Micross

Product description

Micross is a multi-scale tool for the modeling of bending and in plane shear tests of sandwich panels. It is a complete, simple, accurate and flexible software tool.

Micross takes into account the effect of the microstructure for both the core and the skins of the sandwich:

For the honeycomb core, the homogenized properties are computed by Micross based on the geometry of the unit cell of the honeycomb.

For the skins the same choice is available. A skin is made of several layers piled up in a given order, with given orientations and thickness. Each layer can be defined at the macro or micro level. In this last case, Digimat-MF is used to compute the macroscopic stiffness properties of the layer based on the description of its microstructure.

Key features

Used for sandwich panels made of

- Symmetric or anti-symmetric pile up
- Honeycomb or foam core

Compute honeycomb properties using micromechanical model based on cell geometry and bulk material properties

Define skin layers and compute their material properties from

- the matrix and fiber material properties
- the fiber content and orientation

Loadings

- 3 and 4 point bending or in-plane shear tests
- Customized positions and amplitudes for loading points and fixations

Define the level of mesh refinement which is required

- Coarse
- Average
- Fine

Automatic generation and solve of the FEA model using a built-in FEA solver

Integrated post-processing including 3D and through thickness views of stress, strain and failure indicators

Automatic html report generator

Brochure Digimat 4.3.1

Micross offers sandwich panel producers and end users the capability to perform the most common test procedures for the modeling of honeycomb core sandwich structures.

Product description

Key features