Materials

The material library in Abaqus allows most engineering materials to be modeled, including metals, plastics, rubbers, foams, composites, granular soils, rocks, and plain and reinforced concrete. This guide discusses only three of the most commonly used material models: linear elasticity, metal plasticity, and rubber elasticity. All of the material models are discussed in detail in Abaqus Materials Guide.

Defining materials in Abaqus
Plasticity in ductile metals
Selecting elements for elastic-plastic problems
Example: connecting lug with plasticity
Example: blast loading on a stiffened plate
Hyperelasticity
Example: axisymmetric mount
Mesh design for large distortions
Techniques for reducing volumetric locking
Related Abaqus examples
Suggested reading
Summary