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:Masikane, M; Chikwanda, HK; Sigalas, IDate:Jul 2015Over the past years, the blended elemental powder metallurgy (PM) approach has been identified as one of the most promising strategies to reduce the cost of titanium-based components. However, oxygen pick-up, inhomogeneity of the microstructure ...Read more
Author:Tlotleng, Monnamme; Lengopeng, Thabo; Seerane, Mandy N; Pityana, Sisa LDate:Oct 2017Ti and its intermetallic alloys are light-weight and have good creep properties. Materials of this nature are desired for the manufacturing of parts for the aerospace, automotive and power plants. Titanium aluminides, in particular, are ...Read more
Author:Tlotleng, Monnamme; Lengopeng, T; Pityana, Sisa LDate:Oct 2016Titanium aluminide intermetallics are very brittle at room temperature, hence they are challenging to fabricate even by conventional manufacturing techniques such as casting and forging. The production of TiAl from elemental powders using ...Read more
Author:Gxowa, Z; Camagu, ST; Govender, S; Pereira, MFDate:Jul 2015A powder metallurgical process was used to fabricate Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs). A 2124 aluminium alloy was reinforced with 5 and 10 vol. % of Al2O3 (40-70nm) to form Metal Matrix Nano Composites (MMNCs) as well as 10 and 15 vol. % of SiC ...Read more