The Stress tensor result shows the stress in the selected direction (default = first principal direction) throughout the part at ejection, in the laminate through the thickness of the part shown by the Normalized Thickness value in the legend, and the load factor shown in the legend.
Consider the principal stresses when the material is brittle. Consider the areas with a high level of stress and compare the results against the relevant material criteria. If the absolute value of the second principal stress of an element is greater than the relevant material criteria then the part will fail.
Note that the plot corresponds to one particular position through the cross-section, as specified by a normalized thickness value where -1 is the bottom of the element, 0 is the centerline through the element, and +1 is the top of the element.
The normalized thickness value can be viewed or modified on the Animation tab of the Plot Properties dialog.
You can display stress in the second principal direction, or one of the 6 tensor components, using the options provided on the Tensor tab of the Plot Properties dialog.
This result displays the stress distribution within the part as a tensor plot. You can also display the stresses as a contour plot using either the Stress in first principal direction or Stress in second principal direction results.