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David O. Obada1 \*, Laminu S. Kuburi1 , David Dodoo-Arhin2,3, Yongdan Hou4 , Muyideen B. Balogun1 and Mahmud Muhammad1

1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

2 Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana

3 Institute of Applied Science and Technology, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana

4 Department of Materials Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

\*Address all correspondence to: doobada@abu.edu.ng

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