• Materials science and metallurgical engineering
• Advanced high-strength steels (AHSS)
• Hydrogen-induced degradation of metals (hydrogen embrittlement and high-temperature hydrogen attack – HTHA)
• Computational materials science and modelling (including constitutive equations for material behaviour)
• Biomechanical engineering and biomedical implants (Mg-based biodegradable implants)
• Experimental mechanics and material characterisation

• Leso, T. P., W. Mukarati, R. J. Mostert, and C. W. Siyasiya, “Strain‐Induced Martensitic Transformation and the Mechanism of Wear and Rolling Contact Fatigue of AISI 301LN Metastable Austenitic Stainless Steel,” Steel Research International (2024): 2400128
• Mukarati, Tulani W., J. Mostert, and C. W. Siyasiya, “Modeling the Tensile Strain Hardening Behavior of a Metastable AISI 301LN Austenitic Stainless Steel Pre-strained in Compression,” Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 53, no. 4 (2022): 1322–1335.
• Mostert, R. J., W. Mukarati, C. C. E. Pretorius, and M. V. Mathoho, “A Constitutive Equation for the Kinetics of High Temperature Hydrogen Attack and its Use for Structural Life Prediction,” Procedia Structural Integrity, 37 (2022): 763–770.
• Mukarati, Tulani W., R. J. Mostert, and C. W. Siyasiya, “Modeling of the Kinetics of Strain‐Induced Martensite Transformation and the Transformation‐Induced Plasticity Effect in a Lean‐Alloyed Metastable Austenitic Stainless Steel,” Steel Research International 93, no. 5 (2022): 2100459.
• Mukarati, T. W., R. J. Mostert, and C. W. Siyasiya, “The Sigmoidal Strain Hardening Behaviour of a Metastable AISI 301LN Austenitic Stainless Steel as a Function of Temperature,” Materials Science & Engineering A, 792 (2020): 139741.
• Kim, Y. W. and W. Mukarati, “Fabrication and Shape Memory Characteristics of Highly Porous Ti-Nb-Mo Biomaterials,” Archives of Metallurgy and Materials, (2017).
• Pretorius, C. C., R. J. Mostert, W. Mukarati, and V. M. Mathoho, “Microstructural Influences on the Damage Evolution and Kinetics of High Temperature Hydrogen Attack in a C-0.5 Mo Welded Joint,” Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie, 40, no. 1 (2021): 212–223.

• Mukarati, T. W., R. J. Mostert, and C. W. Siyasiya, “Development of a Mathematical Equation Describing the Strain Hardening Behaviour of Metastable AISI 301 Austenitic Stainless Steel,” IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 655, no. 1 (2019): 012008.
• Mukarati, T. W., R. J. Mostert, and C. W. Siyasiya, “The Direct Observation of Surface Martensite Formation Upon Cooling to Temperatures Close to Ambient in a Heat Treated AISI 301 Stainless Steel,” Materials Science and Engineering Conference Series, 430, no. 1 (2018): 12042.

• Postdoctoral Fellow – Department of Mechanical, Bioresources, and Biomedical Engineering, University of South Africa (Unisa) (2025 – present)
• Senior Lecturer (part-time) – Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Pretoria, South Africa (2022–2024)
• External Examiner – Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Midlands State University, Zimbabwe (2023–2026)
• Research Consultant – Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering Enterprises, University of Pretoria, South Africa (2021)
• Lecturer – Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe (2015–2016)

Short biography

Dr Tulani W Mukarati is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Mechanical, Bioresources, and Biomedical Engineering at Unisa, specialising in biomedical materials. His research focuses on third-generation biodegradable magnesium-based implants for bone tissue regeneration, improving biocompatibility, corrosion resistance, and mechanical performance. His work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-being), driving innovation in orthopaedic devices and medical technology. With a background in materials science and metallurgical engineering, he has also contributed to research on advanced high-strength steels for automotive applications and hydrogen-induced degradation of metals in energy and industrial systems.

For more information about Dr Tulani Mukarati, please visit the following links:

1. ORCID Profile:

 https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0001-8816-9502

2. Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=uR5r_QoAAAAJ&hl=en