Simulation of Crank

arm
Date: Sunday, October 30, 2016
Designer: Solidworks
Study name: SimulationXpress Study
Analysis type: Static

Table of Contents
Description...........................................1
Assumptions..........................................2
Model Information..................................2
Material Properties.................................3
Loads and Fixtures..................................3
Mesh Information....................................4
Study Results........................................6
Conclusion............................................8

Description
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Assumptions

Model Information

Model name: Crank arm

Current Configuration: Default
Solid Bodies
Document Name and Document Path/Date
Treated As Volumetric Properties
Reference Modified
Cut-Extrude12
C:\Users\Pravesh\Docume
Mass:1.57372 kg nts\Beng Mechanical
Volume:0.000556085 m^3 Minor Industrial\Year
Solid Body Density:2830 kg/m^3 4\CAD CAM Mech 4020
Weight:15.4225 N Y\Assignment\Crank
arm.SLDPRT
Oct 30 02:00:38 2016

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Material Properties
Model Reference Properties Components
Name: 7050-T7651 SolidBody 1(Cut-Extrude12)
Model type: Linear Elastic Isotropic (Crank arm)
Default failure Max von Mises Stress
criterion:
Yield strength: 490 N/mm^2
Tensile strength: 550 N/mm^2

Loads and Fixtures

Fixture name Fixture Image Fixture Details
Entities: 2 face(s)
Type: Fixed Geometry

Fixed-3

Load name Load Image Load Details

Entities: 1 face(s), 1 plane(s)
Reference: Plane9
Type: Apply force
Values: ---, ---, -1100 N
Force-3

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Mesh Information
Mesh type Solid Mesh
Mesher Used: Standard mesh
Automatic Transition: Off
Include Mesh Auto Loops: Off
Jacobian points 4 Points
Element Size 8.22537 mm
Tolerance 0.411269 mm
Mesh Quality High

Mesh Information - Details

Total Nodes 13429
Total Elements 8150
Maximum Aspect Ratio 12.297
% of elements with Aspect Ratio < 3 96.3
% of elements with Aspect Ratio > 10 0.0123
% of distorted elements(Jacobian) 0
Time to complete mesh(hh;mm;ss): 00:00:01
Computer name: PRAVESH-PC

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Study Results

Name Type Min Max

Stress VON: von Mises Stress 0.000775445 N/mm^2 24.5748 N/mm^2 (MPa)
(MPa) Node: 10763
Node: 190

Crank arm-SimulationXpress Study-Stress-Stress

Name Type Min Max

Displacement URES: Resultant Displacement 0 mm 0.456371 mm
Node: 38 Node: 166

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Name Type Min Max

Crank arm-SimulationXpress Study-Displacement-Displacement

Name Type
Deformation Deformed Shape

Crank arm-SimulationXpress Study-Displacement-Deformation

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Name Type Min Max
Factor of Safety Max von Mises Stress 19.9391 631895
Node: 10763 Node: 190

Crank arm-SimulationXpress Study-Factor of Safety-Factor of Safety

Conclusion

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