BibTeX:

@article{IJIRSTV3I9077,
     title={Design and Analysis of piston by amc225xe alloy},
     author={Saaminathan.R and Antony Rufeena .D},
     journal={International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology},
     volume={3},
     number={9},
     pages={147--153},
     year={},
     url={http://www.ijirst.org/articles/IJIRSTV3I9077.pdf},
     publisher={IJIRST (International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology)},
}

In an engine the piston converts thermal energy (force produced by thermal energy) into mechanical energy. It is important to select a proper material for piston. Continuous exposure to high pressure, high temperature and vibration could damage and reduce the life of the piston. Usually pistons are made of aluminium which is light in weight and good thermal conductivity. But it has poor hot strength and high coefficient of expansion make it unsuitable for this application, so in this study a suitable material for piston is found that can withstand the stated constraints and also provides a lesser weight to the engine. The piston was modelled using Solidworks 14 and Ansys 15 software was used for studying the thermal flux, static structural and temperature properties of the material amc225xe and was compared with the conventional aluminium material. amc225xe had better result compared to aluminium. Finally, as based on the analysed characteristics material amc225xe was selected as a suitable material for piston material.

Aluminium, amc225xe, Piston, Structural Analysis, Thermal Analysis