Trans Motauto World
Vol. 11 (2026), Issue 1, pg(s) 13-16

TRANSPORT TECHNICS. INVESTIGATION OF ELEMENTS. RELIABILITY

Comparative thermo-mechanical severity assessment of automotive brake discs under repeated braking cycles

  • 1 University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo

Abstract

This paper presents a comparative finite element assessment of the thermo-mechanical severity of automotive brake discs for Mercedes-Benz A180, E220 and E350 under intensive and repeated braking cycles. Transient thermal and structural simulations were evaluated for 27 cases covering high-speed, interurban and urban braking profiles. Gray cast iron EN-GJL-250/G3000 was used as the disc material, while heat flux, convection and radiation were considered as thermal boundary conditions. Maximum temperature, heat flux, total elastic deformation and von Mises stress were normalised and combined through several severity-index scenarios. The results show that the repeated 120-0-120-0 km/h braking cycle is the governing condition for all vehicles. A180 reached the highest raw temperature, stress and deformation, while the equal-weight severity indices confirmed the same critical braking profile within each vehicle group. All cases remained below the selected thermal and mechanical limits.

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