Blog Articles

2020-01-04
Theory and discussion about the Bergstrom-Boyce (BB) model.
2019-12-31
Instructions for how to install Abaqus 2020 on Linux Ubuntu 19.10.
2019-12-26
Recommended COMSOL settings when using a PolyUMod material model.
2019-12-25
Part 4 of a tutorial series on how to calibrate a material model for PEEK. The focus is on the results from the calibrations.
2019-12-24
Part 3 of a tutorial series on how to calibrate a material model for PEEK. The focus is on the material models.
2019-12-24
Part 2 of a tutorial series on how to calibrate a material model for PEEK. The focus is on setting up the experimental data in MCalibration.
2019-12-24
Part 1 of a tutorial series on how to calibrate a material model for PEEK. The focus is on the experimental testing.
2019-12-22
Detailed review of how to quickly and accurately calibrate material model for a rubber.
2019-12-22
Calibrated non-linear viscoplastic material model for a PP.
2019-12-21
Calibrated non-linear viscoplastic material model for POM (KEPITAL TS-25H)
2019-12-21
Calibrated non-linear viscoplastic material model for Hytrel 5526.
2019-12-19
Calibrated non-linear viscoplastic material model for PET.
2019-12-18
Recommended ANSYS settings when using a PolyUMod material model.
2019-12-18
Calibrated non-linear viscoplastic material model for unfilled PEEK.
2019-12-17
Calibrated non-linear viscoplastic material model for SABIC Cycolac ABS.
2019-12-17
Calibrated viscoelastic material model for a Viton fluoroelastomer.
2019-12-17
Calibrated viscoelastic material model for a silicone rubber.
2019-12-17
Calibrated viscoelastic material model for Nitrile rubber.
2019-12-17
Already calibrated and ready to use material model for Nylon 66.
2019-12-17
Already calibrated material model for a polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF).
2019-12-17
Material model for a lightly filled fluoropolymer.
2019-12-17
Material model for a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) tested at room temperature.
2019-12-17
Material model for a SABIC PP. Just download and use in your FEA.
2019-12-17
Material model for UHMWPE. Just download and use in your FEA.
2019-12-14
This pdf-file list the most common ways to select a unit system for FEA.
2019-12-14
Detailed introduction/tutorial on how to use MCalibration.
2019-12-14
Tutorial on what file formats MCalibration supports.
2019-12-12
Detailed definitions of the fitness functions that are used by MCalibration.
2019-11-02
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