abaqus Composite material

Example

This simple example illustrates how to define a multiscale material.

The name of the multiscale material is COMPOSITE. The material consists of one inclusion material MAT2 embedded in the matrix material MAT1. The shape of the inclusion is prolate. The Mori-Tanaka homogenization method is used. The inclusion has a volume fraction of vf  and an aspect ratio of ar. The direction of the inclusion is fixed and defined with a vector (p1⁢,p2, p3). The name of the matrix is MATRIX_MAT1, and the name of the inclusion isFIBER_MAT2.

Input file template
MATERIAL, NAME=MAT1
…
MATERIAL, NAME=MAT2
…
MATERIAL, NAME=COMPOSITE
MEAN FIELD HOMOGENIZATION, FORMULATION=MT
CONSTITUENT, TYPE=MATRIX, MATERIAL=MAT1, NAME=MATRIX_MAT1
CONSTITUENT, TYPE=INCLUSION, MATERIAL=MAT2, NAME=FIBER_MAT2, SHAPE=PROLATE, DIRECTION=FIXED
vf , ar, p1⁢, p2⁢, p3⁢

Elements

The multiscale material model can be used only with three-dimensional pure stress/displacement solid elements in Abaqus/Standard.

Output

By default, the output variables are macro-level results. For field output you can also request micro-level output. The name of the constituent is appended to the end of the output variable.

Input File Usage

Use the following options to request field output for the constituents:

OUTPUT, FIELD
ELEMENT OUTPUT, MICROMECHANICS

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