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Journal of Automobile Engineering and Applications

Composite Material-Based Leaf Spring for Vehicle-A Review

  1. Manish Kumar Gupta
  2. Mohd Faizan Hasan
  3. Shara Khursheed

Abstract

This study is meant to be a comprehensive resource for designing a leaf spring using various composites, as automobile ventures are showing a strong interest in swapping out steel leaf springs for composite leaf springs in order to reduce weight, which is an important step for energy conservation as it lowers the vehicle's overall fuel consumption. Software like CAITA, Creo, etc. is used by certain authors to design leaf springs, while ANSYS software is also used to analyse leaf springs. According to many research studies, composite leaf springs are thought to offer advantages over standard mono and multi-steel leaf springs in terms of weight, stresses, vibration, expanding strength, exhaustion life, and riding comfort.

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