Hi, John
Have not run your code and input file. Some comments for you to consider:
1. I guess your initial E should be 100. Check it
2. I ever used USDFLD and I found the FV is "explicit" - it becomes effective at next increment when you give it a new value.
3. Try to add 60000.,0.3,0.,0. after...
Dear friends
I used *map solution a lot and it works fine in my modelling. Recently, I came across a problem with "predefined fields". The ABAQUS's documentation explicitly states "temperature and field variables are mapped from the old mesh to the new mesh". According to my experience...