IDAC offers two different material databases; a 250 basic material properties database and a larger 400 materials database which includes 254 non-linear material data curves such as fatigue, non-linear stress-strain and temperature-dependent Young's modulus.
IDAC Partners up with Matereality
Matereality® is a first of its kind, material data management technology that permits organizations to house all their material properties on a single platform without limits and IDAC are pleased to have joined forces with Matereality to become data management partners. This 'No Limits' approach removes existing hurdles that currently force organizations to sequester their data in disparate and inconsistent formats such as limited capability databases & pdf document management systems.
The database is dynamic and constantly growing as more and more material data is added to the cloud.
DatabaseLite for ANSYS
DatabaseLite for ANSYS, a free material database, and CAE Modeler™ software from Matereality, LLC, allows users to explore the full power of linear and nonlinear simulation within ANSYS® Workbench™. The combination of ANSYS and Matereality technologies means engineers can have confidence that the products they design will behave as intended in the real world.
DatabaseLite for ANSYS contains free material data for about 50 highly relevant material models ranging from simple elastic material models to temperature dependent stress-strain data, MISO models, hyperelastic data inputs for rubber, fatigue data on metals, rate-dependent tensile data for ANSYS Explicit STR, and visco-elastic data and thermal properties on polymers. Materials include metals, plastics, foam and rubber.
It can be accessed at http://www.matereality.com/ansysdb-idac.htm. All data is pedigreed.
CAE Modeler for ANSYS
CAE Modeler is designed to operate within the ANSYS Workbench platform. It presents a highly interactive environment in which users can transform raw material data into an ANSYS material model and review, edit or update the model as needed, all within Workbench. Engineers can assess the quality of the material model by viewing the raw data and data certificates from test laboratories and suppliers. The resulting simulation can include an embedded link to the exact data source within Matereality, providing the ultimate in traceability for material modeling.
Software Version Compatibility
The database and CAE modeler is compatible with current and past versions of ANSYS. Plug-ins that allow the software to be used within the ANSYS environment can be downloaded upon registration.
- ANSYS Mechanical
- ANSYS Workbench 13 (32-bit and 64-bit plug-in available)
- ANSYS Workbench 12.1
- ANSYS Workbench 10 (32-bit plug-in available)
Free Material DatabaseLite & CAE Modeler for ANSYS
DatabaseLite is a free demo database containing raw material data suitable for use in ANSYS material models including elastic, MISO, hyperelastic, Explicit STR and viscoelastic. Current and past software versions are supported.