Material Property Values & Conditions

Material Property Values

Below you will find information on the material property values for 3D Transversely Isotropic and 3D Orthotropic behaviour. The blue input parameter are those that must be entered in MSC Apex Generative Design. The other values are calculated automatically.

3D Transversely Isotropic

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3D Orthotropic

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Material Conditions

To ensure the validity of the input data, the program performs tests. The following conditions must be fulfilled for a valid material:

Isotropic Materials:

Condition 1:

-1 < ν < 0.5

Condition 2:

E ≥ 0

3D Transversely Isotropic Materials:

Condition 1

E_x>0

Condition 2

E_y>0

Condition 3

G_xy>0

Condition 4

|ν_y|<1

Condition 5

Condition 6

Condition 7

3D Orthotropic Materials:

Condition 1

E_x>0

Condition 2

E_y>0

Condition 3

E_z>0

Condition 4

G_xy>0

Condition 5

G_xz>0

Condition 6

G_yz>0

Condition 7

Condition 8

Condition 9

Condition 10

Condition 11

Condition 12

Condition 13