Gasket Thickness Behavior

The material behavior through the thickness direction of a gasket.

See Also
In Other Guides
Defining the Gasket Behavior Directly Using a Gasket Behavior Model
Input Data Description
Type Elastic-Plastic or Damage
Loading Enter a Relative slope drop, which indicates yield onset. Enter the Tensile stiffness factor, and add Pressure-Closure data to the table.
Use temperature-dependent data Specifies material parameters that depend on temperature. A Temperature field appears in the data table. For more information, see Specifying Material Data as a Function of Temperature and Independent Field Variables.
Number of field variables Specify material parameters that depend on field variables. Field columns appear in the data table for each field variable you add. For more information, see Specifying Material Data as a Function of Temperature and Independent Field Variables.
Unloading If unloading curves are to be considered, enter the curve data—Pressure, Closure, and Plastic Closure—into the table. You can specify temperature dependency for the unloading curves as well.