CREATE A MAT_024 WITHOUT STRAIN RATES KEYWORD FOR LS-DYNA

Generates an LS-DYNA MAT_024 (*MAT_PIECEWISE_LINEAR_PLASTICITY) keyword block without strain-rate dependency, using user-supplied material properties and a hardening curve. Use this worker when building or templating LS-DYNA input decks that require a rate-independent elasto-plastic steel (or similar) material card.

When to use

Classification: data.

Tagged: MAT_024, MAT_PIECEWISE_LINEAR_PLASTICITY, deck_authoring, keyword, ls-dyna, mat24, material_card, plasticity.

Inputs

Label ID Type Default Required Description
Material Name material_name scalar   Alphanumeric label written into the MAT_024 keyword header (e.g. ‘Steel_DP600’); leave blank to omit a named comment line.
Material ID material_i_d scalar   Integer LS-DYNA material ID (MID) assigned to this card; must be unique within the deck. Leave blank to let the deck-assembly step assign one.
Curve Id curve_id scalar   Integer ID of the LS-DYNA *DEFINE_CURVE that carries the effective stress–strain hardening data; used when the curve is pre-defined elsewhere in the deck rather than supplied inline via ‘hardening_curve’.
Density density scalar 7.89e-06   Mass density in LS-DYNA consistent units (default 7.89e-06 kg/mm³ for steel); override when working in a different unit system or for a non-steel material.
Elastic Modulus elastic_modulus scalar 210   Young’s modulus in pressure units consistent with the deck (default 210 GPa expressed as 210 in kN/mm² / GPa); override for non-steel materials or alternate unit systems.
Poissons Ratio poissons_ratio scalar 0.3   Poisson’s ratio (dimensionless); default 0.3 is appropriate for most steels. Adjust for aluminium (~0.33), rubber-like materials, etc.
Hardening Curve hardening_curve vector   Effective plastic stress–strain curve supplied as an inline vector (pairs of plastic-strain / true-stress values); used to populate the LC field of MAT_024. Leave null if ‘curve_id’ already references a pre-defined curve in the deck.
Failure Strain failure_strain scalar   Effective plastic failure strain at element deletion (dimensionless); elements exceeding this value are eroded. Leave blank or 0 to disable strain-based erosion.
Number Of Dig Points numberof_dig_points scalar 201   LCINT
Use Log Interpolation use_log_interpolation string no   Use LOG Interpolation option in the Keyword
Viscoplasticity vp scalar 0   VP

Outputs

Label ID Type Description
dynakeyword_mat24_without_strain_rates_output_1 dynakeyword_mat24_without_strain_rates_output_1 text Formatted LS-DYNA keyword text block (*MAT_PIECEWISE_LINEAR_PLASTICITY) ready to be included in a simulation deck; contains all populated fields and the inline or referenced hardening curve, with no strain-rate (LCSS/EPS/ES) entries.

Disciplines

  • cae.preprocessing.deck_authoring
  • engineering.material.calibration
  • engineering.material.library

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