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Nitinol: How do I define a shape memory alloy material?

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    • July 24, 2023 at 8:58 am
      Ben_Ben
      Subscriber

      I would like to define a material model for nitinol within Workbench LS-Dyna. Nitinol is a shape memory alloy with the following properties:

    • July 26, 2023 at 11:48 am
      Ram Gopisetti
      Ansys Employee

      Hi, 

      lsdyna has its own shape memory alloy material card (MAT_30) check to see to which parameters will fit and get the additional parameters from the literature. 

      then you need to insert as commands under the body object. 

      cheers, ram 

    • July 26, 2023 at 12:14 pm
      Ben_Ben
      Subscriber

       

      Hi Ram, 

      Please can you provide guidance on how to “then you need to insert as commands under the body object.” 

       If you could provide some screenshots on how to insert commands for *MAT_SHAPE_MEMORY that would be amazing!

      Thanks

       

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