• Impact of Carbon Fiber Reinforcement on the Performance of IPN-Based Elliptical Leaf Springs

  • R. Vezhavendhan, G. Suresh*,† , Meenakshi Chinnathambi Muthukaruppan**, P. Chandramohan***, Dinesh Kumar Madheswaran****, and R. Ganesamoorthy*****

  • School of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Manufacturing Engineering, VIT, Vellore, 632014, India.
    *Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology, Chennai, 600124, India.
    **Senior Analyst, HCL America INC, USA.
    ***Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai, 602105, India.
    ****Department of Automobile Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603203, India.
    *****Center for Material Research, Chennai Institute of Technology, Chennai, 600069, India.

  • 탄소 섬유 보강이 IPN 기반 타원형 리프스프링 성능에 미치는 영향

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This Article

  • 2025; 49(1): 67-75

    Published online Jan 25, 2025

  • 10.7317/pk.2025.49.1.67
  • Received on Jul 5, 2024
  • Revised on Sep 9, 2024
  • Accepted on Oct 9, 2024

Correspondence to

  • G. Suresh

  • *Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology, Chennai, 600124, India.

  • E-mail: saisuresh1979@gmail.com