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Heterogeneous material Abaqus

Heterogeneous material Abaqus

Heterogeneous material Abaqus

(OP)
Hello everyone

I have an object in Abaqus which I should set two different materials mixed together. I am trying to do it through Python but I do not know how to select the elements I would change the material of. Does anyone know how to change the material of a set of random elements?

Thanks in advance

RE: Heterogeneous material Abaqus

Do you have the names of the sets?

If so then you can assign the sets a section & material eg...

CODE --> Python

mdb.models['Model-1'].Material(name='yourMaterial')
mdb.models['Model-1'].materials['yourMaterial'].Elastic(table=((20000.0, 0.3), ))
mdb.models['Model-1'].HomogeneousSolidSection(material='yourMaterial', name='yourSection', thickness=None)
mdb.models['Model-1'].parts['yourPart'].SectionAssignment(offset=0.0, offsetField='', offsetType=MIDDLE_SURFACE, region=mdb.models['Model-1'].parts['yourPart'].sets['youSet'], sectionName='yourSection', thicknessAssignment=FROM_SECTION) 

You can repeat for the other set.

RE: Heterogeneous material Abaqus

(OP)


I mean I need an object with a material, iron for example, and small intersections of another material spread through my object. This way I will have two parts with different materials

RE: Heterogeneous material Abaqus

Yes & the way to do that is to create 2 element sets & assign the different sets different properties & sections.

You dont need to split your model into 2 separate parts.

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