[EN] TiAl intermetallic have demonstrated excellent behavior at high temperature, however, the processing for producing coatings is not easy due to its high melting point, otherwise the coaxial laser cladding process promise to be an excellent tool for obtaining extensive overlapping coatings, achieving complete fusion and deposition of alloys with high melting point on surfaces with complex shape. In this work we study the parameters of coaxial laser process and preheating the substrate to achieve Ti48Al2Cr2Nb intermetallic coatings on Ti6Al4V sheet 3 mm thick, in order to improve the tribological, oxidation and corrosion behavior of the Ti6Al4V alloy. The geometrical and chemical dilution analysis of the single tracks obtained at different levels in the laser processing variables were able to identify combinations that minimize defects such as cracks, high dilution and inadequate aspect ratio. It found a direct relation between the cooling rate and the coaxial laser process parameters such as the powder feeding rate and scanning velocity. Thus the process was optimized by minimizing the cooling rate with decreasing the velocity. After this was selected as appropriate preheating temperature 350 ºC and were obtained coatings with 40% overlap, using process parameters which generate laser specific energy of 70, 80, 90 and 180 J/mm2, then they have been evaluated by optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Vickers micro-hardness (HV) and nanoindentation. The microstructure of the coatings consists gamma-TiAl phase and alfa2-Ti3Al. Preheating the substrate has allowed obtaining coatings with good metallurgical bond, although cracks and pores are observed for some conditions. It is noted that the expected variation in chemical composition from coating surface to the substrate was found, with low dilution of vanadium. The hardness of the TiAl laser coatings is higher than the substrate and the bending tests results shown that the coatings have good adhesion but with limited ductility. The tribological properties of the coatings shows that in the wear tests at room temperature a lower wear rate is obtained compared to the substrate. In the case of high temperature, the coatings have a lower coefficient of friction; however, a higher wear rate is obtained when compared with the substrate. The coatings have good resistance to oxidation evaluated by isothermal oxidation tests in air at 800 ºC, when compared with the substrate, the thermal growth oxide up to 12 microns thick for 150 hours were obtained. The structure of the oxide layers is complex and comprises the growth of successive layers from the outer surface of the coating. We also studied the electrochemical corrosion behavior of the coatings obtained. The results indicate that the coaxial laser cladding can be a good alternative to obtain extensive TiAl intermetallic coatings, dense coatings with good substrate bonding and minimal defects were obtained, that improve the oxidation and wear behavior of Ti6Al4V alloy. / [ES] Los intermetálicos TiAl han demostrado tener un excelente comportamiento a alta temperatura, sin embargo, su procesado para la obtención de recubrimientos no es sencillo debido a su alto punto de fusión, por otra parte el plaqueado láser coaxial promete ser una excelente herramienta para la obtención de recubrimientos por solape de cordones, logrando la completa fusión y deposición de aleaciones con elevado punto de fusión sobre superficies con forma complejas. En esta tesis se ha estudiado los parámetros de procesado láser coaxial y el precalentamiento del sustrato para lograr recubrimientos con intermetálico Ti48Al2Cr2Nb sobre láminas de Ti6Al4V de 3 mm de espesor, con la finalidad de mejorar el comportamiento tribológico, de oxidación y de corrosión de la aleación Ti6Al4V. Del análisis geométrico y de dilución química de los cordones obtenidos con diversos niveles en las variables de procesado láser se logró identificar combinaciones que minimizan defectos como grietas, alta dilución y relación de aspecto inadecuadas. Se ha encontrado una relación directa entre la velocidad de enfriamiento y los parámetros del proceso láser coaxial, tal como la cantidad de polvo aportado y la velocidad de pasada. De esta manera el proceso ha sido optimizado minimizando la velocidad de enfriamiento con la disminución de la velocidad de pasada. De este análisis se ha seleccionado como temperatura adecuada de precalentamiento 350ºC y se han obtenido recubrimientos con un 40% de solape, utilizando parámetros de proceso que generan energías especificas aportadas por el láser de 70, 80, 90 y 180 J/mm2, los cuales han sido evaluados mediante microscopia óptica (MO), microscopia electrónica de barrido (MEB), difracción de rayos X (DRX), microdureza Vickers (HV) y nanoindentación. La microestructura de los recubrimientos se compone de fases gamma-TiAl y alfa2-Ti3Al. El precalentamiento del sustrato ha permitido la obtención de recubrimientos con buena unión metalúrgica, aunque se observan para algunas condiciones grietas y poros. Se observa que la variación en la composición química de la superficie del recubrimiento al sustrato es la esperada, con baja dilución del vanadio. La dureza de los recubrimientos obtenidos es más alta que la del sustrato, y en los ensayos de flexión se observó que los recubrimientos tienen buena adherencia pero limitada ductilidad. El comportamiento tribológico de los recubrimientos muestra que en los ensayos de desgaste a temperatura ambiente se obtiene una tasa de desgaste menor por parte de los recubrimientos comparados con el sustrato. Para el caso de alta temperatura los recubrimientos presentan un menor coeficiente de fricción, sin embargo, se obtiene una mayor tasa de desgaste cuando se compara con el sustrato. De los ensayos de oxidación isotérmica se observó que los recubrimientos tienen buena resistencia a la oxidación en aire a 800ºC, al compararlos con el sustrato, llegando a obtener capas de óxidos de hasta 12 µm de espesor a 150 horas de oxidación. La estructura de las capas de óxidos es compleja y comprende el crecimiento de capas sucesivas a partir de la superficie externa del recubrimiento. También se ha estudiado el comportamiento a corrosión electroquímica de los recubrimientos obtenidos. Los resultados indican que el plaqueado láser coaxial puede ser una buena alternativa para la obtención de recubrimientos con intermetálicos TiAl, obteniendo recubrimientos densos, con buena unión al sustrato y mínimos defectos, que mejoran el comportamiento ante la oxidación y el desgaste de la aleación Ti6Al4V. / [CAT] Els intermetàl·lics TiAl han demostrat tindre un excel·lent comportament a alta temperatura, però, el seu processat per a l'obtenció de recobriments no és senzill degut al seu alt punt de fusió, d'altra banda el plaquejat làser coaxial promet ser una excel·lent eina per a l'obtenció de recobriments per solapament de cordons, aconseguint la completa fusió i deposició de aliatges amb elevat punt de fusió sobre superfícies amb forma complexes. En aquesta tesi s'ha estudiat els paràmetres de processament làser coaxial i el preescalfament del substrat per aconseguir recobriments amb intermetàl·lic Ti48Al2Cr2Nb sobre làmines de Ti6Al4V de 3 mm de espessor, amb la finalitat de millorar el comportament tribològic, d'oxidació i de corrosió de l'aliatge Ti6Al4V. De l'anàlisi geomètric i de dilució química dels cordons obtinguts amb diversos nivells en les variables de processat làser es va aconseguir identificar combinacions que minimitzen defectes com esquerdes, alta dilució i relació d'aspecte inadequades. S'ha trobat una relació directa entre la velocitat de refredament i els paràmetres del procés làser coaxial, tal com la quantitat de pols aportat i la velocitat de passada. D'aquesta manera el procés ha estat optimitzat minimitzant la velocitat de refredament amb la disminució de la velocitat de passada. D'aquesta anàlisi s'ha seleccionat com a temperatura adequada de preescalfament 350 ºC i s'han obtingut recobriments amb un 40% de solapament, utilitzant paràmetres de procés que generen energies especifiques aportades pel làser de 70, 80, 90 i 180 J/mm2, els quals han estat avaluats mitjançant microscòpia òptica (MO), microscòpia electrònica de rastreig (MER), difracció de raigs X (DRX), microduresa Vickers (HV) i nanoindentació. La microestructura dels recobriments es compon de fases gamma-TiAl i alfa2-Ti3Al. El preescalfament del substrat ha permès l'obtenció de recobriments amb bona unió metal·lúrgica, tot i que s'observen per a algunes condicions esquerdes i porus. S'observa que la variació en la composició química de la superfície del recobriment al substrat és l'esperada, amb baixa dilució del vanadi. La duresa dels recobriments obtinguts és més alta que la del substrat, i en els assajos de flexió es va observar que els recobriments tenen bona adherència però limitada ductilitat. El comportament tribològic dels recobriments mostra que en els assajos de desgast a temperatura ambient s'obté una taxa de desgast menor per part dels recobriments comparats amb el substrat. Per al cas d'alta temperatura, els recobriments presenten un menor coeficient de fricció, però, s'obté una major taxa de desgast quan es compara amb el substrat. Dels assajos d'oxidació isotèrmica es va observar que els recobriments tenen bona resistència a l'oxidació en aire a 800ºC, al comparar-los amb el substrat, arribant a obtenir capes d'òxids de fins a 12 micres de gruix a 150 hores d'oxidació. L'estructura de les capes d'òxids és complexa i comprèn el creixement de capes successives a partir de la superfície externa del recobriment. També s'ha estudiat el comportament a corrosió electroquímica dels recobriments obtinguts. Els resultats indiquen que el plaquejat làser coaxial pot ser una bona alternativa per a l'obtenció de recobriments amb intermetàl·lic TiAl, obtenint recobriments densos, amb bona unió al substrat i mínims defectes, que milloren el comportament davant l'oxidació i el desgast de l'aliatge Ti6Al4V. / Zambrano Carrullo, JC. (2015). Desarrollo y caracterización de recubrimientos TiAl mediante procesado láser coaxial sobre Ti6Al4V [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/56148 / TESIS

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Ordered intermetallics based on transition metal aluminides have been proposed as structural materials for advanced aerospace applications. The development of these materials, which have the advantages of low density and high operating temperatures, have been focused on the aluminides of titanium, nickel and iron. Though these materials exhibit attractive properties at elevated temperatures, their utilization is limited due to their propensity for low temperature fracture and susceptibility to decreased ductility due to environmental effects. A major embrittlement mechanism at ambient temperatures in these aluminides has been by the loss of cohesive strength at the interfaces (intergranular failure). This study focuses on this mechanism of failure, by undertaking a systematic study of the energies and structures of specific grain boundaries in some of these compounds. The relaxed atomistic grain boundary structures in B2 aluminides, FeAl, NiAl and CoAl and <I>L</I>1₀ γ-TiAl were investigated using molecular statics and embedded atom potentials in order to explore general trends for a series of B2 compounds as well as TiAl. The potentials used correctly predict the proper mechanism of compositional disorder of these compounds. Using these potentials, point defects, free surface energies and various grain boundary structures of similar energies in three B2 compounds, FeAl, NiAl and CoAl were studied. These B2 alloys exhibited increasing anti-phase boundary energies respectively. The misorientations chosen for detailed study correspond to the Σ5(310) and Σ5(210) boundaries. These boundaries were investigated with consideration given to possible variations in the local chemical composition. The effects of both boundary stoichiometry and bulk stoichiometry on grain boundary energetics were also considered. Defect energies were calculated for boundaries contained in both stoichiometric and off-stoichiometric bulk. The surface energies for these aluminides were also calculated so that trends concerning the cohesive energy of the boundaries could be studied. The implications of stoichiometry, the multiplicity of the boundary structures and possible transformations between them for grain boundary brittleness are also discussed. / Ph. D.

La technique Imagerie par Contraste de Canalisation d'Electron (ECCI) est utilisée en microscopie électronique à balayage (MEB) pour visualiser et caractériser des défauts cristallins tels que les dislocations. L’ECCI nécessite l'orientation, avec grande précision (meilleure que 0,1°), du cristal à analyser par rapport au faisceau d’électrons pour satisfaire les conditions très strictes de canalisation d'électrons. À cause de la limitation en résolution spatiale et angulaire des techniques actuelles permettant de déterminer l’orientation cristallographique, la caractérisation des défauts cristallins par ECCI est actuellement appliquée à des monocristaux (ou des polycristaux possédant des gros grains) et les conditions de canalisation ne sont pas toujours satisfaites. Dans ce projet de thèse, un mode de balayage Précession de faisceau (Rocking Beam en anglais) a été développé dans un microscope électronique à balayage. Il permet l’acquisition de diagrammes pseudo-Kikuchi haute résolution spatiale (500nm) et angulaire (0,04°) (High Resolution Selected Area Channeling Pattern en anglais (HR-SACP)) et de contrôler les conditions de canalisations nécessaire à l’ECCI. Ceci a permis d’améliorer considérablement la précision de l’ECCI (Accurate ECCI A-ECCI) et d’élargir son domaine d’application aux matériaux polycristallins à grains fins. Dans un deuxième temps, l’A-ECCI assistée par HR-SACP a été utilisé pour caractériser des défauts cristallins (dislocations, sous joint de grain, domaine d’ordre) dans des matériaux massifs polycristallins (Acier IF, UO2, TiAl). Des procédures similaires à celles utilisées dans la microscopie électronique en transmission (MET) sont alors appliquées en s’affranchissant de la préparation fastidieuse de lames minces et en profitant des autres avantages du MEB / Electron Channeling Contrast Imaging (ECCI) is a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) technique used to observe and characterize crystallographic defects. ECCI requires the crystal to be oriented relative to the electron beam with high accuracy (0.1°) in order to control the electron channeling conditions. The SEM techniques used to determine the crystallographic orientation, such as conventional Electron BackScattered Diffraction (EBSD) or Rocking Beam, don’t satisfy the high accuracy required for ECCI. Therefore, the characterization of crystallographic defects by ECCI is used only in single crystals or polycristals with large grains and channeling conditions are not always satisfied. In this thesis, a development of a new Rocking Beam mode in SEM is presented. It allows the collection of High spatial (500nm) and angular (0.04°) Resolution Selected Area Channeling Pattern (HR-SACP) and the control of channeling conditions required for ECCI with high accuracy (Accurate ECCI A-ECCI). In a second phase of this thesis, A-ECCI assisted by HR-SACP is used to characterize crystallographic defects like dislocation, sub-grains and order domains in fine grained bulk materials (IF-Steel, UO2, TiAl). In order to achieve this, several procedures (invisibility criteria) normally used in Transmission Electron Microscopy are applied. Using A-ECCI in SEM has many advantages over TEM such as the possibility of analyzing large areas and the relative easiness in sample preparation

Prezentovaná práce se zabývá vakuovým indukčním tavením intermetalické slitiny Ti-46Al-7Nb (at. %) v žáruvzdorných kelímcích na bázi Y2O3. Byla provedena série taveb pro teploty přehřátí taveniny 1630, 1680 and 1730 C a při různých dobách výdrže na této teplotě v rozmezí 5 až 30 minut. Ze slitin ztuhlých v tavících kelímcích byly připraveny metalografické výbrusy, které sloužily k hodnocení mikrostruktury a vyhodnocení složení fází. Pro získání těchto dat byly použity metosy elektronové mirkoskopie SEM a EDS. Kvantitativní hodnocení mikrostruktury, zejména obsahu oxidické faze ve slitině, bylo provedeno pomocí software Adaptive Contrast Control (ACC). Analýza obsahu kyslíku ve ztuhlé slitině byla provedena metodou IGF (fúze v inertním plynu). V této práci jsou pochody na rozhraní slitina/oxidický kelímek posuzovány také z termodynamického hlediska a to s použitím aktivit jednotlivých složek v systému. Data prezentovaná v této práci mohou být použita pro nastavení a optimalizaci procesů tavení intermetalik TiAlNb.

The subject of this master thesis is focused to the refining of the cast structure of gamma-TiAl–2Nb alloy using cyclic heat treatment and to the analysis of the grain refining mechanism. Structure evolution after applied cycles of heat treatment was characterized using light, laser and electron microscopy and using microhardness tests. Application of five heat treatment cycles during which two phase transformations (eutectoid and alpha-recrystallization reactions) repeatedly took place resulted in refining of the cast columnar structure having the mean grain size 512 microns to fully lamellar structure containing gamma and alpha2 phases having the mean grain size 229 microns. Lamellae thickness of gamma was not changed while the thickness of alpha2 phase decreased, up to 78 nm. Refining of alpha2 phase resulted in the increase of the microhardness by 20 %. The recrystallized cast structure obtained by cyclic heat treatment and the knowledge on the mechanisms of the refining the structure were compared with the literature data and were discussed in order to propose more efficient procedure for refining thermal treatment of cast TiAl alloys.

Les objectifs de ce travail sont la réalisation de revêtements et de couches minces de Ti2AlN (phase de Hägg ou phase MAX 211). Ces composés ternaires allient les meilleures propriétés des céramiques et des métaux. Nous avons mis en œuvre trois approches expérimentales pour synthétiser ce matériau. Nous avons tout d'abord réalisé des multicouches TiAl/TiN par pulvérisation ionique. Après recuit à 600°C, nous avons pu mettre en évidence la formation de super-réseaux (Ti,Al)N/Ti2AlN. Les caractérisations structurales et chimiques (DRX, MET, HRMET, EELS, XPS) ont permis de montrer que la présence d'azote dans les couches de TiAl avant recuit est responsable de la formation ultérieure de la phase MAX. Le recuit s'accompagne d'une diffusion de l'aluminium en excès vers les couches de TiN. Dans une seconde approche, nous avons élaboré des revêtements de Ti2AlN par nitruration plasma à haute température d'alliages TiAl massifs ou en couches minces. Nous avons montré qu'il y avait formation d'un revêtement polycristallins de Ti2AlN dont la taille de grains est limitée par la diffusion. Enfin, nous avons entrepris la réalisation de couches minces de TiN épitaxiées sur MgO par pulvérisation cathodique magnétron réactive. Cette dernière s'est poursuivie par la recherche des paramètres de dépôt permettant la synthèse de Ti2AlN. Pour le jeu de paramètres de dépôt exploré, seules ont été formées les phases cubiques (Ti,Al)N et Ti3AlN. Il semble que, du fait de sa faible cinétique de croissance, les fenêtres de variation des paramètres de dépôt conduisant à la nucléation et à la croissance de la phase MAX sont relativement étroites.

<p>We investigate the Laplace transform in Komatsu ultradistributions and give conditions under which an analytic function is a Laplace transformation of an ultradistribution. We&nbsp; prove the equivalence of several denitions of convolu-tion of two Roumieu ultradistributions. For that purpose, we consider the _ ten-sor product of _~BfMpg<br />and a locally convex space. We dene specic global symbol classes of Shubin type and study the corresponding pseudodierential operators of innite order that act continuously on the spaces of tempered ultradistributions of Beurling and Roumieu type. For these classes, we develop symbolic calculus. We investigate the connection between the Anti-Wick and Weyl quantization when the symbols belong to these classes. We nd the largest subspace of ultradistri-butions for which the convolution with the gaussian kernel exists. This gives a way to extend the denition of Anti-Wick quantization for symbols that are not necessarily tempered ultradistributions.</p> / <p>Prouqavamo Laplasovu transformaciju u prostorima Komat-suove ultradistribucije i dajemo uslov pod kojim analitiqka funk-cija je Laplasova transformacija ultradistribucije. Dokazujemo ek-vivalentnost nekoliko definicija o konvoluciji dve Rumie ultradis-tribucije. Za &nbsp; ovu svrhu razmatramo &quot; tenzorski proizvod&nbsp; ~ B fMpg i lokalno konveksni prostor. Definiramo specifiqne globalne simbol klase Xubinovog tipa i prouqavamo odgovarajue psevdo diferenci-jalne operatore beskonaqnog reda koji neprekidno deluju na prosto-rima temperiranih ultradistribucija Berlineovog i Rumieovog tipa. Za ove klase gradimo simboliqki&nbsp; kalkulus. Prouqavamo vezu izmeu Anti-Wick-ove i Weyl-ove kvantizacije kad simboli pripadaju ove sim-bol klase. Nalazimo najvei podprostor ultradistribucija za koje konvolucija sa gausovog jezgra postoji. To prua mogunost da pro-xirimo definiciju Anti-Wick kvantizacije za simbole koje nemoraju da su temperirane ultradistribucije.</p>

There exists several different methods that can be used to implement a level of safety when performing non-linear finite element analysis of a structure. These methods are called safety formats and they estimate safety by different means and formulas which are partly discussed further in this thesis. The aim of this master thesis is to evaluate a model uncertainty factor for one safety format method called the estimation of coefficient of variation method (ECOV) since it is suggested to be included in the next version of Eurocode. The ECOV method will also be compared with the most common and widely used safety format which is the partial factor method (PF). The first part of this thesis presents the different safety formats more thoroughly followed by a theoretical part. The theory part aims to provide a deeper knowledge for the finite element method and non-linear finite element analysis together with some beam theory that explains shear mechanism in different beam types. The study was conducted on six beams in total, three deep beams and three slender beams. The deep beams were previously tested in the 1970s and the slender beams were previously tested in the 1990s, both test series were performed in a laboratory. All beams failed due to shear in the experimental tests. A detailed description of the beams are presented in the thesis. The simulations of the beams were all performed in the FEM- programme ATENA 2D to obtain high resemblance to the experimental test. In the results from the simulations it could be observed that the ECOV method generally got a higher capacity than the PF method. For the slender beams both methods received rather high design capacities with a mean of about 82% of the experimental capacity. For the deep beams both method reached low design capacities with a mean of around 46% of the experimental capacity. The results regarding the model uncertainty factor showed that the mean value for slender beams should be around 1.06 and for deep beams it should be around 1.25.

Nos defeitos bucomaxilofaciais, a intervenção cirúrgica utilizando enxertos ou substi-tutos ósseos é indicada para reestabelecer a forma e a função perdidas. Nesse con-texto, enxertos auto?genos e alo?genos te?m sido substituídos por biomateriais osteo-condutores e reabsorvíveis. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar por meio de micro-tomografia e dos aspectos histológicos do reparo ósseo, se um novo cimento bifási-co composto por sulfato de cálcio e beta fosfato tricálcico com controle de potencial zeta, poderia induzir ou conduzir a neoformação óssea em defeitos críticos, produzi-dos em calvárias de ratos. Foi realizado um defeito crítico de 8mm de diâmetro na calvária de 40 ratos Wistar machos. No grupo teste (n=20) os defeitos foram preen-chidos pelo cimento. No grupo controle (n=20) os defeitos não foram preenchidos e permaneceram apenas com o coágulo. Os animais sofreram eutanásia em 7, 14, 21 e 42 dias do pós operatório. Espécimes da região da ferida foram microtomografa-dos e posteriormente as amostras foram preparadas para análise histológica. A aná-lise histomorfológica incluiu a avaliação morfológica da histopatologia do reparo, a avaliação morfométrica da área de formação das trabéculas ósseas comparativa-mente entre os grupos. Realizamos ainda a coloração com fosfatase tartrato-resistente (TRAP) para identificação de osteoclastos. Os resultados mostraram que os defeitos preenchidos pelo cimento não apresentaram diminuição significativa da área de acordo com a progressão dos períodos pós-operatórios, pelo contrário, em alguns animais, o defeito aparentemente aumentou. A histomorfologia do reparo mostrou agrupamentos mais expressivos de células gigantes no grupo teste suge-rindo resposta a corpo estranho e osso neoformado mais maduro no grupo controle No grupo teste houve permanência do material e resposta corpo estranho até os úl-timos períodos de observação. Na histomorfometria, a área total de neoformação óssea na região da ferida foi significativamente maior e crescente com o passar do tempo experimental no grupo controle do que no grupo teste. As células gigantes apresentaram expressão histoquímica positiva para TRAP e não foram identificados osteoclastos. Concluímos que neste modelo de estudo, o cimento cerâmico não in-duziu ou conduziu a neoformação óssea de defeitos ósseos críticos criados em cal-vária de ratos sob o ponto de vista microtomográfico e histológico. / Surgical intervention employing grafts and bone substitutes is the best choice in oral and maxillofacial bone defects reconstruction for structural and functional lost. Re-garding this, autogenous and alogenous grafts have been used as osteocondutive and resorbable biomaterials. The aim of this study was to evaluate if a new bone bi-phasic composite of calcium sulfate and beta tricalcium phosphate with zeta potential control could induce or conduct bone formation in rats\' calvarias critical defects mod-el. Forty male Wistar rats underwent 8mm diameter calvaria perforation under gen-eral anesthesia. Animals were randomly allocated to group test (n=20), when the de-fects were filled with the biphasic phosphate and group control (n=20) when the wound was left just with blood clot. Animals underwent euthanasia 7, 14, 21 and 42 days after surgery. Bone calvaria specimens underwent microtomography and histo-logical processing for analysis. Histomorphological and histomorphometry were per-formed regarding aspects of bone healing evolution and new bone total area within the defect. Additionally, histological samples were tartrate-resistant phosphatase (TRAP) stained for osteoclasts identification. The results showed that defects filled by the composite did not present significant bone formation considering postoperative evolution, on the contrary it seemed that the defect area increased in some animals. The bone repair histomorphology in test-group showed expressive giant cells nests involving the ceramic material suggesting foreign body reaction. A mature bone tis-sue neoformation was significantly more intense in the control-group. In the test-group the permanence of the exogenous material caused the sustained foreign body reaction until the last observational periods. Histomorphometric analysis showed that in control-group the total area of bone formation was significantly greater and pro-gressive along the experiment than the test-group. Osteoclasts were not identified but the giant cells presented positive reaction to TRAP. It was possible to conclude that the biphasic ceramic with zeta potential control was not capable to induce or conduct bone neoformation in critical defects created in rats\' calvaria.