High-pressure die casting of semi-solid aluminium-silicon alloys is used in the automotive industry to manufacture components, like housings, brackets, and bars. It is commonly known that during high-pressure die casting, defect bands may be created that follow the contour of the component surface. These bands consist mainly of a eutectic phase. This phenomenon is also observed in semi-solid metal slurry high-pressure die casting. These bands could lead to premature failure of the component in service. The origin of these bands is not fully understood and so this research focuses on investigating these bands and their origins further. A series of casting trials were conducted with varying plunger velocity. Subsequent investigation using optical and scanning electron microscopy showed that a change of the plunger velocity alters the number of bands present in the samples. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy revealed that a measurable difference in aluminium quantity across the band was noticed and it was postulated that aluminium migrates towards the component centre. Therefore, different mechanisms responsible for particle migrations found in literature were investigated and assessed quantitatively using experimental data and information from published literature. It was found that the Saffman lift force and the Mukai-Lin-Laplace effect were the mechanisms that were most likely to cause such a migration of aluminium. Further experimental investigation is recommended to identify which of the two mechanisms is ultimately responsible for the migration and to optimise the high-pressure die casting procedure to minimise defect band formation. / Produktion av högtrycksgjutning av halvfasta aluminium-kisellegeringar används i fordonsindustrin för att tillverka komponenter, som exempel till kåpor, konsoler och stag. Det är allmänt känt att defektband kan formas under högtrycksgjutning som följer konturen av komponentytan. Dessa band består huvudsakligen av eutektisk fas. Detta fenomen har också observerats vid högtrycksgjutning produktion av halvfast slurry. Potentiellt kan dessa band leda till en försämring av komponentens mekaniska egenskaper och resultera i ett förtida brott. Ursprunget av dessa band är inte helt kartlagda och det är därför viktigt att fokusera ytterligare på denna forskning och att undersöka dessa band och deras ursprung. En serie med gjutningsförsök genomfördes med varierande kolvhastighet. Efterföljande undersökning med optisk- och svepelektronmikroskopi visade att en förändring av kolvhastigheten förändrar antalet band som finns i proverna. Energidispersiv röntgenspektroskopi avslöjade en mätbar skillnad i aluminiumkvantitet över bandet, och det antogs att aluminium migrerar mot centrum av komponenten. Därför undersöktes och utvärderades olika mekanismer som ansvarar för partikelmigrationer som finns att finna i litteratur med hjälp av experimentella data och information från publicerad litteratur. Det visade sig att Saffman lyftkraft och Mukai-Lin-Laplace effekten var de mekanismer som mest troligen orsakade migration av aluminium. Ytterligare experimentella försök rekommenderas för att identifiera vilken av dessa två mekanismerna som i slutändan är ansvarig för migrationen. Detta för att optimera gjutningsprocessen och därmed minimera uppkomsten av defektband.

Aluminium castings with a large grain structure have poor mechanical properties which are primarily due to casting defects as opposed to fine grain structure. The grain refinement practice using chemical addition is well established for wrought alloys, however in the case of casting alloys, the practice of adding grain refiners and the impact on castability is not well established. The addition of well known Al-5Ti-B grain refiner to casting alloys with silicon (Si) content above 3 wt.% is not effective. This is believed to be due to the chemical reaction between Ti and Si. The current research aim is to find an alternative, but effective, chemical phase which can refine Al-Si alloy grains. Based on a crystallographic database search and intermetallic phases found in Aluminium–Niobium-Boron, there exists several iso-structural phases similar to those of Al3Ti and TiB2. We have selected a phase which exhibits chemical phase stability with Si (below 900 oC) and developed a potential novel grain refiner Nb-B for Al-Si cast alloys. Various Al-Si binary alloys and a commercial sourced LM6 (Al-10Si-Mg) cast alloys were cast after novel grain refiner addition to the melt. It is the first time that such fine grain structures were achieved for Al-Si alloys when Si >4wt.%. It is believed that Nb-B grain refiner enhances the heterogeneous nuclei in the melt. The effectiveness of this grain refiner under various cooling rate conditions is investigated to simulate various practical casting conditions. Due to increased heterogeneous nuclei density, a fine grain structure is also obtained at low cooling rates and the grain size is less sensitive to the cooling rate. The processing of high Si containing alloys for complex shaped castings with reduced defects, fine grain structure and improved mechanical properties are now possible.

In striving to produce high quality cast components from recycled aluminium alloys,imperfections have to be considered, because recycled aluminium usually containsmore of it. However, there are great energy savings to be made by using recycledaluminium; as little as 5% of the energy needed for primary aluminium productionmay be required. High quality castings are dependent on, besides alloy chemistry, bothmelt quality and the casting process; the focus of this work is related to the meltquality.This thesis aims to increase knowledge about imperfections, foremost about Fe-richparticles, oxides/bifilms, and porosity. Experiments were performed at industrialfoundry facilities and in a laboratory environment. Melt quality was evaluated byproducing samples with the reduced pressure test (RPT), from which both densityindex (DI) and bifilm index (BI) could be measured, results that were related to tensiletest properties. Data from tensile test samples were analysed, and fracture surfacesand cross sections were studied in both light microscope and in scanning electronmicroscope (SEM). For the purpose of investigating nucleation of primary Fe-richparticles (sludge) differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was used.In the analysis of results, a correlation between the morphology of particles and tensileproperties were found. And elongated Fe-rich β-particles were seen to fracturethrough cleavage towards the centre. However, DI and BI have not been possible torelate to tensile properties.The nucleation temperature of primary Fe-rich particles were found to increase withincreased Fe, Mn, and Cr contents, i.e. the sludge factor (SF), regardless of cooling rate.For a set SF, an increase of cooling rate will decrease the nucleation temperature.

Orientador: Antonio de Pádua Lima Filho / Resumo: A liga Al-Si A413 foi utilizada para fabricação de tiras metálicas fundidas por cilindro único e por cilindro duplo, aqui chamado processo de reolaminação. Esta liga não é adequada para obtenção de tiras metálicas por laminação convencional devido às partículas frágeis de Si. Por outro lado, a reolaminação é um processo viável para obter tiras metálicas dessa liga. Neste trabalho, a liga Al-Si A413 foi fundida e vazada com diferentes temperaturas em uma calha metálica inclinada a 20º numa vazão de 14 cm³/s para se obter um material semissólido que alimenta um bocal cerâmico (150 cm³) junto ao cilindro inferior. Na reolaminação, o espaçamento entre os cilindros foi de 1,5 mm. Os cilindros na cadeira de laminação são feitos de aço ao carbono comum e têm aproximadamente 105 mm de diâmetro e 100 mm de largura. A região coquilhada/colunar formada no cilindro inferior arrasta a lama metálica a uma velocidade de 0,2 m/s para ser processada tanto por cilindro único como por reolaminação. Para ambos os processos as tiras metálicas fundidas têm uma espessura de 2 mm, aproximadamente. Na saída da cadeira de laminação, as tiras são resfriadas até a temperatura ambiente por chuveiros de água. O equipamento utilizado para a fabricação das tiras metálicas, chamado de “Strip Caster”, passou por inovações durante este trabalho de mestrado: molas de alívio de pressão foram instaladas no cilindro superior e o cilindro inferior foi substituído por um outro cilindro com refrigeração interna. O “S... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The Al-Si A413 alloy was used in order to produce metallic strips with the single roll and twin roll processes, this last one is known as rheolamination. This alloy is not suitable to obtain metallic strips with the conventional lamination due to the brittle particles of silicon. On the other hand, the rheolamination is a suitable process to obtain metallic strips of this alloy. In this work, Al-Si A413 alloy was melted and poured at 680 ºC on a cooling slope at 20º with a flow rate of 14 cm³/s in order to obtain a semisolid material feeding the ceramic nozzle (150 cm³) at the lower roll. The two rolls of the roll stand are separated with a gap of approximately 1.5 mm, have approximately 105 mm in diameter and are made of carbon steel. The chill/columnar layer formed at the lower roll drags the metallic slurry at a rate of 0.2 m/s to be processed by single roll or twin-roll. Both processes obatin a metallic cast strip with a thickness of 2 mm, approximately. At the exit of the stand roll, the strips are cooled to the room temperature with water showers. The equipment used to produce metallic strips, called “Strip Caster”, suffered some inovations during this work: springs was attached to the upper roll in order to reduce the lamination pressure and the lower roll was substituted with an other roll with internal cooling. The Strip Caster was instrumented with two load cell in order to measure the forming forces and with thermocouples to measure the temperatures during the fabr... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Submitted by Caroline Xavier (caroline.xavier@pucrs.br) on 2017-08-08T13:47:52Z No. of bitstreams: 1 TES_ALBINO_MOURA_GUTERRES_COMPLETO.pdf: 7255952 bytes, checksum: 781408c060e8988a1e9c63e9d2d0855b (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-08T13:47:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 TES_ALBINO_MOURA_GUTERRES_COMPLETO.pdf: 7255952 bytes, checksum: 781408c060e8988a1e9c63e9d2d0855b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-07-04 / The overall objective of this work is to analyze the influence of Si and Mg contents, the percentage of porosity and the effects of hardening precipitation heat treatment on the mechanical properties of Al-Si-Mg alloys. Two alloys: Al-3,8%Si-0,25%Mg (Alloy I) and Al-6,5%Si-0,6%Mg (Alloy II) were prepared and characterized by thermal analysis and optical emission spectroscopy. After that, the alloys were solidified in a metallic mold, with and without degasification. Transversal samples were extracted from solidified ingots to analyze the as-cast structures and mechanical properties (tensile and hardness tests). Part of ingots were submitted to hardening precipitation heat thermal treatments by solutioning at 540?C for 6 hours and artificial aging at 180?C for 4 hours. After the solidification structure analysis in the Alloys I and II in samples along the ingot, it was observed that the grain medium size and the secondary dendrite arm spacing presented small variations that do not influence the variations on the mechanical properties. Regarding porosity, it was noted that Alloy II, which contains a higher content of Si and Fe, presented higher porosity percentage when compared to Alloy I. The degasification process decreased at about 50% porosity volumetric percentage. During the analysis of the mechanical properties of the alloys in the states of crude solidification, it was observed that the samples referring to Alloy II, in the degassed condition, presented higher limits of tensile strength and hardness, 175,5 MPa and 70,7 HB, respectively . Due mainly to the higher content of Si found in alloy II. In relation to the ductility, the Alloy I, in the degassed condition, presented the highest percentage of specific deformation (greater deformation ? = 1.82%), due to the lower percentage of porosity and lower content of Si and Fe. With the treatment (T6), a significant increase in the properties of both alloys can be observed. Alloy II showed the best results with thermal treatment, generating an increase of: 25% in tensile strength, 57% in deformation and 23% in hardness of the samples analyzed. Thus, alloy II, due to the higher percentage of Mg, responded better to the heat treatment. For the analysis of the correlation of the chemical composition, the percentage of porosity and the effects of the thermal treatments with the variation in the mechanical properties, mathematical models were developed that allow to predict the limit of tensile strength, deformation and hardness in Al-Si-Mg. In the analysis of the mathematical models, it was possible to identify the negative effect of the iron and porosity percentages on tensile strength and specific deformation. The increase of silicon and magnesium contents and the application of T6 contributed to higher tensile strength, specific deformation and hardness as well. / O objetivo geral desse estudo foi correlacionar ? composi??o qu?mica, a porosidade e os efeitos dos tratamentos t?rmicos de endurecimento por precipita??o em algumas propriedades mec?nicas em ligas de Al-Si-Mg fundidas. Duas ligas Al-3,8%Si-0,25%Mg (Liga I) e Al-6,5%Si-0,6%Mg (Liga II) foram preparadas e caracterizadas por an?lise t?rmica e espectroscopia de emiss?o ?ptica. Ap?s, foram solidificadas em molde met?lico, com e sem desgaseifica??o. Amostras transversais foram extra?das ao longo do comprimento dos lingotes para an?lises da estrutura de solidifica??o e determina??o das propriedades mec?nicas (ensaios de tra??o e dureza). Parte dos lingotes foram submetidos a tratamentos t?rmicos de endurecimento por precipita??o, com solubiliza??o a temperatura de 540oC por 6 horas, e posterior envelhecimento artificial a temperatura de 180?C por 4 horas. Ap?s as an?lises da estrutura de solidifica??o das Ligas I e II, observou-se que os tamanhos m?dios de gr?o e os espa?amentos dos bra?os dendr?ticos secund?rios apresentaram pequenas varia??es que n?o influenciaram nas varia??es das propriedades mec?nicas. Em rela??o ? porosidade, observou-se que a Liga II, por ter mais Si e Fe na sua composi??o, apresentou maior percentual de porosidade do que a Liga I. O processo de desgaseifica??o reduziu em aproximadamente 50% a porosidade em ambas as ligas. Durante a an?lise das propriedades mec?nicas das ligas nos estados bruto de solidifica??o, observou-se que as amostras referentes ? Liga II, na condi??o desgaseificada, apresentaram maiores limites de resist?ncia ? tra??o e dureza, 175,5 MPa e 70,7 HB, respectivamente, devido principalmente ao maior teor de Si encontrado na Liga II. A Liga I, na condi??o desgaseificada apresentou os maiores percentuais de deforma??o espec?fica (? = 1,82%), devido ao menor percentual de porosidade e menores teores de Si e Fe. Com a aplica??o do tratamento t?rmico (T6), pode-se observar um aumento significativo nas propriedades mec?nicas. Na Liga II, observou-se os melhores resultados com tratamento t?rmico, gerando aumento de: 25% na resist?ncia ? tra??o, 57% na deforma??o e 23% na dureza. Dessa forma, a Liga II por apresentar maior percentual de Mg respondeu melhor ao tratamento t?rmico. Na an?lise da correla??o da composi??o qu?mica, o percentual de porosidade e os efeitos dos tratamentos t?rmicos com a varia??o nas propriedades mec?nicas desenvolveu-se modelos matem?ticos que permitem prever o limite de resist?ncia ? tra??o, deforma??o e dureza em ligas de Al-Si-Mg. Analisando os modelos matem?ticos, identificou-se o efeito negativo do percentual de ferro e porosidade no limite de resist?ncia ? tra??o e deforma??o espec?fica, j? o aumento do teor de sil?cio, de magn?sio e aplica??o do tratamento t?rmico T6 contribu?ram para maiores limites de resist?ncia ? tra??o, percentuais de deforma??o e dureza.

As ligas de Al-Si são amplamente utilizadas na indústria, recentes avanços possibilitaram a produção de ligas de alumínio com ótimas propriedades podendo-se destacar o seu baixo peso, excelente resistência à abrasão e à corrosão, e baixo coeficiente de expansão térmica em relação ao aço. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o comportamento da mistura de pós elementares de Cu, Si, Mg, Ni, Fe a uma base de alumínio, sinterizado individualmente em atmosfera controlada com gás argônio e nitrogênio pelo processo de sinterização convencional em forno resistivo. Após realização de análise o composto que forneceu o melhor desempenho foi submetido a um comparativo com amostras sinterizadas via plasma. Os resultados encontrados foram confrontados com os resultados da liga de EN AC- 48000 (AlSi12CuNiMg) fundida, a fim de avaliar os aspectos mecânicos e físicos do composto intermetálico. O desenvolvimento do trabalho se deu a partir do pó de alumínio com pureza de 99,7%, ao qual foi incorporado o percentual dos demais elementos, com base na composição da liga comercial EN AC-48000 (Si12%; Fe0,45%; Cu1,08%; Mg1,08%; Ni1,14%). Após a sinterização as amostras foram caracterizadas quanto a densificação, microdureza e rugosidade superficial, além disso, uma análise metalográfica foi realizada por microscopia óptica, bem como foi feita uma por difração de raios-X para a verificação da formação de novas fases. A densificação das amostras sinterizadas pelo processo convencional com atmosfera controlada por nitrogênio foi superior as produzidas com atmosfera de argônio, ficando também superior ao processo assistido por plasma com nitrogênio. Pelo processo convencional de sinterização a microdureza apresentada pelas amostras obtidas por atmosfera de nitrogênio foi na média superior a encontrada nas amostras produzidas com atmosfera de argônio, já a microdureza apresentada pelas amostras assistida por plasma com atmosfera controlada por nitrogênio, atingiram resultados abaixo da sinterização convencional. Durante o processo de sinterização a plasma, as amostras acabaram sofrendo uma reação abaixo da temperatura de sinterização desejada (510 °C), ocasionando microfusão na superfície da amostra, e logo em seguida deformações. Estas reações tiveram influência direta nos resultados encontrados nas amostras produzidas via sinterização a plasma, desta forma a temperatura teve que ser reduzida. / Al-Si alloys are being used in industry to replace steel and cast iron in high-tech sectors. Recent advances have allowed the production of aluminum alloys with excellent properties, highlighting their low weight compared to steel, excellent resistance to abrasion and corrosion, high resistance at high temperatures and low coefficient of thermal expansion. The objective of this work is to evaluate the behavior of the Cu, Si, Mg, Ni and Fe elemental powder mixtures with an aluminum base, individually sintered in a controlled atmosphere with argon and nitrogen using the conventional sintering process in a resistance furnace. After this process, the best performing compound was submitted to a comparison with plasma sintered samples. The results were compared with those for the EN AC- 48000 (AlSi12CuNiMg) molten alloy, to evaluate the mechanical and physical aspects of the intermetallic compound. The development of the work was based on the 99.7% aluminum powder donated by Alcoa with the addition of other elements from the commercial alloy composition EN AC-48000 (Si12%; Fe0,45%; Cu1,08%, Mg1,08%, Ni1,14%). After sintering, the samples were carachterized by surface roughness, densification, microhardness, optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. The densification of the sintered samples by the conventional process with the controlled atmosphere by nitrogen gave higher densification values than for samples produced with the argon atmosphere or by the plasma assisted process using nitrogen. By the conventional sintering process, the samples processed in nitrogen atmosphere presented higher hardness values than those produced with argon atmosphere, and also higher than those plasma assisted sintered with nitrogen atmosphere. During the plasma sintering process, the samples underwent a reaction below the desired sintering temperature (510 °C), causing microfusion on the sample surface, and deformations. These reactions had a direct influence on the results found in the samples produced by plasma sintering, therefore the temperature for the plasma process had to be reduced.

The enactement of the Energy Policy and conservation Act of 1975, led to a paradigm shift in material selection and design in the automotive industry. The net effect was an increased focus by the automotive industry toward the use of light metals leading for the reduction of weight and hence, the dependence of imported oil. Increasing use of aluminum was a transition in that direction. However, raw aluminum on an average is 1.5 - 2 times as expensive as steel. Near net shape manufacturing processes (Die casting, Thixo-forging, etc) provided the much needed competitive advantage vis-à-vis steel / iron parts by permitting the manufacturing of Al components. Semi solid processing involves the net shape manufacturing of alloys in a two phase region (liquid + solid). The reduced turbulence (during casting), less entrapped gases and lower operating temperatures (processes below the liquidus) make semi solid processing ideal for the manufacturing of high integrity Al parts. Traditionally, semi solid processing involved the heating of billets to a two phase region (called Thixcasting). Rheocasting is a new semi solid processing technique wherein the alloy is cooled from a liquid state (a combination of controlled heat / nucleation and growth phenomena) to yield structures similar to the Thixocasting process. Rheocasting or Slurry-On-Demand is in its early stages of development (the first industrial prototype of rheocasting was invented in the late 1990's) and forms the central point of interest in this work. Much research is underway around the globe to understand the controlling mechanism as well as the structure - property relationships in rheocast parts, primarily limited to the hypoeutectic Al-Si alloys (less than 12.6% Si). This work is dedicated in the development of novel methods for the rheocasting of hypereutectic Al-Si alloys (greater than 12.6% Si) and Al based wrought alloys (alloys with Cu, Zn, Mg and Si as alloying elements). The thesis presents the problems associated with microstructure control of hypereutectic Al-Si (primary Si coarsening and accelerated growth) and Al based wrought alloys (dendritic structures and hot tearing) with currently available technologies. Novel processing techniques are presented for the casting of hypereutectic Al-Si alloys and Al based wrought alloys with a combination of industrial trials and a through analysis of the underlying mechanisms.

O objetivo deste trabalho é realizar um estudo comparativo das propriedades mecânicas e metalúrgicas em duas peças de ligas de Al-Si produzidas por injeção sob baixa pressão. As peças estudadas referem-se às placas acessórias utilizadas para fornecer sustentação durante a entrada e saída de vaus por carros de combate do Exército Brasileiro, sendo uma nacional e a outra importada. Para a caracterização metalúrgica foram realizados ensaios metalográficos (microscopia óptica e eletrônica). Para a obtenção das propriedades mecânicas foram realizados ensaios de tração, microdureza Vickers e impacto. Quanto aos resultados metalográficos observou-se: na peça nacional, a presença de uma estrutura predominantemente eutética com silício em forma acicular e a fase Al15 (Fe, Mn)3Si2 com morfologia tipo escrita chinesa; na peça importada, foi identificado silício disperso com formato arredondado. A análise da porosidade por gases realizada no canal de alimentação indicou baixos índices para as duas peças. De outro modo, foi observada a presença de porosidades por contração na peça nacional. Nos resultados mecânicos, a peça importada apresentou valores significativamente superiores para a tensão de escoamento e máxima, energia de impacto e deformação. A partir dos resultados obtidos nos ensaios mecânicos realizaram-se simulações no software Solidworks, módulo Simulation, para a determinação da ocorrência de falha quando utilizado por dois carros de combate: o Leopard 1A5, sobre lagartas, e o URUTU, sobre roda. As simulações indicaram falha da peça nacional pelo uso do carro sobre rodas. O resultado em peso da composição química da peça nacional revelou uma liga de alumínio com 12%Si e 0,88%Fe, enquanto a peça importada apresentou 10,38%Si, 0,294%Mg e somente 0,12%Fe. Com a análise dos resultados, conclui-se que os principais fatores da baixa durabilidade da peça nacional foram, preponderantemente, a composição química e a morfologia do silício. / The objective of this research is to perform a comparative study of the mechanical and metallurgical properties in two castings of Al-Si alloys produced by injection under low pressure. The pieces studied refer to soil reinforcing plates used as accessory plates used to provide support during the entry and exit of the Brazilian Army combat vehicles, one national and other imported. For the metallurgical characterization, metallographic analysis by electron and optical microscopy were performed and. To obtain the mechanical properties tensile tests, Vickers microhardness and impact were performed. Regarding the metallographic results, it was observed: In the national piece, the presence of a predominantly eutectic structure with needle-shaped silicon and the Al15(Fe,Mn)3Si2 phase with Chinese writing morphology; In the imported part, dispersed silicon with a rounded shape was identified. The gas porosity analysis performed on the feed channel indicated low indexes for the two pieces.Otherwise, the presence of porosities by contraction in the national piece was observed. In the mechanical results, the imported part presented values significantly higher for the yield stress and maximum, impact energy and deformation. From the results obtained in the mechanical tests it was able to perform simulations on the Solidworks software, Simulation mode, to determine the failures occurrence when used by two battle cars: Leopard 1A5, on caterpillars, and URUTU, on wheels. The simulations indicated failure of the national part by the use of the car on wheels. The weight result of the chemical composition of the domestic part revealed an aluminum alloy with 12% Si and 0.88% Fe, while the imported piece revealed 10.38% Si, 0.294% Mg and only 0.12% Fe. Analyzing the results, it is concluded that the main factors of the low durability of the national piece were, predominantly, the chemical composition and the morphology of the silicon.

Submitted by Cleide Dantas (cleidedantas@ufpa.br) on 2014-07-02T12:27:46Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 23898 bytes, checksum: e363e809996cf46ada20da1accfcd9c7 (MD5) Dissertacao_EstudoEletroquimicoLigas.pdf: 1652948 bytes, checksum: 2857942687fd00ec2396320050edd28d (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ana Rosa Silva (arosa@ufpa.br) on 2014-07-03T13:28:35Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 23898 bytes, checksum: e363e809996cf46ada20da1accfcd9c7 (MD5) Dissertacao_EstudoEletroquimicoLigas.pdf: 1652948 bytes, checksum: 2857942687fd00ec2396320050edd28d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2014-07-03T13:28:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 23898 bytes, checksum: e363e809996cf46ada20da1accfcd9c7 (MD5) Dissertacao_EstudoEletroquimicoLigas.pdf: 1652948 bytes, checksum: 2857942687fd00ec2396320050edd28d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / As ligas a base de alumínio-silício apresentam baixo peso específico, boa resistência mecânica e resistência à corrosão, têm sido amplamente utilizadas como substitutas de algumas ligas ferrosas na fabricação de peças em diversos segmentos industriais. Nesta pesquisa estudou-se o comportamento eletroquímico do alumínio e suas ligas alumínio-silício 0,3 e 0,7% em massa, em elétrólitos de ácido sulfúrico e ácido clorídrico, ambos a 0,1 mol/L. Os resultados das técnicas eletroquímicas mostraram que o Si provocou um deslocamento para valores mais positivos do potencial de corrosão, observou-se uma região de passividade nas curvas anódicas dos eletrodos em ácido sulfúrico, este fenômeno de passivação não ocorreu em ácido clorídrico. Os diagramas de Nyquist apresentaram dois arcos,um capacitivo na região de altas frequências, relacionado à formação da camada óxida e, um indutivo em baixas frequências, atribuído a adsorção de ânions na superfície metálica, as semelhanças nos diagramas mostram que os fenômenos eletroquímicos são idênticos e independentes da adição de Si. Os diagramas de impedância, também, mostraram menor resistência de polarização das ligas Al-Si. Considerando, apenas, os estudos eletroquímicos pode-se afirmar que os eletrodos não apresentaram diferenças relevantes entre si e a suscetibilidade a corrosão nestas soluções ácidas não implica em uma característica desfavorável a sua aplicação. / The alloys based on aluminum-silicon have low specific weight, good mechanical strength and corrosion resistance, have been widely used as substitutes for some ferrous alloys in manufacturing parts for various industries. In this research we studied the electrochemical behavior of aluminum and aluminum-silicon alloys 0.3 and 0.7% by mass in electrolytes sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid, both at 0.1 mol/L. The results of electrochemical techniques showed that the Si caused a shift to more positive values corrosion potential was observed a region of passivity anodic curves of the electrodes in sulfuric acid, this phenomenon was not observed in hydrochloric acid. The Nyquist diagrams show two arcs, a capacitive region of high frequencies related to the formation of the layer oxidizes and an inductive at low frequencies attributed to adsorption of anions on the metal surface, the similarities in the diagrams show that the electrochemical phenomena are identical and independent addition of Si. The impedance diagrams also showed low polarization resistance of the alloys Al-Si. Considering only the electrochemical studies it can be stated that the electrodes did not show significant differences between themselves and susceptibility to corrosion in these acidic solutions does not imply a negative feature to your application.

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