A Comparative Study of Different Materials of Connecting Rod: A Review

Connecting rod, automotives should be lighter and lighter, should consume less fuel and at the same time they should provide comfort and safety to passengers, that unfortunately leads to increase in weight of the vehicle. This tendency in vehicle construction led the invention and implementation of quite new materials which are light and meet design requirements. Lighter connecting rods help to decrease lead caused by forces of inertia in engine as it does not require big balancing weight on crankshaft. So a connecting rod should be designed in such a way that it can withstand high stresses that are imposed on it. So its analysis is necessary. It has mainly three parts namelya pin end, a shank region and a crank end. Pin end is connected to the piston assembly and crank end is connected to crankshaft. However the stress analysis can be performed easily by modeling it in any CAD software and analyzing it by using FEA. Discovering new techniques and methods for weight and Stress and strain reduction can definitely increase the engine performance and economy.