ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF MATERIALS ON THE DURABILITY CHARACTERISTICS OF BRAKE DISCS ON VEHICLE

Currently, most passenger cars often use disc brakes because this mechanism brings safety and fast operation. During the movement of the vehicle, the brake disc operates continuously, so it is easy to change the durability compared to the original, so manufacturers need to choose the appropriate material to make the brake disc at a reasonable price. The finite element method is applied based on Ansys to analyze the stress and deformation of hydraulic brake discs for passenger cars corresponding to materials. The 3D analytical model of the disc is built using SolidWorks software. The simulation shows that the structural steel with stress and strain of 48.778 MPa and 0.078082 mm respectively is suitable for making brake discs. This result serves the research work to improve brake discs or for manufacturers of automobile brake systems.