DIGIMAT to LS-DYNA is the interface that strongly couples DIGIMAT-MF to LS-DYNA via the USER DEFINED MATERIAL capability. DIGIMAT-MF is provided as a software library that is linked to LS-DYNA to offer a strong multi-scale coupling between the nonlinear micromechanical material modeling capabilities of DIGIMAT-MF and the nonlinear explicit FEA capabilities of LS-DYNA. In this configuration, DIGIMAT-MF acts as an advanced anisotropic, nonlinear and rate-dependent user defined material at each relevant integration point of LS-DYNA FE mesh.

• Accurate Failure Prediction:

            - Micro & macro failure indicators

• Accurate Micromechanical Material Modeling:

            - Anisotropic, function microstructure morphology    
            - Nonlinear, elasto-plastic with continuous damage
            - Rate-dependent, visco-elastic or elasto-viscoplastic matrix

• Accurate Nonlinear Multi-Scale Structure Modeling:

            - Heterogeneous, function of the local microstructure morphology
            - Optimal mesh refreshment, element choice & solution strategy

• Efficient & User Friendly Solution Procedure:

            - Streamlined multi-scale modeling procedure
            - Intuitive graphical user interface