ALGOR with rubber
ALGOR with rubber
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How good ALGOR can achieve simulations with non linear materials like rubber ?
I'm looking for a FEA software and I want to know if ALGOR is a good alternative to rubber-to-metal bonded parts static and dynamic analyses.
What properties does ALGOR use to characterize the compound ?
thank you
I'm looking for a FEA software and I want to know if ALGOR is a good alternative to rubber-to-metal bonded parts static and dynamic analyses.
What properties does ALGOR use to characterize the compound ?
thank you
RE: ALGOR with rubber
It does support a long list of (nonlinear) material models, including several for rubber and rubber-like materials.
You can define for Mooney-Rivlin 2, 5 and 9 order curves (but you usually will get data for 2-order only, C1 and C2 constants). There is even a curve fitter in the software for your own measurements.
For Mooney-Rivlin the solution converges fast and many element types are supported. It's fun.
RE: ALGOR with rubber
whcih used to calculate the change in shape. Ruber does not change in volume but changes shape. Rubber has a bulk modulus close to and approaching .5. A material with a bulk modulus of .5 has no change in volume when loaded, but has a shape change.
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