Author:Bolokang, AS; Phasha, MJ; Motaung, DEDate:Apr 2013Broadening and height reduction of X-ray diffraction peaks were observed after cold-pressing of unmilled Co-W pow- der mixture. It seems the effect of cold pressing has slightly reduced the lattice parameter of W from 3.165 to 3.143 Å. ...Read more
Author:Tlotleng, Monnamme; Masina, Bathusile N; Pityana, Sisa LDate:Jan 2017The use of titanium aluminides as high temperature materials in the aerospace and automobile industries is becoming a reality since their early research and development in 1955. Their mechanical properties at elevated temperatures make them ...Read more
Author:Konadu, DS; Van der Merwe, J; Potgieter, JH; Potgieter-Vermaak, S; Machio, Christopher NDate:Sep 2010The effect of increasing vanadium carbide (VC) content on the corrosion behaviour of tungsten carbide – 10 wt% cobalt hard metals was investigated in 1 M hydrochloric (HCl), and sulphuric (H2SO4) acids solutions. Increasing VC content makes ...Read more
Author:Dutta, S; Sengupta, S; Chanda, J; Das, A; Wiessner, S; Ray, Suprakas S; Bandyopadhyay, ADate:Mar 2020In this article distribution of nanoclay between the two phases of a new class of dynamically vulcanized TPV based on POE/EVA(Polyethylene octene elastomer/ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer) elastomers prepared with various amounts of organoclay ...Read more
Author:Pretorius, CDate:Nov 2010The objective of this study was to determine whether a correlation exists between the quartz results obtained from direct-on-filter X-ray Diffraction analysis, direct-on-filter Fourier-Transform Infrared analysis and indirect analysis (Potassium ...Read more
Author:Bolokang, S; Banganayi, C; Pasha, MDate:2009In the current study, the amount of carbon and the effects of milling parameters in production of tungsten-carbide (WC) powder were evaluated. Mechanical alloying (MA) of elemental W and C powders at different carbon-rich and carbon-deficient ...Read more
Author:Pretorius, CJDate:Jul 2011The study evaluated five size-selective samplers used in the South African mining industry to determine how their performance affects the X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) response when respirable dust samples are analysed for quartz using ...Read more
Author:Bolokang, AS; Phasha, MJ; Camagu, ST; Motaung, DE; Bhero, SDate:Mar 2012Stabilization of the metastable FCC phase has been achieved after 10 h milled Co powder sintering at 1400 °C. Phase identification of the Co powders was performed by the X-ray diffraction analysis, while the microstructural analyses were ...Read more
Author:Senthil, RA; Priya, A; Theerthagiri, J; Selvi, A; Palaniyandy, Nithyadharseni; Madhavan, JDate:Nov 2018The influence of hematite iron oxide (α-Fe2O3) nanoparticles in tungsten oxide (WO3) nanorods photocatalyst on photodegradation of organic pollutant was investigated in the present work. The spherical-shaped α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles and WO3 ...Read more
Author:Mutombo, K; Kgomo, C; Rossouw, PDate:Oct 2014The interaction between the Ti6Al4V alloy and the mould materials was investigated. The alpha-case was characterized by Vickers hardness tester, optical and scanning electron microscopy equipped with electron dispersive X-ray spectrometry ...Read more
Author:Pityana, Sisa L; Rossouw, RDate:Oct 2008The aim of this work was to produce crack-free thin surface layers consisting of binary (Al-Ni, Al-Fe) and ternary (Al-Ni-Fe) intermetallic phases by means of a high power laser beam. The laser surface alloying was carried out by melting Fe ...Read more
Author:Pityana, Sisa LDate:Mar 2010Laser surface alloying of A1200 aluminium alloy was carried out using a 4.4 kW Nd:YAG laser. Powder mixtures of SiC and TiC hard particles were injected into the laser generated melt pool on the aluminium substrate using a commercial powder ...Read more
Author:Van Staden, WF; Buttner, U; Fourie, CJ; Srinivasu, VV; Hardie, GL; Perold, WJDate:Apr 2009Bilayers of PBCO and YBCO are grown epitaxially on MgO substrates using PLD. In this paper, researchers discuss the entire optimization process in detail, giving quantitative parameter values. Film characterization included XRD, AFM and ...Read more
Author:Yang, Y; Zhu, Y; Raju, Kumar; Jafta, CJDate:Feb 2019To address the ever-increasing energy demand due to the increase in the population and at the same time depleting fossil fuel reserves, new energy storage systems, such as batteries, are being developed. Among various battery systems, Li-S ...Read more
Author:Radebe, N; Thwala, Melusi; Cele, LM; Sikhwivhilu, L; Musee, N; Shumbula, PDate:Aug 2013The current study seeks to investigate the dissolution dynamics of silver (nAg) and zinc oxide (nZnO) engineered nanoparticles (ENPs), and how this affects their uptake by aquatic higher plants. First, the influence of particle size and ...Read more
Author:Moloantoa, JR; Rammutla, KE; Mosuang, TE; Erasmus, RM; Hillie, KTDate:Jul 2011Au and Pt doped TiO2 nanocrystlas were prepared using the sol gel method. Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy (DRS) was used to study the characteristics of these precious metals and X-ray diffraction (XRD) with calculated lattice parameters was ...Read more