Week 4 -Wire Bending Challenge

Aim: to perform an analysis to simulate the bending of a wire in ANSYS by using Copper Alloy (Non-Linear), Aluminium Alloy (Non-Linear), and Magnesium Alloy (Non-Linear) for the wire alone.

Geometry:

Contacts:

Revolute joint:

Mesh:

Fixed support:

Rotational joint:

Analysis settings:

Results:

Material: Copper Alloy

Equivalent Elastic Strain:

Equivalent Stress:

Material: Aluminium alloy

Equivalent Elastic Strain:

Equivalent Stress:

Material: Aluminium alloy

Equivalent Elastic Strain:

Equivalent Stress:

Conclusion:

	Max. Equivalent stress (MPa)	Max. Equivalent strain (mm)
Copper Alloy NL	340.96	0.0031584
Aluminium Alloy NL	303.54	0.0042777
Magnesium Alloy NL	261.41	0.006018

• From the above results, we can conclude that the maximum equivalent stress of Copper Alloy NL is more compared to Aluminium Alloy NL & Magnesium Alloy NL and the Maximum equivalent strain is less.