Design for Manufacturing (DFM) Methodology to Implement Friction Stir Welding (FSW) for Automobile Chassis Fabrication
Abstract
The manufacturing functional feasibility of implementing Friction Stir Welding (FSW) for automobile chassis fabrication is discussed using a case study. in the case study, the Design for Manufacturing (DFM) principles are applied to manufacture an aluminum automobile chassis. Various DFM issues are addressed while proposing the FSW technique as an alternative to laser welding and metal inert gas welding techniques. DFM guidelines involving joint design change, component geometries, and component elimination are discussed in this paper. by making appropriate changes in the component geometries and joint designs and eliminating some components, more than 50% of the joints in the example ease study could be welded using the FSW technique.
Recommended Citation
H. Bagaitkar and V. Allada, "Design for Manufacturing (DFM) Methodology to Implement Friction Stir Welding (FSW) for Automobile Chassis Fabrication," 2008 Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, DETC 2008, vol. 5, pp. 219 - 226, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Nov 2009.
Department(s)
Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Automobile chassis; Design for Manufacturing (DFM); Friction stir welding (fsw)
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-079184325-3;978-079184329-1
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2024 American Society of Mechanical Engineers, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
23 Nov 2009
