Authors : Thejaswini M N; Bhavana U

Volume/Issue : Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 8 - August

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/IJISRT24AUG1662

Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of work that has been carried out in analyzing composite leaf springs. Leaf springs made of fibre reinforced composites exhibit much more advantages when compared with steel leaf springs. Most importantly, polymer composites increase the performances of vehicles by decreasing the weight of the leaf spring and also by providing corrosion resistance. This paper summarizes the fatigue analysis of composite leaf springs by considering the results obtained by some of the research works.

Keywords : Composites, Leaf Spring, Fatigue Life.

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