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ABSTRACT
With the development of new near-net shape forming process, powder metallurgy has been widely used in the manufacturing of automobiles and their parts. This paper proposes a novel integrated product and process development (IPPD) methodology for clutch hub via powder metallurgy, and the manufacturing-oriented design is carried out. The three-dimensional model of the hub is established and simulated by ANSYS. A Fe–C-Cu–Ni–Mo material system for the powder metallurgy clutch hub is created, and a corresponding process scheme is developed. Through material metallographic analysis and experimental verification, the results show that the powder metallurgy clutch hub developed by the IPPD technology can meet the requirements of automotive applications in terms of strength and durability. The IPPD methodology and new near-net shape forming technology can be widely applied to automotive parts such as gear flanges.
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Notes on contributors
Zhengfeng Yan received the B.Sc. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Chongqing, in 1991, the M.Sc. degree in industrial engineering from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, in 2003, and the Ph.D. degrees in mechanical manufacturing and automation from the Wuhan University of Technology, in 2009. Since 2011, he has been a Full Professor with the Department of Vehicle Engineering, Hefei University of Technology. He has authored over 30 peer-review indexed journals, international conferences, and book chapters. He has also been participating in over 10 research projects funded by the regional and national government and companies. His current research interests include automotive components design and manufacturing, advanced manufacturing technology, and product development and design.
Dale Yin received a B.Sc. degree in vehicle engineering from Chang'an University in 2017. He is currently pursuing a M.Sc. degree in vehicle engineering at Hefei University of Technology. His main research interests are the design of automotive components and the damping of automotive transmission systems.
Liang Luo is an assistant researcher at the Automotive Engineering Technology Research Institute of Hefei University of Technology. In 2017, he received a Ph.D. degree in Advanced Manufacturing from the University of Wollongong. His main research interests are key components of new energy vehicles, cross-scale finite element analysis, and machining and microforming.
Guanhou He is the technical director of Wuhu Dajie Clutch Co., Ltd. He has been in the clutch manufacturing industry for many years. His current research interests include the design and manufacture of automotive components and the development and design of advanced clutches.
Zhonghua Dai is an engineer of Jiangyin Tianyun Powder Metallurgy Co., Ltd. He has been engaged in the powder metallurgy industry for more than ten years. His current research direction is the application and development of powder metallurgy automotive parts.