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Composite leaf springs are extensively used in automotive industries to maximize fuel efficiency. In the present work, composite leaf springs are analyzed to find deformation and stresses by selecting different composite materials such as E glass/epoxy, carbon/epoxy, boron/epoxy, and graphite/epoxy composite. The analysis is performed by using the Finite Element Method. The interlaminar stresses generated between the leaves of composite laminate have been identified. Different combinations of composite materials have been analyzed to bring out the best composite leaf spring. The Finite Element based software Ansys is used to estimate the deformations and stresses of the composite leaf spring. The Finite Element Models are validated with the theoretical results. The present work is useful for the effective design of composite leaf springs with single fiber as well as hybrid fiber composites.
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Geetha Satya Sai, S., Sailesh, V., Mobin, S.K., Subash Chandra Bose, T., Sai Krishna, Y., Prasanthi, P.P. (2021). Analysis of Composite Leaf Springs Using Finite Element Method. In: Narasimham, G.S.V.L., Babu, A.V., Reddy, S.S., Dhanasekaran, R. (eds) Recent Trends in Mechanical Engineering . Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7557-0_40
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