Final Report

Comparison of Connecting Rod

Abstract
A connecting rod is basically connecting the piston to the crankshaft while transmitting
the power of combustion from the combustion chamber to rotate the crankshaft. It may be made
of alloy steel or other alloys. This paper aims at designing the connecting rod with standard
dimensions. This paper also analysis stress, strain, factor of safety, static analysis, Thermal
analysis while taking into consideration the difference in mass of product.

A connecting rod basically

connects the
piston to the crankshaft
whilst transmitting power of
the combustion from the
combustion chamber to
rotate the crank. It may be
made of carbon steel or
any other alloy. This project
aims at designing a
connecting rod with
standard dimensions of a
stock
one in CREO 3.0 software
and analyze the design
using designing software
ANSYS. The project also
analyses factors such as
stress, strain, factor of safety,
deformation, fatigue analysis
and working cycle while
taking into consideration the
difference in weight and
design.
A connecting rod basically
connects the
piston to the crankshaft
whilst transmitting power of
the combustion from the
combustion chamber to
rotate the crank. It may be
made of carbon steel or
any other alloy. This project
aims at designing a
connecting rod with
standard dimensions of a
stock
one in CREO 3.0 software
and analyze the design
using designing software
ANSYS. The project also
analyses factors such as
stress, strain, factor of safety,
deformation, fatigue analysis
and working cycle while
taking into consideration the
difference in weight and
design.
A connecting rod basically
connects the
piston to the crankshaft
whilst transmitting power of
the combustion from the
combustion chamber to
rotate the crank. It may be
made of carbon steel or
any other alloy. This project
aims at designing a
connecting rod with
standard dimensions of a
stock
one in CREO 3.0 software
and analyze the design
using designing software
ANSYS. The project also
analyses factors such as
stress, strain, factor of safety,
deformation, fatigue analysis
and working cycle while
taking into consideration the
difference in weight and
design.
A connecting rod basically
connects the
piston to the crankshaft
whilst transmitting power of
the combustion from the
combustion chamber to
rotate the crank. It may be
made of carbon steel or
any other alloy. This project
aims at designing a
connecting rod with
standard dimensions of a
stock
one in CREO 3.0 software
and analyze the design
using designing software
ANSYS. The project also
analyses factors such as
stress, strain, factor of safety,
deformation, fatigue analysis
and working cycle while
taking into consideration the
difference in weight and
design.
A connecting rod basically
connects the
piston to the crankshaft
whilst transmitting power of
the combustion from the
combustion chamber to
rotate the crank. It may be
made of carbon steel or
any other alloy. This project
aims at designing a
connecting rod with
standard dimensions of a
stock
one in CREO 3.0 software
and analyze the design
using designing software
ANSYS. The project also
analyses factors such as
stress, strain, factor of safety,
deformation, fatigue analysis
and working cycle while
taking into consideration the
difference in weight and
design.
A connecting rod basically
connects the
piston to the crankshaft
whilst transmitting power of
the combustion from the
combustion chamber to
rotate the crank. It may be
made of carbon steel or
any other alloy. This project
aims at designing a
connecting rod with
standard dimensions of a
stock
one in CREO 3.0 software
and analyze the design
using designing software
ANSYS. The project also
analyses factors such as
stress, strain, factor of safety,
deformation, fatigue analysis
and working cycle while
taking into consideration the
difference in weight and
design.
A connecting rod basically
connects the
piston to the crankshaft
whilst transmitting power of
the combustion from the
combustion chamber to
rotate the crank. It may be
made of carbon steel or
any other alloy. This project
aims at designing a
connecting rod with
standard dimensions of a
stock
one in CREO 3.0 software
and analyze the design
using designing software
ANSYS. The project also
analyses factors such as
stress, strain, factor of safety,
deformation, fatigue analysis
and working cycle while
taking into consideration the
difference in weight and
design.
A connecting rod basically
connects the
piston to the crankshaft
whilst transmitting power of
the combustion from the
combustion chamber to
rotate the crank. It may be
made of carbon steel or
any other alloy. This project
aims at designing a
connecting rod with
standard dimensions of a
stock
one in CREO 3.0 software
and analyze the design
using designing software
ANSYS. The project also
analyses factors such as
stress, strain, factor of safety,
deformation, fatigue analysis
and working cycle while
taking into consideration the
difference in weight and
design.
A connecting rod basically
connects the
piston to the crankshaft
whilst transmitting power of
the combustion from the
combustion chamber to
rotate the crank. It may be
made of carbon steel or
any other alloy. This project
aims at designing a
connecting rod with
standard dimensions of a
stock
one in CREO 3.0 software
and analyze the design
using designing software
ANSYS. The project also
analyses factors such as
stress, strain, factor of safety,
deformation, fatigue analysis
and working cycle while
taking into consideration the
difference in weight and
design.
A connecting rod basically
connects the
piston to the crankshaft
whilst transmitting power of
the combustion from the
combustion chamber to
rotate the crank. It may be
made of carbon steel or
any other alloy. This project
aims at designing a
connecting rod with
standard dimensions of a
stock
one in CREO 3.0 software
and analyze the design
using designing software
ANSYS. The project also
analyses factors such as
stress, strain, factor of safety,
deformation, fatigue analysis
and working cycle while
taking into consideration the
difference in weight and
design.
A connecting rod basically
connects the
piston to the crankshaft
whilst transmitting power of
the combustion from the
combustion chamber to
rotate the crank. It may be
made of carbon steel or
any other alloy. This project
aims at designing a
connecting rod with
standard dimensions of a
stock
one in CREO 3.0 software
and analyze the design
using designing software
ANSYS. The project also
analyses factors such as
stress, strain, factor of safety,
deformation, fatigue analysis
and working cycle while
taking into consideration the
difference in weight and
design.
A connecting rod basically
connects the
piston to the crankshaft
whilst transmitting power of
the combustion from the
combustion chamber to
rotate the crank. It may be
made of carbon steel or
any other alloy. This project
aims at designing a
connecting rod with
standard dimensions of a
stock
one in CREO 3.0 software
and analyze the design
using designing software
ANSYS. The project also
analyses factors such as
stress, strain, factor of safety,
deformation, fatigue analysis
and working cycle while
taking into consideration the
difference in weight and
design.
A connecting rod basically
connects the
piston to the crankshaft
whilst transmitting power of
the combustion from the
combustion chamber to
rotate the crank. It may be
made of carbon steel or
any other alloy. This project
aims at designing a
connecting rod with
standard dimensions of a
stock
one in CREO 3.0 software
and analyze the design
using designing software
ANSYS. The project also
analyses factors such as
stress, strain, factor of safety,
deformation, fatigue analysis
and working cycle while
taking into consideration the
difference in weight and
design.
A connecting rod basically
connects the
piston to the crankshaft
whilst transmitting power of
the combustion from the
combustion chamber to
rotate the crank. It may be
made of carbon steel or
any other alloy. This project
aims at designing a
connecting rod with
standard dimensions of a
stock
one in CREO 3.0 software
and analyze the design
using designing software
ANSYS. The project also
analyses factors such as
stress, strain, factor of safety,
deformation, fatigue analysis
and working cycle while
taking into consideration the
difference in weight and
design.
A connecting rod basically
connects the
piston to the crankshaft
whilst transmitting power of
the combustion from the
combustion chamber to
rotate the crank. It may be
made of carbon steel or
any other alloy. This project
aims at designing a
connecting rod with
standard dimensions of a
stock
one in CREO 3.0 software
and analyze the design
using designing software
ANSYS. The project also
analyses factors such as
stress, strain, factor of safety,
deformation, fatigue analysis
and working cycle while
taking into consideration the
difference in weight and
design.
A connecting rod basically
connects the
piston to the crankshaft
whilst transmitting power of
the combustion from the
combustion chamber to
rotate the crank. It may be
made of carbon steel or
any other alloy. This project
aims at designing a
connecting rod with
standard dimensions of a
stock
one in CREO 3.0 software
and analyze the design
using designing software
ANSYS. The project also
analyses factors such as
stress, strain, factor of safety,
deformation, fatigue analysis
and working cycle while
taking into consideration the
difference in weight and
design.
A connecting rod basically
connects the
piston to the crankshaft
whilst transmitting power of
the combustion from the
combustion chamber to
rotate the crank. It may be
made of carbon steel or
any other alloy. This project
aims at designing a
connecting rod with
standard dimensions of a
stock
one in CREO 3.0 software
and analyze the design
using designing software
ANSYS. The project also
analyses factors such as
stress, strain, factor of safety,
deformation, fatigue analysis
and working cycle while
taking into consideration the
difference in weight and
design.
A connecting rod basically
connects the
piston to the crankshaft
whilst transmitting power of
the combustion from the
combustion chamber to
rotate the crank. It may be
made of carbon steel or
any other alloy. This project
aims at designing a
connecting rod with
standard dimensions of a
stock
one in CREO 3.0 software
and analyze the design
using designing software
ANSYS. The project also
analyses factors such as
stress, strain, factor of safety,
deformation, fatigue analysis
and working cycle while
taking into consideration the
difference in weight and
design.
A connecting rod basically
connects the
piston to the crankshaft
whilst transmitting power of
the combustion from the
combustion chamber to
rotate the crank. It may be
made of carbon steel or
any other alloy. This project
aims at designing a
connecting rod with
standard dimensions of a
stock
one in CREO 3.0 software
and analyze the design
using designing software
ANSYS. The project also
analyses factors such as
stress, strain, factor of safety,
deformation, fatigue analysis
and working cycle while
taking into consideration the
difference in weight and
design.
Introduction
A connecting rod, also called a con rod, is the part of a piston engine which connects the
piston to the crankshaft. Together with the crank, the connecting rod converts the reciprocating
motion of the piston into the rotation of the crankshaft. The connecting rod is required to
transmit the compressive and tensile forces from the piston, and rotate at both ends.
A connecting rod for an internal combustion engine consists of the 'big end', 'rod' and
'small end'. The small end attaches to the gudgeon pin which can swivel in the piston. Typically,
the big end connects to the crankpin using a plain bearing to reduce friction; however some
smaller engines may instead use a rolling-element bearing, in order to avoid the need for a
pumped lubrication system.

Materials
There are different materials used for the manufacturing of connecting rod and these are
given below:
 Alloy steel
 Titanium alloys
 Cast iron
 Medium carbon steel
 Plain carbon steel
Selected materials
Out of these materials I select the two materials for the manufacturing of connecting rod
which are given below:

 Alloy steel
 Titanium alloys

Comparison
Static Analysis
Properties Alloy steel Titanium alloy
Model type Linear Elastic Isotropic Linear Elastic Isotropic
Yield strength 6.20422e+08 N/m^2 8.27371e+08 N/m^2
Mass density 7700 kg/m^3 4650 kg/m^3
Thermal expansion 1.3e-05 /Kelvin 1e-05 /Kelvin

Stress calculation
Stress value Max. value Min. value
Alloy steel 7.870e+08 N/m^2 4.816e+04 N/m^2
Node: 8963 Node: 10425
Titanium alloy 7.634e+08 N/m^2 2.784e+04 N/m^2
Node: 8963 Node: 494

Thermal analysis
Property Alloy steel Titanium alloy
Model type Linear Elastic Isotropic Linear Elastic Isotropic

Mass density 4650 kg/m^3 7700 kg/m^3

Thermal conductivity 7.8 W/(m.K) 50 W/(m.K)
Specific heat 525 J/(kg.K) 460 J/(kg.K)

Buckling Analysis
Property Alloy steel Titanium alloy
Yield strength 6.20422e+08 N/m^2 8.27371e+08 N/m^2
Mass density 7700 kg/m^3 4650 kg/m^3
 Thermal expansion 1.3e-05 /Kelvin 1e-05 /Kelvin
coefficient
Elastic modulus 2.1e+11 N/m^2 1.1e+11 N/m^2

Poisson's ratio 0.28 0.33

Cost analysis
Materials Estimated cost per part
Alloy steel 13.79 USD
Titanium alloys 17.85 USD

Conclusion
From the above work it is clear that steel alloy is the best for manufacturing of
connecting rod. As it has the best Factor of Safety with regard to its weight and minimum
deformation and one of the most important things is cost.