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 # `MaterialModel`

 Last update: 09.03.2026 

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#### *class* Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.MaterialObject.MaterialModel

Bases: [`object`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#object)

The material model class holds the data for a particular material model. Examples of a material model would be;: density, isotropic elasticity, or gasket model.

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## Overview

### Properties

NameDescription[`Name`](#MaterialModel.Name)Gets the name that identifies the material model[`Suppressed`](#MaterialModel.Suppressed)Gets or sets whether this material model should be used in the analysis.<a id="property-detail"></a>

## Property detail

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### *property* MaterialModel.Name *: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets the name that identifies the material model

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### *property* MaterialModel.Suppressed *: [bool](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets whether this material model should be used in the analysis.