
PolymerFEM Solutions for Ansys Mechanical
PolymerFEM offers the PolyUMod® Library of user-material models for non-linear finite element modeling of engineering polymers and biomaterials. This library provides numerically efficient material models that can be used to very accurately represent the large strain viscoplastic response of materials. The PolyUMod library contains general purpose material models that cover virtually all polymer systems, including thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers, foams, filled plastics, and biomaterials. Specific models have also been developed for particular formulations such as fluoropolymers, PLA, and UHMWPE.
PolymerFEM has also developed the MCalibration® parameter extraction software that makes it easy to calibrate all PolyUMod material models and all Ansys Mechanical material models. The calibration software allows the user to analyze a set of experimental data files in order to determine the optimal model parameters. The typical workflow includes: (1) Import all relevant experimental data. This includes test data from tension, compression, shear, biaxial, and plane strain tests, as well as DMA data, dogbone-shaped tension tests, compression tests with friction, stress relaxation, creep, permanent set, Poisson’s ratio, and fatigue data. (2) Select one material model that should be calibrated to the complete set of experimental data. (3) Run the calibration using a fully automatic calibration algorithm.
The MCalibration software can calibrate both isotropic and anisotropic material models, and can also calibrate temperature-dependent material models. After the material model calibration has been completed the results can be exported to Ansys APDL or Engineering Data xml-format.
Tutorials and Manuals

PolyUMod Installation for ANSYS
PolyUMod Installation for ANSYS In this tutorial you will learn to: Verify that your PolyUMod installation is properly setup for use with ANSYS. PolyUMod is

Introduction to MCalibration®
Detailed introduction/tutorial on how to use MCalibration.

Convergence Tips: PolyUMod with ANSYS
Recommended ANSYS settings when using a PolyUMod material model.

Anisotropic Hyperelasticity in ANSYS WB
Quick demo on how to use an anisotropic hyperelastic model in ANSYS Workbench.

Export An MCalibration Material Model Into ANSYS
Learn how to export an MCalibration material model into ANSYS Workbench.

Plot PolyUMod State Variables in ANSYS
This article illustrates how the PolyUMod state variables can be plotted in ANSYS Workbench.

Set Up MCalibration to Use Ansys
Short description of how to setup MCalibration so it can use Ansys as a solver.

How to Make Ansys find PolyUMod
Instructions for how to make sure Ansys Mechanical finds and uses a PolyUMod material model.