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59.81 PorousMetalPlasticity object

The PorousMetalPlasticity object specifies a porous metal plasticity model.

Access
materialApi.materials()[name].porousMetalPlasticity()


59.81.1 PorousMetalPlasticity(...)

This method creates a PorousMetalPlasticity object.

Path
materialApi.materials()[name].PorousMetalPlasticity
Prototype
odb_PorousMetalPlasticity&
PorousMetalPlasticity(const odb_SequenceSequenceDouble& table,
                      odb_Union relativeDensity,
                      bool temperatureDependency,
                      int dependencies);

Required argument

table

An odb_SequenceSequenceDouble specifying the items described below.

Optional arguments

relativeDensity

The string "NONE" or a Double specifying the initial relative density of the material, . The default value is "NONE".

temperatureDependency

A Boolean specifying whether the data depend on temperature. The default value is false.

dependencies

An Int specifying the number of field variable dependencies. The default value is 0.

Table data

  • .

  • .

  • .

  • Temperature, if the data depend on temperature.

  • Value of the first field variable, if the data depend on field variables.

  • Value of the second field variable.

  • Etc.

Return value

A PorousMetalPlasticity object.

Exceptions

RangeError.


59.81.2  Members

The PorousMetalPlasticity object has members with the same names and descriptions as the arguments to the PorousMetalPlasticity method.

In addition, the PorousMetalPlasticity object can have the following members:

Prototype
odb_PorousFailureCriteria porousFailureCriteria() const;
odb_VoidNucleation voidNucleation() const;
porousFailureCriteria
voidNucleation

A VoidNucleation object.


59.81.3  Corresponding analysis keywords

*POROUS METAL PLASTICITY