Analysis of Automotive Drive Shaft Using Finite Element Method

This paper investigates the failure analysis of the connecting rod of the automotive engine. The materials including carbon steel, mild steel, bass and aluminium are considered in this study. The linear static analysis was carried out utilizing the finite element analysis codes. The numerical results were verified with the experimental results. It can be seen from the acquired results that the carbon steel gives good results in terms of hardness and endurance limit compared with the other materials.

Keywords: connecting rod, finite element, stress, hardness, endurance limit.

M.M.Noor