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Advancements in Basalt composite automobile bumpers and performance evaluation through finite element analysis

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The bumper is an automotive part act as a protective shield in the vehicle. It bears and absorbs the load when the vehicle incurs a collision. If the bumper has got more weight it leads to more fuel consumption and decreases the fuel efficiency of the vehicle. This problem can be overcome by reducing the weight of the bumper without compromising its performance. The main objective in bumper design and fabrication is that it should possess less weight and at the same time, it should withstand the higher load during a collision. In this paper, the properties and performance of the developed bumper composite are compared with the existing bumper. The bumper performance is optimized using a finite element analysis with ANSYS R15.0. From the cost analysis, it has been observed that the weight and cost of the Basalt composite bumper is 49% and 56% lesser than the steel bumper. The Impact strength and Factor of Safety values of the Basalt fabric composite bumper is 47.6% and 32.5% higher than the steel bumper. The total deformation of the Steel bumper is 15.7 mm, and the Basalt composite bumper is 32 mm, which shows 51% higher deformation than steel.

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    P. Chandrasekaran & V. Rameshbabu

  2. Department of Handloom and Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India, Fulia Colony, Shantipur, Nadia, 741402, West Bengal, India

    C. Prakash

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Chandrasekaran, P., Rameshbabu, V. & Prakash, C. Advancements in Basalt composite automobile bumpers and performance evaluation through finite element analysis. Polym. Bull. 81, 6073–6090 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-023-04985-1

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