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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