Effect of induction heating on fatigue life of drive plate for dual mass flywheel

A dual mass flywheel has positive effects on noise and vibration problems, but there are still difficulties securing sufficient component durability during the development process to increase the output. In this study, the fatigue life of a drive plate, a component in the power transmission path that is often fractured by cyclic loading, is evaluated in relation to heat treatment, and the effect of heat treatment on the fatigue life is studied. For this purpose, a fatigue test and rig test are conducted on both the raw material and heat-treated material of the drive plate. Based on the fatigue material properties obtained from the fatigue tests and the boundary conditions of the rig test, a fatigue analysis is conducted to predict the fatigue life. The heat-treated material has a fatigue life five times longer than the raw material in both the rig test and fatigue analysis. The fatigue life evaluation method is validated through a comparison of the life predicted by the fatigue analysis and the test results of the rig test.