Abstract
Weight reduction of about 100 kg in an automobile decreases the fuel consumption of about 0.7 L for every 100 km of traveling is the reasoned fact that many research are fielded towards conversion of metal to plastic. This was the main idea for executing this project i.e. replacement of wheel housing of a four-wheeler from metal to plastics. Sheet molding compound (SMC) is the material selected for this conversion project. The designing of the wheel housing was carried out using the Pro-e software with actual dimensions. The effectiveness, reliability, durability and the strength was analyzed using the ANSYS software. It was noted that the deflection of the material during the application of maximum load was 0.42 mm and the stress developed at the same time was noticed to be 39.008 N/mm2 which was within permissible limits. Based on the outcomes, SMC could be viable replacement for the metal wheel housing.
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