Author:Erinosho, MF; Akinlabi, ET; Pityana, Sisa LDate:2016Ti6Al4V alloy is a well-known material for biomedical application due to the very excellent corrosion resistance it possessed. Cu has an excellent antimicrobial property and stabilizes the immune system of the body activities. In this present ...Read more
Author:Mahamood, RM; Akinlabi, ET; Shukla, M; Pityana, Sisa LDate:2014This paper reports the material characterization of Ti6Al4V/TiC composite produced by laser metal deposition. The Ti6Al4V/TiC composites were deposited with a composition ratio of 50 wt.% Ti64l4V and 50 wt.% TiC. The depositions were achieved ...Read more
Author:Ramasobane, P; Mashinini, MP; Masina, Bathusile NDate:Nov 2022This study investigated the microstructural evolution of Ti6Al4V-ELI reinforced with TiC, fabricated via in-situ laser metal deposition technique. The 3.85% volume fraction TiC/Ti6Al4V-ELI metal composite samples were fabricated at two different ...Read more
Author:Erinosho, MF; Akinlabi, ET; Pityana, Sisa LDate:2016This paper presents the explorations conducted on the evolving microstructures and the dry sliding wear of the laser deposited Ti6Al4V/Cu composites. The laser powers between 1300 W and 1600 W; scanning speeds between 0.30 and 0.72 m/min were ...Read more
Author:Pityana, Sisa L; Mahamood, RM; Akinlabi, ET; Shukla, MDate:Mar 2013Tracks of Ti6Al4V powder were deposited on Ti6Al4V substrate using Laser Metal Deposition (LMD) process, an Additive Manufacturing (AM) manufacturing technology, at a laser power and scanning speed maintained at 1.8 kW and 0.005 m/s respectively. ...Read more
Author:Kumpaty, S; Paoli, E; Akinlabi, E; Ziemer, A; Pityana, Sisa LDate:Nov 2017This paper presents the follow-up work of research conducted by Milwaukee School of Engineering senior undergraduate students in South Africa under the second year of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates grant EEC-1460183 sponsored by ...Read more
Author:Nomqonde, BH; Mashinini, PM; Lekoadi, Paul M; Masina, Bathusile NDate:Nov 2022This study investigated the microstructure evolution of the TiC/Ti-6Al-4V matrix composite produced using a 1073 nm continuous wave (CW), IPG Ytterbium fibre laser. The influence of thermal gradient, overlap, and re-melting of the previous ...Read more
Author:Lekoadi, Paul M; Tlotleng, Monnamme; Siyasiya, CW; Masina, Bathusile NDate:May 2023This work presents the microstructural investigation of an in situ synthesized TiB/Ti6Al4V-ELI composite that was manufactured with additive manufacturing (AM) technique known as laser metal deposition (LMD). A single-track sample was ...Read more