Investigations of application of composite materials in packing machines

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Faculty of Mechanical Enginering-Kraljevo, University of Kragujevac, Serbia.

2 Faculty of Mechanical Enginering-Kraljevo, University of Kragujevac, Serbia

Abstract

Abstract:
The paper presents analysis of mechanical behaviour of components of packing
machines in which steel parts are replaced by parts made of metal matrix composite
materials (MMCM). In this purpose, linear analytical and numerical analyses were
applied for calculation of stiffness of the parts, and nonlinear numerical analysis of
functional behaviour of the components was performed. Besides, flexible dynamic
analysis was applied for consideration of impact behaviour. The results show that, while
masses of the parts are reduced around 25%, desired adhesive properties and impact
resistance are achieved.

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