Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
School of Engineering
Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering
Pistorius, PC
MIng(Pret) PhD(Cantab) - Head of Department
NRF Rating: B3
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 2187
Fax number: 012 362 5304
E-mail address: pistori@postino.up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Pyrometallurgy
Physical Metallurgy and Corrosion
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Freyer BH, Craig IK, Pistorius PC: 2003. Gauge and Tension Control during the Acceleration Phase of a Steckel Hot Rolling Mill. ISIJ International, 43 (10), pp 1562-1571.
Camisani-Calzolari FR, Craig IK, Pistorius PC: 2003. Quality Prediction in Continuous Casting of Stainless Steel Slabs. Journal of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 103 (10) / Dec, pp 651-665.
Pistorius PC, Quagraine NA, Coetzee CFC: 2003. Descaling behaviour of stainless steel following simulated reheating. Journal of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 103 (10) / Dec, pp 607-615.
Garbers-Craig AM, Geldenhuis JMA, Jordaan WJ, Pistorius PC: 2003. The influence of increased air flow on the spatial variation of iron sinter quality. Journal of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 103 (10) / Dec, pp 645-650.
Pistorius PC: 2003. The role of a department of metallurgical engineering in the South African metallurgical industry. Journal of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 103 (10) / Dec, pp 601-606.
Pistorius PC, Steenkamp JD: 2003. Kinetics of chromite vs. ilmenite magnetization during oxidative roating of ilmenite concentrates. Journal of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 103 (8) / Oct, pp 501-507.
Pistorius PC: 2003. Fundamentals of freeze lining behaviour in ilmenite smelting. Journal of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 103 (8) / Oct, pp 509-514.
Coetzee C, Pistorius PC: 2003. Physicochemical Aspects of Titanium Slag Production and Solidification. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B-Process Metallurgy and Materials, 34B / Oct, pp 581-588.
du Toit M, Pistorius PC: 2003. Nitrogen Control during the Autogenous Arc Welding of Stainless Steel Part 2: A Kinetic Model for Nitrogen Absorption and Desorption. Welding Journal, 82 (9) / Sep, pp 231-237.
du Toit M, Pistorius PC: 2003. Nitrogen Control during Autogenous Arc Welding of Stainless Steel - Part 1: Experimental Observations. Welding Journal, 82 (8) / Aug, pp 219-224.
Papers in refereed, published conference proceedings:
Camisani-Calzolari FR, Craig IK, Pistorius PC: 2003. Defect and Mould Variable Prediction in Continuous Casting. In 31st International Symposium on Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Minerals Industries (APCOM), The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 253-259.
Peens H, Craig IK, Pistorius PC: 2003. Modelling and Control of a Three-Phase Electric Arc Furnace. In Proceedings of the First African Control Conference (AFCON 2003), South African Council for Automation and Computation (SACAC), pp 132-137.
Rathaba P, Craig IK, Pistorius PC: 2003. Identification of an Electric Arc Furnace Model. In Proceedings of the First African Control Conference (AFCON 2003), South African Council for Automation and Computation (SACAC), pp 145-150.
Research and technical/policy output for clients:
Theart HFJ, Basson ET, Basson JHE, Pistorius PC: Technical Report: 2003. The impact of unlocking access to the Kalahari Manganese field or maintaining the present industry structure: A strategic and macro economic analysis. For: MINTEK.
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