Material

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Introduction

The Material has secondary ribbon, which consists of the following tools,

Note: For more details on Material, please refer to Material.
Note: For more details on the mathematical and physical aspects of Flux materials models, please refer to Available Materials in Electromagnetic Solutions.

Create Materials

In order to create dielectric materials:
  1. Click on Create:

    It opens the Create Material dialog box:

  2. Enter a name for the material. By default, the class is selected as Dielectric for the electrostatic solution.
  3. Define Electrical properties:
    1. Linear DE curve
    2. Spline DE curve
    For the DE Curve, there are 2 models available:
    • If you choose a Linear DE Curve, then you will have to define:
      • Relative permittivity.
    • if you choose a Spline DE Curve, then you will have to:
      • Define the points of the BH curve or import a .csv file or a .txt file or a .dat file.
  4. Click on the OK button.

    The material is created.

You can see it in the Property Browser (5th tab).

Open the Material Database manager

In order to open the material database manager, click on the Built-in DB

It allows to open:

  • the SimLab Material Database

You can import materials from the predefined SimLab Material Database into the SimLab project using the Load to Material Browser button.

This database contains many materials of electric, hard magnetic and soft magnetic types.

You can modify the material properties using the Update Database button.

Open the AMDC Material Database manager

In order to open the Altair Material Data Center (AMDC), click on the AMDC

It allows to open:
  • the Altair Material Data Center (AMDC)

    Altair Material Data Center (AMDC) is allowing you to choose best suited material from the huge collection of material from trusted suppliers. It permits search, compare data, and plots the material parameters using different filters like material type, provider, physics type.

    SimLab provide the direct access to the AMDC, to download the appropriate material for multi physics solutions.

    You can download materials from AMDC by following the steps below:
    1. Select the required material.
    2. Go to CAE Model tab, then click on "Save to My material" option.
    3. Now the material added to the SimLab material browser.
    4. The downloaded material will be retained in the subsequent databases.
    5. Use "Reset Remembered Materials" in Material right click menu to delete the downloaded materials.