Samuel A Awe

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Does aging precipitation influence the Young's modulus of metallic materials?

In gray cast iron (GCI) castings, it is noted that the machinability of gray cast iron castings varies with the day that the components were cast due to natural aging occuring in the cast...

28 March 2019 2,426 3 View

How does the inherent property of gray cast iron brake discs relate to the brake noise and vibration?

Gray cast iron (GCI) remains the conventional material for automotive brake discs production. The machinability and natural (eugene) frequency of GCI discs change with time due to natural aging...

26 March 2019 7,632 4 View

What is the best, simple and cost-efficient way by which the corrosion resistance of gray cast iron discs can be improved?

The advent of electric vehicles has revolutionalized the automotive industry. In electric vehicles, brakes are less frequently used due to regeneration capacity. The challenge is that, in this...

20 March 2019 8,271 7 View

Why does the Eugene frequency and machinability of gray cast iron vary with time (aging)?

Gray cast iron is an important engineering material that is widely used in the manufacturing of automotive components, especially brake disc rotor. From experience, it is observed that the Eugene...

30 November 2018 9,451 4 View

What method can be used to determine the quantity of a thin layer oil sprayed on the surface of a metallic component?

In an effort to prevent corrosion development on the surface of steel components, a thin layer of light oil was sprayed on the surface of this metallic component during processing. It was...

16 November 2018 5,814 6 View

How best can the maximum operating temperature of Al reinforced with SiC particles be increased beyond 400ᵒC?

The clamor for a lightweight material solution in many applications today, especially in automotive and aerospace industries, has drawn the attention of many researchers to research more on...

31 October 2018 8,889 0 View

Why is component cast from ductile cast iron is sometimes difficult to mill?

Truck wheel hubs are produced from cast spheroidal graphite iron. During the machining of cast wheel hub, we sometimes experienced a difficulty in milling the wheel hub to a desired dimmension....

15 October 2018 7,944 7 View

Call for papers | Special issue announcement

We are thrilled to invite researchers, academics, and industry experts to contribute their latest findings to a Special Issue of Lubricants titled: “Recent Advancements in Friction Research for...

01 January 1970 225 0 View

Harald Abendroth Award at EuroBrake 2025

🚨🏆 Proud Moment Alert! 🏆🚨 Thrilled to announce that our paper “Ferritic Nitrocarburizing Processing of GCI Brake Rotors: Challenges and Lessons Learned” has been honored with the 2025 Harald...

01 January 1970 8,217 0 View