Design And Analysis Composite Car Bumper Using CAD And CAE

Muhammad Hatta, Anuar (2009) Design And Analysis Composite Car Bumper Using CAD And CAE. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

The front-end of car bumper or known as fascia car bumper is a cover for the car frame. This fascia bumper really important in automotive manufacturing industry based on the safety, aesthetical pleasant and protection for the car’s chasis. One of the inevitable consequences of the use of automobiles is that from time to time accidents will cause damage to a vehicle’s body. Over the years, many new materials have been introduced to the car body. This report presents the findings on the design and analysis on the types of composite materials that can be sustained under maximum impact using Abaqus CAE software. There are three types of composite materials of fascia car bumper which will be introduced in this study. They are ThermoPlastic Olefin (TPO), Polyphenylene Oxide (PP0) and Carbon Fiber Reinforced. These three types of composite materials widely used in automotive industry. TPO is a polymer-based composite. Hence, TPO can consider as the best material for bumper fascia. Based on the mixture of TPO, it’s consisting of some fraction of PP (polypropylene), PE (polyethylene), BCPP (block copolymer polypropylene), rubber, and reinforcing filler. The result of the study shows that the best material to replace the existing material for Proton Wira’s bumper is Carbon Fiber Reinforced. This is due to the highest value of stress which is 1.112 x 10 ^9 Pa.

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