Table of contents
No headersSpecific analyses use different material properties in their calculations. The material properties that are required or optional for an analysis are listed.
Material property requirements by analysis type
| Fill+Pack analysis | Required/Optional |
|---|
| Viscosity | Required |
| Transition temperature | Required |
| Thermal conductivity | Required |
| Specific heat | Required |
| pvT | Required |
| Mechanical constants | Required |
| Mold coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) data | Required |
| Ejection temperature | Required if automatic cooling time is used |
| Juncture loss | Optional |
| Shrinkage data (CRIMS/Strain) | Optional |
| Matrix properties | Optional |
| Recommended melt/mold temperatures and ranges | Optional |
| Optical properties | Optional |
| Filler weight percentage | Required for Fiber analysis |
| Filler aspect ratio | Required for Fiber analysis |
| Filler mechanical properties data | Required for Fiber analysis |
| Filler coefficent of thermal expansion (CTE) data | Required for Fiber analysis |
| Crystallization morphology properties | Required for Crystallization analysis |
| Cool analysis | Required/Optional |
|---|
| Melt density of polymer | Required |
| Specific heat of polymer | Required |
| Thermal conductivity of polymer | Required |
| Thermal conductivity of mold material | Required |
| Warp analysis | Required/Optional |
|---|
| Mechanical properties | Required |
| Insert (metal or polymer) mechanical properties | Required if model includes part insert |
| Anisotropic matrix properties | Required if using the Mori-Tanaka micro-mechanics model |
| Stress analysis | Required/Optional |
|---|
| Mechanical properties | Required |
| Coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) data | Required for thermal analysis |
| Insert (metal or polymer) mechanical properties and coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) data | Required if model includes part insert |
| Solid density of polymer and / or metal | Required for modal frequency analysis |
| Stress-strain curve data | Required for creep analysis |