Comparative analysis of a carbon fiber epoxy composite role cage (BAJA chassis) with AISI-4130 steel grade.

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      In this research article, structural analysis of roll cage (BAJA Chassis) has been investigated by upgrading the chassis material to the carbon fiber epoxy composite (CFE) material from AISI4130. The design has been done on fusion 360 CAD software and has been analyzed in ANSYS CAE software utilizing the concepts of finite element analysis (FEA) method. The materials considered is AISI 4130 steel and reinforced carbon fiber epoxy. ACP module has been taken into consideration for the analysis carbon fiber epoxy reinforcement. High Impact forces were applied on the roll cage to achieve real-world situation on the chassis, which helped us in developing a design that has mandatory safety standards and adequate potency to withstand these loading. The maximum stresses obtained for the AISI 4130 while performing the different impact tests like front-impact, side-impact, and rear impact are 488.92MPa, 503.12MPa, 448.27MPa resp. and the maximum deformation obtained for front-impact, side-impact, and rear impact is 4.1314mm, 10.646mm, and 4.5547mm respectively. The maximum stresses obtained for the reinforced Carbon fiber epoxy while performing the different impact tests like front impact, side impact, and rear impact are 78.577MPa, 41.413MPa, 27.45MPa resp. and the maximum deformation obtained for front-impact, side-impact, and rear impact is 5.1914mm, 4.9965mm, and 2.6821mm respectively. The results from these simulations indicate that frame is safe enough for the different worst-case scenarios. The weight reduced is 38.12% in Carbon Fiber Epoxy Chassis as comparedto AISI4130. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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