Material properties required for analysis

Specific analyses use different material properties in their calculations. The material properties that are required or optional for an analysis are listed.

Material property requirements by analysis type

Fill+Pack analysis	Required/Optional
Viscosity	Required
Transition temperature	Required
Thermal conductivity	Required
Specific heat	Required
pvT	Required
Mechanical constants	Required
Mold coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) data	Required
Ejection temperature	Required if automatic cooling time is used
Juncture loss	Optional
Shrinkage data (CRIMS/Strain)	Optional
Matrix properties	Optional
Recommended melt/mold temperatures and ranges	Optional
Optical properties	Optional
Filler weight percentage	Required for Fiber analysis
Filler aspect ratio	Required for Fiber analysis
Filler mechanical properties data	Required for Fiber analysis
Filler coefficent of thermal expansion (CTE) data	Required for Fiber analysis
Crystallization morphology properties	Required for Crystallization analysis

Cool analysis	Required/Optional
Melt density of polymer	Required
Specific heat of polymer	Required
Thermal conductivity of polymer	Required
Thermal conductivity of mold material	Required

Warp analysis	Required/Optional
Mechanical properties	Required
Insert (metal or polymer) mechanical properties	Required if model includes part insert
Anisotropic matrix properties	Required if using the Mori-Tanaka micro-mechanics model

Stress analysis	Required/Optional
Mechanical properties	Required
Coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) data	Required for thermal analysis
Insert (metal or polymer) mechanical properties and coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) data	Required if model includes part insert
Solid density of polymer and / or metal	Required for modal frequency analysis
Stress-strain curve data	Required for creep analysis

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