8.1. Valid Material Model Combinations

The following table presents the material models that you can combine along with the associated TB command labels. If a material model does not appear in the table, it cannot be combined with another material model unless specifically noted elsewhere.

ModelWith ...Combination TypeCommand, LabelLink to Example
PlasticityCombined HardeningBilinearTB,PLASTIC,,,,BISO + TB,CHABOCHEPLASTIC (BISO) and CHABOCHE Example
PlasticityCombined HardeningMultilinearTB, PLASTIC,,,,MISO + TB,CHABOCHEPLASTIC (MISO) and CHABOCHE Example
PlasticityCombined HardeningNonlinearTB,NLISO + TB,CHABOCHENLISO and CHABOCHE Example
PlasticityCombined HardeningMultilinearTB,PLASTIC,,,,MISO + TB,EDPPLASTIC (MISO) and EDP Example
ViscoplasticityIsotropic HardeningBilinearTB,PLASTIC,,,,BISO + TB,RATEPLASTIC (BISO) and RATE Example
ViscoplasticityIsotropic HardeningMultilinearTB,PLASTIC,,,,MISO + TB,RATEPLASTIC (MISO) and RATE Example
ViscoplasticityIsotropic HardeningNonlinearTB,NLISO + TB,RATENLISO and RATE Example
ViscoplasticityCombined HardeningNonlinearTB,CHABOCHE + TB,RATE + TB,PLASTIC,,,,BISOCHABOCHE and RATE and PLASTIC (BISO) Example
ViscoplasticityCombined HardeningNonlinearTB,CHABOCHE + TB,RATE + TB,PLASTICCHABOCHE and RATE and PLASTIC Example
ViscoplasticityCombined HardeningNonlinearTB,CHABOCHE + TB,RATE + TB,PLASTIC + TB,PLASTIC,,,,KSR2CHABOCHE and RATE and PLASTIC and KSR2 Example
ViscoplasticityCombined HardeningNonlinearTB,CHABOCHE + TB,CREEP + TB,RATE + TB,PLASTICCHABOCHE and CREEP and RATE and PLASTIC Example
ViscoplasticityCombined HardeningNonlinearTB,CHABOCHE + TB,CREEP + TB,RATE + TB,PLASTIC + TB,PLASTIC,,,,KSR2CHABOCHE and CREEP and RATE and PLASTIC and KSR2 Example
ViscoplasticityCombined HardeningNonlinearTB,CHABOCHE+ TB,RATE+TB,NLISOCHABOCHE and RATE and NLISO Example
Gurson PlasticityIsotropic HardeningBilinearTB,GURS + TB,PLASTIC,,,,BISOGURSON and PLASTIC (BISO) Example
Gurson PlasticityIsotropic HardeningMultilinearTB,GURS + TB,PLASTIC,,, MISOGURSON and PLASTIC (MISO) Example
Gurson PlasticityIsotropic HardeningNonlinearTB,GURS + TB,NLISOGURSON and NLISO Example
Gurson PlasticityIsotropic HardeningNonlinearTB,GURS + TB,CHABOCHEGURSON and CHABOCHE Example
Gurson PlasticityIsotropic HardeningNonlinearTB,GURS + TB,CHABOCHE + TB,PLASTIC,,,,BISO or TB, NLISO or TB,PLASTIC,,,,MISOGURSON and CHABOCHE and PLASTIC (BISO) Example
Plasticity and Creep (Implicit)Isotropic HardeningBilinearTB,PLASTIC,,,,BISO + TB,CREEPPLASTIC (BISO) and CREEP Example
Plasticity and Creep (Implicit)Isotropic HardeningMultilinearTB,PLASTIC,,,,MISO + TB,CREEPPLASTIC (MISO) and CREEP Example
Plasticity and Creep (Implicit)Isotropic HardeningNonlinearTB,NLISO + TB,CREEPNLISO and CREEP Example
Plasticity and Creep (Implicit)Kinematic HardeningBilinearTB,PLASTIC,,,,BKIN + TB,CREEPPLASTIC (BKIN) and CREEP Example
Plasticity and Creep (Implicit)Kinematic HardeningNonlinearTB,CHABOCHE + TB,CREEPCHABOCHE and CREEP Example
Plasticity and Creep (Implicit)Kinematic HardeningNonlinearTB,CHABOCHE + TB,PLASTIC,,,,KSR2 + TB,CREEP CHABOCHE and PLASTIC and CREEP Example
Plasticity and Creep (Explicit)Isotropic HardeningBilinearTB,PLASTIC,,,,BISO + TB,CREEPPLASTIC (BISO) and CREEP Example
Plasticity and Creep (Explicit)Isotropic HardeningMultilinearTB,PLASTIC,,,,MISO + TB,CREEPPLASTIC (MISO) and CREEP Example
Plasticity and Creep (Explicit)Kinematic HardeningBilinearTB,PLASTIC,,,,BKIN + TB,CREEPPLASTIC (BKIN) and CREEP Example
Plasticity and Creep (Explicit)Kinematic HardeningMultilinearTB,PLASTIC,,,,KINH + TB,CREEP  PLASTIC (KINH) and CREEP Example
Plasticity and Creep (Explicit)Kinematic HardeningNonlinearTB,CHABOCHE + TB,CREEPCHABOCHE and CREEP Example
Anisotropic PlasticityIsotropic HardeningBilinearTB,HILL + TB,PLASTIC,,,,BISOHILL and PLASTIC (BISO) Example
Anisotropic PlasticityIsotropic HardeningMultilinearTB,HILL + TBPLAS,,,,MISOHILL and PLASTIC (MISO) Example
Anisotropic PlasticityIsotropic HardeningNonlinearTB,HILL + TB,NLISOHILL and NLISO Example
Anisotropic PlasticityKinematic HardeningBilinearTB,HILL + TB,PLASTIC,,,,BKINHILL and PLASTIC (BKIN) Example
Anisotropic PlasticityKinematic HardeningChabocheTB,HILL + TB,CHABOCHEHILL and CHABOCHE Example
Anisotropic PlasticityCombined HardeningBilinear Isotropic and ChabocheTB,HILL + TB,PLASTIC,,,,BISO + TB,CHABOCHEHILL and PLASTIC (BISO) and CHABOCHE Example
Anisotropic PlasticityCombined HardeningMultilinear Isotropic and ChabocheTB,HILL + TB,PLASTIC,,,,MISO + TB,CHABOCHEHILL and PLASTIC (MISO) and CHABOCHE Example
Anisotropic PlasticityCombined HardeningNonlinear Isotropic and ChabocheTB,HILL + TB,NLISO + TB,CHABOCHEHILL and NLISO and CHABOCHE Example
Anisotropic ViscoplasticityIsotropic HardeningBilinearTB,HILL + TB,RATE + TB,PLASTIC,,,,BISOHILL and RATE and PLASTIC (BISO) Example
Anisotropic ViscoplasticityIsotropic HardeningNonlinearTB,HILL + TB,RATE + TB,NLISOHILL and RATE and NLISO Example
Anisotropic Creep (Implicit)----TB,HILL + TB,CREEPHILL and CREEP Example
Anisotropic (plasticity) Creep (Explicit)----TB,ANISO + TB,CREEPANISO (plasticity) and CREEP Example
Anisotropic Creep and Plasticity (Implicit)Isotropic HardeningBilinearTB,HILL + TB,CREEP + TB,PLASTIC,,,,BISOHILL and CREEP and PLASTIC (BISO) Example
Anisotropic Creep and Plasticity (Implicit)Isotropic HardeningNonlinearTB,HILL + TB,CREEP + TB,NLISOHILL and CREEP and NLISO Example
Anisotropic Creep and Plasticity (Implicit)Kinematic HardeningBilinearTB,HILL + TB,CREEP + TB,PLASTIC,,,,BKINHILL and CREEP and PLASTIC (BKIN) Example
Anisotropic Creep and Plasticity (Implicit)Kinematic HardeningChabocheTB,HILL + TB,CHABOCHE + TB,CREEPHILL and CHABOCHE and CREEP Example
Visco-Anisotropic Hyperelasticity--Nonlinear Anisotropic ElasticityTB,AHYPER + TB,PRONYAHYPER and PRONY Example
Visco-Hyperelasticity--Nonlinear Isotropic ElasticityTB,HYPER + TB,PRONYHYPER and PRONY Example
Visco-HyperelasticityMullins EffectNonlinear Isotropic ElasticityTB,HYPER + TB,PRONY +TB,CDMHYPER and PRONY and CDM Example
HyperelasticityMullins EffectNonlinear Isotropic ElasticityTB,HYPER + TB,CDMHYPER and CDM Example
HyperelasticityEmbedded FibersNonlinear Anisotropic ElasticityTB,HYPER + TB,HYPERHYPER with Embedded Fibers Example
HyperelasticityEmbedded FibersNonlinear Anisotropic ElasticityTB,HYPER + TB,HYPER + TB,CDMHYPER and CDM with Embedded Fibers Example
HyperelasticityEmbedded FibersNonlinear Anisotropic ElasticityTB,HYPER + TB,HYPER + TB,CDM + TB,PRONYHYPER, CDM and PRONY with Embedded Fibers Example
EDP and CreepIsotropic HardeningNonlinearTB,EDP + TB,CREEP + TB,PLASTIC,,,,BISO, TB,NLISO, TB,MISO, or TB,PLASTICCAP and CREEP and PLASTIC (BISO or MISO) Example
Cap and CreepIsotropic HardeningBilinear or NonlinearTB,EDP + TB,CREEP + TB,PLASTIC,,,,BISO or TB,NLISOCAP and CREEP and PLASTIC (BISO) Example
Cast IronNonlinear Kinematic HardeningNonlinearTB,CAST + TB,CHABOCHECAST and CHABOCHE Example
Extended Drucker-Prager[a] and Porous Elasticity Isotropic HardeningBilinear or MultilinearTB,EDP + TB,PELAS + TB,PLASTICEDP and PELAS and PLASTIC (MISO) Example
Finite-Strain PlasticityIsotropic HardeningBilinear or MultilinearTB,HYPER + TB,PLASTIC,,,,BISO, TB,PLASTIC,,,,MISO or TB,NLISO HYPER and PLASTIC (BISO) Example
von Mises plasticityGeneralized damageNonlinearTB,PLASTIC,,,,BISO, TB,PLASTIC,,,,MISO, TB,PLASTIC,,,,BKIN, TB,PLASTIC,,,,KINH, TB,NLISO TB TB,CHABOCHE + TB,CDM,,,,GDMGPLASTIC (KINH) and CDM (GDMG) Example
CreepGeneralized damageNonlinearTB,CREEP + TB,CDM,,,,GDMGCREEP and CDM (GDMG) Example
von Mises plasticity and CreepGeneralized damageNonlinearTB,PLASTIC,,,,BISO, TB,PLASTIC,,,,MISO, TB,PLASTIC,,,,BKIN, TB,PLASTIC,,,,KINH, TB,NLISO or TB,CHABOCHE + TB,CREEP + TB,CDM,,,,GDMG[b] PLASTIC (MISO) and CREEP and CDM (GDMG) Example
Rate-Dependent plasticityGeneralized damageNonlinearTB,PLASTIC,,,,BISO, TB,PLASTIC,,,,MISO, TB,NLISO or TB,CHABOCHE + TB,RATE + TB,CDM,,,,GDMGCHABOCHE and RATE (EVH) and CDM (GDMG) Example
Extended Drucker-PragerGeneralized damageNonlinearTB,EDP + TB,CDM,,,,GDMG EDP and CDM (GDMG) Example
Cast IronGeneralized damageNonlinearTB,CAST + TB,CDM,,,,GDMGCAST and CDM (GDMG) Example
von Mises plasticityDuctile damageNonlinearTB,PLASTIC,,,,BISO, TB,PLASTIC,,,,MISO, TB,PLASTIC,,,,BKIN, TB,PLASTIC,,,,KINH, TB,NLISO or TB,CHABOCHE + TB,CDM,,,,GDMG + TB,CDM,,,,LINDMG or TB,CDM,,,,EXPDMGPLASTIC (BISO) and CDM (DUCTILE and EXPDMG) Example

[a] Combining the porous elasticity model (TB,PELAS) with the EDP Cap model (TB,EDP,,,,CYFUN or TB,EDP,,,,CFPOT) is not supported.

[b] CAST (cast iron) is also a valid combination

Following are links to other sections in the documentation that provide descriptions of the individual material model options represented in the table: