Importing a Material Library
Material libraries are stored as COMSOL Multiphysics model files (.mph file) or as XML files. Any COMSOL model containing materials can be imported as a material library, and conversely a material library stored in the COMSOL Multiphysics model format can be opened and modified in the same way as any other COMSOL Multiphysics model file. The XML format, in contrast, is a simplified text format that can be modified in a text editor or written by some external source of material data.
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In the Materials toolbar, click Browse Materials .
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In the Material Browser window’s toolbar, click the Import Material Library () button. The Choose Material Library dialog box then opens. You can also click the arrow next to that button and choose Import Material Library From () to open the fullscreen Select Model window, where you can choose a model from a database to import material libraries from, add a new database, or browse for model files to import material libraries from.
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Navigate to a material library file on your computer. To the right of File name, choose XML File (.xml), to find material libraries stored as XML files.
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When you have located the file to import, click Open.
An example of an external material library is MatWeb. MatWeb provides a service where you can export technical datasheets from MatWeb’s collection in the format for a COMSOL material library. For more information about this service, visit www.matweb.com.