Authors:
Ozcanli Mustafa, Karacor Berkay, Akar M. Atakan, Serin Hasan
Ozcanli Mustafa, Karacor Berkay, Akar M. Atakan, Serin Hasan
Conference: International Symposium “The Environment and the Industry”
Date: 26-27 September 2019
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Published: 2019
Keywords:
Automobile
Chassis
Ultra high strength steel
Abstract:
In recent years, weight reduction has become a popular automotive topic in order to produce lighter automobiles. With lighter automobiles, not only the cost reductions but also decreased exhaust emissions get an important issue in the industry. Light alloy materials have been used as vehicle chassis material for many car models. The objective of the study is to obtain a light chassis design by using ultra high strength steel (UHSS). As it is known, the chassis is the main part of vehicle frame. Therefore, confirmation of the chassis design is important in automotive engineering in order to have lightweight automobiles. Finite element method is used for the analysis of a sedan car chassis which is equipped with ultra-high strength steel material. Stress and deformation distribution of sedan car chassis design is compared with structural steel based design.