Composites Material Library
The Composites material library contains material data for composites, divided into three comprehensive groups of materials: fiber constituents (various types of fibers), matrix constituents (various ceramics and polymers), and laminae (various fiber laminae). It is available with the Structural Mechanics Module and MEMS Module.
Almost all composite material data in the library is based on open literature sources (see Ref. 1–Ref. 8). These references can also be viewed by clicking the Edit/Show Property Information button in the info column in the Output Properties section of the Property Group subnodes once a Material node has been added to the model using Add Material from Library. The property references are also shown in the material browser when using Browse Materials. A few values are taken from other sources on the web, assumed logically, or found analytically.