Assignment 6

CASE-1:

Material

Weld: Stainless Steel

Ribs: Stainless Steel

Plate: Stainless Steel

Mesh

General Size: Default

Body Sizing( Plates): 6 mm

Results

Figure 1: Y-Deformation (Max. 0.3516 mm)

Figure 2: Von-Mises Stress for setup (Max. 358.08 MPa)

Figure 3: Von-Mises Stress for Welds (Max. 301.24 MPa)

-Location of the weld experiencing the maximum stress is displayed in the figure above

Figure 4: Equivalent Strain for the setup (Max. 0.0019454 mm/mm)

Figure 5: Equivalent Strain for the Ribs (Max. 0.00050925 mm/mm)

CASE-2:

Material

Weld: Aluminium Alloy

Ribs: Stainless Steel

Plate: Stainless Steel

Mesh

General Size: Default

Body Sizing( Plates): 6 mm

Results

Figure 6: Y-Deformation (Max. 0.3657 mm)

Figure 7: Von-Mises Stress for setup (Max. 362.79 MPa)

Figure 8: Von-Mises Stress for Welds (Max. 250.61 MPa)

-Location of the weld experiencing the maximum stress is displayed in the figure above

Figure 9: Equivalent Strain for the setup (Max. 0.003399 mm/mm)

Figure 10: Equivalent Strain for the Ribs (Max. 0.0004918 mm/mm)

CASE-3:

Material

Weld: Bronze Cast

Ribs: Copper Cast

Plate: Stainless Steel

Mesh

General Size: Default

Body Sizing( Plates): 6 mm

Results

Figure 11: Y-Deformation (Max. 0.3964 mm)

Figure 12: Von-Mises Stress for setup (Max. 368.60 MPa)

Figure 13: Von-Mises Stress for Welds (Max. 262.04 MPa)

-Location of the weld experiencing the maximum stress is displayed in the figure above

Figure 14: Equivalent Strain for the setup (Max. 0.003280 mm/mm)

Figure 15: Equivalent Strain for the Ribs (Max. 0.0006583 mm/mm)

Results Summary and Conclusion:

Figure 16: Results

• The Cast Bronze weld experiences the highest Y-Deformation amongst all
• For complete setup, Bronze cast weld experiences the highest Von-Mises Stress
• For Welds, Stainless Steel experiences the highest Von-Mises Stress followed by Bronze Cast and Aluminum Alloy
• For complete setup, Case-2 experiences the highest Equivalent Strain value
• Individual welds showing the highest stress values are shown in Figures 3,8 & 13 for Case-1,2 & 3 respectively.