Which program to use?

[Crani]

Hello everybody,

I'm aiming to model a rubber material.
In this case would not the strain or tension but the strain energy be essential. It is about the efficiency of a dynamic system, which includes rubber.
I have read about 3 different programmes, which are commonly used: ABAQUS, ANSYS and LS-Dyna. In my department is, as far as I know, LS-Dyna in use. Which program could be recommended?

Regards
Sven

[Jorgen]

All of those 3 FE programs are very good at predicting the non-linear hyperelastic and linear viscoelastic response of rubbers. I use the FE program that is most use in your department.

-Jorgen