6. Conclusion
The present finite element analysis was carried out to find the
possibilities to use of laminated spring made from metal matrix based
composite material in an automobile. The laminated spring used in
automobile vehicles was taken as a research application. The metal
matrix based composite laminated spring was manufactured by the stir
casting method.FEA based ANSYS 18.0 software was used to find develop
stress and service life of laminated spring of steel and metal matrix
based composite material. Based on the finite element analysis execute
on spring of steel and laminated spring of composite material, the
following conclusions have drawn:-
- The laminated spring of metal matrix composite was successfully
developed by the finite element method to obtain the design of a new
laminated spring of metal matrix composite with low weight and almost
the same properties.
- The single laminated spring of composite material is lighter in weight
than the steel laminated spring
- FEA based software ANSYS 18.0was successfully used to find stress
developed and service life of laminated spring made of steel and metal
matrix based composite material.
- The life cycle of spring of steel and spring of composite was more
than the design value 100000 cycles.