Research Article
Mechanical Behavior of Helical Spring Made of Composite with and without Material Property Grading under Stable Load
Table 1
Geometrical dimensions of the square cross section for the validation of composite spring.
| | Lamina coiled | Square cross section (Figure 2) | Side length of square cross section (mm) | Perimeter (mm) | Carbon fiber lamina total length (cm) |
| | 1 | a | 3.84 | 15.36 | 37.5 | | 2 | b | 4.28 | 17.12 | | 3 | c | 4.72 | 18.88 | | 4 | d | 5.16 | 20.64 | | 5 | e | 5.60 | 22.40 | | 6 | f | 6.04 | 24.16 | | 7 | g | 6.48 | 25.92 | | 8 | h | 6.92 | 27.68 | | 9 | i | 7.36 | 29.44 | | 10 | j | 7.80 | 31.20 | | 11 | k | 8.24 | 32.96 | | 12 | l | 8.68 | 34.72 | | 13 | m | 9.12 | 36.48 | | 14 | n | 9.56 | 38.24 |
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