Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-21T20:42:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Cristiano da Silva.pdf: 5271302 bytes, checksum: 25a5bdf4a3671c9a497d93fa788662df (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-01-30 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This work aims at verifying the influence of processing by high energy ball milling of titanium diboride (TiB2), to increase the effect of grain refining of high-purity aluminum. Various mills were carried out by varying the ratio of the initial TiB2 and aluminum charges. After obtaining the milling products, they were compressed in a cylindrical array as a uniaxial compressive stress of 100MPa, some were later sintered at 600°C for 30 minutes. The tablets were introduced in the metal bath of aluminum and castings at 800°C in thermal analysis cups. In metal baths, experiments with and without the presence of titanium as a solute, in addition to the variation of the content of TiB2 (0.15 and 0.30 wt%) can be observed. The results indicate a significant reduction in grain size, especially in the samples were nucleated with pellets which were sintered before being added to the bath. / Este trabalho, tem por objetivo, verificar a influência do processamento por moagem de alta energia em moinho de bolas, do diboreto de titânio (TiB2), visando aumentar o efeito de refino de grãos do alumínio de alta pureza. Várias moagens foram realizadas, variando-se a razão de alumínio e TiB2 das cargas iniciais. Após a obtenção dos produtos de moagem, os mesmos foram compactados em uma matriz cilíndrica uniaxial como uma tensão de compressão de 100MPa, algumas posteriormente foram sinterizadas à 600°C por 30 minutos. As pastilhas foram introduzidas no banho metálico de alumínio e vazadas à 800°C em copos para análise térmica. Nos banhos metálicos, experimentos sem e com a presença de titânio como soluto, além da variação do teor de TiB2 (0,15 e 0,30%p) também podem ser observados. Os resultados indicam uma redução significativa no tamanho de grão, especialmente nas amostras que foram nucleadas por pastilhas que foram sinterizadas antes de serem adicionadas ao banho.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-21T20:43:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Mauricio Castro.pdf: 5841824 bytes, checksum: 35f8699394396800943abee89ca868ba (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-01-30 / Fundação Araucária de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico do Paraná / This study aims to compare the supply capacity of power each of the three main types of high-energy mills: The "SPEX", Planetary and "Attritor" mills. The system used was chromium oxide with metallic aluminum, both are powders. The reduction reaction of chromium oxide with aluminum in the milling does not occur instantaneously, but is stimulated with mechanical activation of the reagents. The mechanical activation in milling, together with the subsequent heat treatment is that makes a reaction. The energy comparison was made between the mill in two steps: In the first step the milling power was varied for the three mills to be able to identify the milling resulted in the highest exotermic energy peak in the reaction, whereas in the second stage ranged -if the time for milling time find themselves exhibited higher energy released in the reaction. This comparison between the reaction energy peaks confirmed the SPEX as the mill with greater power supply capacity, ie: The mill with the largest peak energy released, followed by the Planetary mill and finally by Attritor mill. In the energy comparison, we studied the influence of the presence of a process control agent in the reaction energy peaks at different milling powers. The milled samples had their power surges reaction determined by thermal analysis of the post. This energy released in the process varied, tending to exhibit a higher peak energy for each of the evaluated parameters (milling power and milling time). There was the use of x-ray diffraction to show the reduction of ground and treated material. Some samples of the powders were pressed only ground and heat treated in an oven. In order to observe the structures formed in the scanning electron microscope, and correlate the structures formed by reactive process studied. Obtained structures consisting of chromium beads dispersed among a substrate of aluminum oxide, both products of the reduction reaction. / Este trabalho tem como objetivo comparar a capacidade de fornecimento de energia de cada um dos três principais tipos de moinhos de alta energia: Os moinhos “SPEX”, Planetário e “Attritor”. O sistema usado foi o óxido de cromo com alumínio metálico, ambos na forma de pós. A reação de redução do óxido de cromo pelo alumínio não ocorre instantaneamente na moagem, mas é estimulada com a ativação mecânica dos reagentes. A ativação mecânica na moagem, aliada ao tratamento térmico posterior é que faz a reação ocorrer. A comparação energética entre os moinhos foi feita em duas etapas: Na primeira etapa variou-se o poder de moagem para os três moinhos a fim de identificar o poder de moagem que proporcionou o maior pico de energia na reação, enquanto que na segunda etapa variou-se o tempo para encontrar-se o tempo de moagem que exibiu maior energia liberada na reação. Esta comparação entre os picos de energia de reação confirmou o SPEX como o moinho com maior capacidade de fornecimento de energia, ou seja: O moinho com o maior pico energia liberada, seguido pelo moinho Planetário e por fim pelo moinho Attritor. Além da comparação energética, estudou-se a influência da presença de um agente controlador de processo nos picos de energia de reação em diferentes poderes de moagem. As amostras moídas tiveram seus picos de energia da reação determinados por análises térmicas dos pós. Essa energia liberada no processo variou, tendendo a exibir um maior pico de energia para cada um dos parâmetros avaliados (poder e tempo de moagem). Fez-se o uso da difração de raios x para evidenciar a redução do material moído e tratado. Algumas amostras dos pós apenas moídos foram prensadas e tratadas termicamente em forno. A fim de se observar as estruturas formadas em microscópio eletrônico de varredura, bem como correlacionar as estruturas formadas ao processo reativo estudado. Obteve-se estruturas constituídas por esferas de cromo dispersas em meio a um substrato de óxido de alumínio, ambos produtos da reação de redução.

Neste trabalho investigou-se a obtenção do composto TiFe a partir da moagem de alta energia de misturas de pós de TiH2 e Fe, seguida de aquecimento sob vácuo para a reação de síntese. No lugar do Ti, o TiH2 foi escolhido como precursor em razão de sua fragilidade, benéfica para a diminuição da aderência dos pós ao ferramental de moagem. Foram preparados dois lotes de misturas obedecendo-se a relação Ti:Fe de 50:50 e 56:44. Ambos foram processados em um moinho do tipo planetário por tempos que variaram de 5 até 40 horas, sob atmosfera de argônio de elevada pureza. Em todos os experimentos foram mantidos constantes a velocidade de rotação do prato do moinho, a quantidade de amostra, o diâmetro e o número de bolas. As amostras moídas foram caracterizadas por calorimetria exploratória diferencial (DSC), termogravimetria (TG), microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV), difração de raios X (DRX) e fluorescência de raios X por dispersão de energia (EDXRF). Apenas TiH2 e Fe foram observados nas amostras moídas, com um grau crescente de mistura em função do tempo de moagem. O composto TiFe nanoestruturado (12,5 a 21,4nm) foi obtido de forma majoritária em todas as amostras após a reação de síntese promovida pelo tratamento térmico a 600ºC (873K). As amostras reagidas foram caracterizadas por microscopia eletrônica de transmissão (MET) e DRX. Um equipamento do tipo Sievert, operando sob um fluxo constante (modo dinâmico), foi utilizado para levantar as curvas termodinâmicas de absorção e dessorção de hidrogênio. Todas as amostras absorveram hidrogênio à temperatura ambiente (~298K) sem a necessidade de ciclos térmicos de ativação. Os melhores resultados foram obtidos com as amostras moídas por 25 e 40 horas, de composição não estequiométrica 56:44. Tais amostras absorveram e dessorveram hidrogênio à temperatura ambiente, sob os platôs de aproximadamente 6,4 e 2,2bar (~0,6 e 0,2MPa), respectivamente. A capacidade máxima de armazenamento foi de 1,06% em massa de hidrogênio (H:M~0,546), sob pressão de até 11bar (1,1MPa), com reversão de até 1,085% em massa de hidrogênio (H:M~0,559), sob pressão de até 1bar (0,1MPa). Estas amostras também apresentaram maior cinética de absorção e dessorção de hidrogênio com fluxos de 1,23 (25h) e 2,86cm3/g.min. (40h). Tais resultados são atribuídos à variação composicional da fase TiFe e à maior quantidade de TiH2 livre. / In this work high-energy ball milling from TiH2 and Fe powder mixtures, followed by post-heating under vacuum, were performed for the reaction synthesis of TiFe compound. TiH2 was used instead of Ti due to its brittleness, preventing strong particles adhesion to the grinding balls and vial walls. Two mixtures batches were prepared following Ti:Fe ratios of 50:50 and 56:44. Both of them were dry-milled in a planetary mill for times ranging from 5 to 40 hours, under high purity argon atmosphere. The speed of main disk rotation, the amount of sample, number and diameter of the balls were kept constant in all experiments. As-milled samples were characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TG), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF). As-milled materials presented only Fe and TiH2 phases showing increased mixture degree with the milling time. After heat treatment at 600ºC (873K), nanostructured TiFe compound (12.5 to 21.4nm) was mostly formed in all samples. Reacted samples were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and XRD. Hydrogen absorption and desorption thermodynamics curves were determined in a Sievert-type apparatus operating at constant flow (dynamic mode). All samples absorbed hydrogen at room temperature (~298K) requiring no thermal activation cycles. Best results were seen on samples milled at 25 and 40 hours, with non-stoichiometric composition 56:44. Those samples absorbed and desorbed hydrogen at plateaus of 6.4 and 2.2bar (~0.6 and 0.2MPa), respectively. Maximum hydrogen storage capacity was 1.06 wt% (H:M~0,546) at 11bar (1.1MPa), with reversion of 1.085 wt% (H:M~0,559) at 1bar (0.1MPa). Higher hydrogen absorption and desorption kinetics were observed in those samples, as well, with flows of 1.23 (25h) and 2.86cm3/g.min. (40h). Such results were assigned to the compositional variation of TiFe phase and to the largest amount of free TiH2.

L’allègement des structures des véhicules est l’une des problématiques actuelles majeures car il permet d’atteindre de meilleures performances, une autonomie plus importante et une consommation plus faible. Ceci est d’autant plus vrai dans le domaine de la défense où la nécessité de se protéger face aux menaces balistiques implique un ajout de masse conséquent. Les alliages d’aluminium sont pour l’instant l’un des meilleurs compromis, mais augmenter leurs performances permettrait un nouveau gain de masse. Dans ce contexte, la métallurgie des poudres (MdP) se présente comme une alternative de choix aux procédés de mise en forme traditionnels car elle permet de combiner différents modes de renforcement des propriétés mécaniques, à savoir la nanostructuration, l’écrouissage, les solutions solides et les renforts particulaires. Dans un premier temps, l’étude s’est focalisée sur la possibilité de combiner haute densité et durcissement structural d’un alliage Al-Zn-Mg. La précipitation confère au matériau brut fritté des propriétés mécaniques un peu plus faibles que celles d’un alliage AA7020 de coulée traité à l’état T651. L’approche a ensuite été appliquée à la poudre broyée, le but étant alors d’associer densité et précipitation tout en préservant les grains ultrafins obtenus par broyage. Enfin, la problématique de la consolidation de composites à matrice métallique à grains ultrafins et à renforts B4C a été abordée / Lightweight materials are very attractive in the global industry, and more specifically in the field of automotive and aeronautics fields. For army vehicles the reduction of the weight has increased the need for lightweight metal and ceramic armor systems ; the combination of these materials being a key element in modern packages. Nowadays, aluminum alloys are widely introduced in such systems. Increasing the mechanical properties of these alloys will automatically imply a decrease of the mass of ballistic protections. In this context, the powder metallurgy route appears promising as it allows simultaneously to nanostructure the matrix by strain hardening and to scatter properly particles reinforcements. First, the choice has been made to focus on the combination of high density and hardening precipitation of an Al-Zn-Mg alloy. Strengthening precipitates give the consolidated raw powder mechanical properties close to the ones of a commercial wrought aluminum alloy AA7020 in a T651 temper. Then the same process was optimized on a milled powder in order to preserve the fine grains obtained by high energy ball milling. Finally, B4C particles were introduced as reinforcements in the aluminum matrix to develop an ultrafine-grained metal matrix composite

Hochleistungsfähige Lithium-Ionen-Batterien sind insbesondere von der hohen spezifischen Kapazität ihrer Elektrodenmaterialien abhängig. Intermetallische Phasen sind vielversprechende Kandidaten für alternative Anodenmaterialien mit verbesserten spezifischen Kapazitäten (LiAl: 993 Ah/kg; Li22Si5: 4191 Ah/kg) gegenüber den derzeit vielfach verwendeten Kohlenstoff-Materialien (LiC6: 372 Ah/kg). Nachteilig ist jedoch, dass die kristallinen Phasenumwandlungen während der Lade-Entlade-Prozesse Volumenänderungen von 100-300% verursachen. Durch die Sprödigkeit der intermetallischen Phasen führt dies zum Zerbrechen des Elektrodenmaterials und damit zum Kontaktverlust. Um Lithiierungs- und Delithiierunsprozesse ohne kristalline Phasenumwandlungen zu realisieren und somit große Volumenänderungen zu vermeiden, wurden amorphe Al-Legierungen untersucht. In amorphe, mittels Schmelzspinnen hergestellte Legierungen (Al86Ni8La6 und Al86Ni8Y6) kann beim galvanostatischen Zyklieren nur sehr wenig Li eingelagert werden. Da kristalline Phasenumwandlungen im amorphen Zustand nicht möglich sind, wird für die Diffusion und Einlagerung von Li-Ionen ein ausreichendes freies Volumen im amorphen Atomgerüst benötigt. Die Dichtemessung der Legierungen zeigt, dass dieses freie Volumen für eine signifikante Lithiierung nicht ausreichend ist. Wird Li bereits in die amorphe Ausgangslegierung integriert, können Li-Ionen auf elektrochemischem Wege aus ihr entfernt und auch wieder eingebaut werden. Die neuartige Legierung Al43Li43Ni8Y6, die Li bereits im Ausgangszustand enthält, konnte mittels Hochenergiemahlung als amorphes Pulver hergestellt werden. Verglichen mit den Li-freien amorphen Legierungen Al86Ni8La6 bzw. Al86Ni8Y6 und ihren kristallisierten Pendants zeigt diese neu entwickelte, amorphe Legierung eine signifikant höhere Lithiierungsfähigkeit und erreicht damit eine spezifische Kapazität von ca. 800 Ah/kg bezogen auf den Al-Anteil. Durch den Abrieb des Stahlmahlbechers enthält das Pulver Al43Li43Ni8Y6 einen Fe-Anteil von ca. 15 Masse%. Dieses mit Fe verunreinigte Material zeigt besonders bei niedrigen Laderaten eine bessere Zyklenstabilität als ein im abriebfesten Siliziumnitrid-Becher gemahlenes Pulver der gleichen Zusammensetzung. Mittels Mössbauerspektroskopie wurde nachgewiesen, dass das Pulver z.T. oxidisches Fe enthält. Dieses kann über Konversionsmechanismen einen Beitrag zur spezifischen Kapazität leisten. / High-energy Li-ion batteries exceedingly depend on the high specific capacity of electrode materials. Intermetallic alloys are promising candidates to be alternative anode materials with enhanced specific capacities (LiAl: 993 Ah/kg; Li22Si5: 4191 Ah/kg) in contrast to state-of-the-art techniques, dominated by carbon materials (LiC6: 372 Ah/kg). Disadvantageously the phase transitions during the charge-discharge processes, induced by the lithiation process, cause volume changes of 100-300 %. Due to the brittleness of intermetallic phases, the fracturing of the electrode material leads to the loss of the electrical contact. In order to overcome the huge volume changes amorphous Al-based alloys were investigated with the intension to realize the lithiation process without a phase transformation. Amorphous powders (Al86Ni8La6 and Al86Ni8Y6) produced via melt spinning and subsequent ball milling only show a minor lithiation during the electrochemical cycling process. This is mainly caused by the insufficient free volume, which is necessary to transfer and store Li-ions, since phase transitions are impossible in the amorphous state. If Li is already integrated into the amorphous alloy, Li-ions can easily be removed and inserted electrochemically. The new alloy Al43Li43Ni8Y6 contains Li already in its initial state and could be prepared by high energy milling as an amorphous powder. Compared with the Li-free amorphous alloys Al86Ni8La6 or Al86Ni8Y6 and their crystalline counterparts, this newly developed amorphous alloy achieves a significantly higher lithiation and therefore reaches a specific capacity of 800 Ah/kg, based on the Al-content. By the abrasion of the steel milling vials the powder contains a wear debris of 15 mass% Fe. This contaminated material shows a better cycling stability than a powder of the same composition, milled in a non-abrasive silicon nitride vial. By means of Mössbauer spectroscopy has been shown that the wear debris contains Fe oxides. This may contribute to the enhancement of the specific capacity about conversion mechanisms.

Metallic glasses exhibit many attractive attributes such as outstanding mechanical, magnetic, and chemical properties. Due to the absence of crystal defects, metallic glasses display remarkable mechanical properties including higher specific strength than crystalline alloys, high hardness and larger fracture resistance than ceramics. The technological breakthrough of metallic glasses, however, has been greatly hindered by the limited plastic strain to failure. Thus, several strategies have been employed to improve the intrinsic and extrinsic effects on the flow behavior of metallic glasses with respect to their fracture toughness and overall plastic strain. One of the suggested strategies is the production of a composite consisting of the brittle metallic glass along with a ductile second phase that either acts as an active carrier of plastic strain or passively enhances the multiplication of shear bands via shear-band splitting . Another approach for increasing plastic deformation consists of introducing pores as a gaseous second phase into the material. The pores are similarly effective in delaying catastrophic failure resulting from shear band localization. In metallic glasses with high porosity, propagation of shear bands can even become stable, enabling macroscopic compressive strains of more than 80 % without fracture. In this thesis, Ni59Zr20Ti16Si2Sn3 glass and its composites have been fabricated using mechanical milling and consolidation by hot pressing followed by extrusion of Ni59Zr20Ti16Si2Sn3 metallic glass powder or Ni59Zr20Ti16Si2Sn3 metallic glass powder reinforced with 40 vol.% of brass particles to obtained bulk composite materials with high strength and enhanced compressive plasticity and to generate porous structure in Ni59Zr20Ti16Si2Sn3 metallic glass using selective dissolution. The brass–glass powder mixtures to be consolidated were prepared using two different approaches: manual blending and ball milling to properly vary size and morphology of the second phase in the composites. Powder consolidation was carried out at temperatures within the supercooled Liquid (SCL) region, where the glassy phase displays a strong decrease of viscosity, with using the sintering parameters which were chosen after analysis of the crystallization behavior of the glassy phase to avoid its crystallization during consolidation. Ball milling has a significant effect on the microstructure of the powder mixtures: a refined layered structure consisting of alternating layer of glass and brass is formed as a result of the mechanical deformation. However, ball milling reduces the amorphous content of the composite powders due to mechanically induced crystallization and reaction of the glass and brass phases during heating. In addition, the milling of the composite powders and the following consolidation step reduces the amorphous content by about 50 %. The bulk amorphous Ni59Zr20Ti16Si2Sn3 alloy synthesized by hot pressing exhibits higher strength (2.28 GPa) than that of the as-cast bulk amorphous Ni59Zr20Ti16Si2Sn3 alloy (2.2 GPa). The mechanical behavior of the glass-brass composites is significantly affected by the control of the microstructure between the reinforcement and the nano-grained matrix phase through the different methods used for the preparation of the powder mixtures. The strength of the composites increases from 500 MPa for pure brass to 740 and 925 MPa for the composites with 40 and 60 vol.% glass reinforcement prepared by manual blending. The strength further increases to 1240 and 1640 MPa for the corresponding composites produced by ball milling caused by the remarkable effect of the matrix ligament size on the strengthening of the composites. The porous metallic glass was obtained by the selective dissolution in a HNO3 solution of the fugitive brass phase in the Ni59Zr20Ti16Si2Sn3 composite. The microstructure of the porous samples consists of highly elongated layered pore structures and/or irregularly shaped pores. The average size of the pores depends on the processing parameters and can be varied in the range of 0.4–15 µm. Additional porous samples were prepared from different extruded composite precursors of blended and milled powder mixtures. This leads to customized hybrid porous structures consisting of a combination of large and small pores. The specific surface area of the porous Ni-based metallic glass powder measured by the BET method is 16 m2/g, while the as-atomized Ni59Zr20Ti16Si2Sn3 powder has a specific surface area of 0.29 m2/g. This indicates a mechanical milling induced enhancement in surface area by refinement of the fugitive brass phase. However the specific surface area of the porous Ni-based metallic glass obtained from as-extruded precursors is 10 m2/g caused by a breakdown of the porous structure during selective dissolution of the nano-scale fugitive phase. Although milling of the present composite powders and the following consolidation step reduces the amorphous content by about 50 %, through the use of glassy phases with improved stability against mechanically induced crystallization along with reduced affinity with the fugitive phase to avoid unwanted reactions during processing, this approach using powder metallurgical offers the possibility to produce highly active porous bulk materials for functional applications, such as catalysis, which require the fast transport of reactants and products provided by the large pores along with high catalytic activity ensured by the large surface area characterizing the small pores. Accordingly, gas absorption ability tests of porous Ni-based metallic glass powders have been performed in order to evaluate the possibility of replacement of conventional support materials. From these first tests it can be conclude that additional opportunities should exist for nano-porous MGs with designed architecture of porous structures that are tailored to specific functional applications. / Metallische Gläser weisen viele attraktive mechanische, magnetische und chemische Eigenschaften auf. Aufgrund der fehlenden Kristallstruktur zeigen metallische Gläser bemerkenswerte mechanische Eigenschaften, einschließlich höherer spezifischer Festigkeit, höherer Härte und größerer Bruchfestigkeit als Keramik. Der technologischen Durchbruch metallischer Gläser wird jedoch bis heute stark von ihremspröden Bruchverhalten behindert. Deshalb wurden verschiedene Herstellungsverfahren entwirkt, um sowohl die plastische Verformung der metallischer Massivgläser zu erhöhen, als auch um die mechanischen Eigenschaften generell zu verbessern. Eine mögliche Methode, zur Erhöhung der Plastizität und zur Beeinflussung der mechanischen Eigenschaften der metallischen Gläser ist der Einbau zweiter Phasen, wie z.B. durch Fremdpartikel Verstärkung oder Poren in Kompositen. Die Scherband bewegung wird durch die Wechselwirkung mit zweiten Phasen behindert, und gleichzeitig werden durch die in den Grenzflächen entstehenden Spannungsspitzen zwischen der zweiten Phase und der Matrix neue Scherbänder initiert. Dies führt zur Bildung einer Vielzahl von Scherbändern, was eine höhere plastische Dehnung zur Folge hat, da die Deformationsenergie auf ein größeres Volumen verteilt wird. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurden Ni59Zr20Ti16Si2Sn3 Massivglas und mit Messing- verstärkte Komposite durch Kugelmahlen und Heißpressen mit anschließender Extrusion von Ni59Zr20Ti16Si2Sn3 Pulver oder Ni59Zr20Ti16Si2Sn3 Pulver mit 40 vol.% Messing Partikeln hergestellt. Neben der Herstellung der Ni59Zr20Ti16Si2Sn3 Komposite mit Messing Partikeln, wurden auch Ni59Zr20Ti16Si2Sn3 Komposite mit definierter Porösität durch die selektive Auflösung der zweiten Phase erzeugt. Die verwendete Mischung von Messing und metallischem Glaspulver wurde über zwei verschiedene Ansätzen hergestellt: die Pulver wurden manuell gemischt oder gemahlen, um die optimale Größe und Morphologie der zweiten Phase in den Komositen zu erzeugen. Das Sintern der Pulver erfolgte bei Temperaturen im Bereich der unterkühlten Schmelze, wobei die Legierung eine starke Abnahme der Viskosität zeigte, mit Hilfe optimierter Sinterparameter, die nach der Analyse des Kristallisationsverhaltens der gläsernen Phase ausgewählt wurden, um deren Kristallisation während der Konsolidierung zu vermeiden. Kugelmahlen hat einen signifikanten Einfluss auf die Mikrostruktur der gemahlenen Pulver: Eine verfeinerte Lamellare Struktur, teils bestehend aus Glas und teils aus Messing, wird durch mechanische Verformung gebildet. Kugelmahlen reduziert jedoch den amorphen Anteil der Komposite durch mechanische induzierte Kristallisation und die Reaktion der Glas- und Messing- Phasen durch Erwärmung. Das Kugelmahlen der Komposite (Pulver) und das darauf folgende Sintern führte zur eine Absenkung der freien Enthalpie der amorphen Phase um ca. 50%. Ni59Zr20Ti16Si2Sn3 metallische Massivgläser, welche durch Heißpressen hergestellt werden, weisen eine höhere Streckgrenze von 2.28 GPa als das gegossene Ni59Zr20Ti16Si2Sn3 Massivglas (2.2 GPa) auf. Die mechanischen Eigenschaften der mit Messing Ni59Zr20 Ti16Si2Sn3 verstärkten Komposite sind abhängig von der Kontrolle der Mikrostruktur zwischen den zweiten Phasen und der Matrixphase durch die verschiedenen Verfahren zur Herstellung von Pulvermischungen. Die Festigkeiten der Komposite, welche durch Handmischen und Heißpressen mit nachfolgender Extrusion hergestellt wurden, erhöhten sich von 500 MPa für reines Messing bis auf 740 und 925 MPa für die Komposite mit 40 und 60 Vol. % Glaspartikel- Verstärkung durch Handmischen. Die Festigkeiten erhöhten sich nochmals auf 1240 und 1640 MPa für die Komposite mit 40 und 60 Vol. % an Glaspartikel-Verstärkung mit lamellare Stuktur, die durch Kugelmahlen hergestellt würden. Die Ursache hier für liegt in der Wirkung der Ligamentabmessungen zwischen den Matrixbestandteilen hinsichtlich der Verfestigung der Komposite. Die Porösität im metallischen Glas wurde durch die selektive Auflösung der flüchtigen Messingphasen in den Kompositen mit Salpetersäure-Lösung erhalten. Die Mikrostuktur der porösen metallischen Gläser besteht aus stark elongiert geschichteten Porenstrukturen und/oder unregelmäßig geformten Poren. Die durchschnittliche Größe einer Pore hängt von den behandelnden Parametern ab und kann von 0.4–15 µm variieren. Weitere poröse Proben wurden ausgehend von verschiedenen extrudierten Komposit-Precursoren aus handgemischten und kugelgemahlenen Pulvermixturen erzeugt. Dies führte zu angepassten hybrid-porösen Strukturen bestehend aus einer Kombination von großen und kleinen Poren. Die spezifische Oberfläche des porösen Glaspulvers gemessen mit Hilfe der BET- Methode, beträgt 16m2/g, wohingegen das atomisierte Ni59Zr20Ti16Si2Sn3 MG Ausgangspulver eine spezifische Oberfläche von 0.29 m2/g besitzt. Dies weist darauf hin, dass das Mahlen eine Vergrößerung der Oberfläche durch die Verfeinerung der flüchtigen Messingphase induziert. Die spezifische Oberfläche der porösen-metallischen Gläser beträgt 10 m2/g und entsteht durch die Zerstörung der porösen Struktur während der selektiven Auflösung der nanoskaligen flüchtigen Phase. Obwohl das Kugelmahlen der Komposite (Pulver) und die darauf folgende Konsolidierung zwar den amorphen Anteil um etwa 50% reduziert, bietet die Pulvermetallurgische Herstellung durch die Verwendung von gläsernen Phasen mit verbesserter Stabilität gegenüber mechanisch induzierter Kristallisation, sowie einer reduzierten Affinität mit der flüchtigen Messingphase zur Vermeidung von unerwünschten Reaktionen während des Prozesses eine Möglichkeit, hochaktive poröse metallische Gläser für funktionelle Anwendungen, wie z.B. Katalyse, zu entwickeln. Hier ist eine schnelle Transport von Reaktanten und Produkten, welcher von den großen Poren, sowie eine hohe katalytische Aktivität, die von kleinen Poren und einer großen Oberfläche sichergestellt wird wesentlich. Daher wurden Untersuchungen zur Gasabsorptionsfähigkeit von porösem metallischen Glaspulver durchgeführt, um die Möglichkeit der Ersetzung von konventionellen Trägermaterialen bewerten zu können. Diese ersten Versuche zeigen die grundsäLzliche Eignung nano poröse metallischer Gläser zur Herstellung von porösen Strukturen mit einstellbarer Porenarchitektur auf die Langfristig für spezifische funktionelle Anwendungen von Interesse sein könnten.

The process of milling drugs to obtain samples with a desirable particle size range has been widely used in the pharmaceutical industry, especially for the production of drugs for inhalation. However by subjecting materials to milling techniques surfaces may become thermodynamically activated which may in turn lead to formation of amorphous material. Polymorphic conversions have also been noted after milling of certain materials. Salt and cocrystal formation is a good way of enhancing the properties of an API but little or no work has been published which investigates the stability of these entities when subjected to milling. Different milling techniques (ball and jet) and temperatures (ambient and cryogenic) were used to investigate the milling behaviour of polymorphs, salts and cocrystals. All materials were analysed by XRPD and DSC to investigate any physical changes, i.e. changes in melting point and by inverse gas chromatography (IGC) to investigate whether any changes in the surface energetics occurred as a result of milling. Another aim of this thesis was to see if it was possible to predict the milling behaviour of polymorphs by calculating the attachment energies of the different crystal facets using Materials Studio 4.0. These results were compared to the IGC data to see if the predicted surface changes had occurred. The data collected in this study showed that different milling techniques can have a different effect on the same material. For example ball milling at ambient temperature and jet micronisation of the SFZ tosylate salt caused a notable increase in the melting point of the material whereas ball milling at cryogenic temperatures did not cause this to happen. The IGC data collected for this form also showed a contrast between cryomilling and the other two techniques. The study also showed that the formation of salts and cocrystals does not necessarily offer any increased stability in terms of physical properties or surface energetics. Changes in melting point were observed for the SFZ tosylate salt and the IMC:Benzamide cocrystal. Changes in the specific surface energies were also observed indicating that the nature of the surfaces was also changing. The materials which appeared to be affected the least were the two stable polymorphs, gamma IMC and SFZ III. The computational approach used has many limitations. The software does not allow for conversion to the amorphous form or polymorphic conversions. Such conversions were seen to occur, particularly for the metastable polymorphs used, meaning that this computational approach may only be suitable for stable polymorphs.

La réduction de la taille des particules jusqu’à l’obtention de nanocristaux est l’une des approches utilisées afin d’améliorer la pénétration cutanée des médicaments à usage topique. Nous proposons que la fabrication d’une formulation semi solide (hydrogel) à base de nanosuspension de docosanol, aboutira à une diffusion du principe actif supérieure à celle du produit commercial Abreva®, à travers des membranes synthétiques de polycarbonates. Le broyage humide est la technique proposée pour la production des nanoparticules de docosanol. Nous proposons aussi la préparation d’une formulation semi-solide (hydrogel) à usage topique à partir de la nanosuspension de docosanol. La nanosuspension de docosanol est obtenue par dispersion du docosanol en solution aqueuse en présence du polymère stabilisant hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC) et du surfactant laurylsulfate de sodium (SDS) suivi d’un broyage humide à faible ou à haute énergie. L’hydrogel de docosanol nanoformulé est préparé à l’aide de la nanosuspension de docosanol qui subit une gélification par le carbopol Ultrez 21 sous agitation mécanique suivie d’une neutralisation au triéthanolamine TEA. La taille des particules de la nanosuspension et de l’hydrogel a été déterminée par diffusion dynamique de la lumière (DLS). Une méthode analytique de chromatographie liquide à haute performance (HPLC) munie d’un détecteur évaporatif (ELSD) a été développée et validée pour évaluer la teneur de docosanol dans les préparations liquides, dans les différentes nanosuspensions et dans les hydrogels de docosanol. L’état de cristallinité des nanocristaux dans la nanosuspension et dans l’hydrogel a été étudié par calorimétrie différentielle à balayage. La morphologie de la nanosuspension et de l’hydrogel de docosanol a été examinée par microscopie électronique à balayage (MEB). Les propriétés rhéologiques et de stabilité physique à différentes températures ont été aussi étudiées pour la formulation semi-solide (hydrogel). De même, la libération in vitro du docosanol contenu dans l’hydrogel et dans le produit commercial Abreva® a été étudiée à travers deux membranes de polycarbonates de taille de pores 400 et 800 nm. Dans le cas de nanosuspensions, des cristaux de docosanol de taille nanométrique ont été produits avec succès par broyage humide. Les nanoparticules de tailles variant de 197 nm à 312 nm ont été produites pour des pourcentages différents en docosanol, en polymère HPC et en surfactant SDS. Après lyophilisation, une augmentation de la taille dépendant de la composition de la formulation a été observée tout en restant dans la gamme nanométrique pour la totalité presque des formulations étudiées. Dans le cas des hydrogels examinés, la taille moyenne des particules de docosanol est maintenue dans la gamme nanométrique avant et après lyophilisation. L’analyse thermique des mélanges physiques, des nanosuspensions et des hydrogels de docosanol a révélé la conservation de l’état de cristallinité des nanocristaux de docosanol après broyage et aussi après gélification. L’examen par microscopie électronique à balayage (MEB) a montré que la nanosuspension et l’hydrogel ont tous deux une morphologie régulière et les nanoparticules ont une forme sphérique. De plus les nanoparticules de la nanosuspension ont presque la même taille inférieure à 300 nm en accord avec le résultat obtenu par diffusion dynamique de la lumière (DLS). Les nanoparticules de l’hydrogel ont une légère augmentation de taille par rapport à celle de la nanosuspension, ce qui est en accord avec les mesures de DLS. D’après les mesures rhéologiques, l’hydrogel de docosanol a un comportement pseudoplastique et un faible degré de thixotropie. L’étude de stabilité physique a montré que les formulations d’hydrogel sont stables à basse température (5°C) et à température ambiante (21°C) pendant une période d’incubation de 13 semaines et instable au-delà de 30°C après deux semaines. La méthode HPLC-ELSD a révélé des teneurs en docosanol comprises entre 90% et 110% dans le cas des nanosuspensions et aux alentours de 100% dans le cas de l’hydrogel. L’essai de diffusion in vitro a montré qu’il y a diffusion de docosanol de l’hydrogel à travers les membranes de polycarbonates, qui est plus marquée pour celle de pore 800 nm, tandis que celui du produit commercial Abreva® ne diffuse pas. Le broyage humide est une technique bien adaptée pour la préparation des nanosuspensions docosanol. Ces nanosuspensions peuvent être utilisée comme base pour la préparation de l’hydrogel de docosanol nanoformulé. / Reducing the particle size to nanocrystals is one of the approaches used to improve the percutaneous penetration of topical dosage form. We propose that the preparation of a semi solid formulation of docosanol, can lead to higher diffusion of docosanol than in commercial product Abreva® through polycarbonate membranes. Wet ball milling is the proposed technique for docosanol nanoparticles preparation. We propose also the preparation of topical semi-solid formulation from docosanol nanosuspension. Docosanol nanosuspension is obtained from docosanol dispersion in aqueous solution in presence of the stabilizer polymer hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC) and the surfactant sodium laurylsulfate (SDS) followed by wet ball milling at low or high energy. Nanoformulated hydrogel of docosanol is prepared from docosanol nanosuspension which is gellified by carbopol Ultrez 21 under vigorous stirring followed by neutralization with triethanolamine TEA. Nanosuspension and hydrogel particle size was characterized by dynamic light scattering. An analytical method of high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with an evaporative detector (ELSD) has been developed and validated for docosanol content quantification in liquid preparation, in different nanosuspensions and in docosanol hydrogels. The crystalline state of nanosuspension and hydrogel nanocrystals was studied by scanning differential calorimetry (DSC). The morphology of nanosuspension and hydrogel was evaluated by Scanning electronic microscopy SEM. Rheological properties and physical stability at different temperatures were studied for semi-solid formulation. In vitro docosanol release from hydrogel and from the commercial product Abreva® was studied through two polycarbonate membranes of pore size 400 and 800 nm. In nanosuspensions, nanosized crystals of docosanol have been successfully produced by wet ball milling. Nanoparticles of size ranged from 197 nm to 312 nm could be obtained by percentage variation of docosanol, of polymer HPC and surfactant SDS. After freeze drying, an increase in size relative to formulation composition was observed but the size particle is in nanometric range for almost all studied formulations. In case of prepared hydrogels, mean particle size of docosanol is maintained in nanometric range before and after freeze drying. Thermal analysis of physical mixtures, docosanol nanosuspensions and hydrogels showed that crystalline structure of docosanol nanocrystals was conserved after milling and after hydrogel preparation. The SEM exam showed that the nanosuspension and hydrogel has similar regular crystal morphology and nanoparticles shape is spherical. Nanosuspension particles have almost the same particle size, less than 300 nm in agreement with DLS result. Hydrogel size particle showed a slight increase comparing to nanosuspension’s one which is in agreement with DLS result. Up to rheological measurement, docosanol hydrogel has a pseudoplastic behavior and small thixotropic degree. Physical stability study showed that the hydrogel is stable at 5 °C and 21°C during 13 weeks and instable above 30°C after two weeks. HPLC-ELSD determined that docosanol content is in the acceptance limit range [90% to 110%] for docosanol nanosuspension and close to 100% in docosanol hydrogel. In vitro diffusion test revealed that docosanol nanoparticles were diffused from hydrogel through polycarbonates membranes that was greater for the 800 nm pore membrane, while the commercial product Abreva® does not diffuse through any of the membranes (400 nm and 800 nm). Wet ball milling is a great technique for docosanol nanosuspension preparation. Nanosuspensions can be used as base for the preparation of semi-solid nanoformulation of docosanol.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:23:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2009-09-13Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:10:51Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 cavallini_cm_me_sjrp.pdf: 4195835 bytes, checksum: 94483cf0b51a51d605b1bba06617af3f (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / O tratamento ácido-alcoólico tem sido proposto para modificar a estrutura do grânulo de amido e obter a máxima conversão de amido nativo em amido solúvel. Este amido modificado torna-se frágil quando submetido à moagem em moinho de bola produzindo pequenos cristais que podem ser usados como substitutos de gordura. Neste trabalho, características físico-químicas, estruturais e morfológicas de amidos tratados com ácido-etanol (0,36% HCl em etanol anidro por 1 e 12 h a 30, 40 e 50oC) submetidos ou não a moagem em moinho de bola por 1 h foram analisados e comparados. A recuperação dos amidos foi alta atingindo em média 98%, independente do tempo e temperatura de tratamento. A solubilidade aumentou com o aumento da temperatura e tempo de tratamento e os amidos tratados a 40oC/12h e 50oC/12h tornaram-se totalmente solúveis a 95oC. O tamanho médio dos grânulos de amido de mandioca reduziu com o aumento do tempo e da temperatura de modificação, passando de 25,2 mm para 20,0 mm após 12 h de tratamento a 50oC. A moagem reduziu o tamanho médio dos grânulos de amido nativo e daqueles submetidos a tratamentos ácido-alcoólicos mais brandos (1 h a 30 ou 40oC), enquanto o tamanho médio dos grânulos tratados por 12 h, independente da temperatura, permaneceu inalterado. Os grânulos de amido de mandioca, observados em microscópio eletrônico de varredura, apresentaram forma arredondada e após tratamento com ácido-álcool a 50oC por 12h antes e após moagem, mostraram superfície áspera e rugosa sugerindo erosão com conseqüente solubilização das camadas mais externas dos grânulos. Alguns grânulos mostraramse disformes sugerindo gelatinização parcial que foi mais intensa após moagem. O índice de cristalinidade relativa (IC) dos amidos, determinados por difração de raios- X, aumentou quanto maior o tempo e temperatura de tratamento, enquanto o teor de amilose... / Acid-alcohol treatment has been proposed to modify starch granule structure and obtain maximum conversion of raw starch into soluble starch. Acid-alcohol starch becomes fragile when submitted to the milling in ball mill producing small crystals, which can be used as fat substitute. In this work, physicochemical, structural and morphological characteristics of acid-ethanol cassava starch (0,36% HCl in anhydrous ethanol during 1 and 12 h at 30, 40 e 50oC) followed by milling in ball milling for 1 h were analyzed and compared. The recovery of the modified starches was high reaching 98% independent of time and temperature. The solubility increased with increasing of the treatment temperature and time, and after 1 h at 50ºC the modified starch became totally soluble to 95ºC. The average size of the cassava starch granules decreased with increasing of the treatment time and temperature from 25.2 µm to 20.0 µm after 12 hours of treatment at 50ºC. The milling decreased the average size of the native starch granules and those submitted to milder treatments (1 h at 30 or 40oC), while the average size of the starch granules treated for 12 h, independent of temperature, kept unchanged. From scanning electron microscopy, the native cassava starch granules presented round shape and smooth surface. After acid-ethanol treatment at 50oC for 1h, before and after milling, the granules displayed rough and exfoliated surfaces suggesting erosion with solubilization of the outer layer of the granules. Some granules treated at 50oC during 12 h showed deformed surfaces suggesting partial gelatinization of the starch that was more intense after milling. Relative crystalline index (CI) of the starches, determined from X-ray diffraction, increased with increasing of the treatment time and temperature, while the amylose content, intrinsic viscosity and pasting viscosities decreased... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Apprenant de la nature, les architectures spécifiques de certains organismes vivants sont devenues l'une des idées dominantes dans le développement de nouvelles générations de matériaux synthétiques. Dans cette optique, la structure lamellaire de la nacre peut servir de modèle pour la fabrication de nouveaux matériaux composites à matrices métalliques. Un nouveau procédé de métallurgie des poudres, appelée métallurgie des poudres « plaquettes » (FPM), a ainsi été développée pour fabriquer des matériaux composites à matrice métallique à structure lamellaire.L’objectif de ce travail de thèse est l'utilisation du procédé FPM (en utilisant le broyage mécanique (BM) et le frittage SPS), pour la fabrication de matériaux architecturés lamellaires et bioinspirés de structure nacre. Nous avons montré la possibilité de fabriquer, à partir de poudre plaquettes, des matériaux lamellaires anisotropes monolithiques à base de titane et d’alliages de titane ainsi que des matériaux composites Ti/C. Nous avons également montré les avantages de l'architecture multicouches sur l'amélioration des propriétés mécaniques (dureté) du Ti et de TA6V avec une anisotropie de la dureté entre les sections transversale et longitudinale. L’augmentation de la dureté de ces matériaux lamellaires, par rapport aux matériaux non-lamellaire, est liée principalement à l'épaisseur des "plaquettes" qui est contrôlée par le temps de BM, ainsi que par l’effet de la microstructure affinée et de l’écrouissage du matériau lamellaire.Nous avons également montré la possibilité de fabriquer des matériaux composites lamellaires in-situ Ti/TiC par BM (en présence d'acide stéarique) et frittage SPS, avec la possibilité de contrôler la teneur en TiC en jouant sur les conditions de BM (temps BM et taux d’acide stéarique). Ce matériau composite permet une amélioration de la dureté et du module de Young attribuée à la phase de TiC formée. / Learning from nature, biological design has become one of the prevailing ideas in developing new generations of synthetic materials. In the strengthening and toughening exploration of composite materials, nacre lamellar structure may serves as a model system of tremendous interest. A novel powder metallurgy (PM) strategy, called flake PM, was developed to fabricate bulk metal matrix composite materials with laminated structure.The aims of this thesis is the use of flakes PM (using ball milling and SPS sintering), for the fabrication of biomimetic titanium and titanium alloys nacre’s laminated structures and of titanium/carbon composite materials. This process showed the possibility of the fabrication of laminar material with anisotropic microstructure. We proved the advantages of the layer’s architecture on the improvement of Ti and TA6V mechanical properties (hardness) with hardness anisotropy between the cross section and the longitudinal one. The hardness of this material is related to the thickness of the "flakes" which is controlled by the time of BM. This strengthening was also attributed to the flake thickness, the refined microstructure and the hardening of the lamellar material.We showed also the possibility of fabrication of in-situ Ti/TiC laminated composite materials using BM (in the presence of stearic acid) and SPS sintering, with the possibility of the control of TiC content by controlling the BM conditions (BM time and stearic acid amount). This composite material exhibit improvement of the hardness and Young’s modulus, attributed to the TiC phase formed.