AMI Light Metals Conference 2014

Preface, Committee, Organiser and Supporters
Chapter 1: Plenary
Cost Effective Forging of Titanium Alloy Parts and their Mechanical Properties
Processing of Titanium and its Alloys by Microwave Energy
The Additive Manufacturing (AM) of Titanium Alloys
Opportunities for the South African Foundry Industry in the Global Automotive Supply Chain
Magnesium Metal Production with Least CO2 Emission
Chapter 2: Light Metals: Aluminium and Magnesium
Age-Hardening of Rheo-High Pressure Die Cast Al-Alloy 6066
The Effects of Natural Pre-Ageing Time on T6 Peak Hardness of R-HPDC 6xxx Series Alloys
Al-Mg-Si-(Cu) 6xxx Series Alloy Selection for Rheo-High Pressure Die Casting
Corrosion Behaviour of the Anodised A356 Aluminium Alloy Produced by the Rheo-High Pressure Die Casting Process
Rotational Rheology of A356 Semi-Solid Alloy at Low Solid Fractions
Laser Beam Welding of Semi-Solid Rheocast Aluminium Alloy 2139
Microstructure Evolution in Melt Conditioned Direct Chill (MC-DC) Casting of Fe-Rich Al-Alloy
Numerical Investigation of Cross-Section on Aluminum A6063 Thin-Walled Structures under Low-Velocity Impact Loading

In Situ Electron Microscopy Studies on the Tensile Deformation Mechanisms in Aluminium 5083 Alloy
The Influence of Plate Gap on the Fatigue Properties of Friction Stir Welded AA5182-H111 and a Comparison with MIG Welding
Closed-Loop Temperature Control of Material Plasticisation during Friction Stir Welding
Cold Spray Technology for Light Metals and Porous Structures
Competitiveness of South African Foundries - A Review and Comparison of Sand, Permanent Mould and Investment Foundries
High Quality Non-Ferrous Die Castings Dependence on Die Design - A Review of the Use of Die Filling and Casting Solidification Simulation Results for Successful, Effective and Practical Die Designs
Operational Cost Analysis of a Typical South African High Pressure Die-Casting Business
Fundamental Differences between Magnesium and Alkali Metal Electrowinning
Mechanical Properties and Microstructures of Nano SiC Reinforced ZE10 Composites Prepared with Ultrasonic Vibration
Microstructure and Compression Creep Strength of the Newly Developed Magnesium Alloy DieMag422
Chapter 3: Light Metals: Titanium
Challenges Experienced in Scaling-Up the CSIR-Ti Process
Wall Heat Transfer Coefficient in a Molten Salt Bubble Column: Testing the Experimental Setup
A Study of Solvent Debinding Variables on Ti6Al4V Green Bodies
Thermo-Gravimetric Analysis and Debinding Study of Powder Injection Moulded Titanium Alloy
Characterisation of Titanium Powder Flow, Shear and Bulk Properties Using the FT4 Powder Rheometer
Influence of Powder Particle Size Distribution on the Properties of Press-and-Sintered Titanium and Ti-6Al-4V Preforms
Process Models for Press-and-Sinter Titanium
Preparation of Titanium Alloy Rods by Powder Compact Extrusion
Fatigue and Fracture Toughness of Ti-6Al-4V Titanium Alloy Manufactured by Selective Laser Melting
Establishing the Optimal Process Parameters for the Laser Sintering of Ti64 for Layer Thicknesses of 15 ?m and 30 ?m and Validation of a Melt Pool Simulation Model
Microstructure and Dry Sliding Wear Property of Laser Clad Ti-6Al-4V under Different Counterface Materials
Submicron Grain Size Formation in Thermohydrogenated and Deformed Ti-6Al-4V: The Effect of Processing Route on the Degree of Grain Refinement
Hot Deformation Behavior of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy with a Transitional Microstructure in the Isothermal Hot Compression
Friction Hydro Pillar Riveting - Alternative Joining Technique for 3.17mm Ti-6Al-4V Sheet
Influence of Process Heat Input on Static and Dynamic Properties of Friction Stir Welded 3mm Ti6Al4V Alloy
Investigating the High Temperature Oxidation Behavior of TiAl-Based Alloys with Nickel and Ruthenium Additions
Interaction between Yttria Fully Stabilized Zirconia or Yttria-Zirconia Blended Face-Coat with Ti6Al4V during Investment Casting
Alpha Case Characterization of Hot Rolled Titanium
Chatter Investigation in Titanium Milling
Chapter 4: Ferrous & Base Metals
Austenite Grain Growth Kinetics in a Low C-Mn Steel and a Ti-Nb-V Microalloyed Steel
Influence of Cooling Path on the Dynamic Transformation of Austenite-to-Ferrite in Low Carbon Manganese Steels
The Influence of Initial Grain Size and Strain Sequence of Slab Hot Rolling on the Austenite Evolution of Peritectic Microalloyed Plate Steels
Development of VC-Ni Eutectic Alloys for Wear Resistance
Chapter 5: Precious Metals
Preparation of Pt-Promoted Co/SiO2 Catalysts for CO Hydrogenation by Strong Electrostatic Adsorption (SEA)
Pt/Au Alloys as Reduction Promoters for Co/TiO2 Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts
Thermal Properties of Amorphous TiPt Alloy Produced by Mechanical Alloying
Temperature Dependence and Martensitic Transformation of Ti50Pt50 Shape Memory Alloys
Martensitic Transformation Behaviour of Ti50Pt50-xCox Shape Memory Alloys
Chapter 6: Nuclear Materials
Development of an Affordable GD-OES Support Matrix for Analysis of Non-Conducting Zirconium Powders
Sublimation Kinetics of Zirconium Tetrafluoride
Molecular Modelling of the Hydrolysis of Tantalum and Niobium Pentafluoride
Redetermination of the Niobium(V) Precursor, [NbCl5(NCCH3)]
Tantalite Beneficiation through Sequential Separation of Radioactive Elements, Iron and Titanium by Magnetic Separation and Acid Leaching
The Coordination of Novel, Hard Ligand Systems to Tantalum(V) and Niobium(V) Metal Centres
The Time Dependent Solvent Extraction of Ta and Nb
Fluorination of Rare Earth, Thorium and Uranium Oxides and Phosphates from Monazite: A Theoretical Approach