The following tables show the physical property types and the material property types that can be chosen for each ANSYS element.
Element Type | Physical Property Type | Material Property Type | |
BEAM3 | BOX, PIPE, TSEC, USEC, GENERAL | ISO, MAT | |
BEAM4 | BOX, PIPE, TSEC, USEC, GENERAL | ISO, MAT | |
BEAM23 | THICKNES, BOX, PIPE, TSEC, USEC, GENERAL | ISO, MAT | |
BEAM24 | EXTERNAL | ISO, MAT | |
BEAM44 | BOX, PIPE, TSEC, USEC, EXTERNAL | ISO, MAT | |
BEAM54 | BOX, PIPE, TSEC, USEC, GENERAL | ISO, MAT | |
COMBIN14 | GENERAL | None | |
COMBIN39 | GENERAL, EXTERNAL | None | |
COMBIN40 | GENERAL | None | |
CONTAC12 | GENERAL | GENERAL | |
CONTAC48 | GENERAL | GENERAL | |
CONTAC52 | GENERAL | GENERAL | |
FLUID15 | GENERAL | THERMAL | |
FLUID29 | GENERAL | GENERAL | |
FLUID30 | GENERAL | GENERAL | |
FLUID38 | GENERAL | GENERAL or None | |
FLUID66 | GENERAL | THERMAL | |
FLUID79 | None | GENERAL | |
FLUID80 | None | GENERAL | |
FLUID81 | None | GENERAL | |
HYPER56 | None | EXTERNAL | |
HYPER58 | None | EXTERNAL | |
HYPER74 | None | EXTERNAL | |
HYPER84 | None | ISO or EXTERNAL | |
HYPER86 | None | ISO or EXTERNAL | |
LINK1 | AREA, GENERAL | ISO, MAT | |
LINK8 | AREA, GENERAL | ISO, MAT | |
LINK10 | AREA, GENERAL | ISO, MAT | |
LINK11 | GENERAL | None | |
LINK31 | AREA, GENERAL | GENERAL or None | |
LINK32 | AREA | THERMAL | |
LINK33 | AREA | THERMAL | |
LINK34 | AREA, GENERAL | GENERAL | |
LINK68 | AREA | THERMAL | |
MASS21 | GENERAL | None | |
MASS71 | GENERAL | GENERAL |
Element Type | Physical Property Type | Material Property Type | |
PIPE16 | PIPE, GENERAL | ISO, MAT | |
PIPE18 | GENERAL | ISO, MAT | |
PIPE20 | PIPE, GENERAL | ISO, MAT | |
PIPE59 | PIPE, GENERAL | GENERAL, MAT | |
PIPE60 | GENERAL | ISO, MAT | |
PLANE2 | THICKNES or None | ORTHO, MAT | |
PLANE13 | None | ORTHO, GENERAL, EXTERNAL, MAT | |
PLANE25 | None | ORTHO, MAT | |
PLANE35 | None | THERMAL | |
PLANE42 | THICKNES or None | ORTHO, MAT | |
PLANE53 | None | GENERAL, EXTERNAL | |
PLANE55 | GENERAL or None | THERMAL | |
PLANE67 | None | THERMAL | |
PLANE75 | None | THERMAL | |
PLANE77 | None | THERMAL | |
PLANE78 | None | THERMAL | |
PLANE82 | THICKNES or None | ORTHO, MAT | |
PLANE83 | None | ORTHO, MAT | |
SHELL28 | THICKNES, GENERAL | ISO, MAT | |
SHELL41 | THICKNES, GENERAL | ORTHO, GENERAL, MAT | |
SHELL43 | THICKNES, GENERAL | ORTHO, MAT | |
SHELL51 | THICKNES, GENERAL | ORTHO, MAT | |
SHELL57 | THICKNES, GENERAL | THERMAL | |
SHELL61 | THICKNES, GENERAL | ORTHO, MAT | |
SHELL63 | THICKNES, GENERAL | ORTHO, GENERAL, MAT | |
SHELL91 | GENERAL, EXTERNAL | ORTHO, EXTERNAL, MAT | |
SHELL93 | THICKNES, GENERAL | ORTHO, MAT | |
SHELL99 | EXTERNAL | ORTHO, EXTERNAL, MAT or None | |
SOLID5 | None | ORTHO, GENERAL, EXTERNAL, MAT | |
SOLID45 | None | ORTHO, MAT | |
SOLID46 | EXTERNAL | ORTHO, EXTERNAL, MAT or None | |
SOLID64 | None | ORTHO, EXTERNAL, MAT | |
SOLID65 | GENERAL | ISO, MAT | |
SOLID69 | None | THERMAL | |
SOLID70 | GENERAL or None | THERMAL | |
SOLID73 | None | ORTHO, MAT | |
SOLID90 | None | THERMAL | |
SOLID95 | None | ORTHO, MAT | |
SOLID96 | None | GENERAL, EXTERNAL | |
SURF19 | GENERAL | ISO, GENERAL | |
SURF22 | GENERAL | ISO, GENERAL | |
VISCO88 | None | EXTERNAL | |
VISCO106 | None | ISO | |
VISCO107 | None | ISO | |
VISCO108 | None | ISO |
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