Altair Material Modeler: Multiphysics Material Modeling for Manufacturing Simulation

Presented by Paul Van Huffel, Program Manager, Altair Material Modeler as part of Altair's Simulate at the Speed of Design 2025 conference.

One of the most important components of accurate simulation analysis is the quality of the material data, and the characterization of physical properties for that simulation. Manufacturing simulations, such as injection molding or extrusion, require the characterization of material properties over a range of temperatures and include thermal properties, all of which being interdependent as opposed to existing in isolation. Altair Material Modeler 2025.0 has evolved into a multi-physics material modeling platform that is capable of bringing these properties together including a growing list of interconnections. This presentation will cover some of the key changes involved in the evolution of the application and a demonstration of it being used for characterizing a material for Inspire Mold. It finishes with a brief update on hyperelastic modeling and AMDC as these will become increasing more connected themselves. Manufacturing simulation no longer ends with the manufacturing simulation, but continues into the downstream performance analyses.