Introduction
This task is a case study on the material choice of bicycle frame. The primary component of the bicycle is frame, which helps the bicycle to work as a complete efficient device. Bicycle frame have gone from wood to metal materials for innovative composites in the last and a half century. Bicycles themselves have gone from simple curiosities to serious ways of transport in developing nations and a significant form of sport and entertainment in western world. While the automobile and aerospace sectors assisted quell improvements in the last millennium for taking bicycles focus away from them, progress created in these areas are now helping to advertise a rebirth of the bicycle market. As the costs of elements used in innovative aerospace programs down materials have varied from the most basic to the most innovative. In the same way, the huge manufacturing techniques produced for the automobile industry has assisted to reduce the price down. However, many of the original elements and manufacturing processes used these days will stay the same for over a century ago.
Stress on the Frame
The geometry of a bike frame is the most important part of the bicycle, it includes the specification of all the rods that create frame. The geometry decides the hardness, the rules of aerodynamics, cyclist position and convenience, and also impacts management. Material choice significance depends on durability and bodyweight (i.e. strength, stiffness rate and processing). Design of a single tube which forms the frame is the main concern. Bicycle frames should be built to deal with different loading conditions. The bicycle frame has to support itself and also has to support other elements. These are taken as static loads. Moreover, the bicy...
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...gh quality and automatic welding set up range and are used in many of the features on an extensive all over the world. High-performance bikes, On the other hand, often use old-fashioned group managing. The group managing Used in the early because such rapid improvements are created in the bicycle technological innovation that was widely tools is not a beneficial investment. This also allows the product to be more versatile in the demand for consumer goods. These pay the same factors the market these days.
Conclusion
The material selection methods for the bicycle frame is analyzed The Ashby’s method is used for the testing of the applicant materials. I will use composite for bike frame because it makes the frame lighter and also satisfying all the design specifications. No doubt metals have high rigidity but composites are the best appropriate choice for our design.
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