DIGIMAT-FE is the homogenization software based on the nonlinear Finite Element modeling of realistic Representative Volume Element (RVE) of complex material microstructure.
DIGIMAT-FE allows to describe the microstructure of your composite as well as the material properties of its constituents in order to generate the FE model of the composite’s RVE.
DIGIMAT-FE uses Abaqus/CAE to generate the RVE mesh and the actual finite element model that is then solved with Abaqus/Standard. Model post processing is then done in Abaqus/CAE and DIGIMAT.
Definition of multi-phase composite microstructures made of: spheroids, platelets, ellipsoids, cylinders, prisms, polyhedrons made of 20 faces (icosahedrons), any shape defined in a geometry file
Definition of inclusion phases involving : volume or mass content, inclusion size or number of inclusion used to generate the RVE, size distribution, fixed, random or orientation defined by an orientation tensor, clustering, coating
Strain based and mixed (strain/stress) loading definition
Export of RVE geometry in .STEP, .IGES, .BREP formats
Interface to ABAQUS/CAE allows:
- automatic import of the RVE geometry, per phase material properties and boundary conditions
- automatic meshing and job creation
- post-processing of per-phase fields (stress, strain, …)