Wed Jul 04, 2012 19:05:42

Geometry

Geometry Summary

QuantityUnit
Volume25.0497 mm3
Surface Area59.5342 mm2
Mass1.9664e-07 Mg
Bounding Box
min. corner{-30.984007, 29.015993, 0.000000}
max. corner{-29.015993, 30.984007, 10.000000}

Material Properties

PropertyValue
DescriptionANSYS Steel
Density7.85e-09 Mg/mm3
Elastic Modulus200000 MPa
Poisson Ratio0.33 
Default Failure Criterionvon Mises
Tensile Yield Strength250 MPa
Ultimate Tensile Srength460 MPa
Ultimate Compressive Srength253 MPa

Loads & Restraints

Load Summary

DescriptionTypeDefinition
Load 0Vector Force per Face{0,-10,0} N
Body LoadGravity{0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000} mm/s2

Restraint Summary

DescriptionDefinition
Restraint 0X-Fixed, Y-Fixed, Z-Fixed

Simulation Summary

Settings

Basis Functions
Degree1
nx32
ny32
nz154
Element size{0.065480, 0.065480, 0.065480}
Resolution setting103100
Computation Box
min. corner{-31.047691, 28.952166, -0.041991}
max. corner{-28.952337, 31.047520, 10.041902}

Units

QuantityUnit
Lengthmm
MassMg
ForceN
Times

Simulation Results

Displacements

Displacement Summary

AmountLocation
Minimum1.12002e-12 mm{-29.212172,30.468790,4.360155}
Maximum6.53701e-09 mm{-29.196800,30.254549,9.547989}

Danger Level

Danger Level Summary

AmountLocation
Minimum1.38185e-07 {-30.102581,30.020142,0.000000}
Maximum0.00100041 {-29.453070,29.734188,9.839322}

Results Extrema

MinimumMaximum
X-Displacement-2.03517e-09 mm1.87527e-09 mm
Y-Displacement-2.93307e-09 mm6.41769e-09 mm
Z-Displacement-1.63364e-09 mm1.54508e-09 mm
Total Displacement1.12002e-12 mm6.53701e-09 mm
Von Mises Stress3.45462e-05 MPa0.250101 MPa
Max. Principal Stress-0.0723381 MPa0.356046 MPa
Mid. Principal Stress-0.0735998 MPa0.16889 MPa
Min. Principal Stress-0.212869 MPa0.155928 MPa
Danger Level (von Mises)1.38185e-07 0.00100041 
Danger Level (Max. Shear Stress)1.50971e-07 0.00115397 
Danger Level (Rankine)6.77936e-08 0.000841381 
Danger Level (Coulomb Mohr)8.35573e-08 0.000932349 
Danger Level (Modified Mohr)6.77936e-08 0.000774012 

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.