Title of article :
COMPARISON OF SIMULATED AND ACTUAL PRODUCT OF POLYMER COMPOSITE AUTOMOTIVE CLUTCH PEDAL
Author/Authors :
Sapuan, S.M. Universiti Putra Malaysia - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing, Malaysia , Imihezri, S.S.S. Universiti Putra Malaysia - Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Malaysia , Sulaiman, S. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia - Faculty of Electrical Engineering - Control Instrumentation Engineering Department, Malaysia , Hamdan, M. Universiti Putra Malaysia - Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Malaysia , Zainudin, E.S. Universiti Putra Malaysia - Jabatan Mekanikal dan Kejuruteraan Pembuatan, Malaysia
Abstract :
A study on the comparison of the actual product developed using injection moulding process and simulation results performed using Mold Flow Plastic Insight (MPI) software for automotive composite clutch pedal is presented in this paper. The paper starts with the descriptions of the fabrication process of glass fibre reinforced polyamide composite automotive clutch pedal using injection moulding process. The mould flow analysis was performed to investigate the effects on composite fill time, temperature, pressure, air trap, weld line and fiber orientation. The results showed that the runner length greatly affects the pressure and temperature of the composite material. An actual model of glass fiber reinforced PA 6,6 composite automotive clutch pedal was also fabricated and results showed great. Consistency with the simulated model in terms of air fill time, air traps and weld line formations. A weight reduction from 647.7g (steel clutch pedal) to 125.8g (fiber reinforced polyamide clutch pedal) was achieved (a reduction of 80.6 %) due to the fact that the density of composite is much lower than that of steel
Keywords :
Automotive clutch pedal , Polymer Composites
Journal title :
International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Journal title :
International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
