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 # `MaximumStressSettings`

 Last update: 09.03.2026 

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#### *class* Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Results.CompositeFailureResults.MaximumStressSettings

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

Defines the configuration for the Maximum Stress failure criterion for reinforced materials.

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## Overview

### Methods

NameDescription[`Reset`](#MaximumStressSettings.Reset)Resets the settings to their default values.### Properties

NameDescription[`EvaluateMaterialOneDirectionFailure`](#MaximumStressSettings.EvaluateMaterialOneDirectionFailure)Gets or sets whether the failure criterion is evaluated in the material 1 direction.[`EvaluateMaterialThreeDirectionFailure`](#MaximumStressSettings.EvaluateMaterialThreeDirectionFailure)Gets or sets whether the failure criterion is evaluated in the out-of-plane direction.[`EvaluateMaterialTwoDirectionFailure`](#MaximumStressSettings.EvaluateMaterialTwoDirectionFailure)Gets or sets whether the failure criterion is evaluated in the material 2 direction.[`EvaluateShearOneThreeFailure`](#MaximumStressSettings.EvaluateShearOneThreeFailure)Gets or sets whether failure is evaluated for the out-of-plane shear s13.[`EvaluateShearOneTwoFailure`](#MaximumStressSettings.EvaluateShearOneTwoFailure)Gets or sets whether failure is evaluated for the in-plane shear s12.[`EvaluateShearTwoThreeFailure`](#MaximumStressSettings.EvaluateShearTwoThreeFailure)Gets or sets whether failure is evaluated for the out-of-plane shear s23.[`MaterialOneDirectionFailureWeightingFactor`](#MaximumStressSettings.MaterialOneDirectionFailureWeightingFactor)Gets or sets the weighting factor for the failure criterion in the material 1 direction.[`MaterialThreeDirectionFailureWeightingFactor`](#MaximumStressSettings.MaterialThreeDirectionFailureWeightingFactor)Gets or sets the weighting factor for the failure criterion in the out-of-plane direction.[`MaterialTwoDirectionFailureWeightingFactor`](#MaximumStressSettings.MaterialTwoDirectionFailureWeightingFactor)Gets or sets the weighting factor for the failure criterion in the material 2 direction.[`ShearOneThreeFailureWeightingFactor`](#MaximumStressSettings.ShearOneThreeFailureWeightingFactor)Gets or sets the weighting factor for failure due to out-of-plane shear s13.[`ShearOneTwoFailureWeightingFactor`](#MaximumStressSettings.ShearOneTwoFailureWeightingFactor)Gets or sets the weighting factor for failure due to in-plane shear s12.[`ShearTwoThreeFailureWeightingFactor`](#MaximumStressSettings.ShearTwoThreeFailureWeightingFactor)Gets or sets the weighting factor for failure due to out-of-plane shear s23.<a id="property-detail"></a>

## Property detail

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

Gets or sets whether the failure criterion is evaluated in the material 1 direction. : The corresponding failure label is ‘s1’.

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

Gets or sets whether the failure criterion is evaluated in the out-of-plane direction. : The corresponding failure label is ‘s3’.

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

Gets or sets whether the failure criterion is evaluated in the material 2 direction. : The corresponding failure label is ‘s2’.

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

Gets or sets whether failure is evaluated for the out-of-plane shear s13. : The corresponding failure label is ‘s13’.

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

Gets or sets whether failure is evaluated for the in-plane shear s12. : The corresponding failure label is ‘s12’.

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

Gets or sets whether failure is evaluated for the out-of-plane shear s23. : The corresponding failure label is ‘s23’.

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### *property* MaximumStressSettings.MaterialOneDirectionFailureWeightingFactor *: [float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the weighting factor for the failure criterion in the material 1 direction.

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### *property* MaximumStressSettings.MaterialThreeDirectionFailureWeightingFactor *: [float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the weighting factor for the failure criterion in the out-of-plane direction.

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### *property* MaximumStressSettings.MaterialTwoDirectionFailureWeightingFactor *: [float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the weighting factor for the failure criterion in the material 2 direction.

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### *property* MaximumStressSettings.ShearOneThreeFailureWeightingFactor *: [float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the weighting factor for failure due to out-of-plane shear s13.

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### *property* MaximumStressSettings.ShearOneTwoFailureWeightingFactor *: [float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the weighting factor for failure due to in-plane shear s12.

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### *property* MaximumStressSettings.ShearTwoThreeFailureWeightingFactor *: [float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the weighting factor for failure due to out-of-plane shear s23.

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## Method detail

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### MaximumStressSettings.Reset()

Resets the settings to their default values.