A Study on the Behavior for Automotive Grommet by Using FEA

유한요소해석을 이용한 자동차 그로멧의 거동에 대한 연구

  • Han, Chang-Yong (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inje University) ;
  • Lee, Seong-Beom (High Safety Vehicle Core Technology Research Center, Inje University)
  • 한창용 (인제대학교 기계공학과) ;
  • 이성범 (인제대학교 고안전차량 핵심기술연구소)
  • Received : 2009.06.22
  • Accepted : 2009.11.19
  • Published : 2010.05.01

Abstract

Automotive industries are interested in material development with low weight and recycling. Grommet is made from EPDM at rubber and used as an automotive component. The nonlinear material properties of rubber are important to predict the behaviors of rubber product. This study concerns material property test to achieve stress-strain curve. Curve fitting is carried out to obtain the nonlinear material constant. The nonlinear material constants of rubber are used for the nonlinear finite element analysis. The results of finite element analysis is executed to predict the behavior property of grommet.

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