*CURE SHRINKAGE

Define the cure shrinkage coefficients for cure modeling capabilities.

This option is used to define the cure shrinkage coefficients for cure modeling capabilities. It must be used in conjunction with the CURE KINETICS option.

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Curing Processes in Polymers

Products Abaqus/Standard

Type Model data

LevelModel

Optional parameters

DEPENDENCIES
Set this parameter equal to the number of field variables, in addition to temperature, on which the coefficients depend. If this parameter is omitted, it is assumed that the cure shrinkage coefficients are constant or depend only on temperature.
TYPE

Set TYPE=ISO (default) to define isotropic cure shrinkage.

Set TYPE=VOL to define volumetric cure shrinkage.

Set TYPE=ORTHO to define orthotropic cure shrinkage.

Set TYPE=ANISO to define anisotropic cure shrinkage.

Data lines to define isotropic cure shrinkage

First line

  1. Isotropic cure shrinkage coefficient, γ i s o .

  2. Temperature.

  3. First field variable.

  4. Second field variable.

  5. Etc., up to six field variables.

Second line

  1. Seventh field variable.

  2. Etc., up to eight field variables per line.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the isotropic shrinkage coefficient as a function of temperature and user-defined field variables.

Data lines to define volumetric cure shrinkage

First line

  1. Volumetric cure shrinkage coefficient, γ v o l .

  2. Temperature.

  3. First field variable.

  4. Second field variable.

  5. Etc., up to six field variables.

Second line

  1. Seventh field variable.

  2. Etc., up to eight field variables per line.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the volumetric shrinkage coefficient as a function of temperature and user-defined field variables.

Data lines to define orthotropic cure shrinkage

First line

  1. Orthotropic cure shrinkage coefficient, γ 11 .

  2. Orthotropic cure shrinkage coefficient, γ 22 .

  3. Orthotropic cure shrinkage coefficient, γ 33 . (Not used for plane stress and shell cases.)

  4. Temperature.

  5. First field variable.

  6. Second field variable.

  7. Etc., up to four field variables.

Second line

  1. Fifth field variable.

  2. Etc., up to eight field variables per line.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the orthotropic shrinkage coefficients as a function of temperature and user-defined field variables.

Data lines to define anisotropic cure shrinkage

First line

  1. Anisotropic cure shrinkage coefficient, γ 11 .

  2. Anisotropic cure shrinkage coefficient, γ 22 .

  3. Anisotropic cure shrinkage coefficient, γ 33 . (Not used for plane stress and shell cases.)

  4. Anisotropic cure shrinkage coefficient, γ 12 .

  5. Anisotropic cure shrinkage coefficient, γ 13 . (Not used for plane stress and shell cases.)

  6. Anisotropic cure shrinkage coefficient, γ 23 . (Not used for plane stress and shell cases.)

  7. Temperature.

  8. First field variable.

Second line

  1. Second field variable.

  2. Etc., up to eight field variables per line.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the anisotropic shrinkage coefficients as a function of temperature and user-defined field variables.