Static analysis for Nickel Aluminides (Ni3 Al) wheel hub using CATIA and solidworks

Static analysis in FEA is one of the important analysis need to be done in preliminary stage of an engineering design process. It shows the static condition of a design with material used and load applied. This analysis also includes the constraints and other external features that applied during the actual application of the design. In this present study, a new material which is intermetallic Nickel Aluminides (Ni3Al) is used to study how it affects the automotive wheel hub at static condition. Intermetallic Nickel Aluminides have been used in automotive industry with its superior characteristics such as lightweight, good resistance in high temperature and corrosion, and high oxidation. The samples were heat treated for 400°C, 500°C and 600°C and the results were compared with the existing materials in order to review the performance.