COMSOL 6.4 - Supported Material Types and Settings

The following table includes the supported material types and settings with their data type and feature ID:

Table 8-5: Supported Material Types and Settings.
Setting	Description	Type	Feature ID	Feature description
alpha	Opacity	Double		Applies to all ID:s
ambient	Ambient color	String		Applies to all ID:s
basis	Custom basis for brush lines	String		Applies to all ID:s
basisx	xm-axis	DoubleArray		Applies to all ID:s
basisy	ym-axis	DoubleArray		Applies to all ID:s
callCleanup	Call cleanup()	Boolean	External	External material
callInit	Call init()	Boolean	External	External material
clearcoat	Clear coat	Double		Applies to all ID:s
color	Color	String		Applies to all ID:s
colornoise	Additional color	String		Applies to all ID:s
colornoisebrush	Brush lines	String		Applies to all ID:s
colornoisefrequency	Noise frequency	Double		Applies to all ID:s
colornoisenormalscale	Normal vector noise scale	Double		Applies to all ID:s
colornoisescale	Noise scale	Double		Applies to all ID:s
colornoisetype	Noise type	String		Applies to all ID:s
complex	Pass arguments as complex	Boolean	External	External material
customambient	Custom color	DoubleArray		Applies to all ID:s
customcolor	Custom color	DoubleArray		Applies to all ID:s
customdiffuse	Custom color	DoubleArray		Applies to all ID:s
customnoisecolor	Custom color	DoubleArray		Applies to all ID:s
customspecular	Custom color	DoubleArray		Applies to all ID:s
diffuse	Diffuse color	String		Applies to all ID:s
diffusewrap	Diffuse wrap	Double		Applies to all ID:s
equation		String	PorousMedia	Porous material
errorMessage	Return error, warning, and log details	Boolean	External	External material
errorMessageSize	Maximum error message length	Int	External	External material
family	Material type	String		Applies to all ID:s
filenameglnxa64	Filename	File	External	External material
filenameglnxarm64	Filename	File	External	External material
filenamemacarm64	Filename	File	External	External material
filenamemaci64	Filename	File	External	External material
filenamewin64	Filename	File	External	External material
fresnel	Reflectance at normal incidence	Double		Applies to all ID:s
importednameglnxa64	Filename	String	External	External material
importednameglnxarm64	Filename	String	External	External material
importednamemacarm64	Filename	String	External	External material
importednamemaci64	Filename	String	External	External material
importednamewin64	Filename	String	External	External material
info	Material information	StringMatrix	Common	Material
info	Material information	StringMatrix	External	External material
info	Material information	StringMatrix	LayeredMaterial	Layered material
intname	Interface	StringArray	LayeredMaterial	Layered material
intname_D	Label	String	SingleLayerMaterial	Single layer material
intname_U	Label	String	SingleLayerMaterial	Single layer material
layername	Label	String	SingleLayerMaterial	Single layer material
layername	Layer	StringArray	LayeredMaterial	Layered material
lighting	Lighting model	String		Applies to all ID:s
link	Material	String	Link	Material link
link	Material	String	TopologyLink	Topology link
link	Material	String	SingleLayerMaterial	Single layer material
link	Material	String	LayeredMaterialLink	Layered material link
link	Material	StringArray	LayeredMaterial	Layered material
linkBase	Material	String	SingleLayerMaterial	Single layer material
linkBase	Material	String	LayeredMaterialLink	Layered material link
linkBase	Material	String	LayeredMaterialStack	Layered material stack
linkBase	Material	String	PorousMedia	Porous material
matLink_int	Material	StringArray	LayeredMaterial	Layered material
matLink_int_D	Material	String	SingleLayerMaterial	Single layer material
matLink_int_U	Material	String	SingleLayerMaterial	Single layer material
merge	Merge middle layers	Boolean	LayeredMaterialLink	Layered material link
merge	Merge middle layers	Boolean	LayeredMaterialStack	Layered material stack
meshPoints	Mesh elements	Double	SingleLayerMaterial	Single layer material
meshPoints	Mesh elements	DoubleArray	LayeredMaterial	Layered material
metallic	Metallic	Double		Applies to all ID:s
middlePlane	Position	String	Common	Material
middlePlane	Position	String	SingleLayerMaterial	Single layer material
middlePlane	Position	String	LayeredMaterialLink	Layered material link
middlePlane	Position	String	LayeredMaterialStack	Layered material stack
mirror	Mirror in	String	LayeredMaterialLink	Layered material link
mirror	Mirror in	String	LayeredMaterialStack	Layered material stack
noise	Normal mapping	String		Applies to all ID:s
noisecolor	Color	String		Applies to all ID:s
noisecolorblend	Color blend	Double		Applies to all ID:s
noisefreq	Normal vector noise frequency	Double		Applies to all ID:s
noisescale	Normal vector noise scale	Double		Applies to all ID:s
normalnoisebrush	Brush lines	String		Applies to all ID:s
normalnoisetype	Noise type	String		Applies to all ID:s
offset	Relative midsurface offset	Double	Common	Material
offset	Relative midsurface offset	Double	SingleLayerMaterial	Single layer material
offset	Relative midsurface offset	Double	LayeredMaterialLink	Layered material link
offset	Relative midsurface offset	Double	LayeredMaterialStack	Layered material stack
orientDist	Distance between the orientation lines	Double	LayeredMaterial	Layered material
orientDist	Distance between the orientation lines	Double	LayeredMaterialLink	Layered material link
orientDist	Distance between the orientation lines	Double	LayeredMaterialStack	Layered material stack
orientation	Orientation/variation	String	Common	Material
orientation	Orientation/variation	String	External	External material
orientation	Orientation/variation	String	LayeredMaterial	Layered material
origin	Origin	DoubleArray		Applies to all ID:s
outputQuantities	Output quantities	StringMatrix	External	External material
pearl	Pearl	Double		Applies to all ID:s
phase	Phase	String	Common	Material
phase	Phase	String	External	External material
phase	Phase	String	LayeredMaterial	Layered material
porosity	Porosity	String	PorousMedia	Porous material
position	Position	StringArray	LayeredMaterial	Layered material
reflectance	Reflectance	Double		Applies to all ID:s
repeated	Number of repeats	Double	LayeredMaterialLink	Layered material link
repeated	Number of repeats	Double	LayeredMaterialStack	Layered material stack
requiredInputQuantities	Required input quantities	StringMatrix	External	External material
rotation	Rotation (deg)	DoubleArray	LayeredMaterial	Layered material
rotation	Rotation	Double	SingleLayerMaterial	Single layer material
roughness	Surface roughness	Double		Applies to all ID:s
shininess	Specular exponent	Double		Applies to all ID:s
showLabels	Shows labels in cross-section plot	Boolean	Common	Material
showLabels	Shows labels in cross-section plot	Boolean	LayeredMaterial	Layered material
showLabels	Shows labels in cross-section plot	Boolean	SingleLayerMaterial	Single layer material
showLabels	Shows labels in cross-section plot	Boolean	LayeredMaterialLink	Layered material link
showLabels	Shows labels in cross-section plot	Boolean	LayeredMaterialStack	Layered material stack
socket	Interface type	String	External	External material
solidInfo	Porosity	StringMatrix	PorousMedia	Porous material
specifybasisy	Specify ym-axis	String		Applies to all ID:s
specular	Specular color	String		Applies to all ID:s
stack	Stack member	String	Common	Material
stack	Stack member	String	SingleLayerMaterial	Single layer material
stack	Stack member	String	LayeredMaterialLink	Layered material link
stack	Stack member	String	LayeredMaterialStack	Layered material stack
stackAlign	Automatic alignment when the selected stack member is not available	Boolean	Common	Material
stackAlign	Automatic alignment when the selected stack member is not available	Boolean	SingleLayerMaterial	Single layer material
stackAlign	Automatic alignment when the selected stack member is not available	Boolean	LayeredMaterialLink	Layered material link
stackAlign	Automatic alignment when the selected stack member is not available	Boolean	LayeredMaterialStack	Layered material stack
stackInfo	Stack zone definition	StringMatrix	LayeredMaterialStack	Layered material stack
stateInit	Initial state values	StringArray	External	External material
stateName	State base name	StringArray	External	External material
sys	Coordinate system	String	Common	Material
sys	Coordinate system	String	SingleLayerMaterial	Single layer material
sys	Coordinate system	String	LayeredMaterialLink	Layered material link
sys	Coordinate system	String	LayeredMaterialStack	Layered material stack
thickness	Thickness	Double	Common	Material
thickness	Thickness	Double	SingleLayerMaterial	Single layer material
thickness	Thickness	DoubleArray	LayeredMaterial	Layered material
thicknessScale	Scale	String	LayeredMaterialLink	Layered material link
thicknessScale	Scale	String	LayeredMaterialStack	Layered material stack
threadSafe	Thread safe	Boolean	External	External material
topologySource	Topology source	String	TopologyLink	Topology link
transform	Transform	String	LayeredMaterialLink	Layered material link
transform	Transform	String	LayeredMaterialStack	Layered material stack
widthRatio	Thickness-to-width ratio	Double	Common	Material
widthRatio	Thickness-to-width ratio	Double	LayeredMaterial	Layered material
widthRatio	Thickness-to-width ratio	Double	SingleLayerMaterial	Single layer material
widthRatio	Thickness-to-width ratio	Double	LayeredMaterialLink	Layered material link
widthRatio	Thickness-to-width ratio	Double	LayeredMaterialStack	Layered material stack