{"id":43422,"date":"2020-04-30T02:12:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T02:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/tensile-strength-vs-flexural-strength\/"},"modified":"2020-04-30T02:12:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T02:12:31","slug":"tensile-strength-vs-flexural-strength","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/tensile-strength-vs-flexural-strength\/","title":{"rendered":"Tensile Strength vs Flexural Strength"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have a polypropylene material as follows:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.rtpcompany.com\/info\/data\/0100\/RTP150A.pdf\">http:\/\/web.rtpcompany.com\/info\/data\/0100\/RTP150A.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The tensile strength is lower than flexural (bending) strength. These are measurements from experiments. I understand this means the material is not homogeneous. I have to use this polypropylene material in the geometry attached. Where there is a force load on one of the corners.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>My questions here are:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>1. How can I enter flexural modulus and tensile modulus in the engineering properties window?<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>2. While evaluating results, what type of Stress\/ Strain should I use as a deciding paraemmter (vonmises or total stress\/ strain etc.)<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>3. Lastly, which one would be the deciding factor? flexural strength or tensile strength?<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-43422","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_old_topic_id":["15603"],"_bbp_old_topic_author_name_id":["Anonymous"],"_bbp_old_is_topic_anonymous_id":["false"],"_bbp_old_closed_status_id":["publish"],"_bbp_author_ip":[null],"_bbp_old_sticky_status_id":["normal"],"_bbp_likes_count":["0"],"_btv_view_count":["1390"],"_bbp_subscription":["248958"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_status":["publish"],"_bbp_topic_id":["43422"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27791"],"_bbp_engagement":["174749"],"_bbp_voice_count":["1"],"_bbp_reply_count":["0"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["0"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["43422"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2020-04-30 02:12:31"]},"test":"velocimetry"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/43422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/43422\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}