The conclusions drawn from this presentation are that Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) of equiatomic BE TiPt powder produces fully sintered specimens, with incomplete homogenisation. There is a need for improved furnace atmosphere control so that contamination can be eliminated as a possible reason for deviation of the final microstructure from the expected equiatomic TiPt composition.
Reference:
Chikosha S, Mahlatji ML and Chikwanda HK. 2012. Phase characterisation in spark plasma sintered TiPt alloy. In: MSSA 2011, CSIR International Convention Center, 4-9 December 2011
Chikosha, S., Mahlatji, M., & Chikwanda, H. (2011). Phase characterisation in spark plasma sintered TiPt alloy. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6652
Chikosha, S, ML Mahlatji, and HK Chikwanda. "Phase characterisation in spark plasma sintered TiPt alloy." (2011): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6652
Chikosha S, Mahlatji M, Chikwanda H, Phase characterisation in spark plasma sintered TiPt alloy; 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6652 .
The presentation was presented at the 49th Annual Conference of the Microscopy Society of Southern Africa (MSSA 2011), hosted by the Nanoscience Centre of the CSIR at the CSIR International Convention Center, Pretoria, South Africa, 4-9 December 2011.
