Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, cilt.7, sa.11, ss.13-21, 2020 (Scopus)
In today's industry, after steels, the most commonly used
metals are aluminum and aluminum alloys. Their
lightweight, good thermal and electrical conductivity,
increased strength properties, and corrosion resistance
makes them important materials for engineers and
designers. Especially in recent years, energy-saving
studies have led to the production of light and economical
vehicles that consume less fuel. Consequently, aluminum
alloys have become the material of choice for automobiles,
buses, trains, and marine vehicles. An optimization study
was conducted via the comparison of the aluminum alloys
5052 H32 and 6060 T4 for parts having two different
diameters with holes to reduce the mass. Both strength and
cost analyses were carried out for the two alloys with
different diameters. When the diameters were compared,
increasing the size of the diameter, i.e., reducing the mass,
did not change the strength relative to the initial state. It
was concluded that, if the price and processing costs of the
two alloys were kept the same, the selected part would be
made of aluminum 5052 H32 with a diameter of 21 mm.