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Experimental Calibration and Validation of Radioss Adhesive Laws for Automotive Structural Adhesives

This presentation compares Radioss adhesive material models, LAW36 and LAW59, with the objective of assessing their predictive capabilities for epoxy-based structural adhesives.

By Daniel Campos Murcia and Brian Croop, Applus+ DatapointLabs.

Presented by Daniel Campos Murcia at CARHS Automotive CAE Grand Challenge, May 19-20, 2026; Hanau, Germany

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DatapointLabs

DatapointLabs Technical Center for Materials is a US-based center of excellence for the measurement of physical properties of materials needed for product development, CAE, and R&D. With our testing services and software for materials, we help companies build enduring data collections that accurately represent the materials used in their products.

To date, more than 30,000 materials have flowed through the laboratory, providing data for over 1,200 companies around the world, including automotive, aerospace, appliance, biomedical, consumer products, electronics, and material supplier verticals. DatapointLabs offers TestPaks to provide CAE-ready material properties data for most major simulation software packages.

In 2018, DatapointLabs joined the Applus+ Group, a worldwide leader the testing, inspection and certification sector. In 2020, DatapointLabs celebrated 25 years of putting materials into product design.