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Purpose
Material function for heat problem elements.
Syntax
mat= m_heat('default') mat= m_heat('database name') pl = m_heat('dbval MatId name'); pl = m_heat('dbval -unit TM MatId name'); pl = m_heat('dbval -punit TM MatId name');
Description
This help starts by describing the main commands of m_heat : Database and Dbval. Materials formats supported by m_heat are then described.
A material property function is expected to store a number of standard materials. See section 7.3 for material property interface.
m_heat('DataBase Steel') returns a the data structure describing steel.
m_heat('DBVal 100 Steel') only returns the property row.
% List of materials in data base m_heat info % examples of row building and conversion pl=m_heat('DBVal 5 steel'); pl=m_heat(pl,... 'dbval 101 aluminum', ... 'dbval 200 steel'); pl=fe_mat('convert SITM',pl); pl=m_heat(pl,'dbval -unit TM 102 steel')
Subtypes
m_heat supports the following material subtype
[MatId fe_mat('m_heat','SI',2) k rho C Hf]
See also
Section 4.5.1, section 7.3, fe_mat, p_heat