A crescente utilização do aço inoxidável como elemento estrutural despertou o interesse de clientes, arquitetos e engenheiros nos últimos anos. Apesar do custo ainda elevado, a sua aplicação na construção civil vem substituindo outros elementos estruturais. Seja por sua alta resistência à corrosão, aumentando a relação custo benefício; sua estética, proporcionando formas cada vez mais ousadas ou; seu apelo ambiental, gerando menos resíduos no meio ambiente. As subestações representam um papel importante no fornecimento de energia. Como possuem grande complexidade para manutenção, foi escolhida a estrutura suporte de seu barramento, para o dimensionamento em aço inoxidável. Desta forma, minimizando as paradas para realização de manutenções das estruturas, possibilitando maior qualidade no fornecimento de energia elétrica. Para fins comparativos foi escolhido o projeto de uma SE existente, cuja estrutura de suporte do barramento, foi construída por treliças formadas por cantoneiras de aço carbono galvanizado. Inicialmente, o dimensionamento foi desenvolvido utilizando perfis H e I funcionando como viga-coluna para os dois tipos de aço. Num segundo momento, a estrutura foi dimensionada como treliças planas. Todos os dimensionamentos foram realizados de acordo com as prescrições normativas do EUROCODE 3. Após realização dos dimensionamentos, foram apresentadas as análises comparativas dos custos envolvidos para os tipos de aço. Abordando o investimento inicial, os gastos com manutenção ao longo da vida e os custos elétricos agregados à redução das paradas para manutenção. / The increasing use of stainless steel as a structural element motivated, in recent years, the continuous interest of customers, architects and engineers. Despite its high cost, its application in construction have been replacing other structural elements. This is mainly due to its high corrosion resistance that increases its cost-effective ratio, its aesthetic that enables the construction of increasingly bold forms and its environmental appeal that generates less environmental waste. The electric power substations represent an important role in the global energy supply. Since its maintenance is a complex and costly process, one of its bus support structure was chosen to be designed in stainless steel. This strategy minimizes the number of stoppages for structural maintenance, enabling a higher quality power supply. For comparative purposes an existing power substation has been chosen where the bus supporting structure was made of galvanized carbon steel angle bar trusses. Initially, the design adopted I and H profiles functioning as beam-column for the two types of steel analyzed. In a second stage, the structure was designed as a plane truss. All designs were performed in accordance to the requirements of EUROCODE 3 standard. This was followed by comparative analyses of the costs involved for the studied steel types. These analyses involved the initial investment assessment properly contextualized with the posterior spending on maintenance and electrical costs of the stoppages and were set against the gains in reducing the downtime for maintenance of the stainless steel solution.

A crescente utilização do aço inoxidável como elemento estrutural despertou o interesse de clientes, arquitetos e engenheiros nos últimos anos. Apesar do custo ainda elevado, a sua aplicação na construção civil vem substituindo outros elementos estruturais. Seja por sua alta resistência à corrosão, aumentando a relação custo benefício; sua estética, proporcionando formas cada vez mais ousadas ou; seu apelo ambiental, gerando menos resíduos no meio ambiente. As subestações representam um papel importante no fornecimento de energia. Como possuem grande complexidade para manutenção, foi escolhida a estrutura suporte de seu barramento, para o dimensionamento em aço inoxidável. Desta forma, minimizando as paradas para realização de manutenções das estruturas, possibilitando maior qualidade no fornecimento de energia elétrica. Para fins comparativos foi escolhido o projeto de uma SE existente, cuja estrutura de suporte do barramento, foi construída por treliças formadas por cantoneiras de aço carbono galvanizado. Inicialmente, o dimensionamento foi desenvolvido utilizando perfis H e I funcionando como viga-coluna para os dois tipos de aço. Num segundo momento, a estrutura foi dimensionada como treliças planas. Todos os dimensionamentos foram realizados de acordo com as prescrições normativas do EUROCODE 3. Após realização dos dimensionamentos, foram apresentadas as análises comparativas dos custos envolvidos para os tipos de aço. Abordando o investimento inicial, os gastos com manutenção ao longo da vida e os custos elétricos agregados à redução das paradas para manutenção. / The increasing use of stainless steel as a structural element motivated, in recent years, the continuous interest of customers, architects and engineers. Despite its high cost, its application in construction have been replacing other structural elements. This is mainly due to its high corrosion resistance that increases its cost-effective ratio, its aesthetic that enables the construction of increasingly bold forms and its environmental appeal that generates less environmental waste. The electric power substations represent an important role in the global energy supply. Since its maintenance is a complex and costly process, one of its bus support structure was chosen to be designed in stainless steel. This strategy minimizes the number of stoppages for structural maintenance, enabling a higher quality power supply. For comparative purposes an existing power substation has been chosen where the bus supporting structure was made of galvanized carbon steel angle bar trusses. Initially, the design adopted I and H profiles functioning as beam-column for the two types of steel analyzed. In a second stage, the structure was designed as a plane truss. All designs were performed in accordance to the requirements of EUROCODE 3 standard. This was followed by comparative analyses of the costs involved for the studied steel types. These analyses involved the initial investment assessment properly contextualized with the posterior spending on maintenance and electrical costs of the stoppages and were set against the gains in reducing the downtime for maintenance of the stainless steel solution.

Analisaram-se os parâmetros tecnológicos mais significativos que influem na Usinagem por Eletroerosão (UEE). Foram desenvolvidos e comentados ensaios de usinagem de aço-carbono com eletrodos de cobre. Apresenta-se também um método de dimensionamento da ferramenta e da avaliação do tempo de usinagem, baseado nos dados obtidos. Foram confrontados os principais processos não-convencionais de usinagem, constatando-se que a UEE é um eficiente processo de fabricação. / The most important EDM technological parameters have been analyzed. Experiments on carbon-steel workpiece machined with copper tool-electrode have been developed and discussed. Based on the obtained data, this work suggests a method for designing the tool-electrode and evaluating the total machining time. Others usual non-traditional machining processes have been compared and it has been observed that EDM is an efficient manufacturing process.

O setor de açúcar e álcool etílico no Brasil tem experimentado um grande crescimento. Contribuem para isto as demandas crescentes do álcool etílico, um biocombustível, e do açúcar. A área industrial produtora de açúcar, um alimento, ainda convive com uma prática industrial ultrapassada, que vem a ser o uso do aço carbono, um material barato, mas com pequena resistência à corrosão. Os aços inoxidáveis são os materiais mais indicados para a substituição do aço carbono, entretanto, eles são considerados caros. Os evaporadores das usinas de açúcar são equipamentos importantes para a sua operação. Quando são usados tubos de aço carbono para a troca térmica, eles começam a ser substituídos a partir do segundo ano de operação devido à corrosão. Enquanto isso, os tubos em aços inoxidáveis podem durar décadas. O presente trabalho objetivou a avaliação do desempenho ambiental e financeiro de tubos para evaporadores construídos com aço carbono e, comparativamente, com os aços inoxidáveis 304, 444 e 439. Para alcançar estes objetivos foram utilizadas as metodologias de Avaliação do Ciclo de Vida (ACV) e de Custeio do Ciclo de Vida (CCV), respectivamente. Neste estudo de ACV foi adotada como função dos sistemas em estudo a massa de água evaporada. Na definição destes sistemas de produtos foram adotados os subsistemas de fabricação das bobinas de lâminas dos aços e fabricação, instalação e limpeza dos tubos. O consumo de gás natural, eletricidade e o transporte foram usados como subsistemas secundários. O período de avaliação destes sistemas foi de trinta anos. A partir dos resultados desta ACV, concluiu-se que os tubos em aço carbono apresentaram maior impacto ambiental que os tubos em aço inoxidável 304, 444 e 439, pois emitiram mais que 4,2 vezes a quantidade de dióxido de carbono; 2,8 vezes a de óxidos de nitrogênio; 3,1 vezes a de materiais particulados, 13 vezes a de materiais suspensos e 4,5 vezes a de resíduos totais. Os tubos em aço carbono consumiram também mais que 11 vezes o total de recursos naturais utilizados (carvão; lignita; calcita; dolomita; óleo; gás natural e minérios de ferro, cromo, níquel, molibdênio e manganês); 1,8 vezes a de água e 5 vezes a de energia. Com relação à emissão de óxidos de enxofre, os tubos em aço carbono emitiram quantidades semelhantes às emitidas pelos tubos em aços 444 e 439 e a metade que os tubos em aço 304. Na elaboração do CCV foram utilizados os componentes de custo compra, transporte, instalação, substituição e limpeza dos tubos e a venda das sucatas. Na avaliação financeira, todos os custos que aconteceram no período de trinta anos foram trazidos ao valor presente. A partir dos resultados obtidos concluiu-se que os aços inoxidáveis 439 e 444 apresentaram-se como opções de investimento mais interessantes que os tubos fabricados em aço carbono, já que apresentaram custos trazidos ao valor presente menores, na proporção de 0,76 para os tubos em aço 439; 0,79 para os tubos em aço 444 com 1,20 mm de espessura e 0,93 para tubos em aço 444 com 1,50 mm de espessura. Os tubos em aço 304 com 1,20 mm de espessura apresentaram desempenho financeiro semelhante aos tubos em aço carbono; enquanto que os tubos em aço 304 com 1,50 mm apresentaram custos ao valor presente 1,19 vezes maior. Os resultados obtidos indicam também que as metodologias ACV e CCV devem ser usadas em conjunto, pois mostram que produtos mais seguros ambientalmente podem vir a ser opções de investimentos também mais interessantes. / The sugar and ethanol sectors in Brazil have tried a great growth. The increasing demands for ethanol, a biocombustible, and for the sugar contributes for this situation. The producing industrial area of sugar, a foodstuff, still adopts the use of carbon steel pipes, a cheap product, of low corrosion resistance. The stainless steels are the materials more indicated for the substitution of carbon steel, however they are considered expensive. In sugar cane plants, the evaporators, are important equipments to operation. Carbon steel pipes are the main product used for the thermal exchange, and these pipes start to be replaced after the second year of operation. Meanwhile, stainless steel pipes can last for decades. This work evaluates the enviromental and financial performance of evaporators pipes constructed with carbon steel and with 304, 444 and 439 stainless steel. To reach these objectives the methodologies of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and the Life Cycle Costing (LCC) were applied, respectively. The water mass evaporated was adopted as function of the systems in LCA study. In the definition of these product systems were adopted the manufacturing of steel and the manufacturing, installation and cleanness of the pipes. Natural gas, electricity and transport had been considered. The evaluation time was thirty years. From the LCA results, there were concluded that the steel carbon pipes presented more enviromental impact performance than 304, 444 and 439 stainless steel pipes, because they emitted more than 4.2 times of carbon dioxide; 2.8 times nitrogen oxides; 3.1 times of particulated materials; 13 times of suspended materials and 4.5 times of total residues. The carbon steel pipes also consumed more than 11 times the sum of all natural resources used (coal, lignite, iron ground, chromium, nickel, molybdenum, manganese; calcite, dolomite; oil and natural gas); 1.8 times more of water and 5 times more of energy. Regards to sulphur oxides emission, the carbon steel pipes emitted the same amount of sulphur oxides as 444 and 439 stainless steel pipes and they emitted half than of 304 stainless steel pipe. In the life cycle costing (LCC) elaboration were applied the cost components: purchase, transportation, installation, substitution, cleanness and the scraps sale. In the financial evaluation, all the costs that have incurred in the period of thirty years have been brought to the present value. As results concluded that 439 and 444 stainless steels presented the best investment options, due to this they have presented less costs brought to the present value, in the ratio of 0.76 for the 439 steel pipe; 0.79 for 444 the steel pipe with 1.20 mm of thickness and 0.93 for 444 steel pipe with 1.50 mm of thickness. The 304 stainless steel pipes with 1.20 mm of thickness presented similar financial performance compared to carbon steel pipes; whereas the 304 steel pipes 1.50 mm of thickness presented costs to 1.19 times higher of the present value. The results also indicate that LCA and LCC methodologies must be used together; therefore, they show that safer enviromental products can become the more interesting investment options.

O problema de corrosão é frequente para ligas ferrosas, notadamente o aço carbono. Para evitar os danos causados pela corrosão, uma série de processos é utilizada como o uso de ligas mais resistentes, filmes de pré-tratamento e a aplicação posterior de tintas ou vernizes, aplicação de banhos eletrolíticos para eletrodeposição de metais e outros. Os últimos desenvolvimentos tecnológicos relacionados à nanotecnologia trazem alternativas que consiste na aplicação de uma camada muito fina baseada em silanos como pré-tratamento de aço carbono para posterior pintura a fim de aumentar a aderência desta ao substrato pintado. Este pré-tratamento surge como alternativa ao uso de materiais nocivos ao meio ambiente e à saúde, como são o processo de fosfatização e os compostos de cromo hexavalente aplicados como eventuais passivantes após a fosfatização. Questões ambientais, de segurança e de custos têm sido consideradas, atualmente, no que diz respeito à utilização desses processos. Por esta razão, aumentaram as pesquisas de outros métodos de proteção contra a corrosão para aço carbono. O uso de silanos tem demostrado ser uma alternativa promissora como pré-tratamento por serem promotores de aderência e conferirem melhor resistência contra a corrosão em diferentes aplicações. A aplicação de pré-tratamentos com filmes híbridos, isto é, com características de filmes orgânicos como flexibilidade e características de filmes inorgânicos ou cerâmicos como elevada dureza e resistência a altas temperaturas, tem sido estudada com relativo sucesso. O presente trabalho apresenta o uso de revestimentos híbridos tetraetilortosilicato/metacriloxipropiltrimetoxisilano/metacrilato de metila, TEOS/MPTS/MMA, como pré-tratamento para aço-carbono com a finalidade de retardar ou diminuir o processo da corrosão e o emprego de quinonas como agente anti-gelificante da solução precursora do híbrido, aumentando sua vida de prateleira. A avaliação da resistência à corrosão dos filmes obtidos foi feita por técnicas eletroquímicas como espectroscopia de impedância eletroquímica (EIE), medida da resistência de polarização linear (Rp) e levantamento de curvas de polarização. Também foi realizado o estudo com quinonas para retardar o envelhecimento das soluções de híbrido e aumentar o tempo de vida em prateleira. Alguns fatores estudados foram: tempo de polimerização, uso de quinonas como agente anti-gelificante (nesse estudo foi feito um projeto fatorial de experimentos) e tempo de vida de prateleira da solução de híbrido. As variáveis resposta, do projeto de experimentos, para avaliação do filme de híbrido obtido foram: medidas de EIE, de Rp, levantamento de curvas de polarização, espessura de camada e medida de viscosidade das soluções com o tempo de envelhecimento. Os resultados obtidos foram: o melhor tempo de polimerização foi de 30 minutos e foi para esse tempo de polimerização que se fez o estudo de uso das diferentes quinonas (hidroquinona e p-benzoquinona), tendo sido a p-benzoquinona o melhor anti-gelificante. Verificou-se que a espessura de camada do filme híbrido aumenta com o tempo de vida de prateleira da solução precursora do híbrido e com o tempo de permanência na solução do híbrido, o que leva o filme a funcionar como uma barreira mais eficiente contra a corrosão. A viscosidade foi determinada para cada uma das soluções de híbrido, tanto para aquelas que não foram usadas para a deposição de filmes e para aquelas que foram usadas para a deposição de filmes, com e sem quinonas. Observou-se que a viscosidade da solução de híbrido sem ser usada para deposição de filmes se manteve praticamente constante, mas a viscosidade da solução de híbrido que serviu para as deposições do filme híbrido no substrato aumentou com o tempo de prateleira, devido provavelmente à presença de íons metálicos do substrato liberados na solução de híbrido que podem catalisar as reações de polimerização dos silanos e do monômero MMA gerando moléculas de maior peso molecular. / The corrosion problem is common for ferrous alloys, especially carbon steel. To avoid corrosion damage a series of processes are used such as the use of resistant alloys, films of pre-treatment and the subsequent application of paints or varnishes, the application of electrolytic baths for the electrodeposition of metals and others. The latest technological developments related to nanotechnology bring an alternative process consisting in appling a very thin layer based on silanes as pretreatment for subsequent painting carbon steel in order to increase the adhesion of this to the painted substrate. This pretreatment is an alternative to the use of hazardous materials to the environment and health, as are the process of phosphating and hexavalent chromium compounds applied as eventual passivating substances after phosphating. Environmental, safety and costs concerns have been considered today in the use of these processes. Therefore, increased research for other methods of protection against corrosion of carbon steel has been developed. The use of polysilane films has been demonstrated to be a promising alternative as pre-treatment mainly because they have been employed as adhesion promoters what confers better corrosion resistance in different applications. This paper presents the use of hybrid coatings tetraethilorthosilicate /methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane/methylmethacrylate, TEOS/MPTS/MMA, as pre-treatment for carbon steel in order to delay or reduce the corrosion process and the use of quinones as anti-gelling agents of the hybrid precursor solution increasing its shelf life. The evaluation of the corrosion resistance of the films was made by electrochemical techniques such as electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), measurement of linear polarization resistance (Rp) and polarization curves. The use of quinones to slow the aging of hybrid solutions and increase their shelf-life time was also studied. A factorial design of experiments was performed for these purposes. The variables studied were: polymerization time, residence time of the substrate in the hybrid solution, use of quinones as anti-gelling agent and shelf life of the hybrid solution. The response variables for the design of experiments for evaluation of the hybrid films obtained were: EIS and Rp measurements, polarization curves, layer thickness and kinematic viscosity measurement of the solutions with aging time. The results obtained for best polymerization time was 30 minutes and for this polymerization time the study of use of different quinones (hydroquinone and p-benzoquinone) was made and p-benzoquinone was found to be the best anti-gelling agent. It was found that the thickness of the film layer increases with longer shelf life of the hybrid solution, which leads to more effective barrier films against corrosion. The viscosity was measured for each hybrid solution: for those that were not used for the deposition of films and for those that were used for the deposition of films, with or without quinones. It has been noted that the viscosity of the hybrid solution not used for the deposition of films was kept nearly constant but the viscosity increased with the shelf life for the hybrid solution that served for the hybrid film deposition on the metallic substrate, due to the influence of the metallic ions from the substrate released in the hybrid solution that can catalyze polimerization reactions of silanes and MMA monomer generating molecules of high molecular weight.

Cette thèse porte sur l’influence des transformations de phases solide-solide sur la propagation de fissure. On souhaite ainsi mieux comprendre les variations de ténacité en cours de soudage par exemple, ou bien pendant la réparation d’une fissure. Dans ce travail, la ténacité est obtenue à partir de l’intégrale J. Il existe de nombreuses méthodes expérimentales permettant d’obtenir la ténacité critique JIC mais qui sont difficilement applicables pour des essais se déroulant pendant une transformation de phase. C’est pourquoi nous avons proposé une méthode couplant essai mécanique et mesure par corrélation d’images avec de la simulation par éléments finis. Les essais sont réalisés sur de simples éprouvettes plates pré fissurées, faciles à usiner et simple à chauffer par induction. Les essais sont conduits pour différentes températures et jusqu’à rupture. En sus des mesures d’efforts et déplacements de traverse, la corrélation d’images nous fourni également les champs de déplacement sur chaque face de l’éprouvette. Chaque essai est ensuite simulé par éléments finis où la ténacité critique est calculée par la méthode G-Theta au maximum de la charge supportée par l’éprouvette. Les simulations précédentes intègrent les conditions aux limites obtenues par corrélation et le comportement mécanique considéré est celui que nous avons identifié sur des essais de caractérisation. Deux nuances de matériau ont été étudiées avec cette méthode ; l’acier inoxydale 15-5PH ainsi que l’acier ferritique 16MND5. Pour ces deux matériaux, différentes températures d’essai ont été choisies avant, pendant et après la transformation pour effectuer les essais de rupture ainsi que de caractérisation du comportement mécanique. Les résultats de cette étude montrent que la transformation de phase peut avoir un impact non négligeable sur la ténacité. Ainsi, pour le 15-5PH, le taux d’austénite résiduel est un facteur important et les essais pendant la transformation martensitiques montrent que la ténacité critique peut être inférieure pendant celle ci à celle du matériau purement austénitique. Dans le cas du 16MND5, la ténacité est beaucoup plus faible à 600°C (et bainitique) qu’à température ambiante ce qui est assez logique. Par contre, lors du refroidissement, depuis 600° (austénitique) jusqu’à la température ambiante (bainitique), nous avons obtenu une ténacité critique relativement constante. En conclusion, cette étude apporte une solution quant à la mesure de la ténacité critique de matériau pendant des transformations de phases, ce que ne permettent pas forcément les essais normalisés. Pour le 15-5PH, la ténacité critique semble évoluer pendant la transformation martensitique et est assez dépendante du taux d’austénite résiduelle. Il semble par contre que pour le 16MND5, la ténacité critique soit assez peu dépendante de la fraction volumique d’austénite et la valeur obtenue varie peu au cours du refroidissement du matériau depuis 600°C. / Ou study focuses on the effects of phase transformations on crack propagation. We want to understand the changes of fracture toughness during welding. In this work, fracture toughness is expressed by J-integral. There are many experimental methods to obtain the critical toughness JIC but they are impractical for our investigation during phase transformation. That is the reason why we have proposed a method coupling mechanical tests, digital image correlation and finite element simulation. The fracture tests are implemented on pre-cracked single edge notched plate sample which is easy for machining and heat conduct during phase transformation. The tests are conducted at different temperatures until rupture. Digital image correlation gives us the displacement information on every sample. Each test is then simulated by finite element where the fracture toughness is evaluated by the method G-Theta at the crack propagation starting moment found by potential drop method and digital image correlation technical. Two materials have been studied, 15Cr-5Ni martensitic precipitation hardening stainless steel and 16MND5 ferritic low carbon steel. For these two materials, different test temperatures were chosen before, during and after phase transformation for testing and failure characterization of the mechanical behavior. Investigation result shows that metallurgical phase transformation has an influence on fracture toughness and further crack propagation. For 15-5PH, the result of J1C shows that the as received 15-5PH has higher fracture toughness than the one at 200°C. The toughness is also higher than the original material after one cycle heat treatment probably due to some residual austenite. Meanwhile, pure austenite 15-5PH at 200°C has higher fracture toughness than pure martensitic 15-5PH at 200°C. For 16MND5, the result also proves that the phase transformation affects fracture toughness. The as received material has bigger J1C than the situation where it was heated to 600°C. On the other hand, the material at 600°C just before isothermal bainite transformation after the austenitization during cooling process also has higher fracture toughness than the one at 600°C before austenitization. These two conclusions are consistent well with the result of 15-5PH. But the final situation of 16MND5 after one cycle heat treatment has a slightly smaller J1C than the receiving situation. It means that one cycle heat treatment hasn't an significant influence on 16MND5fracture toughness. Conclusions show that one should pay attention to the heating period before austenitization of the substrate material when people do the welding as the higher temperature will bring the lower fracture toughness during this process. While during cooling period, the fracture toughness doesn't change a lot during, before or after the cooling induced phase transformation. Even for 15-5PH, it has a better fracture toughness after the martensite transformation than before.

Dans le cadre du concept de stockage de déchets radioactifs à vie longue en couche géologique profonde développé par l'Andra, l’IRSN mène une étude in situ sur la Station Expérimentale de Tournemire, en collaboration avec EDF afin de déterminer les interactions acier/argilite dans un contexte naturel. Au terme de 10 ans d’interaction, deux forages ont été sur-carottés afin de caractériser les transformations de l’argilite de Tournemire au contact d’aciers carbone et inoxydables et de comparer les phénomènes réactifs mis en évidence et ceux induits par des simulations numériques par des codes de calcul géochimique et couplant chimie-transport.Les échantillons argilite/acier carbone montrent une importante corrosion du disque d’acier. Le fer libéré sous la forme d’auréoles et dans les fissures de la roche perturbe l’argilite au contact entraînant des modifications minéralogiques et structurales. La précipitation d’oxydes de fer ainsi qu’une dissolution de la calcite et des feuillets smectitiques des interstratifiés I/S sont identifiés. Une zonation métal/métal corrodé/argilite perturbée/argilite saine est mise en évidence et des variations de porosité sont observées marquant les interfaces entre deux zones. Les simulations géochimiques montrent que l’essentiel des modifications est rapidement initié lors de la mise en place du système et que l’oxygène piégé à la fermeture du système est consommé par la corrosion des aciers mais surtout qu’il diffuse dans le matériau encaissant par gradient de concentration.Les échantillons argilite/acier inoxydable présentent une très faible corrosion par piqûration de l’acier. La minéralogie de l’argilite ne semble pas perturbée au cont / Within the framework of a long lived radioactive waste storage concept in deep geological layer developed by Andra, IRSN leads an in situ study on the Experimental Station of Tournemire, in association with EDF to determine the interactions steel/argillite in a natural context. After 10 years of interaction, two drillings overcoring performed to characterize the processings of the Tournemire argillite in contact with carbon and stainless steels and to compare reactive phenomena highlighted and those induced by simulations tools combining chemistry and transport.Argillite/carbon steel samples show a significant corrosion of steel disk. Iron released, in the form of rings and cracks in the rock, disrupts the argillite in contact resulting in mineralogical and structural changes. Iron oxides precipitation and a calcite and smectitic leaf of mixed-layers I/S dissolution are identified. A succession of areas: metal/metal corroded/argillite disturbed/argillite is highlighted and porosity variations are observed on the interfaces between two areas. Geochemical simulations show that major changes are initiated speedly during establishment of the system and the oxygen trapped in the closed system is consumed by the corrosion of steel but mostly it diffuses into the surrounding material through concentration gradient.Argillite/stainless steel samples have a very low pitting corrosion of steel disk. This does not seem to affect the mineralogy of the argillite in contact.

The objective of this thesis is to improve understanding of the development of corrosion products (scales) that form on the inner walls of carbon steel pipelines in CO2-rich (sweet) oilfield environments. If well adherent to the carbon steel surface, such scales can significantly reduce the metal’s rate of corrosion. Typically, the open literature labels sweet corrosion scale as ferrous (II) carbonate (FeCO3) or siderite, although this may not always be the case. For example, Fe2(OH)2CO3 (chukanovite) and Fe3O4 (magnetite) are known to modify the protective character of a sweet corrosion product scale. Practical electrochemical methods for the assessment of substrate corrosion, and electron/photon-based characterisation techniques for investigating scale structure and composition, have revealed interesting aspects of the nature of sweet corrosion scale development on model high purity Fe and real-world pipeline steel surfaces. Concerning scale development on model Fe substrates immersed in CO2-saturated deionised water (buffered to pH = 6.8, T = 80°C, Ptotal = 1 bar), electrochemical data supplemented by grazing incidence x-ray diffraction (GIXRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) show that a semi-protective mixed corrosion scale comprising siderite and chukanovite becomes a highly protective siderite scale with longer exposure time. The introduction of sodium chloride to the CO2-saturated solution (T = 80°C, pH = 6.8, Ptotal = 1 bar) impedes the rate of scale formation. Increasing [NaCl] from the start of experiment is suspected to limit the precipitation kinetics of sweet corrosion scale crystals, since chukanovite is no longer observed, and siderite formation is somewhat slowed as well. SEM imaging, using an electronic workfunction-sensitive detector (in lens), reveals nanoscale deposits on the corroded Fe surface in regions that are devoid of µm-scale crystals. With the Raman spectra from these regions considered, it is interpreted that the nanoscale deposits are likely amorphous iron carbonate, albeit oxidised to a significant extent. Moving to real-world carbon steel immersion in sweet solutions, a scale comprising predominantly chukanovite is observed (using GIXRD and SEM) on the 1% Ni weld zone (WZ) surface of a pipeline weld-joint, but not on adjacent, distinct regions (heat affected zones (HAZ) and base metal (BM)). This selective scaling is suggested to be due to some initial corrosion of the weld-joint, which generates sufficient [Fe2+(aq)], and a macro-galvanic effect across the weld, i.e. WZ is cathodic to HAZ and BM. Further, to gain mechanistic insight into compositional changes during sweet corrosion scale growth, an electrochemical cell for in situ GIXRD (named E-cell) has been developed and commissioned. Diffraction patterns acquired using synchrotron radiation, from a pipeline steel surface, reveal the formation and temporal evolution of a multicomponent corrosion scale. Accompanying electrochemical data suggest that the scale is quite protective.

Above ground steel storage tanks are used worldwide for the storage of various liquids. EN 14015:2005, which has traditionally been used to design the tanks, does not necessarily fulfil the requirements of the Swedish Building Code. This has been underlined by hand calculation models in EN 1993-1-6:2007, EN 1993-4-2:2007 and numerical analysis using Finite Element Method (FEM). Therefore, this thesis investigates the differences between these design models and, preliminarily, the use of high-strength steel in tank shells. A 10600 m3 cylindrical steel tank of diameter 26 m and height of 21 m located in Gothenburg, Sweden is studied. The study is limited to the assessment of the stress in the shell courses due to the hydrostatic pressure from the fluid action of a filled tank, and the buckling behaviour of the shell courses of an empty tank subjected to self-weight, snow and wind loads. Particularly, models of the tank shell with a yield strength of 355 MPa are investigated in detail, while the results of the 700 MPa model are considered as preliminary study, since the material is currently not used for tank shells. An analysis of the fluid action on the tank shell courses in each of the three hand calculation models, showed that the EN 14015 model utilizes thicker courses than both Eurocodes. One benefit of the Eurocode models is that they do not limit the thickness of the shell courses, but it is still necessary to have thicker courses in the upper part of the tank in order to achieve sufficient resistance against buckling. EN 14015:2005, on the other hand, limits the minimum thickness to 6 mm for the investigated tank. Furthermore, only EN 1993-1-6 is applicable to the models with a yield strength of 700 MPa as per EN 1993-1-12 and this resulted in a uniform shell thickness of 6 mm. However, an increase in yield strength has no buckling benefits whatsoever.  Buckling is the most critical aspect as observed in this study. EN 14015 has no specific buckling calculations but uses the approach of determining the number of stiffening rings which are deemed adequate against buckling. In this study, 3 secondary stiffening rings were found to be adequate. In comparison, the results of EN 1993-4-2 are very conservative and lead to a very high and uneconomical number of stiffening rings, ranging from 30 to 52 stiffening rings depending on the reliability class. EN 1993-1-6 resulted in 6-17 stiffening rings, for reliability classes 1-3 and fabrication classes A-C. Therefore, the so-called analytical models in the Eurocodes result in a much denser spacing of stiffening rings than 14015:2005.  The buckling stresses due to the design loads were found to be lower than the yield strength of the tank shells for both hand calculation and FEM models. This means that the tank shells failed in buckling before the yield strength of the material was reached. Based on the parametric study of the EN 1993-1-6 (355 MPa) model regarding reliability class 1 and fabrication class A using FEM, the spacing of the stiffening rings can be increased up to 60 % (from 3825 mm to 6120 mm) with the variable loads also increased simultaneously up to 3.8 times before the shell buckles. Therefore, the design of future tanks using numerical analysis guarantee’s more reliability than all the aforementioned standards.  The design for buckling according to EN 14015 is only valid for a design snow load and under-pressure ≤ 1.2 KN/m2. However, according to the standard itis possible to agree to use it for larger actions or use another design model for buckling.

The study deals with mechanical characteristic of heterogeneous weld joint. The low carbon steel 22K and austenitic steel have been used as a experimetnal materials. The low carbon steel has special properties in basic condition. The sample has been evaluated in basic condition and after annealation. There have been evaluated impact of annealation proces to structure and mechanical charakteristics in experimental part of study. The particularised analysis of microstructure has been done by pictorial analysis. Mechanical characteristics has been examinated in both conditions by 2 different methods – measurment of microhardness according to Vickers and test of fracture toughness on compact tension specimens.