Repekka Kovanen
Doctoral Researcher
Tampere University
repekka.kovanen [at] tuni.fi (repekka[dot]kovanen[at]tuni[dot]fi)
phone number+358504303879
About me
I am a doctoral researcher in the Tribology and Design of Machine Elements research group. My research is mainly experimental and focuses on the fretting fatigue and fretting wear behavior of steel materials. I study my topic with mechanical tests, various measurements during the test (e.g. acoustic emission) and materials characterization.
Responsibilities
Doctoral research, supervision of master’s theses
Fields of expertise
Tribology, fretting wear, frettin fatigue, materials characterization, acoustic emission
Main positions of trust
The Finnish Society for Tribology, web administrator, board member
Latest publications
Effects of contact pressure, loading frequency and number of loading cycles on the fretting induced damage of large scale annular flat-on-flat contact of 34CrNiMo6 — A study utilizing a novel fretting test rig
Kovanen, R., Juoksukangas, J., Hintikka, J., Mäntylä, A., Vaara, J., Frondelius, T. & Vippola, M., Jan 2026, In: Tribology International. 213, 111020.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Acoustic emissions caused by fretting induced adhesion, wear and cracking
Kovanen, R., Laiholahti, O.-P., Juoksukangas, J., Vippola, M., Hintikka, J., Mäntylä, A., Vaara, J. & Frondelius, T., 31 Dec 2024, In: Tribologia - Finnish Journal of Tribology. 41, 3-4, p. 52-53Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific