Akinwamide, Samuel Olukayode (PhD)
Samuel Akinwamide obtained a Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering ( cum laude ) degrees in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, in 2011 and 2015, respectively. He enrolled for a PhD programme in Engineering Metallurgy at the University of Johannesburg in 2017, and he was funded by the University Global Excellence and Stature Scholarships. He published four articles in ISI/Scopus-indexed journals and four peer-reviewed conference papers from his doctoral research studies. Akinwamide’s doctoral research focused on designing, developing and conformity assessments of aluminium based composites reinforced with silicon carbide and ferrotitanium particles. This study was motivated by the rising need for aluminium based composites with superior qualities and capabilities to withstand hostile conditions in many engineering sectors. The composites were fabricated by effectively dispersing particles of silicon carbide and ferrotitanium reinforcements within the aluminium matrix using the stir casting technique. Various characterisation techniques were further adopted for evaluating the metallurgical interactions and phenomena occurring between the aluminium matrix and reinforcing phases. This research further confirmed that the binary and ternary aluminium-based composites fabricated from effective dispersion of ferrotitanium and silicon carbide reinforcement particles in aluminium matrix resulted in improved microstructural, mechanical and corrosion resistance properties that made them very suitable for use in the automobile and aerospace industries.
Supervisor: Prof PA Olubambi Co-supervisor: Dr BT Abe
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