Material properties are described as nonlinear because analyses using those properties require multiple solution iterations. Nonlinear material properties require data-table input, defined via the TB command.
- 4.1. Understanding Material Data Tables
- 4.2. Experimental Data
- 4.3. Porous Elasticity
- 4.4. Rate-Independent Plasticity
- 4.5. Rate-Dependent Plasticity (Viscoplasticity)
- 4.6. Hyperelasticity
- 4.7. Finite-Strain Plasticity
- 4.8. Viscoelasticity
- 4.9. Crystal Plasticity
- 4.10. Microplane
- 4.11. Geomechanics
- 4.12. Porous Media
- 4.13. Gasket
- 4.14. Swelling
- 4.15. Shape Memory Alloy (SMA)
- 4.16. Multilinear Elasticity
- 4.17. Ramberg-Osgood Model
- 4.18. MPC184 Joint
- 4.19. Contact Friction
- 4.20. Contact Interaction
- 4.21. Cohesive Material Law
- 4.22. Contact Surface Wear
- 4.23. Customizing Material Behavior
- 4.24. Material Strength Limits
- 4.25. Material Damage
- 4.26. Material Damping
For related information, see Nonlinear Structural Analysis in the Structural Analysis Guide.
For information about multiphysics material models (which can have linear or nonlinear material properties), see Multiphysics Material Properties.
For a list of the elements that support each material model, see Material Model Support for Elements.