The strength of polycrystalline materials increases with decreasing grain size. The increase of strength is usually associated with deterioration of ductility, especially for materials having sub-micrometer or nanometer in grain size. It has bee suggested that the ductility of submicro- or nano- grained materials can be improved significantly by introducing a bimodal distribution of grain sizes. The purpose of the present study aims at clarifying the microstructural parameters of the bimodal distribution, such as area ratio and size difference, on the strength and ductility of pure nickel and nickel-cobalt specimens produced by electrodeposition. The microstructural parameters were determined from orientation imaging mapping technique using electron backscatter diffraction. Results indicated that the yield strength is mainly determined by the average size of the fine grains, whereas the tensile strength has a good relation with the average grain size in total. Moreover, it was showed that samples having a area ratio of the fine grains lower than 30% or higher than 70% possess a better ductility. The possible mechanism is discussed in detail.

Submitted by BRUNAMÉLIA DE OLIVEIRA null (brunamoliveira@hotmail.com) on 2016-09-16T11:59:43Z No. of bitstreams: 1 TESE DOUTORADO_23-agost-2016- wirley.doc: 39192064 bytes, checksum: 979dfe3777702d653e46da90ffda2ead (MD5) / Rejected by Juliano Benedito Ferreira (julianoferreira@reitoria.unesp.br), reason: Solicitamos que realize uma nova submissão seguindo as orientações abaixo: A versão final da dissertação/tese deve ser submetida no formato PDF (Portable Document Format). O arquivo PDF não deve estar protegido e a dissertação/tese deve estar em um único arquivo, inclusive os apêndices e anexos, se houver. Por favor, corrija o formato do arquivo e realize uma nova submissão. Agradecemos a compreensão. on 2016-09-21T13:09:53Z (GMT) / Submitted by BRUNAMÉLIA DE OLIVEIRA null (brunamoliveira@hotmail.com) on 2016-09-21T13:51:25Z No. of bitstreams: 1 TESE DOUTORADO Brunamélia de Oliveira-PDF.pdf: 1338467 bytes, checksum: 256bd9b6a59b22460bfa4b2d78f3caa4 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ana Paula Grisoto (grisotoana@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2016-09-21T20:35:33Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 oliveira_b_dr_araca.pdf: 1338467 bytes, checksum: 256bd9b6a59b22460bfa4b2d78f3caa4 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-09-21T20:35:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 oliveira_b_dr_araca.pdf: 1338467 bytes, checksum: 256bd9b6a59b22460bfa4b2d78f3caa4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-07-25 / O objetivo do presente trabalho foi avaliar, por meio de teste de compressão, a resistência à fratura de infraestruturas metálicas de próteses totais implantossuportadas do tipo protocolo de Branemark em função de diferentes designs (comprimentos e altura) do cantilever, bem como espessura do conector distal. Foram confeccionadas 39 infraestruturas (barras) em liga de CoCr agrupadas de acordo com o comprimento do cantilever (cc) (12mm, 19mm e 26mm), altura do cantilever (hc) (3,2 mm, 4mm) e espessura do conector distal (ec) (0,4mm, 1,5mm e 2mm). Os grupo foram divididos em Controle (cc 12mm; hc 4mm; ec 1,5),Grupo 1 (cc 12mm; hc 4mm; ec 0,4mm), Grupo 2(cc 12mm; hc 3,2mm; ec 0,4mm), Grupo 3 (cc 12mm; hc 3,2mm; ec 1,5mm), Grupo 4 (cc 19mm; hc 4mm; ec 1,5mm), Grupo 5 (cc 19mm; hc 4mm; ec 0,4mm), Grupo 6 (cc 19mm; hc 3,2mm; ec 1,5mm), Grupo 7 (cc 19mm; hc 3,2mm; ec 0,4mm), Grupo 8 (cc 26mm; hc 4mm; ec 1,5mm), Grupo 9 (cc 26mm; hc 4mm; ec 0,4mm), Grupo 10 (cc 26mm; hc 3,2mm; ec 1,5mm) e Grupo 11 (cc 26mm; hc 3,2mm; ec 0,4mm). Todos os espécimes foram submetidos a ensaio de compressão em uma maquina de ensaio universal com célula de carga de 5000N e velocidade constante de 0,5mm/min. Os dados obtidos foram submetidos a analise estatística ANOVA a três critérios, seguido pelo teste de Tukey, com nível se significância de 5% (p<0,05). Foi observada uma diferença significante na diminuição de resistência a compressão com o aumento do comprimento do cantilever, um aumento significante de resistência nos grupos com altura de cantileveres maiores. Foi concluído que quanto menor o comprimento e maior a altura do cantielver, maior será a resistência. Já a espessura do conector influenciou a resistência, porém sem uniformidade. / The aim of this study was to evaluate, through compression test, the fracture strength of metal infrastructure dentures implant of the Branemark protocol type for different designs (length and height) of the cantilever and thickness of the connector distal. 39 were prepared infrastructure (bar) pooled CoCr alloy according to the length of the cantilever (cc) (12mm, 19mm and 26mm), the cantilever height (hc) (3.2mm, 4mm) thick and the distal connector ( c) (0.4mm, 1.5mm and 2mm). The group were divided into control (cc 12mm; hc 4mm and c 1.5), Group 1 (cc 12mm; hc 4mm, 0.4mm c), Group 2 (cc 12 mm; hc 3.2mm, 0.4mm and c) Group 3 (cc 12 mm; hc 3.2mm, 1.5mm c), Group 4 (cc 19mm; hc 4mm, 1.5mm c), Group 5 (cc 19mm; hc 4mm, 0.4mm c), Group 6 (cc 19mm; hc 3.2mm, 1.5mm c), Group 7 (cc 19mm; hc 3.2mm, 0.4mm c), Group 8 (cc 26mm; hc 4mm, 1.5mm c), Group 9 ( cc 26mm; hc 4mm, 0.4mm c) Group 10 (cc 26mm; hc 3.2mm, 1.5mm c) and Group 11 (cc 26mm; hc 3.2mm, 0.4mm and c). All specimens were subjected to compression test in a universal testing machine with 5000N load cell and constant speed of 0.5 mm / min. Data were analyzed by ANOVA statistical analysis three criteria, followed by Tukey test, with significance level was 5% (p <0.05). a significant difference in the decrease of resistance to compression with increasing length of the cantilever, a significant increase in resistance groups with height greater cantilevers was observed. It was concluded smaller length and greater height of cantielver, the greater the resistance. Already the connector thickness influenced the resistance, but without uniformity.