FEA of stress distribution in firearms: evaluation of composite materials for gun slides
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Burak Bekircan
Burak Bekircan completed his undergraduate education at Karadeniz Technical University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and his Master’s degree at Giresun University, Department of Mechanical Engineering. Since 2023, he has been working as a lecturer at Istanbul Gedik University. His areas of expertise include solid mechanics and finite element analysis.
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Faruk Güner
Faruk Güner completed his undergraduate education at Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering. He then completed his Master’s and Ph.D. education in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the same university. After working as a lecturer at Bayburt University from 2010 to 2015, he started working as a faculty member at Giresun University in 2015. He continues his academic career as an Associate Professor. His areas of expertise include solid mechanics and finite element analysis.
Abstract
In this study, it was tried to determine whether it is possible to produce the slide parts of light firearm from polyamide or glass fiber reinforced polyamide composite material by examining the stresses formed in the body after firing with the finite element method. The slide part of the 25 ACP model pistol with a caliber of 6.35 mm was used for solid modeling, and then the stress and deformation conditions were examined with finite element analysis. In the analysis to be made for the experiments, the firing was carried out using a pistol bullet with a diameter of 6.35 mm. The 6.35 mm caliber is particularly appealing for daily carry or easy storage due to its compact and lightweight design. As a result of the analysis, it was determined that the slide section modeled with both materials experienced plastic deformation. In terms of stress values, it was observed that the stress value of PA66 GF30 during firing was significantly higher compared to PA66. On the other hand, it was determined that the stress in the slide section of the PA66 GF30 composite material during firing was close to the stress of PA66.
About the authors
Burak Bekircan completed his undergraduate education at Karadeniz Technical University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and his Master’s degree at Giresun University, Department of Mechanical Engineering. Since 2023, he has been working as a lecturer at Istanbul Gedik University. His areas of expertise include solid mechanics and finite element analysis.
Faruk Güner completed his undergraduate education at Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering. He then completed his Master’s and Ph.D. education in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the same university. After working as a lecturer at Bayburt University from 2010 to 2015, he started working as a faculty member at Giresun University in 2015. He continues his academic career as an Associate Professor. His areas of expertise include solid mechanics and finite element analysis.
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Author contributions: The authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
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Use of Large Language Models, AI and Machine Learning Tools: None declared.
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Conflict of interest: The authors state no conflict of interest.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- FEA of stress distribution in firearms: evaluation of composite materials for gun slides
- Effect of heat treatment on mechanical performance of hydraulic breaker alloys
- Analysis of friction welded square sections of AISI 430/HARDOX 450 steels
- Wear performance of PTA coated NiTi composite on AISI 430 steel
- Battery box design of electric vehicles using artificial neural network–assisted catch fish optimization algorithm
- Design and synthesis strategy of high-performance black alumina membrane support by adding manganese dioxide
- Experimental and numerical analysis of the impact behavior in truncated thin-walled tubes under axial loading
- Unveiling the creep mechanisms of rare earth element yttrium added and SPS consolidated CoCrFeNi high entropy alloys
- Design optimization of a multi-layer aircraft canopy transparency plate against bird strike
- Aircraft wing rib component optimization using artificial neural network–assisted superb fairy-wren algorithm
- Artificial neural network-assisted supercell thunderstorm algorithm for optimization of real-world engineering problems
- Optimum design of electric vehicle battery enclosure using the chaotic metaheuristic algorithms
- Additive manufacturing of overexpanded honeycomb core lattice structures and their characterization
- Hardness and fatigue behavior of SiC, Al2O3, and blast furnace slag reinforced hybrid composites with Al6061 matrix
- Tribo-mechanical behavior of pectin-filled aloe vera fiber–reinforced polyester composites
