Development of the Liteflextm Suspension Leaf Spring Inland Div., GMC

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Kirkham, Bruce E., author.

Conference Name:

SAE International Congress & Exposition (1982-02-22 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1982

Summary:

Emphasis on vehicle weight reduction in 1977 justified taking a new look at composite springs.Many reinforcement and matrix resin materials were considered before the combination of fiberglass and epoxy in a filament winding process was selected.Prior to introduction on the first production application, three and one-half years of testing were conducted accumulating 58 million laboratory fatigue cycles and over five million vehicle test kilometers.The 3.6 Kg composite spring replaced an 18.6 Kg ten leaf steel spring.In addition to mass savings, the Liteflextm composite spring offers the potential for improvement in durability, ride, isolation and packaging

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Vendor supplied data

Publisher Number:

820160

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license