As ligas de alumínio vêm sendo amplamente usadas nas indústrias aeronáuticas e automobilísticas por suas propriedades mecânicas superiores às do metal puro. Entretanto, como as propriedades de corrosão dessas ligas variam, sendo piores do que as do alumínio puro, surge a necessidade de estudos de diferentes métodos de proteção contra a corrosão. O uso de coberturas protetoras é uma alternativa para diminuir os processos corrosivos e, desta maneira, aumentar a vida útil desses materiais. Das coberturas de conversão existentes, as mais usadas ainda são à base de cromo, porém o cromo tem se mostrado danoso ao meio ambiente e à saúde humana. Por outro lado, as coberturas de conversão à base de óxidos de cério, ambientalmente mais corretas e menos nocivas, já têm sido usadas com sucesso para este propósito. Ademais, partindo do consenso sobre o bom desempenho da polianilina (PAni) em proteger metais oxidáveis contra a corrosão, inclusive o alumínio e suas ligas, o presente estudo propõe o desenvolvimento de proteção anticorrosiva de ligas de alumínio pela combinação de camadas de conversão à base de óxidos de cério associada com camadas de PAni nas ligas de alumínio das séries AA1xxx e AA6xxx. A combinação de camadas duplex surge como uma alternativa promissora por: (i) possibilitar a formação de pontos de ancoragem sobre a superfície, promovidos pelas camadas de conversão à base de óxidos de cério, para a posterior deposição de PAni; (ii) ampliar o uso das camadas de conversão à base de óxidos de cério isoladamente ou combinadas com PAni e (iii) promover o melhor sinergismo na proteção contra a corrosão das ligas de alumínio e de outros materiais pela associação e maior interação desses sistemas. / Aluminium alloys have been widely used in automobile and aircraft industries for their superior mechanical properties to the pure metal. However, as the corrosion properties of these alloys vary, being worse than those of pure aluminium, there is a need for studies of different methods of corrosion protection. The use of protective coverings appears as an alternative to reduce the corrosion process and thereby increase the useful life of these materials. Conversion of existing coverage, the most used are still based on chrome, but chrome has proven harmful to the environment and human health. Furthermore, coverage of cerium-based conversion, more environmentally friendly and healthy, have already been successfully used for this purpose. Furthermore, based on the consensus on the proper performance of polyaniline (PAni) to protect oxidizable metals against corrosion, including aluminium and its alloys, this study proposes the development of corrosion protection of aluminium alloys by combining layers of cerium conversion associated with layers of polyaniline on aluminium alloys AA1xxx and AA6xxx series. The combination of double layers arises as a promising alternative, which may: (i) facilitating formation of anchor points on the surface, driven by layers of cerium conversion, for the subsequent deposition of PAni (ii) expand the use of cerium conversion coatings alone or combined with PAni and (iii) promote synergy in protection against corrosion of aluminium alloys and other materials by the association and greater interaction of these systems.

A análise da vida em fadiga em amplitude variável associada à corrosão é bastante complexa, devido a combinações entre as interações eletroquímicas ocorridas, tendo em vista a exposição da frente da trinca à névoa salina somada aos efeitos deletérios do carregamento de amplitude variável. Esta combinação de efeitos ainda não é modelada matematicamente, e os dados experimentais observados em outros trabalhos ainda geram hipóteses inconclusivas. Neste contexto, este estudo tem como objetivo avaliar a vida em fadiga da liga 7475 T7351, utilizando carregamento de voos simulados TWIST e FALSTAFF e submetida a névoa salina a 3,5 e 5%. Foram executados ensaios eletroquímicos, para verificar o potencial de corrosão dessa liga e análise microestrutural para verificar a formação de pites. O crescimento de trinca por fadiga com carregamento de voo foi simulado, sem considerar os efeitos do meio, nos programas NASGRO 4.0, AFGROW e CRACK 2000, com parâmetros calibrados no NASGRO 4.0, no intuito de verificar quais modelos matemáticos e programas descrevem a curva experimental em ar com menor erro. Os resultados mostraram que os programas NASGRO 4.0 e AFGROW se aproximaram com menor erro à curva experimental em ar. Os ensaios de crescimento de trinca por fadiga foram executados com carregamento de voos simulados e os parâmetros para o sistema de geração de névoa salina foram determinados experimentalmente. As curvas de crescimento de trinca e taxa de propagação em névoa salina foram comparadas às curvas em ar, as quais também foram obtidas sob as mesmas condições de carregamento. Observou-se que para os ensaios em névoa salina, a trinca rompeu com maior número de voos em relação às curvas em ar. / The corrosion fatigue life analysis under variable amplitude loading is very complex due electrochemistry effects in crack tip exposed to salt spray matched to harmful effects of amplitude variable loading. This effects combination is not modeling mathematically actually, and the experimentally data observed in other research generates inconclusive theories. In this context, the main aim of this research to evaluate the corrosion fatigue life of 7475 T7351 under spectrum loading TWIST and FALSTAFF and exposed to 3.5% and 5% NaCl. Electrochemistry test were performed to verify the corrosion potential followed of microstructural analysis by SEM, to verify the pitting on 7475 T7351 alloy. The fatigue crack growth was simulated, without environmental effects, using the codes NASGRO, AFGROW and CRACK 2000, the simulation parameters was fit on NASGRO 4.0, to analyze whether the crack growth models and codes are able to represent properly the air experimental crack growth data. The results showed that NASGRO 4.0 and AFGROW codes described the fatigue crack growth in air with less error. The fatigue crack growth tests were performed under spectrum loadings and the parameters to obtain salt spray were determined experimentally. The corrosion fatigue crack growth and rate data were compared to air data, under the same loading conditions. The corrosion fatigue tests showed that the specimens cracked under a larger number of flights than specimens in air.

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The main goal of this diploma thesis is the examination of the influence of structure directionality on fatigue properties of formed aluminium alloy 6082/T6. The main attention is focused on the study of the influence of structure directionality on kinetics of short fatigue cracks growth. The measurement of short fatigue cracks growth was performed on cylindrical samples. The samples were made in two different directions; one parallel with the forming direction and second perpendicular to the forming direction. Servo hydraulic machine MTS 880 was used for the cyclic loading. The samples were cycled at two different constant stress amplitudes. Cyclic loading was systematically interrupted in order to measure the length of short cracks by a light microscope. Tensile tests, measuring of cycling hardening-softening curves, observation of microstructure, observation of surface relief, measuring of microhardness and fractographical analysis of fracture surfaces were used for further examination of the influence of the structure directionality. Some of these measured characteristics did not show any influence of the structure directionality (microhardness, fatigue life curve, Young modulus). In other cases is this influence measurable, however insignificant (yield stress, ultimate stress, cyclic hardening-softening curves and kinetics of short fatigue cracks growth). It can be summarised that the material, though the directionality of its microstructure is apparent, shows relatively isotropic mechanical behaviour.

The thesis deals with the application of nondestructive testing methods (acoustic emission, electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction topography) to description and identification of stages in the fatigue process in aluminium alloys. The main contribution of this dissertation thesis consists of the approach and evaluation methodology of cyclic damage in the materials. It dealt especially with the verification of measured data by using data obtained using other nondestructive methods. The experimental results show that the field of nondestructive testing materials can fundamentally uncover the process of fatigue damage and improve current knowledge in this area. Combination of used methods has become a powerful tool for the identification and monitoring of the whole fatigue degradation process of materials.

Práce se zabývá tvárným lomem, který je výsledkem víceosého kvazi-statického monotónního namáhání doprovázeného rozsáhlými plastickými deformacemi, přičemž pro degradaci materiálu je uvažován lokální přístup. Ve výpočtech o rozvoji poškození rozhodují použité mezní podmínky tvárného lomu. Tyto byly teoreticky studovány v úvodu práce a po výběru vhodné mezní podmínky byl stanoven postup kalibrace. Dále byl rozpracován plán měření a realizovány zkoušky při pokojové teplotě na slitině hliníku 2024-T351, zahrnující tah, krut a tlak, pro studium rozvoje poškození a věrohodnou kalibraci vybraného fenomenologického modelu tvárného porušování, vyjádřeného pomocí lomového přetvoření a závislého na hydrostatickém tlaku a deviátoru tenzoru napětí. Mezní podmínka tvárného lomu byla posléze svázána s podmínkou plasticity. Plasticita byla pro zkoumaný materiál uvažována ve tvaru zohledňujícím i stav třetího invariantu deviátoru tenzoru napětí. Celý navržený přístup, plně aplikovatelný na víceosé úlohy, byl implementován pomocí uživatelské rutiny do komerčního programu založeného na explicitní variantě metody konečných prvků. V závěru práce je předložena aplikace navrženého přístupu k modelování tvárného porušování v podobě verifikace na vybraných zkušebních testech, z níž plynou závěry a doporučení pro další práci.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-21T20:43:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JUAN CARLOS GALVIS.pdf: 4226266 bytes, checksum: 0eae227198c4da35bbd08f40e2f3a569 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-15 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This study aimed to develop a detailed study of an alternative technique for surface coatings of components or structures made aluminum alloys, using the friction surfacing process. Thus, the influence of deposition process parameters was evaluated as: traverse speed and rotational speed of consumable rod in mechanical properties and metallurgical deposits made. Due to the fact that the machine used is conventional, the axial force as a process parameter was not obtained directly on the machine. To this was used as a control parameter deposition rate, which is calculated from the relationship between the manual displacements in the Z-axis (Dz) of the machine table with the total time (t) of deposition. The experiments were performed using a conventional milling machine KONE KFE-3 / BR available by machining center of SENAI Ponta Grossa-Paraná capable of generating rotational speeds up to 4200 RPM and traverse speed in the table up to 800 mm/min. aluminum alloy rods were deposited AA6351-T6 on AA5052-H32 aluminum alloy substrates using simple type layer deposition (CS) and overlay (S). After execution of the friction deposition process, the deposits obtained were characterized with regard to geometry (length, width and thickness), followed by macro- and microstructure by the techniques of stereoscopic microscopy (EM), optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and microanalysis by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS).Additionally, a microtexture analysis by EBSD technique in a scanning electron microscope with field emission (FEG-SEM) was carried out. In order to evaluate the mechanical properties along the thickness of deposits and especially the adhesion strength of the interface deposit /substrate and deposit / deposit microhardness tests and bending test at three points were conducted, respectively. The experimental results showed that the best combination of friction surfacing process parameters between traverse speed and rotational speed used had better interfacial adhesion strength of the deposits were: i) In the case of single layer deposits (CS),the deposit obtained with traverse speed of 240 mm/min and 3000 RPM rotational speed presented the best results and ii) In the case of the overlay type container (S), the best results were obtained with the traverse speed of 340 mm/min and 3000 RPM rotational speed / O presente trabalho teve como objetivo desenvolver um estudo detalhado de uma técnica alternativa para recobrimentos superficiais de componentes ou estruturas fabricadas em ligas de alumínio, utilizando o processo de união por Deposição Superficial por Atrito (Friction Surfacing FS). Assim, foi avaliada a influência dos parâmetros do processo de deposição como: velocidade de avanço da mesa da máquina e velocidade de rotação da haste consumível nas propriedades mecânicas e metalúrgicas dos depósitos realizados. Em virtude da máquina utilizada ser convencional, a força axial como parâmetro de processo não foi obtida diretamente na máquina. Para isto, foi utilizado como parâmetro de controle a taxa de deposição, sendo este calculado a partir da relação entre o deslocamento manual no eixo Z (Dz) da mesa da máquina com o tempo total (t) de deposição. Os experimentos foram realizados utilizando-se uma máquina fresadora KONE KFE-3/BR disponibilizada pelo Centro de Usinagem do SENAI Ponta Grossa - Paraná com capacidade de gerar velocidades de rotação de até 4200 RPM e velocidades de avanço na mesa de até 800 mm/min. Foram depositadas hastes de liga de alumínio AA6351-T6 sobre substratos de liga de alumínio AA5052-H32 realizando deposições de tipo camada simples (CS) e sobrecamada (S). Após execução do processo de deposição por atrito, os depósitos obtidos foram caracterizados quanto a geometria (comprimento, largura e espessura), seguido de análises macro e microestruturais por meio das técnicas de microscopia estereoscópica (ME), microscopia óptica (MO), microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) e microanálise por espectroscopia de energia dispersiva (EDS). Adicionalmente, foi realizado uma análise de microtextura pela técnica de EBSD em microscópio eletrônico de varredura com emissão de campo (FEG-MEV). Com o intuito de avaliar as propriedades mecânicas ao longo da espessura dos depósitos e principalmente a resistência de adesão da interface depósito/substrato e depósito/depósito ensaios de microdureza e ensaios de dobramento em três pontos foram realizados, respectivamente. Os resultados experimentais mostraram que as melhores combinações de parâmetros de processo de deposição por atrito entre velocidade de avanço e velocidade de rotação usados que obtiveram melhor resistência de adesão interfacial dos depósitos foram: i) no caso dos depósitos de camada simples (CS), velocidade de avanço de 240 mm/min e velocidade de rotação de 3000 RPM e ii) no caso do depósito tipo sobrecamada (S), a velocidade de avanço de 340 mm/min e velocidade de rotação de 3000 RPM.

Dans le cadre d'un programme de recherche visant à l'allègement de la structure des véhicules, l'origine de lignage dans des tôles en aluminium AA6016 a été étudiée. Ce phénomène, qui peut apparaître à la suite d'une déformation plastique, est apparenté à de la rugosité de surface alignée dans la direction de laminage (DL). Sa présence est néfaste à une bonne finition de surface, et son intensité est appréciée visuellement par les fabricants.Une méthode de quantification rationnelle a été développée. La caractérisation de la distribution morphologique des motifs de rugosité a été rendue possible par l'utilisation de fonctions fréquentielles telle la densité de puissance spectrale. La note globale, construite à partir de la quantification individuelle des composantes de lignage pur et de rugosité globulaire, s'est montrée en bon accord avec les estimations visuelles, et notamment avec le niveau de lignage intermédiaire regroupant plusieurs aspects de surface différents.La microstructure des matériaux à l'état T4 a été expérimentalement mesurée couche de grains par couche de grain à l'aide d'un couplage entre polissage contrôle et acquisition par EBSD. Les 4 à 5 premières couches sous la surface (-120μm) semblent jouer un rôle mécanique prépondérant dans la formation du lignage car elles offrent à la fois une grande taille de grains moyenne, une importante ségrégation d'orientations cristallines, et une forte similitude de longueurs d'onde entre la rugosité de surface et les motifs de la microtexture.Des simulations numériques ont permis de vérifier que les couples de texture identifiés (Cube/Goss, Cube/Aléatoire et Cube/CT18DN) possédaient des différences d'amincissements hors-plans suffisantes pour générer l'ondulation d'une couche d'éléments. En revanche, l'influence mécanique de cette même couche décroit très rapidement avec son enfouissement dans la profondeur et devient négligeable sous plus de 4 couches d'éléments. / As part of a project on aluminium alloys for vehicle weight reduction, the origins of roping in AA6016 aluminium sheets have been studied. This strain-induced phenomenon is related to surface roughness but involves narrow alignments along rolling direction (RD). Its lowers the surface quality, and its intensity is visually evaluated by vehicle manufacturers.An original quantification method is proposed. The morphological characterization of roughness features has been measured by using frequency functions such as the areal power spectral density. The overall roping quality mark, determined from quantifications of both the isotropic and unidirectional components, shows good agreement with the visual assessment, especially for the intermediate roping levels which exhibit several different surface appearances.The material microtexture has been experimentally measured through grain to grain layers by using serial sectioning and EBSD scans. The first 4 to 5 layers under the surface (-120μm) seem to play a leading role in the micromechanics of roping developpment since they simultaneously exhibit a high average grain size, significant segregation of crystallographic orientations, and a close similitude between surface roughness and microstructural feature wavelenghts.Numerical simulations verified that the identified texture pairs (Cube/Goss, Cube/Random and Cube/CT18DN) have sufficient out-of-plane strain difference to promote one element thick layer undulations. But, the mechanical influence of this layer decreases gradually with depth, and becomes negligible below 4 other layers.

Les alliages d'aluminium utilisés dans les structures aéronautiques (fuselage, voilure) sont soumis à des chargements cycliques, faisant de la fatigue l'un des facteurs dimensionnant. Dans cette thèse, les mécanismes d'amorçage de ces fissures de fatigue – au niveau des particules intermétalliques – et de micropropagation sont étudiés expérimentalement et numériquement sur les alliages 2050-T8 et 7050-T7451. Les analyses des premiers chapitres portent sur la description des particules intermétalliques qui sont les plus susceptibles de donner lieu à une amorce de fissure dans la matrice d'aluminium. Les effets de la nature des particules et de leur taille sont quantifiés. La proximité entre les particules intermétalliques et les pores y est décrite. Cette analyse expérimentale fait intervenir des observations de surface en microscopie électronique à balayage (MEB), ainsi que des caractérisations tridimensionnelles (3D) réalisées à l'aide de la tomographie par rayonnement synchrotron. Dans les chapitres suivants, les analyses traitent de la prévision des chemins de fissuration à l'échelle d'un grain. Elles s'appuient sur des observations expérimentales de surface et des simulations de plasticité cristalline 3D pour comprendre les chemins de fissuration. Un modèle d'endommagement tenant compte de la cristallographie est alors proposé pour simuler la propagation de fissure par éléments finis. / Aluminium alloys used for aerospace structures (wing, fuselage) are subjected to cyclic loading. Fatigue properties of such alloys are therefore taken into account for the design of such parts. In this thesis, initiation mechanisms of fatigue cracks – near intermetallic particles – and micropropagation are studied experimentally and numerically on alloys 2050-T8 and 7050-T7451. In the first chapters, the analysis focuses on intermetallic particles which are most prone to initiate a fatigue crack in the aluminium matrix. The effects of the nature of particles as well as their size are quantified. The proximity between intermetallic particles and pores is described. This experimental analysis use surface observations obtained with a scanning electron microscope (SEM), and three-dimensional (3D) characterizations using synchrotron tomography. In the last chapters, analysis are oriented towards the prediction of crack paths at the grain size. They rely on surface experimental observations and 3D crystal plasticity modelling in order to understand crack paths. A damage model taking into account crystallography is proposed to simulate crack propagation using the finite element method.

Cette étude s’attache à caractériser les mécanismes d’endommagement qui mènent à la rupture d'un alliage AlSi7Cu3Mg élaboré par un procédé à modèle perdu sous sollicitations cycliques isothermes à 250°C en condition de plasticité généralisée. Sa caractérisation par micro-tomographie aux rayons X (µCT) a montré la complexité et l'aspect 3D marqué de la microstructure: présence de pores de morphologies complexes de grandes tailles (>1mm) et d'un réseau inter-connecté de particules. Un montage expérimental a été développé pour réaliser des essais de fatigue à haute température suivis in situ par µCT synchrotron. Ces essais ont mis en évidence les interactions entre les fissures et les éléments microstructuraux. Les fissures s'amorcent au cœur des éprouvettes à proximité des cavités de retrait au niveau de particules dures. La propagation des fissures apparaît corrélée à la rupture progressive des particules présentes en pointe de fissure. Ces observations ont été complétées par des essais de fissuration réalisés sur des éprouvettes macroscopiques. Un matériau sans pore (similaire au premier) à été produit pour dissocier le rôle des pores et celui des particules dans la fissuration du matériau. L’influence des pores se révèle du premier ordre pour l’amorçage. Des maillages éléments finis réalistes ont été générés pour réaliser des simulations élasto-viscoplastiques qui ont permis de proposer un critère d’amorçage. Les zones critiques vis-à-vis de l’amorçage de fissures sont celles où l’énergie de déformation inélastique est maximale. Les chemins de fissuration correspondent aux zones localisant les déformations inélastiques et présentant de fortes triaxialités des contraintes. L’ensemble de ces analyses a donc permis de proposer un scénario complet d’endommagement. Enfin, les essais sur éprouvettes macroscopiques ont permis de proposer un modèle pour décrire la vitesse de propagation des fissures et ceci pour les deux matériaux. Ce modèle, facilement utilisable en bureau d’étude, a été validé pour différents niveaux de chargements. / This study aims to characterize the fatigue damage mechanisms that lead to the rupture of a cast aluminum alloy AlSi7Cu3Mg produced by lost foam casting at 250°C under large scale yielding. Its characterization by X-ray micro-tomography (µCT) showed the complexity and the strong 3D aspect of its microstructure: large pores with complex shapes (>1mm) and a network of interconnected hard particles are present. An experimental setup was developed to perform high-temperature fatigue tests monitored in situ by synchrotron µCT. These tests revealed the interactions between cracks and microstructural elements. Cracks initiated, in the bulk, on hard particles located in the vicinity of shrinkage cavities. Cracks propagation appears to be correlated to the progressive rupture of particles present in front of the crack tip. These observations were completed by crack growth tests carried out on macroscopic specimens. A pore-free material (similar to the first) was produced to dissociate the role of pores and particles on the low cycle fatigue behavior of the material. Pores appear to be more critical regarding cracks initiation. Realistic finite element meshes have been generated to perform elasto-viscoplastic simulations which have allowed to propose a criterion for cracks initiation. Critical areas regarding cracks initiation are correlated to areas where the inelastic strain energies are maximum. The crack paths correspond to areas where inelastic strains are located and where the levels of stress triaxiality are high. All these informations allowed to propose a damage scenario. Finally, the tests on macroscopic specimens allowed to propose a crack growth speed model for both materials. This model, easily usable by engineers, have been validated for different loadings.