ContactProperty object

The ContactProperty object defines a contact interaction property.

The ContactProperty object is derived from the InteractionProperty object.

This page discusses:

Access

import interaction
mdb.models[name].interactionProperties[name]

ContactProperty(...)

This method creates a ContactProperty object.

Path

mdb.models[name].ContactProperty

Required arguments

name

A String specifying the interaction property repository key.

Optional arguments

None.

Return value

A ContactProperty object.

Exceptions

None.

Members

The ContactProperty object can have the following members:

tangentialBehavior

A ContactTangentialBehavior object.

normalBehavior

A NormalBehavior object.

damping

A ContactDamping object.

damage

A ContactDamage object.

fractureCriterion

A FractureCriterion object.

cohesiveBehavior

A CohesiveBehavior object.

thermalConductance

A ThermalConductance object.

heatGeneration

A GapHeatGeneration object.

radiation

A Radiation object.

geometricProperties

A GeometricProperties object.

electricalConductance

A GapElectricalConductance object.