Investigation of Brake disc using Metal Matrix Composites

Abstract

The Brake disc is used to control the rotation of a wheel. Usually the brake disc made up of cast iron or ceramic composites. The current research is primarily deals with the modelling and analysing the disc brake using Pro-E and ANSYS. The brake-discs are designed using Pro-E and simulated using ANSYS which is based on the finite element method (FEM). The Structural&Thermal analysis is carry out in order to identify the firmness of the disc brake. In structural analysis displacement, ultimate stress limit for the design is found and in thermal analysis heat flow rates, and heat fluxes to be calculated by varying the two different materials of the disc. Differentiation can be concluded for displacement, stresses and nodal temperatures. Results will be compared for the two different material of the disc.