Use of Composite Material for Replacement to Steel in Conventional Two Wheeler Axle

Abstract

The importance of materials in modern world can be realized from the fact that much of the research is being done to apply new materials to different components.Increasing competition and innovation in automobile sector tends to modify the existing products by new and advanced material products.This paper presents development and manufacturing of two wheeler axle by using epoxy resin and glass fiber composite material.In this paper, the aim is to manufacture the composite wheel axle and compare the results with conventional steel axle under different mechanical testing with evaluating of different mechanical properties such as tensile strength,bending strength,impact strength,fatigue strength by using appropriate experimental technique.