CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who participated in the April 2024 Issue of  Volume.16 Number.1.  AUSTENIT (pISSN 2085-1286 and eISSN 2622-7649) is a peer-reviewed open access journal published by Mechanical Engineering Department, Politeknik Negeri Sriwijaya. On this edition, AUSTENIT was published to ten articles written by University and Polytechnic Researchers from Indonesia. It is hoped that this edition can be used as the further references and provide scientific contributions to the readers. Thank you so much for selecting the AUSTENIT as your publisher such a highly quality journal. Kindly Regards, Editor in Chief

Published: 2024-04-30

OPTIMIZATION OF ALUMINUM EXTRUSION CONNECTION DESIGN USING FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS (FEA) METHOD

Almadora Anwar Sani, Indra Gunawan, Yogi Eka Fernandes, Didi Suryana, Agus Nugraha

9-14

DESIGN OF STOVE FUELED BY USED LUBRICATING OIL FOR INDUSTRIAL SALT DRYING

Harun Kurniawan, Reski Septiana, Lisman Suryanegara, Dinar Puspanegara, Fajri Ashfi Rayhan, Deosa P Caniago

26-32

CHARACTERISTICS OF FRACTURE SURFACE AND FATIGUE RESISTANCE IN ASTM A36 STEEL PRESSURE VESSEL MATERIAL

Ikbal Azhari, Hendri Chandra, Ozkar F. Homzah, Tri Satya Ramadhoni, Rachmat Dwi Sampurno

42-47

ANALYSIS OF CHARACTERISTICS OF WATER TREATMENT MEMBRANES FROM POLYETHERSULFONE MATERIALS WITH THE ADDITION OF SILVER NITRATE

Agung Mataram, J.D Nasution, I Bizzy, A.S Mohruni, S Rizal, M Pataras, A.Y Kurnia, R.D Kurnia, M.I Jambak, M Bactiar, H Sutanto

55-62

ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF SURFACE ROUGHNESS, SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE, AND ABRASIVE MATERIAL TYPE ON PROCESS COST USING TAGUCHI METHOD

Farizi Rachman, Arun Sukma Mutiara, Rizal Indrawan, Tri Andi Setiawan, Fipka Bisono, Dhika Aditya Purnomo, Fais Hamzah

63-69