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Part Modeling

2.64. - Now that the model is finished, we can easily determine its physical

properties, such as Weight, Volume, Center of Mass and Moments of Inertia.

SOLIDWORKS includes a built-in material library with many different metals,

alloys, plastics, woods, composite materials and others like air, glass and water.

The library includes these materials' mechanical and thermal properties:

• Mass density

• Elastic and Shear modulus

• Tensile, Compressive and Yield strengths

• Poisson's ratio

• Thermal expansion coefficient

• Thermal conductivity

• Specific heat

These properties are also used by SOLIDWORKS to determine a part's

weight or determine if a component will fail under a given set of loading

conditions using SimulationXpress (the built in structural analysis software).

Since we made our part based on a template with a pre-defined material

(Cast Alloy Steel), the material is already defined. To change the component's

material, right-mouse-click on the material's name in the FeatureManager, or if a

material has not been assigned, in the "Material" icon in the FeatureManager

select "Edit Material" or pick one from the list of favorites listed. The list of favorites

can be changed selecting the "Manage Favorites" option from the pop-up menu,

or in the "Favorites" tab in the Materials library. Select "Edit Material" to see the

material properties that are defined. Click "Apply" to accept the material and Close

the library.

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