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Geometry

Geometry Summary

QuantityUnit
Volume1.96852e+06 mm3
Surface Area358008 mm2
Mass0.00275593 Mg
Bounding Box
min. corner{-236.966,-8.1737e-14,307.77}
max. corner{236.976,169.285,976.616}

Material Properties

PropertyValue
DescriptionNylon 610
Density1.4e-09 Mg/mm3
Elastic Modulus8300 MPa
Poisson Ratio0.28 
Default Failure Criterionvon Mises
Tensile Yield Strength139 MPa

Loads & Restraints

Load Summary

DescriptionTypeDefinition
Load 1Scalar Force1000 N

Restraint Summary

DescriptionDefinition
Restraint 1X-Fixed,Y-Fixed,Z-Fixed

Simulation Summary

Settings

Basis Functions
Degree1
nx62
ny23
nz87
Element size{7.81549,7.81549,7.81549}
Resolution setting9985
Computation Box
min. corner{-242.312,-5.30908,302.201}
max. corner{242.248,174.447,982.149}

Units

QuantityUnit
Lengthmm
MassMg
ForceN
Times

Simulation Results

Displacements

Displacement Summary

AmountLocation
Minimum4.27757e-10 mm{0,17.7007,321.351}
Maximum14.7889 mm{3.07046e-13,127.04,976.616}

Danger Level

Danger Level Summary

AmountLocation
Minimum1.91438e-08 {55.8688,0.864496,309.71}
Maximum0.357065 {206.083,50.5085,474.228}

Results Extrema

MinimumMaximum
X-Displacement-1.75598 mm1.7563 mm
Y-Displacement-0.0182405 mm14.5763 mm
Z-Displacement-2.67331 mm2.20156 mm
Total Displacement4.27757e-10 mm14.7889 mm
Von Mises Stress2.66099e-06 MPa49.632 MPa
Max. Principal Stress-8.66525 MPa57.1862 MPa
Mid. Principal Stress-12.633 MPa12.3036 MPa
Min. Principal Stress-29.9125 MPa8.38106 MPa
Danger Level (von Mises)1.91438e-08 0.357065 
Danger Level (Max. Shear Stress)4.25411e-08 0.74834 

CAUTION

Design decisions require experimental data and substantial experience; they should never be made based solely on a software simulation. Simulation is not intended to replace physical testing of prototypes, which is required to validate any design.