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Create a material model as described in
Defining a superelasticity model.
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Define superelastic hardening as described in
Defining superelastic hardening.
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From the Suboptions menu in the Edit
Material dialog box, select Superelastic Hardening
Modifications.
A Suboption Editor appears.
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To specify the data describing the change in transformation stress levels
as a function of the plastic strain, enter the following data in the
Data table:
- Start of Transformation
(Loading)
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Stress at which the transformation begins during loading in tension,
.
- End of
Transformation (Loading)
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Stress at which the transformation ends during loading in tension,
.
- Start of
Transformation (Unloading)
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Stress at which the reverse transformation begins during unloading in
tension, .
- End of
Transformation (Unloading)
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Stress at which the reverse transformation ends during unloading in
tension, .
- Plastic
Strain
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Plastic strain.
You may need to expand the dialog box to see all the columns in the
Data table. For detailed information on how to enter data,
see
Entering tabular data.
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Toggle on User to define the dependence of the
transformation stress levels on plastic strain in user subroutine
USUPERELASHARDMOD (for
Abaqus/Standard)
or
VUSUPERELASHARDMOD (for
Abaqus/Explicit),
and do the following:
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Click the arrows to the right of the Number of
properties field to increase or decrease the number of hardening
properties you want to specify in the data table.
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In the Data table, enter the hardening
properties.
You may need to expand the dialog box to see all the columns in the
Data table. For detailed information on how to enter data,
see
Entering tabular data.
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Click OK to return to the Edit
Material dialog box.
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