Material Laws for Modeling Foams

Which material laws can be used to model foams?

Two materials laws can be considered when modeling foams.

  • Ogden foam model (for more information, refer to Ansys Help Material Reference > Nonlinear material properties > Hyperelasticity > Ogden compressible foam hyperelasticity).
  • Blatz Ko model (for more information, refer to Ansys Help Material Reference > Nonlinear material properties > Hyperelasticity > Blatz-Ko foam hyperelasticity).

If the foam can be considered slightly compressible, the usual hyperelastic models can be used.