Contemporary light weight composite material -milestone towards automotive brake rotor application

Maleque, Md. Abdul (2014) Contemporary light weight composite material -milestone towards automotive brake rotor application. In: 2nd International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering 2014 (ICAMME 2014), 23rd - 25th September 2014, Sunway Putra Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Lightweight materials are significantly replacing heavy materials in the automotive industry in order to compensate weight reduction which in turn translates to energy saving. Efforts by researchers to overcome this limitation give rise to contemporary light weight composite materials which has the potential tribo-mechanical properties to replace automotive tribo-components. Metal matrix composite has the potential weight reduction of approximately 40-55% when compared to cast iron heavy materials. This advantage offers a great flexibility to automotive manufacturers as substitute materials particularly for dynamic loaded components such as brake rotors due to its unsprung mass. In this key note paper, reinforced silicon carbide (SiCp)-aluminium light weight composite material with stir casting fabrication method has been discussed. A strategic conceptual design approach, energy saving model and prototype development have been presented with the milestone towards automotive brake rotor application. The systematic and step-by-step approach of full design has been shown for better understanding of the design concept of automotive brake rotor. The author also highlighted finite element (FE) simulation and actual braking analyses for thermal performance stability whereas actual braking test result using a passenger car (Proton Wira 1.3) brake system rig set up to capture thermal distribution on the brake rotor surface.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Keynote)
Additional Information:	6103/39872
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Lightweight composite, trib0-material, energy savings, thermal stability, automotive brake rotor.
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General) > T11.95 Industrial directories T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering > TD172 Environmental pollution T Technology > TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy > TN600 Metallurgy
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering
Depositing User:	Prof Dr. Md Abdul Maleque
Date Deposited:	19 Dec 2014 15:13
Last Modified:	19 Dec 2014 15:13
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/39872

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