Performance assessment of aluminium composite material for automotive brake rotor
Application of composite material for brake rotor has the potential to improve braking performance due to its attractive properties when compared to cast iron material. Aluminium composite has superior specific strength, higher coefficient of thermal expansion/heat dissipation rate with low mass...
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| description | Application of composite material for brake rotor has the potential to
improve braking performance due to its attractive properties when compared to
cast iron material. Aluminium composite has superior specific strength, higher
coefficient of thermal expansion/heat dissipation rate with low mass density.
These characteristics possess the tendency to influence undesirable conditions
during braking. In this study, composite brake rotor was fabricated using stir
casting process and performance assessment was conducted with a passenger
car brake system setup. The rotor achieved 50% weight reduction and the
braking result reveals that composite rotor exhibited uniform thermal trend with
25% heat dissipation rate for braking pressure within the range of 1.5–2.0 MPa
over cast iron. The contour trend of cast iron rotor exhibited high temperature
zone which gives rise to formation of intermittent hot spot which is detrimental
to braking conditions. Simulation modelling analysis showed good agreement
with actual operating test measurements. Conclusively, composites are
commercially viable and feasible to replace the existing cast iron material.
Keywords: brake rotor; composite; performance assessment; weight reduction;
modelling; stir casting; heat dissipation. |
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| spelling | iium-398692017-09-26T08:50:23Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/39869/ Performance assessment of aluminium composite material for automotive brake rotor Maleque, Md. Abdul T11.95 Industrial directories TA401 Materials of engineering and construction TN600 Metallurgy Application of composite material for brake rotor has the potential to improve braking performance due to its attractive properties when compared to cast iron material. Aluminium composite has superior specific strength, higher coefficient of thermal expansion/heat dissipation rate with low mass density. These characteristics possess the tendency to influence undesirable conditions during braking. In this study, composite brake rotor was fabricated using stir casting process and performance assessment was conducted with a passenger car brake system setup. The rotor achieved 50% weight reduction and the braking result reveals that composite rotor exhibited uniform thermal trend with 25% heat dissipation rate for braking pressure within the range of 1.5–2.0 MPa over cast iron. The contour trend of cast iron rotor exhibited high temperature zone which gives rise to formation of intermittent hot spot which is detrimental to braking conditions. Simulation modelling analysis showed good agreement with actual operating test measurements. Conclusively, composites are commercially viable and feasible to replace the existing cast iron material. Keywords: brake rotor; composite; performance assessment; weight reduction; modelling; stir casting; heat dissipation. Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/39869/1/P86_2014_A_Mumin.pdf Maleque, Md. Abdul (2014) Performance assessment of aluminium composite material for automotive brake rotor. International Journal of Vehicle Systems Modelling and Testing, 9 (3/4). pp. 207-217. ISSN 1745-6444 (O), 1745-6436 (P) http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijvsmt |
| spellingShingle | T11.95 Industrial directories TA401 Materials of engineering and construction TN600 Metallurgy Maleque, Md. Abdul Performance assessment of aluminium composite material for automotive brake rotor |
| title | Performance assessment of aluminium composite material for automotive brake rotor |
| title_full | Performance assessment of aluminium composite material for automotive brake rotor |
| title_fullStr | Performance assessment of aluminium composite material for automotive brake rotor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Performance assessment of aluminium composite material for automotive brake rotor |
| title_short | Performance assessment of aluminium composite material for automotive brake rotor |
| title_sort | performance assessment of aluminium composite material for automotive brake rotor |
| topic | T11.95 Industrial directories TA401 Materials of engineering and construction TN600 Metallurgy |
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