An Experimental Study of Connecting Rod Big Ends

950202

02/01/1995

Event
International Congress & Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
Connecting rod design factors, such as geometric shape, capscrew torque and materials can significantly affect bore distortion and assembly stress. In this paper, experiments using different materials were conducted on several connecting rod big-ends with various shapes, bosses and bolts.
The results show that the distortion of the big-end bore and the bolt stress are influenced considerably by the big-end shape, the bolt axial tension and the material under inertia force. It was also observed that the bolt bending stress and the load separating the big-end joint surface could be calculated with high accuracy using three-dimensional FEM in the initial connecting rod design.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/950202
Pages
9
Citation
Tsuzuku, H., and Tsuchida, N., "An Experimental Study of Connecting Rod Big Ends," SAE Technical Paper 950202, 1995, https://doi.org/10.4271/950202.
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Published
Feb 1, 1995
Product Code
950202
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English