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Giovanni Straffelini

Giovanni Straffelini

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
41
Citations
7131
World Ranking
6933
National Ranking
232

Overview

Giovanni Straffelini is affiliated with the University of Trento in Italy and focuses on research in the field of engineering, with particular specialization in mechanical engineering. Their work spans multiple interconnected subfields including mechanics of materials, automotive engineering, aerospace engineering, and materials chemistry.

The primary research topics covered by Giovanni Straffelini include:

  • Brake Systems and Friction Analysis
  • Tribology and Wear Analysis
  • Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
  • Metallurgy and Material Forming
  • Metal Forming Simulation Techniques
  • Powder Metallurgy Techniques and Materials
  • Electrical Contact Performance and Analysis

Straffelini has contributed extensively to the scientific community with numerous publications primarily focused on brake systems, friction materials, and tribological mechanisms. Some recent papers include:

  • Airborne particulate matter from brake systems: An assessment of the relevant tribological formation mechanisms, 2021, published in Wear
  • Tribological and Emission Behavior of Novel Friction Materials, 2020, published in Atmosphere
  • Tribological assessment of rice husk ash in eco-friendly brake friction materials, 2022, published in Wear
  • Rice husk as a natural ingredient for brake friction material: A pin-on-disc investigation, 2022, published in Wear
  • Design of a friction material for brake pads based on rice husk and its derivatives, 2023, published in Wear

The most frequent publication venues for Straffelini's work are:

  • Wear
  • Lubricants
  • Tribology International
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Atmosphere

Giovanni Straffelini has collaborated regularly with several researchers in related fields. Their most frequent co-authors include:

  • Priyadarshini Jayashree
  • Stefano Gialanella
  • Cinzia Menapace
  • Ana Paula Gomes Nogueira
  • Mara Leonardi

Best Publications

  • Dry sliding wear mechanisms of the Ti6Al4V alloy

    A Molinari;G Straffelini;B Tesi;T Bacci

  • Effect of deep cryogenic treatment on the mechanical properties of tool steels

    A. Molinari;M. Pellizzari;S. Gialanella;G. Straffelini

  • Dry sliding wear of Ti–6Al–4V alloy as influenced by the counterface and sliding conditions

    G Straffelini;A Molinari

  • Braking pad-disc system: Wear mechanisms and formation of wear fragments

    Piyush Chandra Verma;Luca Menapace;Andrea Bonfanti;Rodica Ciudin

  • Role of the friction layer in the high-temperature pin-on-disc study of a brake material

    Piyush Chandra Verma;Rodica Ciudin;Andrea Bonfanti;Pranesh B Aswath

  • Influence of load and temperature on the dry sliding behaviour of Al-based metal-matrix-composites against friction material

    G. Straffelini;M. Pellizzari;A. Molinari

  • Surface durability of electroless Ni–P composite deposits

    G Straffelini;D Colombo;A Molinari

  • Influence of matrix hardness on the dry sliding behaviour of 20 vol.% Al2O3-particulate-reinforced 6061 Al metal matrix composite

    G. Straffelini;F. Bonollo;A. Molinari;A. Tiziani

  • Tribological behaviour of hot rolling rolls

    M. Pellizzari;A. Molinari;G. Straffelini

  • Friction and Wear

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  • Effect of roughness on the wear behavior of HVOF coatings dry sliding against a friction material

    Matteo Federici;Cinzia Menapace;Alessandro Moscatelli;Stefano Gialanella

  • Present knowledge and perspectives on the role of copper in brake materials and related environmental issues: A critical assessment.

    Giovanni Straffelini;Rodica Ciudin;Alessandro Ciotti;Stefano Gialanella

  • Corrosion protection properties of electroless Nickel/PTFE, Phosphate/MoS2 and Bronze/PTFE coatings applied to improve the wear resistance of carbon steel

    S Rossi;F Chini;G Straffelini;P.L Bonora

  • A concept for reducing PM10 emissions for car brakes by 50

    Guido Perricone;Vlastimil Matějka;Mattia Alemani;Giorgio Valota

  • Thermal fatigue resistance of plasma duplex-treated tool steel

    M Pellizzari;A Molinari;G Straffelini

  • Thermal fatigue resistance of gas and plasma nitrided 41CrAlMo7 steel

    M. Pellizzari;A. Molinari;G. Straffelini

  • Effects of load and sliding speed on the tribological behaviour of Ti6Al4V plasma nitrided different temperatures

    A. Molinari;G. Straffelini;B. Tesi;T. Bacci

  • Dry sliding behavior and friction layer formation in copper-free barite containing friction materials

    Cinzia Menapace;Mara Leonardi;Vlastimil Matějka;Stefano Gialanella

  • A simplified approach to the adhesive theory of friction

    Giovanni Straffelini

  • Image analysis investigation of the effect of the process variables on the porosity of sintered chromium steels

    T. Marcu Puscas;M. Signorini;A. Molinari;G. Straffelini

  • Dry sliding of a low steel friction material against cast iron at different loads: characterization of the friction layer and wear debris

    Mattia Alemani;S. Gialanella;G. Straffelini;R. Ciudin

  • Pin-on-disc investigation on copper-free friction materials dry sliding against cast iron

    Mara Leonardi;Cinzia Menapace;Vlastimil Matějka;Stefano Gialanella

  • Pin-on-disc study of brake friction materials with ball-milled nanostructured components

    Cinzia Menapace;Mara Leonardi;Guido Perricone;Mauro Bortolotti

  • Pin-on-disc study of a friction material dry sliding against HVOF coated discs at room temperature and 300 °C

    Matteo Federici;Cinzia Menapace;Alessandro Moscatelli;Stefano Gialanella

  • Pin-on-Disc Testing of Low-Metallic Friction Material Sliding Against HVOF Coated Cast Iron: Modelling of the Contact Temperature Evolution

    Matteo Federici;Giovanni Straffelini;Stefano Gialanella

  • Wear debris from brake system materials: A multi-analytical characterization approach

    Piyush Chandra Verma;Mattia Alemani;Stefano Gialanella;Luca Lutterotti

  • Wear and Contact Temperature Evolution in Pin-on-Disc Tribotesting of Low-Metallic Friction Material Sliding Against Pearlitic Cast Iron

    Giovanni Straffelini;Sergey Verlinski;Piyush Chandra Verma;Giorgio Valota

  • A preliminary investigation on the use of the pin-on-disc test to simulate off-brake friction and wear characteristics of friction materials

    Matteo Federici;Stefano Gialanella;Mara Leonardi;Guido Perricone

  • Wear behavior of a low metallic friction material dry sliding against a cast iron disc: Role of the heat-treatment of the disc

    Giovanni Straffelini;Piyush Chandra Verma;Ibrahim Metinoz;Rodica Ciudin

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefano Gialanella
Stefano Gialanella University of Trento
Ulf Olofsson
Ulf Olofsson Royal Institute of Technology
Paolo Scardi
Paolo Scardi University of Trento
Lorenzo Fedrizzi
Lorenzo Fedrizzi University of Udine
Matteo Leoni
Matteo Leoni University of Trento
Maurizio Vedani
Maurizio Vedani Polytechnic University of Milan

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