Material

class pyaedt.modules.Material.Material(materiallib, name, props=None, material_update=True)

Manages material properties.

Parameters:

materiallibpyaedt.modules.MaterialLib.Materials

Inherited parent object.

namestr

Name of the material.

props

The default is None.

material_updatebool, optional

The default is True.

Examples

>>> from pyaedt import Hfss
>>> app = Hfss()
>>> material = app.materials["copper"]

Methods

Material.get_core_loss_coefficients(...[, ...])	Get electrical steel or power ferrite core loss coefficients at a given frequency.
Material.get_curve_coreloss_type()	Return the curve core loss type assigned to material.
Material.get_curve_coreloss_values()	Return the curve core values type assigned to material.
Material.get_magnetic_coercivity()	Get the magnetic coercivity values.
Material.is_conductor([threshold])	Check if the material is a conductor.
Material.is_dielectric([threshold])	Check if the material is dielectric.
Material.set_bp_curve_coreloss(points[, ...])	Set B-P Type Core Loss.
Material.set_coreloss_at_frequency(...[, ...])	Set electrical steel or power ferrite core loss model at one single frequency or at multiple frequencies.
Material.set_djordjevic_sarkar_model([dk, ...])	Set Djordjevic-Sarkar model.
Material.set_electrical_steel_coreloss([kh, ...])	Set electrical steel core loss.
Material.set_hysteresis_coreloss([kdc, hci, ...])	Set Hysteresis Type Core Loss.
Material.set_magnetic_coercivity([value, x, ...])	Set magnetic coercivity for material.
Material.set_power_ferrite_coreloss([cm, x, ...])	Set Power Ferrite Type Core Loss.
Material.update()	Update the material in AEDT.

Attributes

Material.conductivity	Conductivity.
Material.coordinate_system	Material coordinate system.
Material.dielectric_loss_tangent	Dielectric loss tangent.
Material.diffusivity	Diffusivity.
Material.is_used	Checks if a project material is in use.
Material.magnetic_coercivity	Magnetic coercivity.
Material.magnetic_loss_tangent	Magnetic loss tangent.
Material.mass_density	Mass density.
Material.material_appearance	Material appearance specified as a list where the first three items are RGB color and the fourth one is transparency.
Material.molecular_mass	Molecular mass.
Material.permeability	Permeability.
Material.permittivity	Permittivity.
Material.poissons_ratio	Poisson's ratio.
Material.specific_heat	Specific heat.
Material.stacking_direction	Stacking direction for the lamination can either be "V(1)", "V(2)" or "V(3)".
Material.stacking_factor	Stacking factor for lamination.
Material.stacking_type	Composition of the wire can either be "Solid", "Lamination" or "Litz Wire".
Material.strand_number	Strand number for litz wire.
Material.thermal_conductivity	Thermal conductivity.
Material.thermal_expansion_coefficient	Thermal expansion coefficient.
Material.viscosity	Viscosity.
Material.wire_diameter	Diameter of the round litz wire.
Material.wire_thickness	Thickness of rectangular litz wire.
Material.wire_thickness_direction	Thickness direction of the wire can either be "V(1)", "V(2)" or "V(3)".
Material.wire_type	The type of the wire can either be "Round", "Square" or "Rectangular".
Material.wire_width	Width of the rectangular or square litz wire.
Material.wire_width_direction	Width direction of the wire can either be "V(1)", "V(2)" or "V(3)".
Material.youngs_modulus	Young's modulus.