Due to critical vibration and excess weight in the frame structure of the automobile, the automobile acceleration effects are the primary problems. This paper describes the material selection based on its weight, vibration reduction, and increasing vehicle performance. The front cabins heavy-duty van frame was considered for this research work and designed according to the frame dimension. Generally, the frame is made of mild steel and replaced by high-strength extrusion magnesium alloy. The frame structures crash and impact analysis was investigated using nonlinear buckling and transient analysis. The stress, vibration and nonlinear buckling analysis was obtained under different loading conditions. The bending performance of the frame was analytically investigated and verified with the FEA code (ANSYS 15.0).
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This work was carried out under the FIST Program 2015 Research Grant, No. SR/FST/College-279/2015 sponsored by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology, India.
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Saravanan, A., Sudharsan, G., Suresh, P. et al. Performance Study on a High-Strength Extruded Magnesium Alloy Van Frame Using FEA. Strength Mater (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11223-024-00619-7
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