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This thesis focuses on fire resistance of 19th century cast iron framed structures. Based on material property data obtained from a comprehensive literature review, upper and lower bound relationships of the thermal and mechanical properties of 19th century fireproof floor construction materials have been derived. Because these materials have large variability, a sensitivity analysis has been undertaken to investigate the most effective ways of representing such variability. The sensitivity analysis has indicated that the elevated mechanical properties of cast iron should be reliably quantified. The thermal expansion of cast iron can be taken as equal to that of steel as in EN1993-1-2. Variabilities in other material properties have modest effects on fire resistance of cast iron structures and can be safely modeled according the Eurocode material models for similar modern materials (using thermal properties of modern steel for cast iron, using thermal properties of modern concrete for the insulation materials of cast iron structures). In order to resolve some of the uncertainties in mechanical properties of cast iron at elevated temperatures, a total of 135 elevated temperature tests have been performed, including tension and compression tests, transient state and steady state tests, tests after cooling down and thermal expansion tests. These test results have been used to establish the elevated temperature stress-strain-temperature relationships in tension and compression. Afterwards, calculation methods are developed to calculate the bending resistance of cast iron beams and compression resistance of cast iron columns at elevated temperatures. For cast iron beams, a fibre model has been developed to calculate elevated temperature moment capacity of cast iron beams in jack arch construction, taking into consideration non-uniform temperature distributions in the cross-section. The fibre model divides the cross section into a large number of fine layers and for a given curvature and neutral axis position calculates the strain, the temperature, the stress and the force of each layer. It has been found that under historically applied load, the fire resistance of such beams can be 60 minutes or higher. The Monte Carlo simulation method has been used to take into account the variabilities of important mechanical properties of cast iron at elevated temperatures; Young’s modulus, 0.2% proof stress, ultimate strength, corresponding strain at ultimate strength and failure strain in tension and Young’s modulus, proportional limit and 0.2% proof stress in compression. This has enabled material safety factors of 1.50, 2.50, 4.50 and 5.50 to be proposed for target failure probabilities of 10-1, 10-2, 10-3 and 10-4 respectively. For cast iron columns, a finite element model, built using the commercial software ABAQUS, has been used to examine the effects of changing different design parameters (column slenderness, member imperfection, cross section imperfection, degree of axial restraint, load factor and load eccentricity) on fire resistance of cast iron columns. Validation of the finite element model was by comparison of the simulation results against six fire resistance tests, three on unprotected and three on protected cast iron columns. The results of this numerical parametric study indicate that the fire resistance of cast iron columns is generally higher than that of modern steel columns because the applied loads on cast iron columns are lower and cast iron columns have thicker sections than modern steel columns. Comparison of the numerical parametric study results with the calculation results using the steel column design method in EN1993-1-2 has found that the EN 1993-1-2 calculation results are generally on the safe side.

A constante busca por motores com maior eficiência energética, requer a introdução de novos materiais ou inovações nas rotas de fabricação dos materiais existentes. O presente trabalho busca, a partir de rotas de tratamento térmico, soluções para minimizar o desgaste originado no contato entre corpos metálicos em componentes submetidos a altas pressões de contato em regime lubrificado. A modificação microestrutural a partir de tratamentos térmicos originou matriz martensítica relativamente dura com uma dispersão refinada de nódulos esféricos de grafita, que atuariam como lubrificantes sólidos. O estudo baseou-se em dois ferros fundidos (cinzento e branco) submetidos a tratamentos de austenitização seguidos de tempera em óleo e revenimento em diferentes tempos. Ensaios de dilatometria foram efetuados nos dois materiais para estudar a cinética de grafitização secundaria sob diferentes condições de tratamento térmico. As propriedades mecânicas foram avaliadas por medidas de dureza Vickers das amostras tratadas termicamente. Amostras de ferro fundido cinzento e de branco modificado por tratamentos térmicos foram ensaiadas em teste de desgaste por deslizamento, com intuito de avaliar a influência de modificações na superfície no coeficiente de atrito. / The constant search for engines with higher energy efficiency requires the development of new materials or manufacturing innovations on the routes of existing materials. In the present work, heat treatment routs were investigated to minimize wear originated at the contact between metallic bodies into components subjected to high contact pressures in lubricated regime. Microstructural modification from heat treatments yielded relatively hard martensitic matrix with a fine dispersion of spherical graphite nodules, which act as solid lubricants. The study was based on two cast iron (gray and white) undergoing treatments of soaking (austenitizing) followed by quenching in oil and tempering at different times. Dilatometry tests were performed on both materials to study the kinetics of secondary graphitization under different heat treatment conditions. Mechanical properties were evaluated from Vickers hardness of the thermally treated samples. Samples of gray cast iron and white modified by heat treatments were tested in sliding wear test, in order to assess the influence of changes in the surface friction coefficient.

Motores de combustão interna são submetidos a carregamentos térmicos e mecânicos que podem resultar em trincas devido ao fenômeno de fadiga termomecânica, FTM. Ferros fundidos tem sido uma escolha comum para a fabricação de blocos e cabeçotes de motores a diesel. Para melhorar o desempenho dos motores é importante ter uma compreensão clara do comportamento em FTM destes materiais, permitindo a previsão de vida, melhorando as propriedades de novas ligas, bem como aumentar a confiabilidade desses componentes. Assim, este projeto teve como objetivo avaliar a vida em FTM de dois tipos de ferro fundido usado na fabricação de motores de combustão interna. Os testes foram realizados em um sistema de teste mecânico MTS 810, em controle de deformação com 100% de restrição (Δε = 0), utilizando um forno de indução de alta frequência para aquecimento e um dispositivo de resfriamento (condução e convecção), registrando as tensões e número de ciclos. Os ciclos térmicos aplicados simulam as condições de trabalho, em modo acelerado, de um motor de combustão interna, aplicando um ciclo térmico em forma de uma onda trapezoidal, com temperaturas mínimas e máximas de 50 e 420°C, respectivamente e um tempo de permanência de 180 s na temperatura máxima, e tempo de ciclo total de 300 s. Os resultados mostram que o ferro fundido vermicular apresenta uma vida em FTM maior que o ferro fundido cinzento porque a morfologia dos veios de grafita que atuam como concentradores de tensão no ferro fundido cinzento reduz acentuadamente a sua rigidez durante a tensão trativa, causando a formação de micro trincas em um número menor de ciclos. / Internal combustion engines are subjected to thermal and mechanical loads that may result in cracks due to thermomechanical fatigue phenomenon, TMF. Cast irons have been a common choice for the manufacture of blocks and cylinder heads of diesel engines. To improve the engines performance it is important to have a clear understanding of the FTM behavior of these materials, enabling life prediction, improving the properties of new alloys, as well as increase the reliability of these components. Thus, this project aims to evaluate the TMF life of two types of cast iron used in the manufacture of internal combustion engines. The tests were performed on a MTS 810 mechanical testing system, in displacement control and 100% restriction (Δε = 0), using a highfrequency induction furnace for heating and a cooling device (conduction and convection), recording the stresses, strains and number of cycles. The thermal cycles applied have heating and cooling cycles that simulate the work conditions, in accelerated mode, of an internal combustion engine, applying an trapezoidal wave shape, with minimum and maximum temperatures of 50 and 420°C respectively, and a 180 s dwell time at maximum temperature, and total cycle time of 300 s. The results showed that compact cast iron presents TMF life larger than the gray cast iron because the morphology of graphite flakes in the gray cast iron reduces markedly their rigidity during the traction portion of the tensile part of the cycle, causing the defects formation at smaller number of cycles. The thermomechanical behavior of these two types of cast irons are discussed in detail.

A constante busca por motores com maior eficiência energética, requer a introdução de novos materiais ou inovações nas rotas de fabricação dos materiais existentes. O presente trabalho busca, a partir de rotas de tratamento térmico, soluções para minimizar o desgaste originado no contato entre corpos metálicos em componentes submetidos a altas pressões de contato em regime lubrificado. A modificação microestrutural a partir de tratamentos térmicos originou matriz martensítica relativamente dura com uma dispersão refinada de nódulos esféricos de grafita, que atuariam como lubrificantes sólidos. O estudo baseou-se em dois ferros fundidos (cinzento e branco) submetidos a tratamentos de austenitização seguidos de tempera em óleo e revenimento em diferentes tempos. Ensaios de dilatometria foram efetuados nos dois materiais para estudar a cinética de grafitização secundaria sob diferentes condições de tratamento térmico. As propriedades mecânicas foram avaliadas por medidas de dureza Vickers das amostras tratadas termicamente. Amostras de ferro fundido cinzento e de branco modificado por tratamentos térmicos foram ensaiadas em teste de desgaste por deslizamento, com intuito de avaliar a influência de modificações na superfície no coeficiente de atrito. / The constant search for engines with higher energy efficiency requires the development of new materials or manufacturing innovations on the routes of existing materials. In the present work, heat treatment routs were investigated to minimize wear originated at the contact between metallic bodies into components subjected to high contact pressures in lubricated regime. Microstructural modification from heat treatments yielded relatively hard martensitic matrix with a fine dispersion of spherical graphite nodules, which act as solid lubricants. The study was based on two cast iron (gray and white) undergoing treatments of soaking (austenitizing) followed by quenching in oil and tempering at different times. Dilatometry tests were performed on both materials to study the kinetics of secondary graphitization under different heat treatment conditions. Mechanical properties were evaluated from Vickers hardness of the thermally treated samples. Samples of gray cast iron and white modified by heat treatments were tested in sliding wear test, in order to assess the influence of changes in the surface friction coefficient.

Motores de combustão interna são submetidos a carregamentos térmicos e mecânicos que podem resultar em trincas devido ao fenômeno de fadiga termomecânica, FTM. Ferros fundidos tem sido uma escolha comum para a fabricação de blocos e cabeçotes de motores a diesel. Para melhorar o desempenho dos motores é importante ter uma compreensão clara do comportamento em FTM destes materiais, permitindo a previsão de vida, melhorando as propriedades de novas ligas, bem como aumentar a confiabilidade desses componentes. Assim, este projeto teve como objetivo avaliar a vida em FTM de dois tipos de ferro fundido usado na fabricação de motores de combustão interna. Os testes foram realizados em um sistema de teste mecânico MTS 810, em controle de deformação com 100% de restrição (Δε = 0), utilizando um forno de indução de alta frequência para aquecimento e um dispositivo de resfriamento (condução e convecção), registrando as tensões e número de ciclos. Os ciclos térmicos aplicados simulam as condições de trabalho, em modo acelerado, de um motor de combustão interna, aplicando um ciclo térmico em forma de uma onda trapezoidal, com temperaturas mínimas e máximas de 50 e 420°C, respectivamente e um tempo de permanência de 180 s na temperatura máxima, e tempo de ciclo total de 300 s. Os resultados mostram que o ferro fundido vermicular apresenta uma vida em FTM maior que o ferro fundido cinzento porque a morfologia dos veios de grafita que atuam como concentradores de tensão no ferro fundido cinzento reduz acentuadamente a sua rigidez durante a tensão trativa, causando a formação de micro trincas em um número menor de ciclos. / Internal combustion engines are subjected to thermal and mechanical loads that may result in cracks due to thermomechanical fatigue phenomenon, TMF. Cast irons have been a common choice for the manufacture of blocks and cylinder heads of diesel engines. To improve the engines performance it is important to have a clear understanding of the FTM behavior of these materials, enabling life prediction, improving the properties of new alloys, as well as increase the reliability of these components. Thus, this project aims to evaluate the TMF life of two types of cast iron used in the manufacture of internal combustion engines. The tests were performed on a MTS 810 mechanical testing system, in displacement control and 100% restriction (Δε = 0), using a highfrequency induction furnace for heating and a cooling device (conduction and convection), recording the stresses, strains and number of cycles. The thermal cycles applied have heating and cooling cycles that simulate the work conditions, in accelerated mode, of an internal combustion engine, applying an trapezoidal wave shape, with minimum and maximum temperatures of 50 and 420°C respectively, and a 180 s dwell time at maximum temperature, and total cycle time of 300 s. The results showed that compact cast iron presents TMF life larger than the gray cast iron because the morphology of graphite flakes in the gray cast iron reduces markedly their rigidity during the traction portion of the tensile part of the cycle, causing the defects formation at smaller number of cycles. The thermomechanical behavior of these two types of cast irons are discussed in detail.

Lamellar graphite iron (LGI) is commonly used in diesel engine applications such as piston rings–cylinder liner where an excellent combination of physical and tribological properties is essential to avoid scuffing and bore polishing issues. The excellent tribological behaviour of LGI alloys is related to the graphite lamellas, which act as solid lubricant agents by feeding onto the tribosurfaces under sliding conditions. However, increasingly tighter emissions and fuel economy legislations and the higher demands on enhanced power and durability have encouraged both engine designers and manufacturers to introduce pearlitic compacted graphite irons (CGI) as an alternative material replacing LGI, although the poor machinability of pearlitic CGI alloys compared to the LGI remains a challenge. The focus of this study is placed on investigating how the microstructure of LGI and CGI alloys affects their mechanical and tribological properties. This was initially undertaken by investigating representative, worn lamellar cast iron piston rings taken from a two-stroke large-bore heavy-duty diesel engine. As known that it is tribologically essential to keep the graphite open under sliding conditions, in particular under starved lubrication regimes or unlubricated conditions to avoid scuffing issues; however, this study revealed the closure of a majority of graphite lamellas; profoundly for those lamellas that were parallel to sliding direction; due to the severe matrix deformation caused by abrasion. Both microindentation and microscratch testing, which were used to crudely simulate the abrasion under starved lubricated condition in combustion chamber, suggested a novel mechanism of activating the graphite lamellas to serve as lubricating agents in which the matrix deformation adjacent to the graphite initially resulted in fracturing and then extrusion of the graphite lamellas. Additionally, in order to investigate the relation between matrix constituents, mechanical properties and machinability of cast iron materials, solution-strengthened CGI alloys were produced with different levels of silicon and section thicknesses. The results showed significant improvements in mechanical properties and machinability while deteriorating the ductility. Moreover, multiple regression analysis, based on chemical composition and microstructural characteristics was used to model the local mechanical properties of high Si ferritic CGI alloys, followed by implementing the derived models into a casting process simulation which enables the local mechanical properties of castings with complex geometries. Very good agreement was observed between the measured and predicted microstructure and mechanical properties.

New stricter environmental legislation requires lower emissions and fuel consumption of automotive engines. Therefore the fuel efficiency must be increased but this leads to higher loads in the engine. As for the exhaust system it is affected by higher thermomechanical loads. Until today the turbo manifold has been nitrocarburized in order to increase the wear resistance in slip joints with other exhaust components. The problem is that there is no knowledge of how the nitrocarburizing affects the thermomechanical properties of the material. The purpose of this thesis work is to examine the difference in thermomechanical properties with and without nitrocarburizing on the three different ductile irons High Silicon, SiMo51 and SiMo1000 intended for exhaust components. Thermo-mechanical fatigue (TMF) experiments were performed on test rods to evaluate difference in number of cycles to failure. In each cycle the test-rod was affected by a combination of mechanical loads and thermal loads resembling those found on exhaust components. Light optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and x-ray radiography were used to examine microcracks and damage mechanisms of the materials. It was found that the nitrocarburizing did not affect the number of cycles to failure in any large extent. Further, it was also found that SiMo1000 on average has the longest lifetime followed by SiMo51 and High Silicon. Although, the difference is small for many loadings and taking a 95% confidence band into account the curves overlap for many loading cases.

L’objectif de cette thèse est de proposer de nouvelles solutions matériaux moins sensibles à la fissuration par fatigue thermique induite en frottement, première cause de remplacement des disques de frein de véhicule « poids lourd ». Les performances en freinage doivent être équivalentes à celles obtenues avec le couple de matériaux actuels : disque de frein en fonte à graphite lamellaire- garniture en matériau de friction composite à matrice semi-métallique. L’étude repose sur une approche multidisciplinaire des phénomènes et des couplages induits en freinage. Elle comporte quatre parties : la première partie expose les principaux enjeux industriels et scientifiques du freinage des véhicules « poids lourds » ; la seconde développe une approche modèle-expérience originale pour caractériser les sollicitations de freinage conduisant à la dégradation de disques de frein échelle 1 en fonte à graphite lamellaire ; enfin les nouvelles solutions matériaux considérées sont évaluées suivant une étude tribologique (troisième partie) et en cyclage thermique (quatrième partie), développée en laboratoire / This PhD thesis was carried out with the aim of developing new materials for truck brake discs, so as to increase disc lifespans. Premature failure is the major problem encountered in the operation. Braking performances of new materials should be equivalent to those obtained with the current material couple: lamellar grey cast iron brake disc and commercial semi-metallic brake lining material. To do this, the study is divided in four parts: Firstly, major industrial and scientific aspects in braking are identified in literature and with investigations on truck brake discs used on road. Next, a coupled numerical-experimental approach enable us to characterize thermomechanical loadings induced by braking and leading to damage mechanisms of the lamellar grey cast iron disc. Finally, two aspects of new materials solutions are investigated in laboratory: tribological behaviour and thermal cycling behaviour

Cette thèse vise à développer une démarche de dimensionnement à la fatigue thermomécanique de disques de freins automobiles en fonte à graphite lamellaire. La première étape est la proposition d'une loi de comportement cyclique permettant de représenter les phénomènes non-linéaires ainsi que la forte dissymétrie de comportement entre traction et compression observés sur la fonte GL. Le modèle s'appuie sur l'introduction d'un tenseur d'endommagement d'ordre 2 induit par le chargement. A partir de l'analyse des mécanismes d'endommagement, on propose ensuite un critère de fatigue fondé sur la densité d'énergie dissipée par cycle, permettant de prédire l'amorçage de fissures dans les zones critiques. On s'intéresse enfin à l'étude de la formation d'un réseau de faïençage observé sur les pistes des disques de frein. / This thesis aims at developing an approach for thermomechanical fatigue design of automotive brake discs made of flake graphite (grey) cast-iron. The first step of this work consists of modeling the nonlinear cyclic behavior and tension/compression strong dissymmetry of grey cast iron. The proposed model is based on the introduction of a second-order induced damage tensor. From the analysis of the damage mechanisms, a fatigue criterion based on the dissipated energy per cycle, allowing crack initiation in the critical areas to be defined, is proposed. Finally, the formation of crack networks on braking discs is studied.