1M. Tech Student, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Govt. Engineering College, Hassan
2Asst. Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Govt. Engineering College, Hassan
3Professor and Head, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Govt. Engineering College, Hassan
Online published on 8 November, 2017.
In this research work an attempt has been made to check the suitability of composite materials like E-Glass/Epoxy, Graphite/Epoxy, Boron/Aluminum, Carbon/Epoxy and Kevlar/Epoxy for light commercial vehicle leaf spring. First the static analysis is carried out for steel and different composite leaf spring using FE solver ANSYS V10. The obtained results are compared with theoretical values and observed that they have good agreement with each other. The fatigue life of various composite leaf springs is calculated using Hwang and Han relation. From the results it can be concluded that Boron/Aluminum and Graphite/Epoxy are best suitable composite material for leaf spring.
leaf spring, composite, Conventional steel leaf spring
