42.4. Material Properties

The unit system for this example problem is shown in the table below.

Table 42.1: Material Properties

Unit System Metric (mm, kg, N, s, mV, mA)
Angle Degrees

The grip and wires are made of a copper alloy which is modeled with the multilinear isotropic hardening (plastic) material model.

Table 42.2: Material Properties of Grip

Elastic Material Properties
Young's Modulus1.32E5 MPa
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
Density8.9E-9 tonne/mm3
Multilinear Isotropic Hardening Constants (TB,PLASTIC,,,,MISO)
Strain Value (mm-1) Stress Value (MPa)
0411.12
0.0019470.63
0.0537551.94
0.1573670.57
0.3153730.3
205200

Table 42.3: Material Properties of Wire

Elastic Material Properties
Young's Modulus1.32E5 MPa
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
Density8.9E-9 tonne/mm3
Multilinear Isotropic Hardening Constants (TB,PLASTIC,,,,MISO)
Strain Value (mm-1) Stress Value (Mpa)
0261.12
0.0019320.63
0.0537401.94
0.1573520.57
0.3153627.00
205000