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Page 1 Prof. I Sigalas Position: Element Six Professor of Ceramic Science Phone: 011-717-7502 Email: [email protected] Organisational Unit: Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering Room: Richard Ward Building, Room 406 Research Interests Hard and Ultra hard materials, ultrahigh temperature ceramics, biocompatible ceramics Publications 93 publications, 31 patents Recent Publications: 1. Effect of cubic boron nitride grain size in the reinforcing of α- Sialon ceramics sintered via SPS Garrett, J.C, Sigalas, I. Wolfrum, A.K., Herrmann, M Journal of the European Ceramic Society Volume 35, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, Pages 451- 462 2. Performance of mixed ceramics and CBN tools during hard turning of martensitic stainless steel. Sobiyi, K. , Sigalas, I , Akdogan, G. , Turan, Y International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 2015 77(5-8), pp. 861-871 3. Spark plasma sintering of sub-micron copper reinforced with ruthenium–carbon nanotube composites for thermal management applications. R. Sule, P.A. Olubambi, I. Sigalas, J.K.O. Asantec, J.C. Garrett, W.D. Roos. Synthetic Metals 202 (2015) 123–132 4. Characterization of TiO 2 -MnO 2 composite electrodes synthesized using spark plasma sintering technique. Tshephe, T.S. Olubambi, P.A. Sigalas, I. Ozoemena, K.I. Garrett, J. Sule, R. Powder Technology. Volume 277, June 01, 2015, Pages 303- 309 5. Chip formation Characterization and TEM investigation of worn PcBN tool during hard turning. Machining Science and Technology. 2015 19(3) pp. 479-498 6. Fe-B-C composites produced using spark plasma sintering. Rokebrand, P., Sigalas, I. International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard materials. Volume 49(1), 2015, pp. 320-326 7. Ike, I.S., Sigalas, I, Iyuke, S , Understanding performance limitation and suppression of leakage current or self-discharge in electrochemical capacitors: A review (Review) . Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. Volume 18, Issue 2, 19 November 2015, Pages 661-680

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Prof.ISigalasPosition: ElementSixProfessorofCeramicSciencePhone: 011-717-7502Email: [email protected]: ChemicalandMetallurgicalEngineeringRoom: RichardWardBuilding,Room406

ResearchInterestsHardandUltrahardmaterials,ultrahightemperatureceramics,biocompatibleceramics

Publications93publications,31patents

RecentPublications:1. Effect of cubic boron nitride grain size in the reinforcing of α- Sialon ceramics

sintered via SPSGarrett, J.C,Sigalas, I.Wolfrum,A.K.,Herrmann,M Journal oftheEuropeanCeramicSocietyVolume35, Issue2,1February2015,Pages451-462

2. PerformanceofmixedceramicsandCBNtoolsduringhardturningofmartensiticstainlesssteel.Sobiyi,K. ,Sigalas,I ,Akdogan,G. ,Turan,YInternationalJournalofAdvancedManufacturingTechnology.201577(5-8),pp.861-871

3. Sparkplasmasinteringofsub-microncopperreinforcedwithruthenium–carbonnanotubecompositesforthermalmanagementapplications.R.Sule,P.A.Olubambi,I.Sigalas,J.K.O.Asantec,J.C.Garrett,W.D.Roos.SyntheticMetals202(2015)123–132

4. CharacterizationofTiO2-MnO2compositeelectrodessynthesizedusingsparkplasmasinteringtechnique.Tshephe,T.S.Olubambi,P.A.Sigalas,I.Ozoemena,K.I.Garrett,J.Sule,R.PowderTechnology.Volume277,June01,2015,Pages303-309

5. ChipformationCharacterizationandTEMinvestigationofwornPcBNtoolduringhardturning.MachiningScienceandTechnology.201519(3)pp.479-498

6. Fe-B-Ccompositesproducedusingsparkplasmasintering.Rokebrand,P.,Sigalas,I.InternationalJournalofRefractoryMetalsandHardmaterials.Volume49(1),2015,pp.320-326

7. Ike,I.S.,Sigalas,I,Iyuke,S,Understandingperformancelimitationandsuppressionofleakagecurrentorself-dischargeinelectrochemicalcapacitors:Areview(Review).PhysicalChemistryChemicalPhysics.Volume18,Issue2,19November2015,Pages661-680

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8. HighSpeedMachiningofMartensiticStainlessSteelUsingPcBN.Sobiyi,K.andSigalas,I.,JournalofSuperhardMaterials,2016,Vol.38,No.1,pp.35–40

SpecialInterestsPolycrystallineDiamond,Polycrystallinecubicboronnitride,Carbonfibre-reinforcedUltrahighTemperatureceramics,cuttingtoolmaterials.

AffiliationsMemberofSouthAfricanInstituteofPhysics

OtherInterestsTitaniumandPlatinumalloydevelopment.

TeachingStructureandPropertiesofmaterials,Ceramicmaterials.CoursesdeliveredatSchoolofChemicalandMetallurgicalengineering,UniversityoftheWitwatersrand.