Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2023, 25(3):B259-B267 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2023.061

Design of a Bicycle's Structural Components and a Comparison of Their Characteristics in Steel, Aluminum and Carbon

Lukáš Pompáš ORCID...*, František Brumerčík ORCID..., Ľuboš Kučera ORCID..., Lukáš Smetanka ORCID...
Department of Design and Mechanical Elements, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zilina, Zilina, Slovak Republic

The design of a bicycle frame in Creo Parametric and the following simulation comparison of three frame materials - steel, aluminium and carbon, using the software from Marc Mentat, are the main subjects of this article. In this article, the authors explain how to model a bicycle frame in three dimensions and contrast it with frames made of the other two materials. The simulation's findings demonstrate how various elements, such as load, affect a steel, aluminium and carbon frame's behaviour in specific circumstances and under identical settings. Engineers may choose the best material and optimize the geometry and topology of the frame, based on the findings of the simulation, to get the best outcomes in terms of the stiffness requirements and rider comfort.

Keywords: bike frame, materials, simulation, bicycle
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The research was supported by the Cultural and Educational Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic under the project No. 045ZU- 4/2021.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

Received: April 12, 2023; Accepted: June 25, 2023; Prepublished online: July 7, 2023; Published: July 11, 2023  Show citation

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Pompáš, L., Brumerčík, F., Kučera, Ľ., & Smetanka, L. (2023). Design of a Bicycle's Structural Components and a Comparison of Their Characteristics in Steel, Aluminum and Carbon. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 25(3), B259-267. doi: 10.26552/com.C.2023.061
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