Govender, Desania R.; Focke, Walter Wilhelm; Tichapondwa, Shepherd Masimba; Cloete, William Edward(American Chemical Society, 2018-05)
The energetics of cast calcium sulfate dihydrate–aluminum thermites were investigated. The casts were prepared from water slurries with a solids content below 65 wt %. The base case thermite comprised 60 wt % calcium sulfate ...
Cloete, William Edward; Focke, Walter Wilhelm(Elsevier, 2010-06)
Rapid underwater bonding of clear polycarbonate to metal or plastic substrates at temperatures approaching 0 °C was studied. Bonding was achieved within minutes using ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate gel cured using the photoinitiator ...
Cloete, William Edward(University of Pretoria, 2011-09-20)
Strong underwater bonds between polycarbonate sheet and various other substrates were achieved using ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate gel cured with an anionic photoinitiator (dibenzoylferrocene). The gel reacts quickly with water ...
