Thermoplastics Material dialog - Stress-Strain (Compression) tab

This dialog stores raw non-linear stress-strain (compression) data for the material. This data is used for structural analysis of the finished part.

To access this dialog, right-click in the Study Tasks pane, then select Details or Edit from the drop-down menu.

Dialog Elements

Dialog element Explanation
Stress-Strain (Compression) Each line of the table represents a set of assigned values for Stress, Strain, Angle of testing relative to the flow direction, Temperature, Relative Humidity, and Strain rate for the material in compression. If the dialog was opened using the Edit option, values can be entered manually into the table.
Import Data This button is available if the dialog was opened using the Edit option. Click the button and the Import Non-Linear Material Data dialog opens which enables the non-linear data file (*.csv format) to be imported.
Plot data Generate a graph of the raw material data.
Edit test information View details about the material test procedures.