Die vorliegende Arbeit präsentiert die ersten detaillierten Untersuchungen des Spin-Reorientierungs-Übergangs in epitaktischen NdCo5-Schichten. Die Proben, die mit gepulster Laserdeposition hergestellt wurden, konnten sowohl als in-plane- als auch als out-of-plane-texturierte Schichten präpariert werden. Für beide Wachstumsvarianten ergaben Röntgendiffraktometrie- und Texturmessungen eine sehr gute Texturierung mit einer nahezu einheitlichen Orientierung der c-Achse, die eine Untersuchung der magnetischen Eigenschaften entlang ausgewählter kristallografischer Richtungen ermöglichte. Die globalen Magnetisierungsmessungen der In-plane-Proben zeigten einen Spin-Reorientierungs-Übergang von einer magnetisch leichten c-Achse für Temperaturen oberhalb von 310 K über einen magnetisch leichten Kegel hin zu einer magnetisch leichten Ebene (a-Achse) unterhalb von 255 K. Die Übergangstemperaturen liegen damit geringfügig über den bisher an Massivproben gemessenen Werten. Aus den magnetischen Hysteresemessungen wurden die magnetokristallinen Anisotropiekonstanten erster und zweiter Ordnung für den Temperaturbereich der magnetisch leichten c-Achse und der magnetisch leichten Ebene ermittelt. Die Untersuchungen der Out-of-plane-Proben wiesen die Existenz einer magnetokristallinen Anisotropie höherer als zweiter Ordnung nach. Sie bewirkt ein unterschiedliches Schaltverhalten der parallel zur a- bzw. b-Achse gemessenen magnetischen Hysteresekurven im Temperaturregime der magnetisch leichten Ebene. Für die in-plane-texturierten Schichten wurde das Domänenmuster und dessen Änderung mit der Temperatur im gesamten Spin-Reorientierungs-Bereich analysiert. Diese Untersuchungen basieren auf in Kooperation mit der Universität Hamburg durchgeführten SEMPA-Messungen. Oberhalb von 318 K liegt eine Zweidomänenkonfiguration mit einer Ausrichtung der Magnetisierung parallel zur c-Achse vor, die beim Abkühlen in das Regime des magnetisch leichten Kegels in einen Vierdomänenzustand übergeht. Unterhalb von 252 K bildet sich eine Zweidomänenkonfiguration mit parallel zur a-Achse orientierter Magnetisierung. Diese lokalen Messungen bestätigten den Spin-Reorientierungs-Übergang mit zu den globalen Magnetisierungsmessungen vergleichbaren Übergangstemperaturen. Für charakteristisch orientierte Domänenwände erfolgten genauere Analysen der Magnetisierungsprozesse in den angrenzenden Domänen. Um ein erweitertes Verständnis der Domänenkonfiguration, deren Temperaturabhängigkeit und der vorhandenen Domänenwände zu erarbeiten, erfolgten mikromagnetische Simulationsrechnungen für ausgewählte Temperaturen. Die Berechnungen wurden sowohl für homogene Systeme als auch für Geometrien mit verschiedenen Pinningzentren durchgeführt. Die Analyse der Domänenwände ergab, dass ihr Bloch- oder Néel-Charakter und die Domänenwandweite von der Temperatur sowie ihrer Ausrichtung parallel zur c- oder a-Achse abhängt. / This thesis presents the first detailed investigation of the spin-reorientation-transition in epitaxial NdCo5 thin films. The samples were prepared by pulsed laser deposition as in-plane or out-of-plane textured films. For both kinds of samples X-ray diffraction and texture measurements revealed a high degree of texture with one common orientation of the c-axis within the film, which allowed an investigation of the magnetic properties along distinct crystallographic directions. Global magnetization measurements of the in-plane textured films showed a spin-reorientation from a magnetic easy axis (c-axis) at temperatures above 310 K via a magnetic easy cone to a magnetic easy plane (a-axis) at temperatures below 255 K. The transition temperatures are slightly higher than values reported for bulk samples. The magnetocrystalline anisotropy constants of first and second order were determined for the regime of the magnetic easy axis and plane. Measurements of the out-of-plane textured films verified the existence of a magnetocrystalline anisotropy of order larger than two, which becomes obvious from a different magnetic switching behavior along the a- and b-axis in the temperature regime of the magnetic easy plane. The domain structure and its changes with temperature were investigated for the in-plane textured films. There exists a two domain state at temperatures above 318 K with an orientation of the magnetization parallel to the c-axis from which a four domain state evolves when cooling down the sample to the easy cone state. Finally, a two domain state exists in the regime of the magnetic easy plane (easy a-axis) with an orientation of the magnetization parallel to the a-axis at temperatures below 252 K. The local measurements confirm the spin-reorientation-transition with transition temperatures comparable to those derived from global magnetization measurements. In addition, a detailed analysis of the magnetization processes for some characteristically oriented domain walls was performed. Micromagnetic simulations were carried out for selected temperatures to achieve a deeper understanding of the temperature dependence of the domain configuration and of the domain walls. The simulations considered homogeneous systems as well as systems with pinning centers. An analysis of the domain walls showed that their character and width depend on temperature and the orientation parallel to the a- or c-axis.

Iron filled carbon nanotubes (FeCNT) can be described as carbon nanotubes which contain an iron nanowire of several micrometers length and a diameter of approximately 10-100 nm. The carbon shells protect the iron core from oxidation and mechanical damage thus enabling a wide range of applications that require a long-term stability. The magnetic properties of the enclosed nanowire are in part determined by its small size and elongated shape. Magnetic force microscopy (MFM) measurements show that the iron wire exhibits a single domain behavior. Due to the large shape anisotropy it is magnetized along the long wire axis in the remanent state. Two magnetic monopoles of opposing polarity are located at the wire extremities. Depending on the structure and geometry of the individual nanowire, switching fields in the range of 100-400 mT can be found when the external field is applied along the FeCNT’s easy axis. Cantilever magnetometry shows that the switching can be attributed to a thermally assisted magnetization reversal mechanism with the nucleation and propagation of a domain wall. The defined magnetic properties of individual FeCNT combined with their mechanical strength make them ideal candidates for an application as high resolution high stability MFM probes. The fabrication of such probes can be achieved with the help of a micromanipulation setup in a scanning electron microscope. FeCNT MFM probes achieve a sub 25 nm lateral magnetic resolution. MFM measurements with FeCNT MFM probes in external fields show that the magnetization of these probes is exceptionally stable compared to conventional coated MFM probes. This greatly simplifies the data evaluation of such applied field MFM measurements. The emphasis of this work was put on the calibration of FeCNT probes to enable straightforward quantitative MFM measurements. The defined shape of the magnetically active iron nanowire allows an application of a point monopole description. Microscale parallel current carrying lines that produce a defined magnetic field are used as calibration structures to determine the effective magnetic moment of different MFM probes. The line geometry is varied in order to produce multiple magnetic field decay lengths and investigate the influence on the effective probe moment. The results show that while the effective magnetic monopole moment of a conventional MFM probe increases with an increasing sample stray field decay length, the effective moment of a FeCNT MFM probe remains constant. This enables a MFM probe calibration that stays valid for a large variety of magnetic samples. Furthermore, the fitted monopole moment of a FeCNT probe (in the order of 10E-9 Am) is consistent with the moment calculated from the nanowire geometry and the saturation magnetization of iron.

The present work describes investigations on the anisotropic strength behavior of rocks in the splitting tensile test (Brazilian test). Three transversely isotropic rocks (gneiss, slate and sandstone) were studied in the Lab. A total of more than 550 indirect tensile strength tests were conducted, with emphasis was placed on the investigation of the influence of the spatial position of anisotropic weakness plane to the direction of the load on the fracture strength and fracture or fracture mode. In parallel, analytical solutions were evaluated for stress distribution and developed 3D numerical models to study the stress distribution and the fracture mode at the transversely isotropic disc. There were new findings on the fracture mode of crack propagation, the influence of the disc thickness, the influence of the applying loading angle and angle of the loading-foliation for transversely isotropic material. / Inhalt der Arbeit sind Untersuchungen zum anisotropen Festigkeitsverhalten von Gesteinen beim Spaltzugversuch (Brazilian Test). Laborativ wurden drei transversalisotrope Gesteine (Granit, Schiefer und Sandstein) untersucht. Insgesamt wurden mehr als 550 Spaltzugversuche durchgeführt, wobei der Schwerpunkt auf die Untersuchung des Einflusses der räumlichen Lage der Anisotropieebene zur Richtung des Lasteintrages auf die Bruchfestigkeit und das Bruchbild bzw. den Bruchmodus gelegt wurde. Parallel dazu wurden analytische Lösungen zur Spannungsverteilung ausgewertet sowie numerische 3D-Modelle entwickelt, um die Spannungsverteilung sowie den Bruchmodus bei einer transversalisotropen Scheibe zu untersuchen. Es wurden neue Erkenntnisse zum Bruchmodus, der Rissausbreitung, des Einflusses der Scheibendicke, dem Einfluss des Lasteinleitungswinkel sowie des Winkels Lasteintrag - Anisotropieebene für transversalisotropes Material gewonnen.

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling is possibly the best available technique in designing and predicting the performance of Stirling and pulse tube refrigerators (PTR). One of the limitations of CFD modeling of these systems, however, is that it requires closure relations for the micro porous materials housed within their regenerators and heat exchangers. Comprehensive prediction of fluid-solid interaction through this media can be obtained only by direct pore level simulation, a process which is time consuming and impractical for system level examination. Through the application of empirical correlations including the Darcy permeability and Forchheimer's inertial coefficient, the microscopic momentum equations governing fluid behavior within the porous structure can be recast as viable macroscopic governing equations. With these constitutive relationships, CFD can be an efficient and powerful tool for system modeling and optimization. The purpose of this study is to determine the hydrodynamic parameters of two mesh fillers relevant to miniature PTRs; stacked screens of 635 mesh stainless steel and 325 mesh phosphor-bronze wire cloth. Experimental setups were designed and fabricated to measure steady and oscillatory pressures and mass flow rates of the working fluid, research-grade helium. Hydrodynamic parameters for the two mesh fillers were determined for steady-state and steady periodic flow in both the axial and radial directions for a range of flow rates, operating frequencies and charge pressures. The effect of average pressure on the steady axial flow hydrodynamic parameters of other common PTR filler materials was also investigated. The determination of sample hydrodynamic parameters and their subsequent computational and experimental methodologies utilized are explained.

Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) is a well-established magnetic resonance technique that can non-invasively interpret tissue geometry and track neural pathways by sampling the diffusion of water molecules in the brain tissue. However, it is currently limited to tracking large nerve fiber bundles and fails to faithfully resolve thinner fibers. Conventional DTI studies use a diffusion time, t[subscript diff] of 30 ms - 55 ms for diffusion measurements. This work proposes the use of DTI at long t[subscript diff] to enhance the sensitivity of the method towards regions of low diffusion anisotropy and improve tracking of smaller fibers. The Stimulated Echo Acquisition Mode (STEAM) sequence was modified to allow DTI measurements at long t[subscript diff] (approximately 200 ms), while avoiding T2 signal loss. For comparison, DTI data was acquired using STEAM at the shorter value of t[subscript diff] and with the standard Double Spin Echo sequence with matched signal-to-noise ratio. This approach was tested on phantoms and fixed monkey brains and then translated to in vivo studies in rhesus macaques. Qualitative and quantitative comparison of the techniques was based on fractional anisotropy, diffusivity, three-phase plots and directional entropy. Tensor-field maps and probabilistic connectivity fronts were evaluated for all three acquisitions. Comparison of the tracked nerve pathways showed that fibers obtained at long t[subscript diff] were much longer. Further, the optic tract was tracked in ex vivo fixed rhesus brains for cross validation. The optic tract, traced at long t[subscript diff], conformed to the well documented anatomical description, thus confirming the accuracy of tract tracing at long t[subscript diff]. The benefits of DTI at long t[subscript diff] indeed help to realize the potential of tensor based tractography towards studying neural development and diagnosing neuro-pathologies, albeit the improvement is more significant ex vivo than in vivo.

Magnetic thin films and patterned nanostructures have been studied with respect to their magnetic properties using SQUID-magnetometry, magnetic force microscopy, electrical measurements, and micromagnetic calculations. Properties of vortex domain walls, trapped in Permalloy nanowires with artificial constrictions, were investigated experimentally and by numerical calculations. In particular, the geometrical extent and strength of the pinning potential were evaluated. In these wires, long-range vortex domain wall displacement induced by spin polarized alternating currents was obtained numerically at reduced threshold current densities as compared with the direct current case. Due to the asymmetry of the energy potential, the long-range displacement direction is determined by the vortex chirality. Strained FeCo/Pt superlattices with strong perpendicular anisotropy were investigated experimentally. The strain was controlled by varying the thickness of each alternating layer with monolayer precision and was found to have a dominating effect on the total anisotropy. Epitaxial films of the diluted magnetic semiconductor (Ga,Mn)As were studied with focus on how the ferromagnetic transition temperature could be controlled by post-growth annealing. The ferromagnetic transition temperature was enhanced by approximately 85% for a Mn-doping concentration of 6% under certain conditions. A method to manipulate micrometer sized magnetic particles on patterned arrays of elliptical Permalloy microstructures was studied. Controlled motion and separation of the magnetic particles were obtained using applied rotating magnetic fields. The domain structure of the elliptical elements was studied numerically.

Bragg scattering of optical waves in thick gratings at extreme angles, where the scattered wave propagates parallel (extremely asymmetric scattering - EAS) or nearly parallel (grazing angle scattering - GAS) to the grating boundaries, is associated with many unique and practically important resonant phenomena. It has been demonstrated that one of the main physical mechanisms for these resonant phenomena is the diffractional divergence of the scattered wave inside and outside the grating region. This thesis fills the gaps in the theoretical and experimental understanding of Bragg scattering in gratings at extreme angles by investigating EAS and GAS in structures where diffractional divergence of waves is significantly affected by anisotropy and/or non-uniformities of the dielectric permittivity. Unusually high sensitivity of wave scattering in thick periodic gratings to small step-like variations of mean structural parameters at the grating boundaries is predicted and described for the case when the scattered wave (the +1 diffracted order) propagates almost parallel to the front grating boundary (the geometry of GAS). A unusual pattern of strong multiple resonances for bulk electromagnetic waves is predicted and analysed numerically in thick periodic holographic gratings in a guiding slab with mean permittivity that is greater than that of the surrounding media. It is demonstrated that these resonances are related to resonant generation of a new type of eigenmodes in a thick slab with a periodic grating. These eigenmodes are generically related to the grating -- they do exist not if the grating amplitude is zero. A new type of resonant coupling of bulk radiation into the conventional guided modes of a slab with a thick holographic grating is predicted and explained theoretically. It occurs in the presence of strong frequency detunings of the Bragg condition by means of interaction of the strongly non-eigen +1 diffracted order with the slab-grating boundaries. Therefore, it is only in the presence of step-like variations of the mean permittivity at the grating boundaries that this type of resonant coupling can occur. A new method for the analysis of EAS and GAS in anisotropic gratings is developed. This method is based on the consideration of the diffractional divergence of the scattered wave and the two-wave approximation in anisotropic gratings. Special efforts are focused on the analysis of EAS and GAS of extraordinary waves in uniaxial gratings. In particular, it is demonstrated that increasing curvature of the normal surface in the direction of propagation of the scattered wave results in increase of its diffraction divergence and the resonant amplitude. A theoretical model is developed for comparison of the theoretical predictions with data obtained from experimental observations of EAS in a holographic grating written in a photorefractive medium. The developed model is applied for the interpretation of experimental observations of EAS in BaTiO3 photorefractive crystals. Good agreement with the theoretical predictions is demonstrated.

During this thesis, it has been proved that the electrical conductivity of multilayered and electrically anisotropic carbon fiber materials can be expressed by an equivalent second order tensor, which is equal to sum of each layer’s electrical conductivity tensor. The aforementioned equivalent electrical conductivity tensor is valid assuming that the material’s thickness is negligible compared to the other dimensions of the body. The mathematical expression for the prediction of the electrical conductivity of a multilayered material for any stacking sequence, is based on the electric current conservation, and was validated using different methods. Each layer’s electrical conductivity was experimentally studied at the two principal directions. Transverse to the fibers’ direction, an empirical model was developed for the prediction of the electrical conductivity as a function of the layer’s thickness, of the fibre volume fraction and of temperature. All cases involved the study of multidirectional and unidirectional carbon fiber materials without the presence of matrix (porous form – CF preform) as well as in the presence of polymeric matrix (CFRP). The validation of the equivalent tensor was achieved through three different ways: a) through the measurement of the electric resistance, for various stacking sequences, b) through the Joule heating effect, by recording and comparing the developing temperature field to the respective numerically calculated, c) through 3D numerical models which approximate the analytical solution of the 2D domain problem. Moreover using the finite difference method, certain electrothermal models were developed in order to study the temperature field for different stacking sequences. The electrical problem can be expressed by an elliptic PDE, for the case where the material is electrically anisotropic and homogeneous, or non-homogeneous. On the other hand, the transient heat transfer problem involves the case where the material is thermally anisotropic and homogeneous. Using the equivalent tensor, the 3D domain problem is simplified to a 2D domain problem resulting in less computational requirements for the solution of the problem. The present research study could be used in a plethora of application, such as the development of carbon fibre reinforced heating elements (direct heating CFRP molds) as well as damage detection in multidirectional composite materials with electrical conductive reinforcement. / Κατά τη διάρκεια της παρούσας διδακτορική διατριβής, αποδείχθηκε ότι η ηλεκτρική αγωγιμότητα των πολύστρωτων και ηλεκτρικά ανισότροπων υλικών με ίνες άνθρακα, μπορεί να εκφραστεί από έναν ισοδύναμο τανυστή δεύτερης τάξης, ο οποίος είναι το άθροισμα των τανυστών κάθε στρώσης. Ο ισοδύναμος τανυστής ισχύει υποθέτοντας ότι το πάχος συγκριτικά με τις υπόλοιπες διαστάσεις του υλικού είναι πολύ μικρό. Η μαθηματική έκφραση με την οποία μπορεί να προβλεφθεί η ηλεκτρική αγωγιμότητα ενός πολύστρωτου υλικού για οποιαδήποτε αλληλουχία στρώσεων αποδείχτηκε με συστηματικό τρόπο και βασίζεται στην αρχή διατήρησης του ηλεκτρικού φορτίου. Η ηλεκτρική αγωγιμότητα κάθε στρώσης μελετήθηκε πειραματικά στις δύο κύριες διευθύνσεις. Κάθετα στη διεύθυνση των ινών αναπτύχθηκε ένα εμπειρικό μοντέλο πρόβλεψης της ηλεκτρικής αγωγιμότητας συναρτήσει του πάχους της στρώσης, της περιεκτικότητας σε ίνες άνθρακα και της θερμοκρασίας. Σε όλες τις περιπτώσεις μελετήθηκαν πολύστρωτα υλικά ινών άνθρακα χωρίς μήτρα (πορώδης μορφή-CF preforms) και με πολυμερική μήτρα (CFRPs). Η επιβεβαίωση της εγκυρότητας του ισοδύναμου τανυστή έγινε με τρεις διαφορετικούς τρόπους: α) μέσω μετρήσεων της ηλεκτρικής αντίστασης, για διαφορετικές αλληλουχίες στρώσεων, β) μέσω του φαινομένου Joule, καταγράφοντας και συγκρίνοντας το αναπτυσσόμενο θερμοκρασιακό πεδίο με το θερμοκρασιακό πεδίο που υπολογίζεται αριθμητικά, γ) μέσω τρισδιάστατων αριθμητικών μοντέλων όπου τείνουν στην αναλυτική λύση του δισδιάστατου προβλήματος. Στη συνέχεια αναπτύχτηκαν ηλεκτροθερμικά μοντέλα με τη μέθοδο των πεπερασμένων διαφορών με σκοπό τη μελέτη του θερμοκρασιακού πεδίου για διαφορετικές αλληλουχίες στρώσεων. Το ηλεκτρικό πρόβλημα εκφράζεται από μία ελλειπτική διαφορική εξίσωση όπου το υλικό είναι ηλεκτρικά ανισότροπο και ομογενές ή μη ομογενές ενώ το θερμικό πρόβλημα είναι θερμικά ανισότροπο και ομογενές. Χρησιμοποιώντας τον ισοδύναμο τανυστή το τρισδιάστατο πρόβλημα μετατρέπεται σε ένα δισδιάστατο πρόβλημα με αποτέλεσμα να απαιτούνται λιγότεροι πόροι για την επίλυση του προβλήματος. Η συγκεκριμένη εργασία μπορεί να χρησιμοποιηθεί σε μία πληθώρα εφαρμογών όπως στην ανάπτυξη και στη λειτουργία θερμαινόμενων στοιχείων ενισχυμένων με ίνες άνθρακα (καλούπια όπου το θερμαντικό στοιχείο το αποτελούν οι ίνες άνθρακα) αλλά και στην ανίχνευση βλάβης συνθέτων υλικών με αγώγιμη ενίσχυση.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:27:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2008-09-03Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T18:31:04Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 yamasaki_mi_me_ilha.pdf: 16778400 bytes, checksum: 6afbdce5c51d7a7040bbcdba50a7949f (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / É apresentado um estudo experimental da laminação de tiras fundidas a partir do material semi-sólido obtido na calha de resfriamento que alimenta continuamente um laminador duo. Os cilindros do laminador estão posicionados horizontalmente e podem ser operados na velocidade de 0,25 m/s, 0,47 m/s, 0,73 m/s e 1,07 m/s. A velocidade de 0,25 m/s produziu uma tira de melhor qualidade. Ligas hipoeutéticas Pb/Sn (Pb–30%Sn, Pb-40%Sn, Pb-50%Sn) e próxima ao ponto eutético (Pb-63%Sn), respectivamente, com intervalo de solidificação de 75 °C, 56 °C, 31 °C e 6 °C de acordo com o diagrama de fases, foram utilizadas nos ensaios experimentais para obter tiras semi-sólidas fundidas e tixoconformadas para comparação. As diversas simulações usando as ligas de Pb/Sn têm revelado a importância do intervalo de solidificação e temperatura de vazamento da liga, da velocidade dos cilindros, da temperatura do bocal junto ao cilindro inferior, da superfície de acabamento dos cilindros e da geometria da panela intermediária (tundish), sobre a qualidade do produto final. A liga Pb-30%Sn com alto intervalo de solidificação em comparação com outras ligas testadas, apresentou maior dificuldade para ser tixolaminada. Isso ocorreu, porque as ligas de alto intervalo de solidificação tendem a formar trincas à quente no final da solidificação. Como resultado, uma pasta metálica plástica é difícil de formar. O caminho provável para obter uma tira semi-sólida fundida de boa qualidade neste caso, é aplicar uma inoculação que produz grãos finos antes do vazamento. O controle para a tixolaminação empregando a liga Sn-37%Pb com intervalo de solidificação menor, e elevada fluidez, é mais rigoroso para obter uma tira contínua. Conseqüentemente, foram utilizadas diferentes temperaturas de vazamento (260, 240 e 220 ºC) para controlar a fluidez e obter o tempo de contato... / This is an experimental study of cast strip rolling from semi-solid material employing a cooling slope which continuously feeds a rolling mill. The cylinders of the rolling mill are positioned horizontally and can be operated at speeds of 0.25 m/s, 0.47 m/s, 0.73 m/s and 1.07 m/s. The lower speed of 0,25 m/s produces a strip of better quality. Hypoeutectic Pb/Sn alloys (Pb-30%Sn, Pb-40%Sn, Pb-50%Sn) and near eutectic point alloys (Pb-63%Sn), with solidification intervals of 75°C, 56°C, 31°C and 6°C respectively, according to the phase diagram, were used in experimental tests to obtain cast semi-solid and thixorolled strips for comparison. Simulations highlighted the necessary control parameters required to obtain good quality of the strip. These were: control alloy solidification interval, pouring temperature, roll speeds, ceramic nozzle temperature at the lower roll, quality of the roll surface finishing and tundish geometry. The Pb-30%Sn alloy, which has a much higher solidification interval in comparison with the other alloys tested, was difficult to thixoroll. This is because alloys with a high solidification interval tend to form hot tears at the end of solidification, and prevent a plastic metallic mush from forming. The probable solution to obtaining a semi-solid fused strip of good quality with this material, is to apply an inoculation that produces fine grains just before the pouring. In contrast, the parameter control for thixorolling of the Sn-37%Pb alloy, with lesser solidification interval and elevated fluidity, needed to be rigorous to obtain a continuous strip. Consequently, several pouring temperatures (260, 240 and 220ºC) were used to vary the fluidity and obtain sufficient alloy-inferior cylinder contact time for complete solidification. The strips obtained by the twin and single roll processing, and conventional rolling were characterized... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:07:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JorgeFSO_TESE.pdf: 9384301 bytes, checksum: 94f6528a142b55c3b875e331722c4d8d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-12-09 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / As most current studies, reinforced plastics have been, in recent years, a viable alternative in building structural elements of medium and large, since the lightness accompanied by high performance possible. The design of hybrid polymer composites (combination of different types of reinforcements) may enable structural applications thereof, facing the most severe service conditions. Within this class of composite materials, reinforced the underlying tissues hybrid high performance are taking space when your application requires high load bearing and high rigidity. The objective of this research work is to study the challenges in designing these fabrics bring these materials as to its mechanical characterization and fracture mechanisms involved. Some parameters associated with the process and / or form of hybridization stand out as influential factors in the final performance of the material such as the presence of anisotropy, so the fabric weave, the process of making the same, normative geometry of the specimens, among others. This sense, four laminates were developed based hybrid reinforcement fabrics involving AS4 carbon fiber, kevlar and glass 49-E as the matrix epoxy vinyl ester resin (DERAKANE 411-350). All laminates were formed each with four layers of reinforcements. Depending on the hybrid fabric, all the influencing factors mentioned above have been studied for laminates. All laminates were manufactured industrially used being the lamination process manual (hand-lay-up). All mechanical characterization and study of the mechanism of fracture (fracture mechanics) was developed for laminates subjected to uniaxial tensile test, bending in three and uniaxial compression. The analysis of fracture mechanisms were held involving the macroscopic, optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy / Conforme estudos mais atuais, os pl?sticos refor?ados v?m sendo, nos ?ltimos anos, uma alternativa vi?vel na constru??o de elementos estruturais de m?dio e grande porte, desde que a leveza acompanhada de alto desempenho seja poss?vel. A concep??o de comp?sitos polim?ricos h?bridos (combina??o entre tipos diferentes de refor?os) pode possibilitar aplica??es estruturais dos mesmos, frente ?s mais adversas condi??es de servi?os. Dentro dessa classe de materiais comp?sitos, os refor?ados a base de tecidos h?bridos de alto desempenho v?m tomando espa?o quando a sua aplica??o requer alto suporte de carga e alta rigidez. O objetivo desse trabalho de investiga??o ? o estudo da influ?ncia que esses tecidos trazem na concep??o desses materiais quanto a sua caracteriza??o mec?nica e mecanismos de fratura envolvidos. Alguns par?metros associados ao processo e/ou forma de hibridiza??o se destacam como fatores influenciadores no desempenho final do material tais como a presen?a de anisotropia, forma da trama tecido, processo de confec??o dos mesmos, geometria normativa dos corpos de prova, entre outros. Neste sentido, quatro laminados comp?sitos foram desenvolvidos ? base de tecidos de refor?os h?bridos envolvendo fibras de carbono AS4, kevlar 49 e vidro-E e como matriz a resina ep?xi ?ster vin?lica (DERAKANE 411-350). Todos os laminados comp?sitos foram constitu?dos com quatro camadas de refor?os. Dependendo do tipo de tecido h?brido, todos os fatores influenciadores acima mencionados foram estudados para os laminados. Todos os laminados foram fabricados industrialmente sendo empregado o processo de lamina??o manual (hand-lay-up). Todo o estudo da caracteriza??o mec?nica e do mecanismo de fratura (fratura mec?nica) foi desenvolvido para os laminados submetidos aos ensaios mec?nicos de tra??o uniaxial, flex?o em tr?s e compress?o uniaxial. As an?lises dos mecanismos de fratura foram realizadas envolvendo a macroscopia, microscopia ?tica e eletr?nica de varredura