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The function of the Connecting Rod is to convert the reciprocating
motion of the piston into the rotary motion of the Crank Shaft.
The Connecting Rod has one always split type broad end connected
to the Crank Pin of the Crank Shaft whereas the other split eye
type/solid eye type smaller end of the Connecting Rod is connected
to the Piston Pin of the Piston. In operation Connecting Rod bears
axial and bending stresses caused by the Cylinder Gas Pressure and
the Inertia of rest respectively. Therefore a typical Connecting
Rod should have maximum rigidity and minimum weight. It can be made
by Drop Forging in Steel or Duralumin material. The drop forged
connecting rod is compact, lighter and are hardier because the grains
of carbon are uniformly streamlined in the principle direction.
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