If none of the materials in the material briefcase suit your needs,
you can create your own material. The material you create must include a
specific set of behaviors in its simulation domain, depending on how you want
to use the material in the simulation.
Polymer Materials
A material representing the polymer that fills the cavity part must
have the following defined in its Simulation Domain options:
- Injection Molding: Characteristic Temperature, Plastic
Viscosity, PVT
- Thermal: Conductivity, Specific Heat
Definition of the Injection Molding Fiber Reinforcement is optional.
For a simpler material behavior, you can define Density instead of PVT, and
Fluid Viscosity instead of Plastic Viscosity.
Coolant Materials
A material representing the coolant flowing in a coolant part must
have the following defined in its Simulation Domain options:
- Density
- Fluid: Viscosity
- Thermal: Conductivity, Specific Heat
Virtual Mold Materials
A material representing the virtual mold must have the following
defined in its Simulation Domain options:
- Density
- Thermal: Conductivity, Specific Heat
Thermoset Materials
A thermoset material must have the following defined in its Simulation Domain
options:
- Density
- Curing model
- Macosko model of plastic viscosity