Thermal seizures in automotive drum brakes

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1155-1172

  Singh, O P ^a   Mohan, S ^a   Venkata Mangaraju, K ^a   Jayamathy, M ^a   Babu, R ^a  

^a TVS Motor Company Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Metallurgical failure analysis; Thermal expansion; Thermal seizure; Wear

Indexed keywords

BRAKE DRUM; BRAKE SYSTEMS; DESIGN SPECIFICATION; DRUM BRAKES; EXPERIMENTAL TESTING; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HARDNESS TEST; MATERIAL PROPERTY; METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS; METALLURGICAL FAILURE ANALYSIS; MICROSTRUCTURE ANALYSIS; STEADY STATE; STRUCTURAL BOUNDARY; TESTING CONDITIONS;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BRAKES; CAST IRON; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRICTION MATERIALS; HARDNESS TESTING; METALLURGY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMAL STRESS; VEHICLES; WHEELS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 77952423872     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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