Fiber

Moldex3D/Solid-Fiber accurately simulates the 3D fiber orientation in mold-filling process and further calculates the process-induced anisotropic thermo-mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced plastic part.

With Moldex3D/Solid-Fiber, users can understand the 3D orientation of fiber and further control the anisotropic shrinkage of fiber-reinforced part. Based on true 3D technology, it provides accurate and detailed 3D fiber orientation information throughout the part. The process-induced anisotropic shrinkage and mechanical properties due to fiber orientation are therefore taken into account for accurate warpage prediction.

Capabilities
Moldex3D/Solid-Fiber allows you to

	Model the fiber length, diameter and concentration in evaluating fiber orientation, shrinkage and warpage.
	Predict 3D fiber orientation and thermo-mechanical property distributions
	Reduce the anisotropic shrinkage of short-fiber reinforced thermoplastics
	Control the part strength of short-fiber reinforced thermoplastics

Features

	Predict 3D fiber orientation distribution with the Folgar-Tucker model
	Predict elastic modulus distribution
	Predict linear thermal expansion coefficient (CLTE) distribution
	Composite property calculation based on the well-accepted short-fiber composite models
	Output anisotropic thermo-mechanical properties through Moldex3D/Solid-I2 (Additional Moldex3D/Solid-I2 modules are required)