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[warrensu]

Hi,

I wish to add a nonlinear Copper Alloy as one of the trace materials in the "imported trace" feature of ANSYS Mechanical. Can someone advise me if it's possible and what kind of differences would it make compared to a linear Copper Alloy. Thank you!

[Govindan Nagappan]

Check this doc link: Trace Mapping in Mechanical (ansys.com)
From documentation: "Non-linear materials are not supported whenMaterial Modelingis set toAveraged. If the application detects non-linear materials assigned either as trace or dielectric material when the material modeling is set toAverage, then theImported Traceobject becomes invalid and the solution cannot proceed unless the conditions are made valid"