Evaluating Three-Point Bending Behavior of Aluminum Extruded Thin Walled Structure

AluminumAluminum thin-walled structuresThree-point bending are of great importance in the automotiveAutomotive industry, especially in electric vehicles. Thin-walled extruded components have been used by automotiveAutomotive designers, taking into account lightness considerations. Thin-walled components are generally used as structural components and are of great importance. Therefore, their mechanicalMechanical behavior should be well studied. In this study, an aluminumAluminum extruded thin-walled component was subjected to the three-point bendingThree-point bending testBending test. The obtained results were compared with the results of the finite element study. A hardening model was applied to simulate the mechanicalMechanical behavior of the test material. The findings suggest that the FE methodMethod provides an accurate prediction of the mechanicalMechanical behavior of the thin-walled structure and the FEA model can be a reliable tool to predict the behavior of similar structures in engineering applications.