Thermomechanical Fatigue Life Prediction of Grey Cast Iron Brake Rotors Using Advanced Material Models and Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics
A unified thermomechanical fatigue (TMF) life-prediction methodology is presented for lamellar graphite (grey) cast iron brake rotors operating under the severe transient thermal loads that arise in brake dynamometer durability testing. The workflow links four ingredients within a single rotor-level framework: transien...