**Author details**

Sadiq Abiola Raji<sup>1</sup> \*, Abimbola Patricia Idowu Popoola<sup>1</sup> , Sisa Leslie Pityana1,2, Olawale Muhmmed Popoola3,4, Fatai Olufemi Aramide1,5, Monnamme Tlotleng2 and Nana Kwamina Kum Arthur<sup>2</sup>

1 Department of Chemical, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa

2 National Laser Centre, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (NLC-CSIR), Pretoria, South Africa

3 Department of Electrical Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa

4 Centre for Energy and Electric Power (CEEP), Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa

5 Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria

\*Address all correspondence to: rajchandy2355@gmail.com

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*Laser Based Additive Manufacturing Technology for Fabrication of Titanium Aluminide-Based… DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.85538*
