Abstract—A brake is a device by means of which artificial frictional resistance is applied to moving machine member, in order to stop the motion of machine. The mechanical brakes are classified according to the direction of acting force, i.e.; Radial Brakes and Axial Brakes. In Radial Brakes force acting on the brake drum in the radial direction. where as in the Axial Brakes force acting on the brake drum in the axial direction that is disk brakes. The disc brake is a device for slowing or stopping the rotation of a wheel. Friction causes the disc and attached wheel to slow or stop. Brakes convert friction to heat, but if the brakes get too hot, they will cease to work because they cannot dissipate enough heat. This condition of failure is known as brake fade. Disc brakes are exposed to large thermal stresses during routine braking and extraordinary thermal stresses during hard braking. In the present work actual disc brake rotor has no holes; design is changed by giving holes in the disc brake rotor for more heat dissipation. Modeling is to be done in cad software (solid works) and Analysis is to be done in ANSYS 13.0. Transient thermal, static structural and modal analysis is to be done on the disc brake rotor for TATA INDICA V2 car. The materials used are Cast Iron, Stainless steel and Aluminum metal matrix composites. Analysis is also done by changing the design of disc brake and best material is to be recommended for the purpose.

Index Terms—Disc brake, Solid disk brake rotor, Vented disc brake rotor, Fem analysis, Aluminum metal matrix composite

Cite: Gnanesh P, Naresh C, and Syed Altaf Hussain, "Finite Element Analysis of Normal and Vented Disc Brake Rotor," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 27-33, January 2014.