This Apdl-Mode's README.org for the matlib/ directory

Specify the material library to read from:

/mplib,read,/HOME/uidg1626/a-m/matlib
/mplib,stat !show the material directories
!! which materials are acutally in the material library?
/sys,ls ~/a-m/matlib

You have to indicate the unit system.

• SI — International system (m, kg, s, K).
• MKS — MKS system (m, kg, s, °C).
• uMKS — μMKS system (μm, kg, s, °C).
• CGS — CGS system (cm, g, s, °C).
• MPA — MPA system (mm, Mg, s, °C).
• BFT — U. S. Customary system using feet (ft, slug, s, °F).
• BIN — U. S. Customary system using inches (in, lbf*s2/in, s, °F).

For example:

/units,mpa !indicate MPA system for subsequent material definitions
mpread,St37,,,lib

The following block is writing a material definition into the library.

/mplib,write,/HOME/uidg1626/a-m/matlib
!! --- It is advisable to make the material files which are commented read only!
/units,mpa !default extension for mpread/write is now MPA_MPL
mat,Steel ! set the appropriate material number
mpwrite
mplist ! Check

42CrMo4_biso_Rp850.MPA_MPL

AlSi9Cu3_biso.MPA_MPL

C75s_hardened_kinh.MPA_MPL

construction_steel.MPA_MPL

copper.MPA_MPL

M250-35A_aniso.MPA_MPL

M250-35A_biso.MPA_MPL

M250-35A_orthotropic_elastic.MPA_MPL

M800-65A_biso.MPA_MPL

NdFeB_magnet.MPA_MPL

PPS_Fortron1140L4_70degC_kinh.MPA_MPL

PPS.MPA_MPL

Celanese Fortron 1140L4 40 % glass fibre, Young's modulus 80 % reduced compared to test specimen to replicate a random fibre orientation.

St37_elastic.MPA_MPL

St37.MPA_MPL

St70_biso.MPA_MPL

X46Cr13.MPA_MPL

creep_curves_PPS_Fortron1140l4_120degC.csv

A 40 % short glas fibre filled PPS. The stress - creep strain curves are scaled with a factor of 0.8 from test specimen to account for a random fibre orientation in thick walled parts. They might be used as an example for data fitting with the TBFT command.