or native material model. Click Optimize. MCalibration will do the rest.
Import the MCalibration material model into your FE solver. Then run your FE simulation as usual.
In many important applications the material response is sufficiently non-linear that simple hyperelasticity or metal plasticity is not good enough. In these cases the PolyUMod library can be very useful since it contains a selection of the most advanced and accurate material models that are currently available. The PolyUMod library is easy to use and can give you a significant competitive advantage!
Selecting and calibrating a suitable material model can be very challenging. The MCalibration software makes that task easy! It can calibrate all PolyUMod material models, and most built-in models in FE solvers.
This article examines different material models for polycarbonate (PC), and finds the most accurate model for FEA use.
I frequently get asked to explain how to create a PolyUMod TNV model with temperature-dependent thermal expansion. This article explains how.
In this article I will explain what types of experiments are needed in order to calibrate a temperature-dependent material model.