pfmat @mymat.mat
/<keyword>=<value>
Keyword | Desription |
/OPTion= | Batch operation is restricted to the Create and eXit options of PFMAT. This keyword is mandatory and must appear as the first and last lines in the file. (/OPT=CREATE, /OPT=EXIT) |
/INDB= | This is mandatory. It means, put the material IN the DAtabase. (/INDB=YES) |
/MATNO= | This specifies whether loading material data into material dataset number 1 or 2. This keyword is optional. (/MATNO=1) |
/PASSword= | If the user wishes to load the data into the central database, he must supply the password. This keyword is optional and a local database must be present if it is not supplied. (/PASS=PFATIGUE) |
/PRImary= | This is the primary name the user is giving to the material he is loading. This keyword is mandatory. (/PRI=MYMAT) |
/SECondary | This is the secondary name the user wishes to give to the material he is loading. He may specify up to 9 secondary or alternative names by using this keyword repeated times. This keyword is optional. (/SEC=MEGALLOY_1_2_3) |
/REFerence= | It is possible to specify a reference for the material. This is a character string up to 64 characters long. This keyword is optional. (/REF=FROM SOME HANDBOOK) |
/COMment | It is possible to also specify two comment lines using this option. The first is a character string up to 64 characters in length. The second is a character string up to 32 characters in length. To specify two comment lines, use this keyword twice. This keyword is optional. (/COM=HIGH STRENGTH STEEL) |
Keyword | Description |
/TYPE= | This is the material type code. This keyword is mandatory. However, it can be left blank. It is suggested that either 0 or 99 is used if it is not known to which family of materials it should be grouped. A listing of all current material type codes. (/TYPE=99) is given in Table 3‑1 |
/YS= | This defines the yield strength of the material in stress units. (/YS=324) |
/UTS= | This defines the ultimate tensile strength of the material in stress units. (/UTS=552) |
/E1= | This defines the Young's modulus of the material in stress units. (/E1=2.034E5) |
/K1C= | This defines the fracture toughness of the material in units of MPa*m1/2 or KSI*inch1/2. (/K1C=121) |
/N1= | This defines the work hardening exponent. (/N1=0.21) |
/K2= | This defines the work hardening coefficient in units of stress. (/K2=965) |
/ME= | This defines the elastic Poisson's ratio. (/ME=0.3) |
/MP= | This defines the plastic Poisson's ratio. (/MP=0.5) |
Keyword | Description |
/ESF= | This defines the fatigue strength coefficient in units of stress. (/ESF=917) |
/EB= | This defines the fatigue strength exponent. (/EB=-0.095) |
/EC= | This defines the fatigue ductility coefficient. (/EC=-0.47) |
/EF= | This defines the fatigue ductility exponent. (/EF=0.26) |
/EN1= | This defines the cyclic strain hardening exponent. (/EN1=0.19) |
/EK= | This defines the cyclic strength coefficient in stress unit. (/EK=1103) |
/ENC= | This defines the cut-off in reversal. The default is 2E8 reversals. (/ENC=2E8) |
/EESE= | This defines the standard error of log (N) (Elastic). The default is zero. (/EESE=0) |
/EPSE= | This defines the standard error of log(N) (Plastic). The default is zero. (/EPSE=0) |
/ECSE= | This defines the standard error of log(N) (Cyclic). The default is zero. (/ECSE=0) |
Keyword | Description |
/SNT= | This defines the S-N type, either Material, Component, or Spot Weld. (/SNT=M) |
/SRI= | This defines the stress range intercept in stress units. (/SRI=8948) |
/B1 | This defines the first fatigue strength exponent. (/B1=-0.2) |
/NC1= | This defines the fatigue transition point in cycles. (/NC1=2E8) |
/B2 | This defines the second fatigue strength exponent. (/B2=-0.2) |
/SFL= | This defines the stress range fatigue limit in stress units. (/SFL=10) |
/SMSS= | This defines the mean stress sensitivity factor used with Spot Weld. (/SMSS=0.1) |
/SE= | This defines the standard error of log (N). (/SE=0.137) |
/RRAT= | This defines the R-Ratio of test. (/RRAT=-1) |
Keyword | Description |
/ENV= | This is the name of the environment under consideration. It is a character string up to 20 characters in length. (/ENV=AIR) |
/FL= | This defines the unnotched fatigue strength in stress units. (/FL=226) |
/C | This defines the Paris law coefficient in units of meters/cycle or inches/cycle. (/C=3E-12) |
/M= | This defines the Paris law exponent. (/M=3.43) |
/D0 | This defines the delta K threshold at R=0 in units of MPa*m1/2 or KSI*inch1/2. (/D0=8) |
/D1= | This defines the delta K threshold at R=1 in units of MPa*m1/2 or KSI*inch1/2. (/D1=2) |
/RC= | This defines the stress ratio at threshold knee. (/RC=0.75) |
pfmat @example.mat
/OPT=CREATE
/INDB=YES
/PASS=
/PRI=MYMAT
/SEC=first alternative
/SEC=second alternative
/REF=Data from somewhere
/COM=Example for manual
/TYPE=99
/UTS=552
/E1=2.034E5
/YS=324
/K1C=121
/N1=0.21
/K2=965
/ME=.3
/MP=.5
/ESF=917
/EB=-0.095
/EC=-0.47
/EF=.26
/EN1=.19
/EK=1103
/ENC=2E8
/EESE=0
/EPSE=0
/ECSE=0
/SNT=M
/SRI=1102
/B1=0
/NC1=1E2
/B2=-.0602
/SFL=0
/SE=0
/RRAT=-1
/ENV=AIR
/FL=226
/C=3E-12
/M=3.43
/D0=8
/D1=2
/RC=.75
/K1S=121
/ENV=WATER
/FL=200
/C=2E-12
/M=2.43
/D0=7
/D1=3
/RC=.85
/K1SCC=100
/OPT=EX