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Reliability Prediction of Wrought Carbon Steel Castings under Fatigue Loading Using Coupled Mold Optimization and Finite Element Simulation

Muhammad Azhar Ali Khan¹, Syed Sohail Akhtar^2,3,*, Abba A. Abubakar^2,4, Muhammad Asad¹, Khaled S. Al-Athel^2,5

1 Mechanical Engineering Department, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Alkhobar, 34754, Saudi Arabia
2 Mechanical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
3 Interdisciplinary Research Center for Intelligent Manufacturing and Robotics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
4 Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
5 Interdisciplinary Research Center for Industrial Nuclear Energy, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia

* Corresponding Author: Syed Sohail Akhtar. Email: