18494043. METHOD TO PREDICT SEALING PERFORMANCE OF SEALED JOINTS (FCA US LLC)
METHOD TO PREDICT SEALING PERFORMANCE OF SEALED JOINTS
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Wensheng Zhang of Rochester Hills MI US
METHOD TO PREDICT SEALING PERFORMANCE OF SEALED JOINTS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18494043 titled 'METHOD TO PREDICT SEALING PERFORMANCE OF SEALED JOINTS
Original Abstract Submitted
A method for determining the predicting sealing performance of a joint having a sealant positioned between a first member and a second member. The method includes selecting a sealant material for the sealant, selecting a first member material for the first member and a second member material for the second member, and subjecting the joint, using finite elemental analysis (FEA), to high cycle loads and low cycle loads. After subjecting the joint to the high cycle loads and the low cycle loads, the method includes determining a maximum high cycle displacement of the joint and determining a maximum low cycle displacement of the joint, and determining an estimated life of the joint using the following formula (1):