A review of “Modelling and Analysis of an EN-19 Crankshaft Material in Comparison with Forged Steel Crankshaft”

Mechanical Engineering

Crankshaft is a key element of Engines. Crankshaft converts reciprocating motion into rotational motion through connecting rod. Fatigue forces, bending stress, strain etc. starts to act on crankshaft during performance. So the material property should be like that which can meet all requirements of crankshaft. The objective of the present work is to develop and analyze a two-wheeler crankshaft 3D model using Catia and ANSYS. EN19 and Forged steel are selected as crankshaft materials and their performance is evaluated and compared. Finite Element Analysis was used to determine the stress variation on the crankshaft’s surface. The load and boundary conditions are applied to the FE model in ANSYS. The obtained results from the analysis are being used to find the total deformation and stress conditions of the crankshafts. This allows the stress range in the original crankshaft not to surpass the magnitude of the stress range. Static analysis is also conducted and tested by simulations in ANSYS. ANSYS simulations were done for static analysis of the crankshaft model. This study will help to choose material for crankshaft in upcoming days for mass production.

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