Material Properties
Access thermal, rheological, mechanical and PVT properties for materials from the Materials Database tab on the Materials dialog.
Materials Database
The Materials Database tab provides the selection of materials available with Inspire Mold. The tab also provides access to the thermal, rheological, mechanical and PVT properties that you can review and modify for your model. You can save any modified materials as new materials and access them through the My Materials tab.To review a material, select its material group and name:
Material Property | Description | |
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Material Group | Lists the materials available in the Materials Database. | |
Material Name | Lists the common polymers available for the specified material group. |
Thermal Properties
Review the properties on the Thermal tab for the specified material:
Material Property | Description |
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Specific Heat | Specifies the heat energy required to increase the temperature of a unit quantity (J/Kg·K). |
Conductivity | Specifies the heat conductivity of the material (W/m·K). |
Density | Specifies the density of the material (kg/m3). |
Rhealogical Properties
Review the properties on the Rhealogical tab for the specified material:
Material Property | Description |
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Constitutive Model | Four models are included in the Materials Database. Select the model
appropriate for your material choice. Review the Exponent, Consistency and Relative
Shear Stress for your chosen model.
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Temperature Dependence | Review the Williams-Landel-Ferry and temperature parameters:
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Miscellaneous | Review these parameters:
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Fiber Info | Review the fiber content for the specified material including:
Note: Some materials do not include fiber orientation data. To add this data,
edit an existing material and save it as a new material in the My Materials
tab.
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Mechanical Properties
Review the properties on the Mechanical tab for the specified material:
Material Property | Description |
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Young's Modulus | Specifies the measure of the stiffness of the given material (Pa). |
Poisson Ratio | Specifies the ratio of the relative contraction strain or transverse strain. |
Yield Stress | Specifies the stress point at which the material deformation changes from elastic to plastic (Pa). |
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion | Specifies the relative expansion divided by the change in temperature (1/K). |
PVT Properties
Review the properties on the PVT tab for the specified material:
Material Property | Description |
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Tait's Model Parameters | Specifies the parameters to define a material's equation of state according to Tait's model (SI units). |