PorousFailureCriteria object

The PorousFailureCriteria object specifies the material failure criteria for a porous metal.

The following topics are discussed:

Access

import material
mdb.models[name].materials[name].porousMetalPlasticity\
.porousFailureCriteria
import odbMaterial
session.odbs[name].materials[name].porousMetalPlasticity\
.porousFailureCriteria

PorousFailureCriteria(...)

This method creates a PorousFailureCriteria object.

Path

mdb.models[name].materials[name].porousMetalPlasticity\
.PorousFailureCriteria
session.odbs[name].materials[name].porousMetalPlasticity\
.PorousFailureCriteria

Required arguments

None.

Optional arguments

fraction

A Float specifying the void volume fraction at total failure, fF>0. The default value is 1.0.

criticalFraction

A Float specifying the critical void volume fraction, fc≥0. The default value is 1.0.

Return value

A PorousFailureCriteria object.

Exceptions

RangeError.

setValues(...)

This method modifies the PorousFailureCriteria object.

Required arguments

None.

Optional arguments

The optional arguments to setValues are the same as the arguments to the PorousFailureCriteria method.

Return value

None.

Exceptions

RangeError.

Members

The PorousFailureCriteria object has members with the same names and descriptions as the arguments to the PorousFailureCriteria method.

Corresponding analysis keywords