pyaedt.modules.Material.Material

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

Manages material properties.

Parameters

materiallibpyaedt.modules.MaterialLib.Materials

Inherited parent object.

namestr

Name of the material.

props

The default is None.

Examples

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

Methods

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_coercitivity()	Get the magnetic coercitivity 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(point_list[, …])	Set B-P Type Core Loss.
Material.set_electrical_steel_coreloss([kh, …])	Set Electrical Steel Type Core Loss.
Material.set_hysteresis_coreloss([kdc, hci, …])	Set Hysteresis Type Core Loss.
Material.set_magnetic_coercitivity([value, …])	Set Magnetic Coercitivity 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.dielectric_loss_tangent	Dielectric loss tangent.
Material.diffusivity	Diffusivity.
Material.magnetic_loss_tangent	Magnetic loss tangent.
Material.mass_density	Mass density.
Material.material_appearance	Material Appearance specified as an RGB list.
Material.molecular_mass	Molecular mass.
Material.permeability	Permeability.
Material.permittivity	Permittivity.
Material.poissons_ratio	Poisson’s ratio.
Material.specific_heat	Specific heat.
Material.thermal_conductivity	Thermal conductivity.
Material.thermal_expansion_coefficient	Thermal expansion coefficient.
Material.viscosity	Viscosity.
Material.youngs_modulus	Young’s modulus.