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Materials data in Dassault Systèmes software

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GRANTA MI creates a single, approved source of

materials information, and integrates it into product
design, simulation, and development. Key benefits
Materials information (engineering properties, regulatory data, cost, application • Create and maintain
experience, and more) is vital to enginering enterprises. GRANTA MI™ one consistent source
manages your company’s ‘material intelligence’ and enables you to apply it.
for corporate materials
This includes supporting materials data requirements throughout the product
information
lifecycle. Granta and Dassault Systèmes partner to provide materials support
for the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform. Without GRANTA MI, materials information • Integrate with the
comes from varied sources, risking inconsistencies and making change control
3DEXPERIENCE platform
difficult. With GRANTA MI, you ensure consistency and control. From initial
assignment in CAD to finding the right material models in CAE, you access the to provide material
right data, fast, and confident that it is up-to-date and traceable to its source. intelligence for everyone

• Support Abaqus
simulation with accurate,
traceable input data

• Enable consistency
across design and
simulation

Typical problems solved Case studies

• Managing materials data and using it to generate ‘material intelligence’ Find out how GRANTA MI
(e.g., for input to simulation) is complex, time-consuming, and error-prone. is applied at organizations
including Airbus Helicopters,
• If materials information has no traceability or context, you can’t have full
Jaguar Land Rover, PSA
confidence in it; re-use of this data or resulting analyses may be limited.
Peugeot Citroën, Boeing, and
• Limited CAD/CAE material libraries cause delays or use of unvalidated data. Rolls-Royce.

• Without a controlled list of materials available in CAD, weight rollup is either These and other case studies at:
not possible or unreliable. This can cause delays later on in development. www.grantadesign.com/
casestudies
• CAD and CAE users work from different material datasets, making CAD-to-
CAE transfer of geometry and materials error-prone.

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The GRANTA MI solution Reference data library
Industry-standard materials information management Through GRANTA MI, you can
also access a comprehensive
GRANTA MI is the leading system for materials information management,
library of materials reference
used by many of the world’s leading engineering enterprises.
data from Granta and other
• Manage the full lifecycle for complex materials test data, including for leading providers.
advanced applications such as composites and additive manufacturing
ASME BPV Code: for power
• Support analysis to derive accurate design data and simulation inputs. and process industries.

• Integrates specifications, regulatory and environmental information, CAMPUS® Plastics: 6,000+

high quality material property reference data, and much more. plastics measured to ISO
standards.
Supporting 3DEXPERIENCE
ESDU MMDH: aero alloys.
Granta is collaborating closely with
Firehole: fiber-reinforced
Dassault Systèmes to support the
polymer composite data.
3DEXPERIENCE® platform. Data from
your corporate materials database can JAHM Curve Data: materials
be synchronized to 3DEXPERIENCE so input data for simulation.
that it becomes available, for example,
MaterialUniverse™: Granta
to support the Simulation role with
data on engineering, cost,
input data for calculations, or the
and eco properties for the full
Design role in assigning the correct
range of materials.
material to a part. You can ensure that
all users apply consistent data, based MMPDS: authoritative US
on the same material definition. data on aerospace alloys.

Simulation data for Abaqus/CAE NCAMP: from the world-

leading composites project.
Granta also supports Abaqus/CAE®
through MI:Materials Gateway, an Restricted Substances:
app that enables instant access substances, materials, and
to approved materials data regulations (e.g., REACH).
for simulation. Open the app
StahlDat SX: the complete
within Abaqus/CAE. It connects
register of European steels.
automatically to your company’s
GRANTA MI database. Search and
browse materials, view datasheets, choose applicable material models,
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then import these models into Abaqus/CAE with full traceability. Quick, Core GRANTA MI database
interactive, with no risk of data transfer error. system and admin tools

Materials support for CATIA v5 MI:3DEXPERIENCE, or

MI:Materials Gateway for CATIA enables instant access to approved MI:Materials Gateway for
materials data from within CATIA v5. Find the right materials in your CATIA, Abaqus/CAE
company database and assign them to your model, ensuring consistency
Your choice from the Granta
and dramatically cutting time taken searching for information.
data library

Getting Started Services

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