Products: ABAQUS/Standard ABAQUS/CAE
A material's electrical conductivity:
must be defined for “Coupled thermal-electrical analysis,” Section 6.6.2;
can be linear or nonlinear (by defining it as a function of temperature);
can be isotropic, orthotropic, or fully anisotropic; and
can be specified as a function of temperature and/or field variables.
Isotropic, orthotropic, or fully anisotropic electrical conductivity can be defined. For non-isotropic conductivity a local orientation for the material directions must be specified (“Orientations,” Section 2.2.5).
For isotropic electrical conductivity only one value of electrical conductivity is needed at each temperature and field variable value. Isotropic electrical conductivity is the default.
| Input File Usage: | *ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY, TYPE=ISO |
| ABAQUS/CAE Usage: | Property module: material editor: Other |
For orthotropic electrical conductivity three values of electrical conductivity (
, 
, 
) are needed at each temperature and field variable value.
| Input File Usage: | *ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY, TYPE=ORTHO |
| ABAQUS/CAE Usage: | Property module: material editor: Other |
For fully anisotropic electrical conductivity six values (, 
, 
, 
, 
, ) are needed at each temperature and field variable value.
| Input File Usage: | *ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY, TYPE=ANISO |
| ABAQUS/CAE Usage: | Property module: material editor: Other |
Electrical conductivity is active only in coupled thermal-electrical elements (see “Choosing the appropriate element for an analysis type,” Section 21.1.3).
