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 # `CuntzeSettings`

 Last update: 09.03.2026 

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

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

Defines the configuration for the Cuntze failure criterion for reinforced materials.

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## Overview

### Methods

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

NameDescription[`EvaluateFiberCompressionFailure`](#CuntzeSettings.EvaluateFiberCompressionFailure)Gets or sets whether fiber compression failure is evaluated. The corresponding failure label is 'cfc'[`EvaluateFiberTensionFailure`](#CuntzeSettings.EvaluateFiberTensionFailure)Gets or sets whether fiber tension failure is evaluated. The corresponding failure label is 'cft'[`EvaluateMatrixCompressionFailure`](#CuntzeSettings.EvaluateMatrixCompressionFailure)Gets or sets whether matrix compression failure is evaluated. The corresponding failure label is 'cmB'[`EvaluateMatrixTensionFailure`](#CuntzeSettings.EvaluateMatrixTensionFailure)Gets or sets whether matrix tension failure is evaluated. The corresponding failure label is 'cmA'[`EvaluateMatrixWedgeShapeFailure`](#CuntzeSettings.EvaluateMatrixWedgeShapeFailure)Gets or sets whether matrix wedge shape failure is evaluated. The corresponding failure label is 'cmC'[`FailureDimension`](#CuntzeSettings.FailureDimension)Gets or sets whether the failure criterion is evaluated only in-plane (2D),[`FiberCompressionFailureWeightingFactor`](#CuntzeSettings.FiberCompressionFailureWeightingFactor)Gets or sets the weighting factor for the fiber compression failure (cfc) evaluation.[`FiberTensionFailureWeightingFactor`](#CuntzeSettings.FiberTensionFailureWeightingFactor)Gets or sets the weighting factor for the fiber tension failure (cft) evaluation.[`FracturePlaneAngle`](#CuntzeSettings.FracturePlaneAngle)Gets or sets the fracture plane angle theta.[`InPlaneShearFrictionCoefficient`](#CuntzeSettings.InPlaneShearFrictionCoefficient)Gets or sets the in-plane shear friction coefficient b21.[`MatrixCompressionFailureWeightingFactor`](#CuntzeSettings.MatrixCompressionFailureWeightingFactor)Gets or sets the weighting factor for the matrix compression failure (cmB) evaluation.[`MatrixTensionFailureWeightingFactor`](#CuntzeSettings.MatrixTensionFailureWeightingFactor)Gets or sets the weighting factor for the matrix tension failure (cmA) evaluation.[`MatrixWedgeShapeFailureWeightingFactor`](#CuntzeSettings.MatrixWedgeShapeFailureWeightingFactor)Gets or sets the weighting factor for the matrix wedge shape failure (cmC) evaluation.[`ModeInteractionCoefficient`](#CuntzeSettings.ModeInteractionCoefficient)Gets or sets the mode interaction coefficient.[`OutOfPlaneShearFrictionCoefficient`](#CuntzeSettings.OutOfPlaneShearFrictionCoefficient)Gets the out-of-plane shear friction coefficient b32.<a id="property-detail"></a>

## Property detail

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

Gets or sets whether fiber compression failure is evaluated. The corresponding failure label is 'cfc'

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

Gets or sets whether fiber tension failure is evaluated. The corresponding failure label is 'cft'

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

Gets or sets whether matrix compression failure is evaluated. The corresponding failure label is 'cmB'

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

Gets or sets whether matrix tension failure is evaluated. The corresponding failure label is 'cmA'

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

Gets or sets whether matrix wedge shape failure is evaluated. The corresponding failure label is 'cmC'

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### *property* CuntzeSettings.FailureDimension *: [Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.CompositeFailure.FailureDimension](../../../../../Mechanical/DataModel/MechanicalEnums/CompositeFailure/FailureDimension.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v261.Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.MechanicalEnums.CompositeFailure.FailureDimension) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets whether the failure criterion is evaluated only in-plane (2D), : or also in the out-of-plane direction (3D).

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### *property* CuntzeSettings.FiberCompressionFailureWeightingFactor *: [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 fiber compression failure (cfc) evaluation.

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### *property* CuntzeSettings.FiberTensionFailureWeightingFactor *: [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 fiber tension failure (cft) evaluation.

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

Gets or sets the fracture plane angle theta. : The value must be in the range \[45, 90).

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

Gets or sets the in-plane shear friction coefficient b21. : The value must be greater than or equal to 0.

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### *property* CuntzeSettings.MatrixCompressionFailureWeightingFactor *: [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 matrix compression failure (cmB) evaluation.

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### *property* CuntzeSettings.MatrixTensionFailureWeightingFactor *: [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 matrix tension failure (cmA) evaluation.

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### *property* CuntzeSettings.MatrixWedgeShapeFailureWeightingFactor *: [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 matrix wedge shape failure (cmC) evaluation.

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

Gets or sets the mode interaction coefficient.

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

Gets the out-of-plane shear friction coefficient b32. : Computed from the fracture plane angle theta.

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## Method detail

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### CuntzeSettings.Reset() → [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)

Resets the settings to their default values.