Project A06

Component design with local density/material variability

Components made from HyPo-materials offer advantages over conventionally manufactured components, such as lower mass and locally adaptable properties, like stiffness, making them ideal for fast-moving and highly stressed parts. However, designing such components is more complex than with conventional materials. Project A06 aims to develop analytical methods for designing dynamically loaded components made from HyPo materials.
Existing design methods are combined with insights from simulations to understand the mechanical and thermal behavior of HyPo-components. As examples, parts from a demonstrator (milling machine from project S01) and gears are examined.
A parametric simulation model based on Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and homogenized material properties is developed. This model enables extensive studies to analyze the impact of the design degrees of freedom of HyPo-materials on mechanical stress. Additionally, the influence of HyPo-materials on the thermal behavior of gears is investigated.
At the end oft he project, analytical design methods for practical use are derived in ordert o bring the advantages of HyPo-components to bear in real applications.

Project leaders
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Oliver Koch
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manuel Oehler

Doctoral researcher
Maximilian Bähr, M.Sc.

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