Author:Dada, A; Popoola, P; Mathe, Ntombizodwa R; Adeosun, S; Aramide, ODate:Dec 2021In an optimization study, cracks were observed in the microstructures of laser-deposited HEAs on a steel baseplate from residual stresses, thus, the optimization of crack-free microstructures was achieved by the optimization of the laser ...Read more
Author:Dada, M; Popoola, P; Mathe, Ntombizodwa R; Pityana, Sisa L; Adeosun, S; Aramide, ODate:Jun 2021Corrosion is a conservational occurrence that has a large economic impact on most metals and its alloys because it destroys and deteriorates most materials by an electrochemical process through the reaction of these materials with the ...Read more
Author:Dada, M; Popoola, P; Mathe, Ntombizodwa R; Pityana, Sisa L; Adeosun, SDate:May 2020This preliminary study investigates the fabrication of Al-Co-Cr-Fe-Ni-Cu and Al-Ti-Cr-Fe-Co-Ni High Entropy Alloys with the Laser Deposition Technique. The effect of the laser parameters on the microstructure and hardness properties of the ...Read more
Author:Malatji, N; Popoola, API; Lengopeng, T; Pityana, Sisa LDate:Oct 2020AlCrFeNiCuNb(subx) high entropy alloys were successfully fabricated using laser metal deposition technique. Laser power of 1600W and scanning speed of 1.2 m/min were used during the processing of the alloys. The microstructural, mechanical ...Read more
Author:Dada, M; Popoola, P; Mathe, Ntombizodwa R; Pityana, Sisa L; Adeosun, SDate:Sep 2022In this study, AlCoCrFeNi–Cu (Cu-based) and AlCoCrFeNi–Ti (Ti-based) high entropy alloys (HEAs) were fabricated using a direct blown powder technique via laser additive manufacturing on an A301 steel baseplate for aerospace applications. The ...Read more
Author:Dada, M; Popoola, P; Mathe, Ntombizodwa R; Pityana, Sisa L; Adeosun, A; Lengopeng, ThaboDate:Feb 2020Laser additive manufacturing is a direct energy deposition process which manufactures components from 3D model data in progressive layers until a whole part is built as opposed subtractive manufacturing. However, during the procedure, the ...Read more
Author:Dada, M; Popoola, P; Adeosun, S; Mathe, Ntombizodwa RDate:Sep 2019In the aerospace industry, materials used as modern engine components must be able to withstand extreme operating temperatures, creep, fatigue crack growth and translational movements of parts at high speed. Therefore, the parts produced must ...Read more
Author:Dada, M; Popoola, P; Adeosun, S; Mathe, Ntombizodwa RDate:Sep 2019In the aerospace industry, materials used as modern engine components must be able to withstand extreme operating temperatures, creep, fatigue crack growth and translational movements of parts at high speed. Therefore, the parts produced must ...Read more
Author:Dada, M; Popoola, P; Mathe, Ntombizodwa R; Pityana, Sisa L; Adeosun, SDate:Mar 2022In this study, we investigate the influence of in situ reactive synthesis of Ti6Al4V– AlCoCrFeNiCu high entropy alloys by laser metal deposition on the microstructural and mechanical properties of the as-built alloy as opposed to the traditional ...Read more
Author:Dada, M; Popoola, P; Mathe, Ntombizodwa R; Adeosun, S; Pityana, Sisa LDate:Sep 2021Using a focused ion beam TTX-NHT3 Nanoindentation tester with a load of 500 mN, we study the micromechanical properties of laser-deposited AlCoCrFeNiCu high entropy alloy coatings. The indentation tests conducted were used to examine the ...Read more
Author:Malatji, N; Lengopeng, T; Pityana, Sisa L; Popoola, APDate:Feb 2021AlCrFeNiCuWx high entropy alloys were fabricated on 316 L stainless steel substrate using laser metal deposition technique. The microstructural and mechanical characteristics of these alloys were studied by advanced characterization techniques. ...Read more
Author:Dada, M; Popoola, P; Aramide, O; Mathe, Ntombizodwa R; Pityana, Sisa LDate:Jun 2020Laser Additive Manufacturing was used to fabricate AlTiCrFeCoNi high entropy alloy and the corrosion properties of the alloy were investigated in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution. The tests were conducted via potentiodynamic polarization at room temperature ...Read more
Author:Dada, M; Popoola, P; Mathe, Ntombizodwa RDate:Aug 2021This study aims to review the recent advancements in high entropy alloys (HEAs) called high entropy materials, including high entropy superalloys which are current potential alternatives to nickel superalloys for gas turbine applications. ...Read more
Author:Malatji, N; Popoola, API; Lengopeng, T; Pityana, Sisa LDate:Feb 2020High entropy alloys (HEAs) are new class of materials with a high potential to find use in structural applications where high corrosion and wear resistance are required. Their high configurational entropy, sluggish diffusion, cocktail effect ...Read more