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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Correspondence to

  • Jung-kyu Shin

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

  • E-mail: comshin@youngwire.com