Fatigue Life Assessment of 65Si7 Leaf Springs: A Comparative Study

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Serial number</td><td align="center">Load type</td><td align="center">Load (N)</td><td align="center">Deflection (mm)</td><td align="center">Stress (MPa)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">1</td><td align="center">Unladen load</td><td align="center">7661</td><td align="center">44.9</td><td align="center">270.74</td></tr><tr><td align="left">2</td><td align="center">Design/rated load</td><td align="center">12959</td><td align="center">76.05</td><td align="center">458</td></tr><tr><td align="left">3</td><td align="center">Flat load</td><td align="center">15754</td><td align="center">92.45</td><td align="center">556.83</td></tr><tr><td align="left">4</td><td align="center">Rubber touching load</td><td align="center">21645.7</td><td align="center">127.02</td><td align="center">765</td></tr><tr><td align="left">5</td><td align="center">Metal to metal contact</td><td align="center">28010</td><td align="center">164.36</td><td align="center">989.89</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

CAE results for load, deflection, and bending stresses.

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