Chapter 2: Material Model Support for Elements

Following is a list of available material models and the elements that support each material.

Material models are specified via the TB,Lab command, where Lab represents the material model label (shortcut name).

For a list of elements and the material models they support (Lab value), see Element Support for Material Models in the Element Reference.

Label (Lab)Material ModelElements
AHYPERAnisotropic hyperelasticity SHELL181, PLANE182, PLANE183, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, SHELL208, SHELL209, CPT212, CPT213, CPT215, CPT216, CPT217, PLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227, REINF263 (plane stress option), REINF265 (plane stress option), SOLID272, SOLID273, SHELL281, SOLID285, PIPE288, PIPE289, ELBOW290
ANEL Anisotropic elasticity SOLID5, PLANE13, SOLID98, SHELL181, PLANE182, PLANE183, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, SOLSH190, SHELL208, SHELL209, PLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227, REINF263 (plane stress option), REINF265 (plane stress option), SOLID272, SOLID273, SHELL281, SOLID285, PIPE288, PIPE289, ELBOW290
AVISAnisotropic viscosityPLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227
BB Bergstrom-Boyce PLANE182, PLANE183, SHELL181, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, SOLSH190, SHELL208, SHELL209, PLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227, REINF263 (plane stress option), REINF265 (plane stress option), SOLID272, SOLID273, SHELL281, SOLID285, PIPE288, PIPE289, ELBOW290
BH Magnetic SOLID5, PLANE13, SOLID96, SOLID98, PLANE223, PLANE233, SOLID226, SOLID227, SOLID236, SOLID237
CAST Cast iron PLANE182 (not applicable for plane stress), PLANE183 (not applicable for plane stress), SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, SOLSH190, CPT212, CPT213, CPT215, CPT216, CPT217, PLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227, SOLID272, SOLID273, SOLID285, PIPE288, PIPE289
CDM Mullins effect SHELL181, PLANE182, PLANE183, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, SOLSH190, SHELL208, SHELL209, PLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227, REINF263 (plane stress option), REINF265 (plane stress option), SOLID272, SOLID273, SHELL281, SOLID285, PIPE288, PIPE289, ELBOW290
Anisotropic damageCPT212, CPT213, CPT215, CPT216, CPT217
Generalized damage
Ductile damageSHELL181, PLANE182, PLANE183, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, SOLSH190, SHELL208, SHELL209, CPT212, CPT213, CPT215, CPT216, CPT217, PLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227, SOLID272, SOLID273, SHELL281, SOLID285, PIPE288, PIPE289
CGCR Crack-growth fracture criterion PLANE182, SOLID185
CHABOCHEChaboche nonlinear kinematic hardening

von Mises or Hill plasticity:

von Mises plasticity:

INTER194 (KEYOPT(2) = 2), INTER195 (KEYOPT(2) = 2)
CONCR Drucker-Prager concrete (TB,CONCR,,,,DP)PLANE182 (excluding plane stress), PLANE183 (excluding plane stress), SOLID185 (excluding layered structural solid), SOLID186 (excluding layered structural solid), SOLID187, CPT212, CPT213, CPT215, CPT216, CPT217
Mentrey-Willam (TB,CONCR,,,,MW)
CREEP Creep

Implicit creep with von Mises or Hill potential:

Explicit creep:

CTE Coefficient of thermal expansionLINK180, SHELL181, PLANE182, PLANE183, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, BEAM188, BEAM189, SOLSH190, INTER194, INTER195, SHELL208, SHELL209, CPT212, CPT213, CPT215, CPT216, CPT217, REINF263, REINF264, REINF265, SOLID272, SOLID273, CABLE280, SHELL281, SOLID285, PIPE288, PIPE289, ELBOW290
CZM Cohesive zone CONTA172, CONTA174, CONTA175, CONTA177, INTER202, INTER203, INTER204, INTER205
DENS Mass densityLINK180, SHELL181, PLANE182, PLANE183, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, BEAM188, BEAM189, SOLSH190, INTER194, INTER195, SHELL208, SHELL209, CPT212, CPT213, CPT215, CPT216, CPT217, REINF263, REINF264, REINF265, CABLE280, SHELL281, SOLID285, PIPE288, PIPE289, ELBOW290
DLSTAnisotropic dielectric loss tangentPLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227
DMGE Damage evolution law

Progressive damage evolution (MPDG option):

Continuum damage mechanics (CDM option):

SHELL181, PLANE182 (plane stress option), PLANE183 (plane stress option), SHELL208, SHELL209, REINF263 (plane stress option), REINF265 (plane stress option), SHELL281, PIPE288 (thin pipe formulation), PIPE289 (thin pipe formulation), ELBOW290
DMGI Damage initiation criteria LINK180, SHELL181, PLANE182, PLANE183, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, BEAM188, BEAM189, SOLSH190, SHELL208, SHELL209, REINF263, REINF264, REINF263, SOLID272, SOLID273, CABLE280, SHELL281, SOLID285, PIPE288, PIPE289, ELBOW290
DPER Anisotropic electric permittivity PLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227
EDP[a]Extended Drucker-Prager PLANE182 (not applicable for plane stress), PLANE183 (not applicable for plane stress), SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, SOLSH190, CPT212, CPT213, CPT215, CPT216, CPT217, PLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227, SOLID272, SOLID273, SOLID285, PIPE288, PIPE289
ELASTIC Elasticity LINK180, SHELL181, PLANE182, PLANE183, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, BEAM188, BEAM189, SOLSH190, INTER194 (KEYOPT(2) = 2 or 3), INTER195 (KEYOPT(2) = 2 or 3), SHELL208, SHELL209, CPT212, CPT213, CPT215, CPT216, CPT217, PLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227, REINF263, REINF264, REINF265, SOLID272, SOLID273, CABLE280, SHELL281, SOLID285, PIPE288, PIPE289, ELBOW290
ELSTAnisotropic elastic loss tangentPLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227
EXPE Experimental data Used only with other material models
FCON Fluid conductance data FLUID116
FCLI Failure criteria material strength limits All structural elements
Finite Strain (HYPER + PLASTIC / NLISO)Finite strainPLANE182 (not applicable for plane stress), PLANE183 (not applicable for plane stress), SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, SOLSH190, CPT212 (not applicable for plane stress), CPT213 (not applicable for plane stress), CPT215, CPT216, CPT217, SOLID285
FLUID Fluid HSFLD241, HSFLD242
FRIC Coefficient of frictionCONTA172, CONTA174, CONTA175, CONTA177, CONTA178

Orthotropic friction (TB,FRIC,,,,ORTHO) is not applicable to the 2D contact element, CONTA172, or the node-to-node contact element, CONTA178.

GASKET Gasket INTER192, INTER193, INTER194, INTER195
GURSON Gurson pressure-dependent plasticity PLANE182 (not applicable for plane stress), PLANE183 (not applicable for plane stress), SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, SOLSH190, CPT212, CPT213, CPT215, CPT216, CPT217, PLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227, SOLID272, SOLID273, SOLID285
HFLM Film coefficient data FLUID116
HILL Hill anisotropy LINK180, SHELL181, PLANE182, PLANE183, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, BEAM188, BEAM189, SOLSH190, SHELL208, SHELL209, PLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227, REINF263, REINF264, REINF265, SOLID272, SOLID273, CABLE280, SHELL281, SOLID285, PIPE288, PIPE289, ELBOW290
HYPER Hyperelasticity SHELL181, PLANE182, PLANE183, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, SOLSH190, CPT212, CPT213, CPT215, CPT216, CPT217, SHELL208, SHELL209, PLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227, REINF263 (plane stress option), REINF265 (plane stress option), SOLID227, SOLID272, SOLID273, SHELL281, SOLID285, PIPE288, PIPE289, ELBOW290,
INTER Contact interaction

User-defined contact interaction:

Contact interactions for general contact:

JOIN Joint (linear and nonlinear elastic stiffness, linear and nonlinear damping, and frictional behavior)MPC184
JROCK Jointed rock PLANE182 (not applicable for plane stress), PLANE183 (not applicable for plane stress), SOLID185 (not applicable for layered structural solid), SOLID186 (not applicable for layered structural solid), SOLID187, CPT212, CPT213, CPT215, CPT216, CPT217
MC Mohr-Coulomb PLANE182 (not applicable for plane stress), PLANE183 (not applicable for plane stress), SOLID185 (not applicable for layered structural solid), SOLID186 (not applicable for layered structural solid), SOLID187, CPT212, CPT213, CPT215, CPT216, CPT217
MELASMultilinear elasticityPLANE182 (plane strain or axisymmetric), PLANE183 (plane strain or axisymmetric), SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, SOLSH190, SOLID272, SOLID273, SOLID285, PIPE288, PIPE289
MIGR Migration model PLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227
MPLANE Microplane

Nonregularized elastic damage microplane only:

PLANE182 and PLANE183 (plane stress excluded), SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187

All microplane models:

CPT212, CPT213, CPT215, CPT216, CPT217

NLISOVoce isotropic hardening law

von Mises or Hill plasticity:

von Mises plasticity:

INTER194 (KEYOPT(2) = 2), INTER195 (KEYOPT(2) = 2)
PELAS Porous elasticity PLANE182 (not applicable for plane stress), PLANE183 (not applicable for plane stress), SOLID185 (not applicable for layered structural solid), SOLID186 (not applicable for layered structural solid), SOLID187, CPT212, CPT213, CPT215, CPT216, CPT217
PERF Perforated Media

FLUID30, FLUID220, FLUID221, FLUID243, FLUID244,

PIEZ Piezoelectric matrix

SOLID5, PLANE13, SOLID98, PLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227

PLASTICPlasticity LINK180, SHELL181, PIPE288, PIPE289, ELBOW290, PLANE182, PLANE183, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, BEAM188, BEAM189, SOLSH190, INTER194 (KEYOPT(2) = 2), INTER195 (KEYOPT(2) = 2), SHELL208, SHELL209, CPT212, CPT213, CPT215, CPT216, CPT217, PLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227, REINF263, REINF264, REINF265, SOLID272, SOLID273, CABLE280, SHELL281, SOLID285
PM Coupled Pore-Fluid Diffusion and Structural Model of Porous Media CPT212, CPT213, CPT215, CPT216, CPT217
PRONY Prony series constants for viscoelastic materialsLINK180, SHELL181, PIPE288, PIPE289, ELBOW290, PLANE182, PLANE183, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, BEAM188, BEAM189, SOLSH190, SHELL208, SHELL209, PLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227, REINF263, REINF264, REINF265, SOLID272, SOLID273, CABLE280, SHELL281, SOLID285
PZRS Piezoresistivity PLANE222,PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227
RATE Rate-dependent plasticity (viscoplasticity)LINK180, SHELL181, PLANE182, PLANE183, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, BEAM188, BEAM189, SOLSH190, SHELL208, SHELL209, PLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID226, SOLID227, REINF263, REINF264, REINF265, SOLID272, SOLID273, CABLE280, SHELL281, SOLID285, PIPE288, PIPE289, ELBOW290

Anand unified plasticity option:

SHELL181 (except plane stress), PLANE182 (except plane stress), PLANE183 (except plane stress), SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, SOLSH190, PLANE222, PLANE223SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227, SOLID272, SOLID273, SOLID285, PIPE288, PIPE289
RORamberg-OsgoodPLANE182 (except plane stress), PLANE183 (except plane stress), SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, SOLSH190, PLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227, SOLID272, SOLID273, SOLID285, PIPE288, PIPE289
SDAMP (TBOPT = STRU)Material-Dependent Structural Damping SHELL181, PLANE182, PLANE183, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, SOLSH190, SHELL208, SHELL209, PLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227, SOLID272, SOLID273, SHELL281, SOLID285, ELBOW290
SDAMP (TBOPT = ALPD / BETD)Material-Dependent Alpha and Beta Damping (Rayleigh Damping) SHELL181, PLANE182, PLANE183, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, SOLSH190, SHELL208, SHELL209, PLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227,SHELL281, SOLID285
SHIFT Shift function for viscoelastic materialsLINK180, SHELL181, PLANE182, PLANE183, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, BEAM188, BEAM189, SOLSH190, SHELL208, SHELL209, PLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225,SOLID226, SOLID227, PIPE288, PIPE289, ELBOW290, REINF263, REINF264, REINF265, SOLID272, SOLID273, CABLE280, SHELL281, SOLID285
SMA Superelastic effect PLANE182 (not applicable for plane stress), PLANE183 (not applicable for plane stress), SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, SOLSH190, PLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227, REINF263 (plane stress option), REINF265 (plane stress option), SOLID272, SOLID273, SHELL281, SOLID285, PIPE288, PIPE289
Shape memory effectPLANE182, PLANE183, PLANE222, PLANE223 (with plane strain or axisymmetric stress states), SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, BEAM188, BEAM189, SOLSH190, SHELL208, SHELL209, PLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227, REINF263 (plane stress option), REINF265 (plane stress option), SOLID272, SOLID273, SHELL281, SOLID285, PIPE288, PIPE289
Shape memory effect with plasticityPLANE182 (not applicable for plane stress), PLANE183 (not applicable for plane stress), SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, SOLSH190, PLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227, SOLID272, SOLID273, SOLID285, PIPE288, PIPE289
SOIL Cam-clay PLANE182 (not applicable for plane stress), PLANE183 (not applicable for plane stress), SOLID185 (not applicable for layered structural solid), SOLID186 (not applicable for layered structural solid), SOLID187, CPT212, CPT213, CPT215, CPT216, CPT217
STATE State variables (user-defined) FLUID116, LINK180, SHELL181, PLANE182, PLANE183, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, BEAM188, BEAM189, SOLSH190, SHELL208, SHELL209, REINF263, REINF264 (structural and thermal), REINF265 (structural and thermal), SOLID272, SOLID273, SOLID278, SOLID279, CABLE280, SHELL281, SOLID285, PIPE288, PIPE289, ELBOW290, SOLID291, PLANE292, PLANE293, SHELL294

Also, user-defined plasticity or viscoplasticity: PLANE183

SWELL Swelling SHELL181, PLANE182, PLANE183, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, SOLSH190, SHELL281, SOLID285
THERMThermal propertiesSOLID278, SOLID279, SOLID291, PLANE292, PLANE293, SHELL294, CPT212, CPT213, CPT215, CPT216, CPT217
TNMThree-network modelLINK180, SHELL181, PLANE182, PLANE183, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, SOLSH190, SHELL208, SHELL209, CPT212, CPT213, CPT215, CPT216, CPT217, PLANE222, PLANE223, SOLID226, SOLID227, REINF263, REINF265, SOLID272, SOLID273, SHELL281, SOLID285, PIPE288, PIPE289, ELBOW290
USER

(TBOPT = NONLINEAR / LINEAR / MXUP)

User-defined (UserMat)LINK180, SHELL181, PLANE182, PLANE183, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, BEAM188, BEAM189, SOLSH190, SHELL208, SHELL209, SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227, REINF263, REINF264,REINF265, SOLID272, SOLID273, SHELL281, SOLID285, PIPE288, PIPE289, ELBOW290

Also, user-defined plasticity or viscoplasticity: PLANE183

USER (TBOPT = THERM)User-defined thermal (UserMatTh)FLUID116 ( KEYOPT(1) = 1), SOLID225, SOLID226, SOLID227, REINF264, REINF265, SOLID278, SOLID279, SOLID291, PLANE292, PLANE293, SHELL294
WEAR Contact surface wear CONTA172, CONTA174, CONTA175
XTALCrystal plasticitySOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, SOLID285

[a] The CPTnnn elements do not support the EDP cap yield function (TB,Lab,MAT,NTEMP,NPTS,TBOPT = CYFUN).