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Autodesk FUSION 360: Static Stress Analysis of A Mechanical Support

This technical report summarizes static stress analyses performed on a mechanical support using Autodesk FUSION 360. Two load cases were analyzed by applying perpendicular forces of 0.02N and 0.5N to the support's threaded hole edge. The results show the edge deforming under both loads, with higher deformation occurring under the larger 0.5N load. Rough considerations found the deformations were very high compared to the applied forces, indicating the test may not satisfy conditions for static analysis. Restyling the geometry or choosing another material could be investigated to improve the design.

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Autodesk FUSION 360: Static Stress Analysis of A Mechanical Support

This technical report summarizes static stress analyses performed on a mechanical support using Autodesk FUSION 360. Two load cases were analyzed by applying perpendicular forces of 0.02N and 0.5N to the support's threaded hole edge. The results show the edge deforming under both loads, with higher deformation occurring under the larger 0.5N load. Rough considerations found the deformations were very high compared to the applied forces, indicating the test may not satisfy conditions for static analysis. Restyling the geometry or choosing another material could be investigated to improve the design.

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Static stress analysis
Background
The study is performed to determine displacements, stresses and other effects resulting from static
loads of mechanical assemblies or parts. The following conditions must be true for static analysis to
be valid:

 The loading causes only small deflections or rotations. By small, we mean that the following
individual conditions are satisfied:
 The deformation does not have a significant effect on the load direction, load magnitude, or
the surface area of faces to which loads are applied.
 The deformation does not alter the boundary conditions (that is, where, and in what
manner, the parts are constrained).
 The materials behave linearly and remain within the elastic region of the material's stress-strain
curve. In other words, the stiffness and strength of the material does not change.
 Dynamic effects from the loading conditions are not significant. Static stress analysis does not
consider inertial effects. However, the mass of the model is used to determine certain static
loads, such as gravity and rotational forces.
 Surface contact between parts that are free to slide or separate relative to each other is a
nonlinear effect. Nonetheless, you can include these types of surface contact in a static stress
analysis. In such cases, the solution becomes iterative. The solver performs multiple calculations,
each with varying contact results, until the model is in a state of equilibrium.

The tests

The aim of this study is to simulate the deformation of a mechanical support made of Aluminium
high-strength Alloy under 0.02 and 0.5 N perpendicularly applied to the threaded hole edge (figure 1
blue arrows).

Figure 1 - Direction of the force applied to the support (blue


arrows)

The other faces of the 3D model are fixed


constrained (yellow arrow in figure 1).
The study setup

The study was performed by a mesh setup which is shown in figure 2. This setup allows the best
calculus performance for the laptop which I used. Figure 3 shows the generated mesh according to
the setup of figure 2.

Figure 2 - The mesh setup

Figure 3 - The 3D model mesh


The results

The load case 1 is shown in figure 4. The edge was deformed because the initial shape was modified.

Figure 4 - The load case 1: 0.02 N

The load case 2 is shown in figure 5. The deformation is higher on the border where the force was
applied.

Figure 5 - The load case 2: 1.2 N


Rough considerations

The stress analysis studies show the following aspect: border deformation occur regardless of the
force applied: the higher is the force the more deformed is the support. Restyling of the geometry,
choosing of another material are two options to investigate. Also, the test cannot be considered true
according to the stress analysis conditions, because the deformations are very high compared to the
force applied.

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