摘要: |
The Objective of this program was to design leaf springs for the Army 5-ton truck using composite materials and to establish the best manufacturing process for producing the springs in modest quantities (25 sets of spring assemblies per day), while maintaining consistent material properties. Ten rear spring ass&- blies (Phase I) and ten front spring assemblies (Phase II) were fabricated from the established process. Steel leaves were used in combination with fiberglass/epoxy leaves. The steel leaves assures interchangability with the existing all steel leaf springs. S-2 glass fiber was used in the composite leaves to meet the performance requirements. |