Mekonone Samuel Tesfaye

Tutors:  Prof. Alberto Molinari, Prof. Ilaria Cristofolini

Title of thesis: 

Theoretical analysis and experimental investigation of contact fatigue and surface damage in prealloyed and diffusion bonded sintered steels. 

Abstract of the thesis: (click here)

External referees:

• Prof. Christoph Broeckmann, Institute for Materials Applications in Mechanical, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.

• Prof. Herbert Danninger, Faculty of Technical Chemistry, University of Wien, Austria.

Commitee of final defence:

• Prof. Vigilio Fontanari, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Trento, Italy.

• Prof. Franco Bonollo, Department of Management and Engineering, University of Padua, Italy.

• Prof. Lorella Ceschini, Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering, University of Bologna, Italy.

Date of thesis defence:

• June 29, 2018