Material Selection

The Selection
We mainly used mild steel for most parts of the product. As our whole car frame nearly needed to weld. So, mild steel was chosen to be the material of car frame. Regarding the front wheel absorber, aluminum and medium carbon steel were chosen. As aluminum was easy to manufacture and its strength was suitable. Bronze was chosen to manufacture the bush because of its slipping characteristic. Stainless steel was chosen to be the upper holder and the shaft in the front. Different size of screws and nuts were ordered for assembly.Rings were purchased directly in hardware store by us. The car body was made by sheet metal as the sheet metal was easy to make different shape and light. Four hundred dollar was used to make new tires, since the old one was too big for the tricycle.Some materials were not used in the manufacture state because of various reasons. For example, the design was changed so that the materials for those components became useless and also backup for various parts.

Materials
Materials unprocessed

Bill of Materials
Here is the BOM of our group. Please be reminded that not all of the materials had been used in the final product.
ItemMaterialDimensionQuantity
01Circular Pipe (Mild Steel)1" x 1" x 2.8mm thickness x 3m2
02Circular Pipe (Mild Steel)2" x 2.5" x 2.8mm thickness x 3m2
03Medium Carbon Steeld1.57" x 400 x 2.8 thickness1
04Medium Carbon Steeld15 x 50mm1
05Medium Carbon Steeld0.7874" x 550mm1
06Medium Carbon Steel4" x 2" x 16"1
07Medium Carbon Steel2" x 2" x 12"1
08Sheetmetal4' x 4' x 1mm thickness3
09Circular Pipe (Mild Steel)d1.5" x 0.5" thickness x 3m1
10Mild Steeld1" x 1m1
11Medium Carbon Steeld1" x 720mm1
12Medium Carbon Steeld2" x 300mm1
13Medium Carbon Steeld1.5"x 160mm1
14ISO4762M8 x 7012
15ISO4762M5 x 2020
16ISO4762M6 x 5010
17ISO4762M5 x 1010
18ISO4032M810
19ISO4032M520
20ISO4032M1410
21ISO4032M610
22ISO4032M1010
23ISO4032M510
24Medium Carbon Steed1.5" x 700mm1
25Mild Steel2" x 2.5" x 2.8mm thickness x 3m1
26Sheetmetal4' x 8' x 1mm thickness1
27Aluminium6" x 3" x 14"1
28Medium Carbon Steed2.3" x 50mm1
29Bronzed2" x 200mm1
30Medium Carbon Steed0.5" x 800mm1