Thesis (MSc.(Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering)--University of Pretoria, 2008. / Summary in English. Includes bibliographical references.

M. Tech. Metallurgical Engineering. / Studies the corrosion behavior of sintered Ni-Ti shape memory alloys containing Cu and Nb additions.Objectives are: 1. Investigate structural and phased interactions occurring during the sintering of the allloys. 2. Study the effects of niobium and copper addition on the general corrosion behavior of the sintered nickel-titanium alloys in sodium chloride and sulphuric acid. 3. Study the effects of copper and niobium addition on localized corrosion behavior of the alloys in chloride environments.