IMPACTS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON NIGERIA’S ECONOMY: EFFECTIVE FOUNDRY TECHNOLOGY AS A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION

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dc.contributor.authorYusuf Lanre, Shuaib-Babata
dc.contributor.authorYusuf, Busari
dc.contributor.authorRasheedat, Mahamood
dc.contributor.authorSalihu, Yaru
dc.contributor.authorLawal, Abdulquadir
dc.contributor.authorIbrahim Owolabi, Ambali
dc.contributor.authorKabiru Suleiman, Ajao
dc.contributor.authorSikiru, Abdulraman
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-27T12:53:04Z
dc.date.available2023-06-27T12:53:04Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThis study considered the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy of Nigeria and investigated the effective application of foundry technology to proffer a sustainable solution to the problem. Domestication of production of motorcycle components, being a significant means of transportation that is required for the development of any society was considered. Aluminium scraps from a waste dump and Belle and Oyun natural moulding sands in Kwara State, Nigeria, which have been previously recommended for non-ferrous casting in previous studies were considered and used for casting of motorcycle/tricycle parts (centre stand and brake pedal) using AFS guidelines. The scraps’ chemical compositions were analysed. Thereafter, some mechanical properties with the microstructure of the aluminium casts and that of commercially obtained imported types were examined using appropriate ASTM standards. Cast aluminium alloy produced using scrap had no casting defects and had some mechanical properties comparable to those available on the markets (imported). Thus, effective usage of naturally available moulding sands in Nigeria for foundry applications would help to proffer sustainable solutions to the nation’s economic problem as a result of the adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/11358
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUNIVERSITY OF GALATIen_US
dc.subjectCovid-19en_US
dc.subjectAluminum alloyen_US
dc.subjectCastingen_US
dc.subjectFoundryen_US
dc.subjectMoulding sanden_US
dc.titleIMPACTS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON NIGERIA’S ECONOMY: EFFECTIVE FOUNDRY TECHNOLOGY AS A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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