Authors: Prof. N.D. Patil, Prof. N.V. Hargude, Prof. A.M. Patil
Abstract:In the automobile sector, the weight of vehicles is increasing due to large-scale use of steel & iron. Due to competition in vehicle manufacturing, all manufacturers try to reduce the weight of automobile components. They search for new materials that can be used for reducing weight. These include fibers, plastics, composite materials etc. In this research paper, we focus on one of these materials, the leaf spring. Generally, leaf spring is manufactured by using MS material with a number of leafs, but we require only one leaf in composite materials as that is sufficient to sustain the entire vehicle’s weight. In this research paper, a study of load deflection on single epoxy carbon glass fiber composite material is presented. The objective of this research paper is to compare load carrying capacity and stiffness to weight ratio.
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