Author:Mutombo, K; Du Toit, MDate:Oct 2010The fatigue life of Al6061-T651 for various applied stress amplitudes in the unwelded and welded conditions was significantly lower in 3.5% NaCl simulated sea water solution, compared to that in air. The damage ratio increased with a decrease ...Read more
Author:Oosthuizen, SJDate:Oct 2010This article explores the Fray Farthing Chen (FFC) Cambridge Process, a novel method for the electrochemical de-oxidation of metal oxides in molten salt, discovered at the University of Cambridge in 1997. The process was hailed as a highly ...Read more
Author:Benson, JM; Richter, W; Chikwanda, HCDate:Oct 2010Titanium is an exciting structural material that can offer significant strength-to-weight advantages over currently used alloys. However its Achilles heel is its cost energy intensive production process that effectively eliminates it from ...Read more