Optimization of Magnesium Alloy Wheel Dynamic Impact Performance
Designing lightweight and comfortable automotive vehicles is a primary aim of the industry. Lightweight wheel designs can have a negative effect on the dynamic impact performance of the wheel; therefore, striking a balance between these two factors is a key objective in the design of automotive vehi...
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| author | Xin Jiang Hai Liu Rui Lyu Yoshio Fukushima Naoki Kawada Zhenglai Zhang Dongying Ju |
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| description | Designing lightweight and comfortable automotive vehicles is a primary aim of the industry. Lightweight wheel designs can have a negative effect on the dynamic impact performance of the wheel; therefore, striking a balance between these two factors is a key objective in the design of automotive vehicles. Magnesium alloy wheels were investigated as magnesium alloy has damping performance advantages over some metal materials. Damping test methods were designed to establish the damping performance parameters of the magnesium alloy material. A finite element analysis model of magnesium alloy wheels was established with certain boundary conditions and constraints. The applicability of the model was verified by free modal evaluation of the wheel. Dynamic impact simulation analysis of the designed wheels was carried out, and the dynamic speed responses of magnesium alloy wheels under the impact of a dynamic load on the road surface were obtained. Comparison of the dynamic impact performance of magnesium and aluminum alloy wheels with the same structure showed that the magnesium alloy wheel achieved the target weight reduction of 32.3%; however, the dynamic impact performance was reduced. In order to realize the lightweight design, the dynamic impact performance of the magnesium alloy wheel should not be inferior to that of the aluminum alloy wheel; therefore, the design of the magnesium alloy wheel structure was optimized. The structural design optimization of the magnesium alloy wheel was carried out by defining the structural parameters of the wheel and using the acceleration and shock response of the wheel as the outputs. The optimization of weight reduction and dynamic impact performance of magnesium alloy wheels was achieved. Consequently, the designed magnesium alloy wheel was shown to have improved ride comfort while satisfying wheel structural performance standards and providing lightweight design. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5e3311682257402a8f27a74e736007482025-02-03T01:21:44ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84341687-84422019-01-01201910.1155/2019/26320312632031Optimization of Magnesium Alloy Wheel Dynamic Impact PerformanceXin Jiang0Hai Liu1Rui Lyu2Yoshio Fukushima3Naoki Kawada4Zhenglai Zhang5Dongying Ju6Department of Material Science and Engineering, Saitama Institute of Technology, Fusaiji 1690, Fukaya, Saitama 369-0293, JapanSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300000, ChinaDepartment of Material Science and Engineering, Saitama Institute of Technology, Fusaiji 1690, Fukaya, Saitama 369-0293, JapanDepartment of Material Science and Engineering, Saitama Institute of Technology, Fusaiji 1690, Fukaya, Saitama 369-0293, JapanDepartment of Material Science and Engineering, Saitama Institute of Technology, Fusaiji 1690, Fukaya, Saitama 369-0293, JapanZhejiang HuaShuo Technology, Co., Ltd., Ningbo 315000, Zhejiang, ChinaDepartment of Material Science and Engineering, Saitama Institute of Technology, Fusaiji 1690, Fukaya, Saitama 369-0293, JapanDesigning lightweight and comfortable automotive vehicles is a primary aim of the industry. Lightweight wheel designs can have a negative effect on the dynamic impact performance of the wheel; therefore, striking a balance between these two factors is a key objective in the design of automotive vehicles. Magnesium alloy wheels were investigated as magnesium alloy has damping performance advantages over some metal materials. Damping test methods were designed to establish the damping performance parameters of the magnesium alloy material. A finite element analysis model of magnesium alloy wheels was established with certain boundary conditions and constraints. The applicability of the model was verified by free modal evaluation of the wheel. Dynamic impact simulation analysis of the designed wheels was carried out, and the dynamic speed responses of magnesium alloy wheels under the impact of a dynamic load on the road surface were obtained. Comparison of the dynamic impact performance of magnesium and aluminum alloy wheels with the same structure showed that the magnesium alloy wheel achieved the target weight reduction of 32.3%; however, the dynamic impact performance was reduced. In order to realize the lightweight design, the dynamic impact performance of the magnesium alloy wheel should not be inferior to that of the aluminum alloy wheel; therefore, the design of the magnesium alloy wheel structure was optimized. The structural design optimization of the magnesium alloy wheel was carried out by defining the structural parameters of the wheel and using the acceleration and shock response of the wheel as the outputs. The optimization of weight reduction and dynamic impact performance of magnesium alloy wheels was achieved. Consequently, the designed magnesium alloy wheel was shown to have improved ride comfort while satisfying wheel structural performance standards and providing lightweight design.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2632031 |
| spellingShingle | Xin Jiang Hai Liu Rui Lyu Yoshio Fukushima Naoki Kawada Zhenglai Zhang Dongying Ju Optimization of Magnesium Alloy Wheel Dynamic Impact Performance Advances in Materials Science and Engineering |
| title | Optimization of Magnesium Alloy Wheel Dynamic Impact Performance |
| title_full | Optimization of Magnesium Alloy Wheel Dynamic Impact Performance |
| title_fullStr | Optimization of Magnesium Alloy Wheel Dynamic Impact Performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optimization of Magnesium Alloy Wheel Dynamic Impact Performance |
| title_short | Optimization of Magnesium Alloy Wheel Dynamic Impact Performance |
| title_sort | optimization of magnesium alloy wheel dynamic impact performance |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2632031 |
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