*MAT_123 (MODIFIED_PIECEWISE_LINEAR_PLASTICITY)

LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordThis keyword defines an isotropic elasto-plastic material using tabulated stress vs plastic strain input for different strain rates. Material thinning and FLD failure are also included.

Format

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*MAT_123 or *MAT_MODIFIED_PIECEWISE_LINEAR_PLASTICITY
mat_ID ρ i E ν SIGY ETAN FAIL
C P LCSS LCSR VP EPSTHIN EPSMAJ
EPS1 EPS2 EPS3 EPS4 EPS5 EPS6 EPS7 EPS8
ES1 ES2 ES3 ES4 ES5 ES6 ES7 ES8

Definition

Field Contents SI Unit Example
mat_ID Material Identifier

(Integer)

ρ i Initial density

(Real)

[ kg m 3 ]
E Young’s modulus

(Real)

[ Pa ]
v Poisson’s ratio

Default=0 (Real)

SIGY Yield stress, ignored if LCSS > 0 or stress-strain values EPS1-EPS8, ES1-ES8 specified

(Real)

[ Pa ]
ETAN Plastic hardening modulus, not used if LCSS > 0

(Real)

[ Pa ]
FAIL Plastic strain to failure

(Real)

 
C Strain rate coefficient

(Real)

 
P Strain rate exponent

(Real)

 
LCSS Stress vs plastic strain curve or table identifier

(Integer)

[ Pa ]
LCSR Curve identifier defining the scaling coefficient for the stress-strain curve for a corresponding strain rate

(Integer)

 
VP Strain rate type flag:
= 0
Total strain rate
= 1
Plastic strain rate

(Integer)

EPSTHIN Thinning strain at failure

(Real)

EPSMAJ Maximal principal strain at failure

(Real)

EPS1-EPS8 Plastic strain data points

(Real)

ES1-ES8 Yield stress data points

(Real)

[ Pa ]

Comments

  1. This keyword maps to /MAT/LAW36 (PLAS_TAB) when stress strain curves are specified using LCSS or EPSC and ES. If SIGY, ETAN, , and P are used, then it maps to /MAT/LAW44 (COWPER). The failure input maps to /FAIL/FLD.
  2. This material is only compatible with truss elements when plasticity is specified through SIGY and ETAN.
  3. The option “_TITLE” can be added to the end of this keyword. When “_TITLE” is included, an extra 80 character long line is added after the keyword input line which allows an entity title to be defined.