MSC Materials - Materials Engineering: Modeling and Analysis

Aim

This seminar provides an introduction to how to treat a Digimat material model for a Finite Element Analysis of a plastic or composite part that has grain orientations determined by an injection model or draping simulation. By using a Digimat material model, non-linear properties and local microstructure effects of the composite or plastic material can be taken into account. The following Digimat modules will be used: Digimat-MF, Digimat-MX, Digimat-CAE and Digimat-MAP

Contents

• Technical information about the program (licenses, file organization, etc.)
• Introduction to the graphical user interface, including the CAE codes plug-in
• Theory of homogenization of the material as well as the models available in Digimat-MF
• Material database management and automatic calibration in Digimat
• Digimat coupling with FEA code in Digimat-CAE
• Introduction of different solution procedures (macro, hybrid, micro) and definition of failure criteria
• Mapping of fiber orientation tensors, initial/temperature stresses between two different meshes in Digimat-MAP. Theoretical aspects of the mapping procedure
• Introduction to RVE (representative volume element) design for various composite microstructures including composites with reinforced phases, clusters and decohesion zones, among others, using Digimat-FE
• Export of RVE to the FEA solver to execute a finite element analysis on the material and post processing of results in Digimat-FE.
• Guided exercises to implement the different procedures presented during the course

Requirements

Basic knowledge of materials is recommended. Good knowledge of FEA is required.

Duration

2 days