Thermal Material Properties

Verify that all the bodies to receive heat loss data from Maxwell are made of materials that allow for temperature-dependent properties. The energy model must be on.


Important:  When using the same material(s) in multiple participants, take care to ensure that common properties (for example, conductivity) are consistently defined. This consideration is often relevant in analyses involving thermal data transfers.


  1. In Mechanical's Outline under Materials, double-click Copper Alloy.

    The Engineering Data: Material View pane opens to Copper Alloy.

  2. Under Thermal, verify the following settings:

    • Isotropic Thermal Conductivity is set to 400 W/m·°C.

    • Specific Heat Constant Pressure is set to 385 J/kg·°C.

  3. Close the Engineering Data: Material View pane.