Oyetunji Akinlabi, Barnabas Abel & Obolo Olupitan Emmanuel·Advances in Research·2019
This study centered on the development of a laboratory metallographic grinding/polishing machine using locally sourced materials and indigenous technology to help in polishing metals for production of a flat, smooth and mirror-like surface of any metallic materials to determine t...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/38890
This research focuses on the design, fabrication and performance evaluation of a laboratory hot mounting press machine for metallography using locally sourced materials and indigenous technology. To achieve this research objective, working drawings were produced which were used t...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2018/39372
The excellent mechanical properties of austempered ductile iron (ADI) have been harnessed to significantly increase its application in automobile parts and improve its performance. The produced ADI crankshaft in this research from investment casting using periwinkle shell as nodu...
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Research Article10.9734/jmsrr/2025/v8i3422
This research focuses on the development of compacted graphite iron (CGI) and evaluating its mechanical properties for application in exhaust system components. Theoretical and practical failure analysis were carried out on selected exhaust system parts and. CGI with varying micr...
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Research Article10.9734/jmsrr/2025/v8i1387
The work was conducted to determine the mechanical properties of heat-treated (full annealing) compacted graphite cast irons (CGI) of different microstructures suitable for automotive applications. Six types of CGI were selected from numerous available samples based on their chem...
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Research Article10.9734/jmsrr/2024/v7i4358