Original Article
  • Compression Behavior and Damage Evaluation for Automotive Suspension Fiber-Reinforced Composite Coil Springs
  • Jae-ki Kwon*, Jung-il Jeon**, Jung-kyu Shin***†

  • * R&D Team, Steel Division, Youngwire
    ** R&D Center, Automotive Division, Youngwire
    *** Advanced & Initial Technology Team, R&D Center, Automotive Division, Youngwire

  • 자동차용 서스펜션 섬유강화 복합재 코일 스프링의 압축특성 및 손상평가
  • 권재기* · 전정일** · 신정규***†

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Abstract

In this study, fiber-reinforced composite coil springs for automobiles were manufactured using the braiding method, and mechanical tests and damage evaluation were performed to confirm their safety. Through the analysis of the load-displacement behavior, the stiffness of the springs was evaluated to meet the specifications. In addition, the distribution of voids and the impregnation rate on the spring wire section were analyzed to clearly understand the criteria for the mechanical properties of the composite material. Moreover, the tested springs were visually inspected to confirm the damaged parts, and the failure mode was analyzed by observing crack initiation and propagation behavior of cross-sectional samples taken from the crack and failure adjacent areas of springs using SEM.


본 연구에서는 브레이딩 공법으로 자동차용 섬유강화 복합재 코일 스프링을 제작했으며, 안전성 확인을 위해 압축시험 후 손상평가를 진행하였다. 하중-변위 거동의 분석을 통해 스프링의 강성이 규격에 부합하는지 평가했다. 또한 복합재료의 기계적 특성에 대한 기준을 명확하게 파악하기 위해 기공의 분포 및 함침율을 분석하였다. 시험이 완료된 스프링은 육안검사를 진행하여 손상부를 확인했으며, SEM을 이용하여 스프링의 균열 및 파손 인접부에서 채취한 횡단면 시료의 균열 발생 및 진전부 관찰을 통해 파괴모드를 분석하였다.


Keywords: 섬유강화 복합재(Fiber reinforced composites), 코일 스프링(Coil spring), 강성(Stiffness), 함침율(Impregnation rate), 손상평가(Damage evaluation)

This Article

Correspondence to

  • Jung-kyu Shin
  • Advanced & Initial Technology Team, R&D Center, Automotive Division, Youngwire

  • E-mail: comshin@youngwire.com