MAT5

Anisotropic Thermal Material Property Definition

Description: Defines the material properties for temperature-independent, anisotropic materials.

Format:

Example:

Field	Definition	Type	Default
MID	Material identification number.	Integer > 0	Required
Kij	Thermal conductivity matrix.	Real	Required
CP	Heat capacity per unit mass.	Real ≥ 0.0 or blank
RHO	Density.	Real > 0.0 or blank	1.0
HGEN	Heat generation capability used with QVOL entries.	Real ≥ 0 or blank	1.0

Remarks:

1. The thermal conductivity matrix has the following form:

   

2. The material identification number may be the same as a MAT1 or MAT2, but must be unique with respect to other MAT4 or MAT5 entries.
3. MAT5 materials may be made temperature-dependent by use of the MATT5 entry.