SELECTION OF SHAFT MATERIALS USING A MULTICRITERIA APPROACH

Abstract

The aspiration of modern mechanisms is to achieve the highest possible speed of work. The same requirements apply to transmission shafts, so a precise dynamic analysis of the stability of these elements is very important. It is known that the frequency of oscillation is directly proportional to the elasticity of the body, and inversely proportional to the mass of the body. The essence of the work is in the selection of the optimal shaft material in order to avoid the occurrence of resonance that can lead to different types of shaft destruction. Aluminum and composite carbon fiber shafts in combination with epoxy resin were analyzed. The paper proposes a multicriteria approach (MCDM) for the selection of the optimal transmission shaft material. It is emphasized how suitable this method is for analyzes of this type because it includes the influence of numerous qualitative and quantitative properties of materials in the selection.