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Fiber orientation in composite brake disc

Thermo-mechanical analysis of composite brake disc

The article I have written as extension of my bachelor's thesis.

As stated in the abstract I really believe that in modern sport cars the more important is how fast you can stop than how fast you can accelerate. This phenomena can be seen as "0-70-0 mph" tests are becoming more popular than "0-70" as a performance indicator.

The idea brake disc presented below is hypothetical, however I have done a research on current composite manufacturing processes and I have found out that it is possible to change fiber orientation in a silica carbide structure. Just for now it is not well developed and efficient enough to be implemented. I analyzed influence of fiber orientation in hypothetical* reinforced composite brake disc made of Silica Carbide, A356R composite and compared them with classical gray cast iron brake disc. I wanted to examine how radial and circumferential stresses will vary depending on fiber orientation. Analysis was performed with ANSYS Composite PrePost module after basic mathematical model evaluation.

Article was followed with later presentation and revision on International Colloquium DYMAMESI in 2017 in Cracow and can be found in the proceedings.
Fiber orientation in composite brake disc
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