Author:Govender, G; Ivanchev, L; Hope, D; Burger, H; Kunene, GDate:Jul 2007Aluminium alloys are used extensively in the automotive and aerospace industries. The development semi-solid forming as manufacturing process has offered the opportunity to HPDC cast complex, near net shape, high volume, and high integrity ...Read more
Author:Van Rooyen, Corney; Burger, HP; Kazadi, BPDate:Nov 2006Laser welding trials were performed on thin walled cylindrical Grade 250 maraging steel tubes to determine its suitability as a joining process for rocket motor casings. Bead-on-plate (BOP) and butt welded samples were produced utilising a 5 ...Read more
Author:Theron, Maritha; Knutsen, RD; Ivanchev, LH; Burger, HPDate:Feb 2012Semi-solid metal rheo-cast F357 aluminum plates were joined by autogenous Nd:YAG laser welding and were welded in either the as-cast (F) condition, T4 temper or T6 temper condition. The weldability of this age-hardenable Al–7%Si–0.6%Mg casting ...Read more
Author:Akhter, R; Ivanchev, L; Burger, HPDate:Feb 2007Aluminium alloy A356 was treated by the Rheo semi solid metal (SSM) process, developed recently by CSIR-Pretoria, and cast in plates using a high pressure die casting (HPDC) machine. Plates in as cast condition (F) and heat treated T6 condition ...Read more
Author:Kunene, G; Govender, G; Ivanchev, LH; Knutsen, R; Burger, HPDate:Sep 2008The CSIR rheo-process was used to prepare the aluminium A356 SSM slurries and thereafter plates (4x80x100 mm3) were cast using a 50 Ton Edgewick HPDC machine. Plates in the as cast, T4 and T6 heat treatment conditions which had passed radiography ...Read more
Author:Van Rooyen, CorneyDate:Nov 2009This presentation looks at the experimental procedure and results of laser welding of maraging steel rocker motor casing. It concludes that a fracture occurred in weld metal of autogenous welding and that a fracture occurred in base material ...Read more
Author:Akhter, R; Ivanchev, L; Van Rooyen, Corney; Kazadi, BP; Burger, HPDate:2006Samples of aluminium alloy A356 were manufactured by Semi Solid Metals HPDC technology, developed recently in CSIR, Pretoria. They were butt welded in as cast conditions using as Nd: YAG laser. The best metal and weld microstructure were ...Read more