P. Hosseini Tehrani, M. Talebi,
Volume 2, Issue 3 (7-2012)
Abstract
In this paper, finite element elastic contact analysis of a functionally graded (FG) hollow brake disk in
contact with pad, subjected to rotation, contact pressure and frictional heat is presented. The material
properties vary through the thickness according to a power-law characterised by a grading index, n. The
material property is purely steel at the core part and gradually moves and approaches to the ceramic
properties at the surfaces of the FGM disk. In this task, thermal analyses are performed on two ventilated
disk brake one of them is constructed of functionally graded composite material and the other is a
homogeny disk brake which is constructed of steel alloy. In this study three-dimensional finite element
model and ABAQUS software is used. Through comparison of temperature and displacement fields the
benefits of using functionally graded material is investigated. It is shown that temperature variation in
FGM disk is much lower than steel disks, it may be concluded that FGMs disk restrain the growth of
thermal perturbation and delay the contact separation..
