Author:Makhari, A; Hawes, Nomashaka BN; Mturi, George AJ; Ojijo, Vincent ODate:Jul 2021Modifying bitumen is currently a common practice in South Africa. The asphalt pavement industry has seen an increase in use of different types of modifiers in an attempt to improve or extend the properties of bitumen. Common modifiers used ...Read more
Author:Mutombo, K; Siyasiya, C; Stumpf, WEDate:Dec 2013Ti6Al4V samples were isothermally compressed using a Gleeble (supTM) 1500D thermo-mechanical simulator. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), microstructural analyses, and thermodynamic calculations were used to investigate the sequence ...Read more
Author:Ocloo, FCK; Ray, Suprakas S; Emmambux, NMDate:May 2019This study determines the effects of stearic acid and gamma irradiation, alone and in combination, on properties of amylose-lipid nanomaterials from pasted high amylose maize starch (HAMS) with and without alpha amylase hydrolysis. HAMS was ...Read more
Author:Adegbola, TA; Rotimi, SE; Suprakas, Sinha RDate:Apr 2016The compounding of rPAN/PET [polyacrylonitrile/poly(ethylene terephthalate]; 30/70, 50/50, and 70/30 wt %) using a melt-blending technique was the main focus of this investigation. An X-ray diffraction study indicated the possibility of ...Read more
Author:Mutombo, K; Siyasiya, C; Stumpf, WDate:Jul 2015The ß-phase transforms to a', a and a" within a range of temperature from the ß-transus (Tß) to about 600oC, considering no external stress is applied. Two types of microstructure were obtained: acicular martensite when rapidly cooled and ...Read more