Author:Hoosain, Shaik EDate:Oct 2017Additive manufacturing (AM), widely known as 3D printing, is a method of manufacturing that forms parts from powder, wire or sheets in a process that proceeds layer by layer. Many techniques have been developed to accomplish this via melting ...Read more
Author:Johnston, CDate:04 Nov 2015The first Additive Manufacturing (AM) non-load-bearing, client furnished part was used in the CSIR’s wind tunnels in 2007. The advent of metal-grown materials, and the acquisition of machines to grow them in South Africa, has made it feasible ...Read more
Author:Raji, SA; Popoola, API; Pityana, Sisa L; Popoola, OM; Raji, NK; Tlotleng, MonnammeDate:Feb 2022Gamma titanium aluminide ( -TiAl) alloys are lightweight materials with potential application for high-temperature components. But their ductility at room temperature impedes widespread production of parts via traditional processing routes. ...Read more
Author:Bester, Duwan C; Tshabalala, Lerato CDate:Nov 2021The adoption of Additive manufacturing (AM) in South Africa has grown significantly, with more industries investing and investigating the possibility of adoption to their operations. Some of these industries are the railway and mining industries, ...Read more
Author:Lesufi, M; Akinwamide, SO; Makoana, Nkutwane W; Tshabalala, Lerato C; Olubambi, PADate:Sep 2022This study investigates the microstructural, nanomechanical, and corrosion behaviour of different sections of 410 steel fabricated via directed energy deposition technique. The morphology exhibited by the longitudinal and transverse sections ...Read more