MATERIAL SPECIMEN GENERATOR

Generates a parameterized LS-DYNA keyword deck for a KSII-type sheet-metal weld/coupon specimen with configurable thicknesses, element formulations, and material IDs. Use this worker to rapidly author specimen input decks for material characterization or coupon-level crash simulations.

When to use

Classification: data.

Tagged: coupon, deck_authoring, elform, haz, ksii, ls-dyna, mat_24, material_id.

Inputs

Label ID Type Default Required Description
Type type string ksii_specimen_4mm_mesh   Specimen template to instantiate; currently only ‘ksii_specimen_4mm_mesh’ (KSII coupon with 4 mm shell mesh) is available — leave as default unless new templates are registered.
Sheet Metal-1 Thickness sheetmetal-1thickness scalar 1   Nominal thickness of sheet-metal blank 1 (mm, scalar); default 1 mm — set to the actual gauge of the first sheet in the welded coupon.
Sheet Metal-2 Thickness sheetmetal-2thickness scalar 1   Nominal thickness of sheet-metal blank 2 (mm, scalar); default 1 mm — set to the actual gauge of the second sheet when the two blanks differ.
Sheet Metal Elform sheetmetal_elform scalar 16   LS-DYNA shell element formulation (ELFORM) applied to both sheet-metal parts (integer); default 16 (fully-integrated shell) — change only if a different formulation is required by the simulation protocol.
Sheet-metal 1 MID sheet-metal1 scalar 1   LS-DYNA material ID (MID) assigned to sheet-metal part 1 (integer); default 1 — must match the MID of the base-metal card already defined in the parent deck.
S1HM sheet-metal1hazmi_d scalar 1   LS-DYNA material ID (MID) for the Heat-Affected Zone (HAZ) region of sheet-metal 1 (integer); default 1 — set to the HAZ material card ID when a dedicated HAZ material is used.
S2MI sheet-metal2mi_d scalar 1   LS-DYNA material ID (MID) assigned to sheet-metal part 2 (integer); default 1 — must match the MID of the second blank’s material card in the parent deck.
S2HMI sheet-metal2hazmi_d scalar 1   Sheet-metal 2 HAZ Material ID
Spotweld Material MID spotweld_material_mi_d scalar 1    
Loading Direction loading_direction scalar tension    
Loading Displacement loading_displacement scalar 10    
End Time end_time scalar 10   CONTROL_TERMINATION
Binary Output Frequency binary_output_frequency scalar 1    
ASCII Output Frequency ascii_output_frequency scalar 0.1    
Material Data material_data text *MAT_ELASTICn1,1.0e-9,210.0,0.3n   Material Card
Additional Keywords additionalkeywords text *END   Addition Keywords (Optional)

Outputs

Label ID Type Description
material_specimen_generator_ksii_output_1 material_specimen_generator_ksii_output_1 text LS-DYNA keyword text (plain text) containing the fully parameterized KSII specimen deck — includes shell part definitions, section cards, material ID references, and mesh keywords ready for inclusion in a simulation input file.

Disciplines

  • cae.preprocessing.deck_authoring
  • engineering.material.specimen

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