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Storage or complex modulus
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elastic modulus usually refer to the storage modulus for an elastic material. While a rubber is not a full elastic, if you can only input a scalar into CAE, I guess you may want to use the nominal modulus which is the root square average of the storage and complax ones.
E(nominal) = sqrt(G(storage)^2 + G(complex)^2)
E(nominal) = sqrt(G(storage)^2 + G(complex)^2)
You should use the elastic modulus if you are just interested in how much the part will deflect under a static load. If you have a non-static (oscillating) system then it becomes more complicated.
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