Comparison of Materials for Universal Tractor Connecting Rod Using Ansys Software

Abstract:

Connecting rod is one of the most important components of an internal combustion engine and transfers motion from the piston to the crankshaft and function as a lever arm. Existing connecting rod is manufactured by using C-70 alloy steel. In the current study, connecting rod is replaced by E-glass/Epoxy composite material for universal tractor. The static strength of connecting rod is analyzed in detail and the maximum stress is found. Some improvement methods are also provided for the material selection of connecting rod. Connecting rod is modeled in CATIA V5 software and it is imported in ANSYS 14 workbench for analysis. The main objective of this study is to perform the static analysis of universal tractor connecting rod to find out its static strength using ANSYS 14 workbench. Finite element analysis is done by considering composite materials. The best combination of parameters like Von mises stress, deformation and weight reduction for connecting rod is carried out.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 592-594)
• Pages: 1015-1019
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.592-594.1015
• Online since: July 2014
• Authors: Ritesh Kumar Patel*, Surjit Angra, Vinod Kumar Mittal
• Keywords: ANSYS, Composite Material, Connecting Rod, Static Analysis

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