ENGINEERING INTEGRITY SOCIETY
Optimising automotive components for cost, weight and fatigue durability using residual strain and damage measurements to improve CAE models
• The Accountant demands it • The Environment needs it • The Engineer can provide it
GKN AutoStructures, Telford - Tuesday, 24 October 2006
Steels have been, and remain, vital in the production of automotive components and assemblies. Pressure exists in all companies to simultaneously reduce weight, lead time and manufacturing cost. Environmental benefits must be shown in all areas of production and use. Additionally, the commitment to the design of new products is increasingly being made on the basis of CAE modelling before prototypes are available - and the time allowed for this virtual engineering is being reduced dramatically.
This one day conference comprises papers and discussions on the essential issues of monitoring the material, its residual strain from delivery through manufacture and the accumulation of fatigue damage. Understanding of the effect of manufacture and cyclic loading on these parameters will allow them to be used to the benefit of engineers and customers alike.
As well as the programme of technical presentations, a MAP system will be demonstrated. A number of multi-channel rigs will be shown with differing control strategies testing real components. Test facilities characterising materials will be shown. The application of the MAPS system to measure residual strains, material condition and fatigue damage using the example of a real component will be presented in the GKN durability laboratory. Open discussions, which are an essential part of the day, will be held after each presentation.
Programme
09:30-10:00 |
Coffee and Registration |
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10:00-10:15 |
Welcome and Introduction |
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10:15-11:00 |
Take our heads out of the sand “The Story” Norman Thornton - Engineering Integrity Society |
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11:00-11:15 |
Coffee Break |
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11:15-12.00 |
New materials Andre Galtier - Arcelor |
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12:00-12:45 |
Accelerated fatigue testing Andrew Halfpenny - nCode International |
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12:45-14:00 |
Buffet lunch served in GKN Durability Lab with Demonstration of MAPS |
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14:00-14:45 |
Using these technologies Angelo Fanourakis - GKN AutoStructures |
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14:45-15:30 |
Residuals, damage and predictions Peter Blackmore - Jaguar Cars |
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15:30-16:15 |
Road load data: mission synthesis Geoff Rowlands - nCode International |