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ANALYSIS OF MONO SUSPENSION SPRING WITH DIFFERENT

MATERIALS
A.V.Lade 1, R.V.Paropate2, A.M.Choube3, R.E.Wakulkar4
1&4

Final Year Student, Mech.Engg.Dept.JDIET Yavatmal. akshay.v.lade@gmail.com

2&3

Asst.Prof.of, Mech.Engg.Dept.JDIET Yavatmal.

ABSTRACT
Spring, shock absorbers and linkages which connects vehicle to its wheel and allows relative motion between
them are termed as suspension. Springs are helical metal coil which can be pressed or pulled but they have
tendency to return to its original shape and size when released generally springs are used to absorb the shock or
movement by its elastic action. Helical springs are being used in many vehicles as shock absorbers to have
smooth ride, better control over vehicle, maintain correct ground clearance, and keep tyres in contact with road.
This paper focused on analysis of mono suspension spring with varying materials. Here, deflection and shear
stresses of different materials are calculated and validated with analytical equations.

Keywords: .Mono Suspension, Analytical ,FE etc.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. INTRODUCTION
A helical spring stores energy due to resilience and subsequently release it to absorb shock, or to
maintain a force between contacting surfaces which minimizes effect of uneven roads. Shock absorber plays role of
absorbing or dissipating energy, it has to be taken into consideration while designing shock absorber that where the
dissipated energy will go in the absence of suspension vehicles ride becomes uncomfortable and bouncy. A
motorcycle with a mono shock rear suspension, a single shock absorber connects to rear swing arm to motorcycles
frame. This mono shock absorber is located in front of rear wheel and is connected to swing arm by linkages.
In this paper, we are considering the spring of mono suspension system from bike. After dissembling,
the dimensions are taken from spring. Then model of spring is created in Pro-E and imported in FE software. By
applying boundary conditions and load, deflection and shear stresses are calculated which is validated with
analytical equations. In this paper, we considered other materials such as Carbon steel, Monal metal and brass.
The dimension of mono suspension spring are as follows:
Length = 270 mm
Mean dia. = 58 mm
Pitch = 30 mm
Wire dia. = 12 mm
No of turns = 9
Applied Load= 3000N

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Fig.1 Dissembled model of mono suspension

2. ANALYTICAL METHOD FOR DIFFERENT MATERIALS

In this section, deflection and shear stress are evaluated using Analytical method for the following materials.

2.1Carbon Steel
The material properties of the carbon steel are given in the following table.
Sr.No

Parameters

Value

Poissons ratio

0.295

Youngs modulus

2.1*105 N/mm2

Table-1: Material Properties of Carbon Steel

By considering the above material properties, values for deflection & shear stress are calculated
=25.35 mm1
=338.23 N/mm22
2.2. Brass
Sr.No.

Parameter

Values

Poissons ratio

0.359

Youngs modulus

1.02*105 N/mm2

Table-2: Material Properties of Brass

By considering the above material properties, values for deflection & shear stress are calculated

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=58.06mm......3
=338.23 N/mm2....4

2.3 Monal Metal

Sr.No.

Parameter

values

Poissons ratio

0.359

Youngs modulus

1.2*105 N/mm2

Table-3: Material Properties of Monal Metal

By considering the above material properties, values for deflection & shear stress are calculated

=46.09 mm..5
=338.23 N/mm26

3. ANALYSIS OF MONO SUSPENSION SPRING BY FE APPROACH

Here, CAD model of spring is created in Pro-E then it has imported in ANSYS software. The constraints are
applied at the end of the spring, and force is applied at the centre to the other side of spring. Shear stress and
deflection are evaluated for different materials.
These are the contours of different materials for deflection and shear stress shown in fig2 to fig 7.

Fig 2:Contour of Carbon steel for deflection

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Fig 3: Contour of Carbon steel for shear stress

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Fig 5: Contour of Brass for shear stress

Fig 6:Contour of Monal Metal for deflection

Fig 7: Contour of Monal Metal for shear stress

4. RESULT AND DISCUSSION

Sr No

Materials

ANALYTICAL VALUES

FE VALUES

Deflection

Shear Stress

Deflection

Shear Stress

(mm)

(N/mm2)

(mm)

(N/mm2)

Carbon Steel

25.35

338.23

28.76

300

Brass

58.06

338.23

60.49

309

Monal Metal

46.09

338.23

51.92

305

Table-4: Comparison of analytical and FE values

Here, the analytical value of deflection and shear stress of mono suspension spring of different materials are
evaluated which are verified with numerical value. From above table, it has been observed that deflection for carbon
steel is lower than deflection of other materials with same shear stress and the maximum value of deflection is found
in brass with same shear stress.
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