A Development of Composite Material Suspension Arm

2012-01-0980

04/16/2012

Event
SAE 2012 World Congress & Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
Various approaches have been developed recently to apply light weight technology to automotive vehicles which focuses on fuel efficiency by reducing weight and hence are environmentally friendly. This paper shows that composite materials suspension arm which is made up engineering plastic and steel have more than equal to strength and stiffness compared to forged steel. Also Composite materials suspension arm presents lightweight and low cost.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2012-01-0980
Pages
8
Citation
Jeong, P., "A Development of Composite Material Suspension Arm," SAE Technical Paper 2012-01-0980, 2012, https://doi.org/10.4271/2012-01-0980.
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Published
Apr 16, 2012
Product Code
2012-01-0980
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English