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    Why is calculated stress higher than maximum stress in material stress-strain curve?

    I have a bracket modeled with shell elements which is constrained on one end and loaded on the other. I also have defined the elastic and plastic data for aluminum material, with the last two data points defined such that the slope is perfectly plastic after 4% true strain. I noticed that when...

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