MetalCatalog

Catalog of metals

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Syntax

mc = MetalCatalog

Description

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mc = MetalCatalog creates an object handle for the metal catalog.

To open the metal catalog, use open(mc)
To see the properties of a metal from the metal catalog, use s = find(mc,name).

Examples

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Use Metal Catalog to Design Corrugated Horn Antenna

Open Live Script

Open the metal catalog.

mc = MetalCatalog;
open(mc)

{"String":"Figure Metal Materials contains objects of type uimenu, uitoolbar, uitable.","Tex":[],"LaTex":[]}

List the properties of the metal material Brass.

s = find(mc,'Brass')

s = struct with fields:
            Name: 'Brass'
    Conductivity: 15900000
       Thickness: 0.6800
           Units: 'mm'
        Comments: ''

Use the material Brass as a metal in a corrugated horn antenna.

m = metal('Brass');
ant = hornCorrugated('Conductor',m)

ant = 
  hornCorrugated with properties:

               FlareLength: 0.0428
                FlareWidth: 0.0900
               FlareHeight: 0.0800
                    Length: 0.0229
                     Width: 0.0102
                    Height: 0.0075
                 FeedWidth: 8.0000e-05
                FeedHeight: 0.0037
                FeedOffset: [-0.0020 0]
    FirstCorrugateDistance: 0.0160
            CorrugateDepth: [0.0050 0.0100]
            CorrugateWidth: 0.0030
                     Pitch: 0.0060
                 Conductor: [1x1 metal]
                      Tilt: 0
                  TiltAxis: [1 0 0]
                      Load: [1x1 lumpedElement]

View the antenna using show function.

figure;
show(ant)

Figure contains an axes object. The axes object with title hornCorrugated antenna element contains 3 objects of type patch, surface. These objects represent Brass, feed.