The automotive industry is facing a challenge as efficiency improvements are required to address the strict emission norms which in turn requires high performance downsized, lightweight IC engines. The increasing demand for lightweight engine needs high strength to weight ratio materials. To meet high strength to weight ratio, castings are preferable. However due to strength limitations for critical crankshaft applications, it forces to use costly forgings such as micro alloyed forging steel and Martensitic (after heat treatment) forging steel. To reduce the cost impact, high strength Austempered Ductile iron (ADI) casting is developed for crankshaft applications to substitute steel forgings. Austempered Ductile Iron is having an excellent mechanical properties due to aus-ferritic structure. The improved properties of developed ADI Crankshaft over steel forged crankshaft offers additional weight advantage. The ADI Crankshaft was subjected to rig test and meets the fatigue and durability life at the required Factor of Safety.


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    Title :

    Automotive Crankshaft Development in Austempered Ductile Iron Casting


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Conference on Automotive Materials and Manufacturing AMM 2023 ; 2023



    Publication date :

    2023-05-25




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English