I denna rapport beskrivs en undersökning och jämförelse av två olika sorters segjärn. Detvå materialen som har studerats har varit det segjärnet som används i Parker Hannifinsnuvarande hydraulikmotorer och ett nytt segjärn, vars mekaniska egenskaper har påståttsvara mer fördelaktiga. Målet med arbetet var att få fram en tillförlitlig jämförelse av de olikamaterialen och avgöra om det fanns ett tydligt underlag för att inleda processen av ett byteav material i vissa komponenter i Parker Hannifins produkter.Det utfördes jämförelser mellan de olika materialens mekaniska egenskaper baserade delspå information som redan fanns om materialen och dels på data insamlad vid tester medskärande bearbetning. Förslitning på verktygen vid fräsning studerades tillsammans medskärkraften med olika sorters skärdata. Restspänningar efter ingreppen i de båda materialenmättes med en röntgendiffraktometer.Resultaten gav inga signifikanta indikationer på att ett materialbyte skulle innebära en lägreproduktionskostnad, dock visade analyser att det nya materialet tål att bearbetas fortare ändet traditionella segjärnet och att fler undersökningar bör göras. Efter att ha analyseratmekaniska egenskaper så som hållfasthet, hårdhet, hårdhetsspridning och styvhet kundeslutsatser dras. Det visade sig att det nya segjärnet hade högre hållfasthet och jämnarehårdhet, men det hade även lägre styvhet. Styvheten i materialet är en viktig faktor dåläckage kan uppstå i hydraulikmotorer om materialen inte har tillräckligt hög styvhet.Mätningarna av skärkraften hos de båda materialen tydde på att det kunde uppstå högrestandardavvikelse, eller variationer av skärkraften vid fräsning av det traditionella segjärnet.Eftersom dessa variationer endast visade sig ett fåtal gånger går det inte att entydigtkonstatera att det nya materialet har mer fördelaktiga bearbetningsegenskaper. För att draen sådan slutsats hade det krävts ytterligare analyser på fler detaljer. / This report describes a study and comparison of two different types of ductile iron. Thetwo materials that have been studied have been the ductile iron used in Parker Hannifin'scurrent hydraulic motors and a new ductile iron, whose mechanical properties are said tobe more advantageous. The goal of this study was to obtain a reliable comparison of thedifferent materials and determine if there were clear grounds for initiating the process of achange of material in certain components of Parker Hannifin’s products.Comparisons between the mechanical properties of the materials were based partly oninformation that was already available and partly on data collected through machining trails.The wear on the tools after milling was studied along with the cutting force from variouskinds of cutting data. Residual stresses after the operation in both materials were measuredby an X-ray diffractometer.The results yielded no significant indication that a change of material would result in lowerproduction cost, however, analyses showed that the new material can withstand beingprocessed faster than the traditional ductile iron and that more studies should beconducted. After analyzing the mechanical properties, such as strength, hardness, hardnessvariation and stiffness, conclusions could be drawn. It turned out that the new ductile ironhad higher strength and more uniform hardness, but it also had lower stiffness. Thestiffness of the material is an important factor because if the materials do not havesufficient rigidity, leakage can occur in hydraulic motors. Measurements of the cutting forceof the two materials indicated that there could be a higher standard deviation, orfluctuation of the cutting force during milling of the traditional ductile iron. Since thesevariations only appeared a few times, it is difficult to conclude that the new ductile ironwould be more advantageous when it comes to machining. To be able to draw that kind ofconclusion would require more collected data.

This study investigates the effect of strain rate on fracture properties of Ferritic-Pearlitic Ductile Iron. A series of dynamic three point bending tests, with various load application rates, are conducted on Charpy V-notch specimens, in room temperature and approximately -18 °C. The tests are performed in a custom-made fixture and during the tests, force and displacement data are recorded. A XFEM (Extended Finite Element Method) model of the test setup has been established and material data from the tests are used as input to the model. The test results show a strong dependency of the strain rate regarding the force needed for crack initiation. Moreover, it can be concluded that low temperature makes the material very brittle, even at low load application rates.

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As research continues for the habitation of the Lunar and Martian surfaces, the need for materials for construction of structural parts, mechanical components, and tools remains as a major milestone. The use of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) techniques is critical due to the financial, physical, and logistical burdens of sending supplies beyond low-Earth orbit. The Bosch process is currently in development as a life support system at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) to regenerate oxygen (O2) from metabolic carbon dioxide (CO2) with the byproduct of elemental carbon (C). The Bosch process presents a possible way of regenerating O2 without the disposal of hydrogen (H2) like the Sabatier. Ionic liquids (ILs) are also studied at MSFC as a means to harvest metallic elements from regolith oxides and meteorites. IL technology provides an energy efficient method of extracting critical manufacturing materials, such as iron (Fe) that could be used for ferrous alloy production. This dissertation seeks to explore the use of Bosch C and IL-Fe for ferrous alloy production through a series of studies. These studies included individually using Bosch C with commercial elements to cast low carbon steel and gray cast iron, investigating as-produced IL-Fe in a laser-based powder bed fusion (PBF-LB) printer to determine IL-Fe metallurgical characteristics, using the IL-Fe composition to design a ductile iron (DI) alloy of similar performance to a commercially available DI alloy, and lastly, refining this DI alloy to produce a DI alloy more representative of an alloy producible from IL-Fe and Bosch byproduct C in a Martian environment. The results presented here suggest that with advances in production rate and control of IL-Fe oxidation, and by providing a sufficient energy grid to operate equipment, a range of high quality DI materials could be manufactured with IL and Bosch process ISRU feedstocks.

The current thesis focuses on the deformation behaviour and strain distribution in the microstructure of ductile iron during tensile loading. Utilizing Digital Image Correlation (DIC) and in-situ tensile test under optical microscope, a method was developed to measure high resolution strain in microstructural constitutes. In this method, a pit etching procedure was applied to generate a random speckle pattern for DIC measurement. The method was validated by benchmarking the measured properties with the material’s standard properties. Using DIC, strain maps in the microstructure of the ductile iron were measured, which showed a high level of heterogeneity even during elastic deformation. The early micro-cracks were initiated around graphite particles, where the highest amount of local strain was detected. Local strain at the onset of the micro-cracks were measured. It was observed that the micro-cracks were initiated above a threshold strain level, but with a large variation in the overall strain. A continuum Finite Element (FE) model containing a physical length scale was developed to predict strain on the microstructure of ductile iron. The materials parameters for this model were calculated by optimization, utilizing Ramberg-Osgood equation. For benchmarking, the predicted strain maps were compared to the strain maps measured by DIC, both qualitatively and quantitatively. The DIC and simulation strain maps conformed to a large extent resulting in the validation of the model in micro-scale level. Furthermore, the results obtained from the in-situ tensile test were compared to a FE-model which compromised cohesive elements to enable cracking. The stress-strain curve prediction of the FE simulation showed a good agreement with the stress-strain curve that was measured from the experiment. The cohesive model was able to accurately capture the main trends of microscale deformation such as localized elastic and plastic deformation and micro-crack initiation and propagation.

<p>U disertaciji je izvršena karakterizacija mikrostrukture i mehaničkih osobina<br />nelegiranog austemperovanogi nodularnog liva (ADI materijala), kao i uticaja<br />mikrostrukture na prelaznu temperaturu u intervalu od -196 do +100&deg;C.<br />Utvrđeno je da mehaničke osobine ADI-ja zavise od morfologije ausferitne<br />mikrostrukture i količine zadržanog austenita, tj. parametara austemperovanja.<br />Na osnovu mehaničkih osobina utvrđen je i opseg procesiranja u skladu sa<br />standardima ASTM, ISO i EN. Zaključeno je da prelazna temperatura ADI<br />materijala zavisi od količine i stabilnosti zadržanog austenita. U višem<br />temperaturnom opsegu (iznad cca. -25&deg;C) dominantna je količina zadržanog<br />austenita, dok na nižim temperaturama, stabilnost. Visoka obogaćenost<br />ugljenikom, stabilnog zadržanog austenita sprečava stvaranje martenzita na<br />niskim temperaturama, a time i pojavu krtosti kod ADI-ja.</p> / <p>The object of this thesis was to characterize microstructure and mechanical properties<br />of the unalloyed ADI material (Austempered Ductile Iron). In addition, the influence of<br />microstructure on the ductile to brittle transition temperature (DBTT) by Charpy impact<br />test in temperature interval from 196 to +100&deg;C has been studied. The all properties<br />obtained depend on the morphology of microstructure and the amount of retained<br />austenite, i.e. on the austempering parameters. According to the mechanical properties<br />and standard requirements (ASTM, ISO and EN) the processing window has been<br />proposed, also. It was found that DBTT is influenced by amount and stability of retained<br />austenite. In upper temperature range (above cca. 25&deg;C) the most influence factor on<br />DBTT is amount of retained austenite, while at the lower temperatures the stability is<br />more prominent. Stability of high carbon retained austenite at lower temperatures<br />prevents transformation to martensite and thus the embrittlement of ADI.</p>

Investigou-se o efeito do tamanho de grão austenítico na cinética e na morfologia do produto da reação bainítica de um ferro fundido nodular austemperado (FFNA). Foram estudados 3 tamanhos de grão austeníticos, a saber: GG (grão grosseiro), GM (grao mediano); e GR (grao refinado). A condição GR foi obtida pela austenitização rápida de microestruturas martensíticas. A condição GG foi obtida por tratamento de austenitização em duas etapas, de modo a, respectivamente, provocar o crescimento de grão e manter o teor de carbono igual aos das demais condições. Na segunda etapa do tratamento da condição GG ocorreu precipitação de grafita secundária, que acelerou significativamente a taxa de reação bainítica, possibilitando estudar o efeito da.variação na quantidade de interfaces austenita/grafita e austenita/ austenita sobre a cinética e a morfologia da reação bainítica. O refino do grão austenítico acelerou a cinética de reação, aumentou a proporção de ferrita alotriomorfa de contorno de grão, refinou a microestrutura bainítica (ferrita + austenita retida) e melhorou em 14% o limite de escoamento dos FFNA. Finalmente, a predominância de ferrira alotriomorfa na condição mais fina indica que a formação de interfaces incoerentes (mecanismo difusional ao inves de reação displaciva) durante a austenitização rápida da martensita (aquecimento de 100°C/ s). / The effect of austenite grain size on the kinetics and the morphology of the bainitic reaction in an austempered ductile iron (ADI) has been investigated, Three austenite grain sizes were produced: GG (coarse grain), GH (medium grain) and GR (fine grain), The GR condition was obtained by the rapid austenitization of martensitic microstructures The secondary graphite precipitation observed in GG condition strongly accelerated the rate of bainite formation and made possible the study of the effect of austenite/graphite interface on the kinetics of this reaction, The austenite grain refinement also accelerated the bainite precipitation, increased the proportion of grain boundary alotriomorphs ferrite, refined the bainitic microstructure and improved by 14% the yield stress of ADI, The predominance of grain boundary alotriomorphs in GR was associated to the structure of austenite/austenite interface formed during the rapid austenitization of the studied ductile iron at heating rates of 100oC/s. It is suggested that the dominant mechanism of austenitization in this condition is a thermally activated one (not a displacive transformation). The different morphologies of the austenite decomposition used the Duhê\'s morphological system.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-21T20:43:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ludiere Lucas Toldo Boneti.pdf: 5901766 bytes, checksum: 4f1a93e8f2d24f82e2576b7891703690 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-08-29 / The present study aimed to evaluate the influence of the austempering heat treatment parameters on microstructure and mechanical properties of a ductile cast iron produced in industrial conditions, containing 3.59% carbon, 2.68% silicon, 0.46% copper (in wt%) and a carbon equivalent of 4.50%. The material was produced in a foundry located in the southwest region of Parana state, Brazil. The specimens were obtained by casting the alloy into Y-block molds. The austempering heat treatments consisted of pre-heating at 500°C, followed by austenitizing step at 870°C, 900°C and 930°C during 60 minutes. Austempering was carried out in molten metal baths at temperatures of 300°C and 370°C for 30 minutes. Microstructural characterization was carried out by light optical microscopy (LOM) with image analysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM-FEG) and X-ray diffraction with Rietveld refinement. The mechanical properties were evaluated by tensile and Vickers hardness tests. The as-cast microstructure displayed a very heterogeneous microstructure, characterized by the presence of regions with graphite flotation and carbide containing intercellular regions. The graphite nodules showed low nodularity, of 85%, which was attributed to the fading effect of magnesium alloy. Austempered samples were characterized by the presence of bainitic ferrite, interspersed with retained austenite in films and blocks. The austempering at 300°C resulted in a finer microstructure containing smaller volume fractions of retained austenite. All heat treated samples displayed transformation gradients between graphite flotation and intercellular regions. These gradients affected the mechanical properties, as well as the fracture characteristics. The best results of mechanical properties were obtained in the specimen austenitized at 900°C followed by austempering at 300°C, allowing the ADI produced to fit into a high strength class, according to ASTM A897. The study of fracture surfaces showed a sharp transition between graphite flotation and intercellular regions. The fracture at the vicinity of graphite nodules have occurred by a ductile mechanism, characterized by dimples. It was observed a rapid transition to the cleavage mode at intercellular regions, containing solidification carbides. / O presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a influência dos parâmetros de tratamento térmico de austêmpera na microestrutura e nas propriedades mecânicas de tração e dureza, em uma liga de ferro fundido nodular produzida em condições industriais. A liga em estudo possui de teor de carbono de 3,59%, silício de 2,68% e adições de 0,46% de cobre, possuindo ainda um carbono equivalente de 4,50%. O material foi produzido em condições industriais, em uma fundição localizada no sudoeste do estado do Paraná. Os corpos de prova para retirada de amostras foram obtidos pelo vazamento da liga em moldes de blocos Y. Os tratamentos térmicos de austêmpera consistiram de pré-aquecimento a 500°C, seguido da etapa de austenitização a 870°C, 900°C e 930°C, por um tempo fixo de 60 minutos. A etapa de austêmpera foi realizada em banhos de metais fundidos, em temperaturas de 300°C e 370°C, durante 30 minutos. A caracterização microestrutural de amostras foi realizada pelas técnicas de microscopia ótica, com análise de imagens, microscopia eletrônica de varredura e difração de raios X, com refinamento pelo método de Rietveld. As propriedades mecânicas foram avaliadas por meio de ensaios de tração e dureza Vickers. A liga no estado bruto de fundição apresentou microestrutura bastante heterogênea, caracterizada pela presença de regiões com flotação de grafita e regiões intercelulares contendo carbetos de solidificação. Os nódulos de grafita apresentaram baixo grau de nodularização, de 85%, resultado que foi atribuído ao efeito de fadiga térmica da liga nodularizante. A microestrutura de amostras austemperadas foi caracterizada pela presença de agrupamentos de feixes de ripas de ferrita bainítica, entremeadas por austenita retida, na forma de filmes e blocos. A austêmpera a 300°C produziu microestruturas mais refinadas e com menores frações volumétricas de austenita retida. Em todas as amostras tratadas termicamente, foi observado um gradiente de transformação entre as regiões de flotação de grafita e regiões intercelulares. Estes gradientes afetaram tanto os resultados de propriedades mecânicas, como as características de fratura dos corpos de prova. Os melhores resultados de propriedades mecânicas foram obtidos para a condição de austenitização a 900°C seguida de austêmpera, permitindo enquadrar o ADI em uma classe de alta resistência, segundo a norma ASTM A897. As análises das superfícies de fratura dos corpos de prova de tração mostraram uma mudança nas características de fratura entre as regiões de flotação de grafita e as regiões intercelulares. Nas proximidades dos nódulos de grafita houve predominância do mecanismo de fratura dúctil, caracterizada pela presença de cavidades alveolares (“dimples”), com rápida transição para o modo de fratura por clivagem nas regiões com baixos números de nódulos de grafita, contendo carbetos de solidificação.

O ADI constitui-se no desenvolvimento mais recente na família dos ferros fundidos nodulares. Com o tratamento de austêmpera, consegue-se produzir uma microestrutura única, constituída de ferrita acicular e austenita estável rica em carbono, a ausferrita, proporcionando alta resistência mecânica aliada à ductilidade e tenacidade, além de boa resistência à fadiga e ao desgaste. Neste trabalho estudou-se o efeito dos elementos de liga Cu, Ni e Mo nas propriedades mecânicas e austemperabilidade do ADI. Foram produzidas barras cilíndricas de ferros fundidos nodulares nos diâmetros de Ø2, Ø3 e Ø4 ligadas com Cu, Cu-Ni, Cu-Ni- Mo respectivamente. Os corpos de prova utilizados nos ensaios de tração, impacto e microdesgaste foram retirados a meio-raio das barras. Posteriormente, cada conjunto de corpo de prova foi austenitizado a 890°C durante 2 horas, sendo em seguida submetido a uma condição de tratamento de austêmpera específica, combinando temperaturas de austêmpera de 300 e 360°C e tempos de 1, 2, 3 e 4 horas. Realizou-se análises microestruturais ópticas e por microscopia eletrônica de varredura para correlacionar propriedades mecânicas com a microestrutura. Na análise de austemperabilidade, as barras cilíndricas foram austemperadas para verificar a variação de microestrutura em função do raio da barra. Verificou-se que a temperatura de austêmpera exerce forte influência na microestrutura do ADI e consequentemente nas propriedades de tração, ductilidade, tenacidade e resistência ao desgaste. Nos tratamentos a 300°C obteve-se uma microestrutura mais refinada, com maior quantidade de ferrita acicular, responsável pela maior resistência mecânica e resistência ao desgaste; enquanto que no tratamento realizado a 360°C obteve-se uma microestrutura mais grosseira, com maior quantidade de austenita estável, responsável pela melhor ductilidade e tenacidade. Nos tempos de austêmpera analisados, não ocorreram variações significativas nas microestruturas e propriedades mecânicas. A resistência mecânica e a tenacidade decresceram com a adição de Mo, provavelmente devido à segregação deste elemento, mas a resistência ao desgaste a seco e a austemperabilidade foram mais efetivas em comparação com ligas contendo Cu e Cu-Ni. No ensaio de desgaste usando-se lubrificante, o ADI ligado com Cu-Ni austemperado a 360°C apresentou uma resistência ao desgaste um pouco inferior a de um aço 17CrNiMo6 cementado. / The ADI is the most recent development in the nodular iron family. With the austempering treatment, a unique microstructure, consisting of acicular bainite ferrite and stable austenite rich in carbon, named ausferrite is produced. This microstructure provides high mechanical strength combined with ductility, toughness and good fatigue and wear resistances. In this work, the effect of alloying elements Cu, Ni and Mo on the mechanical properties and austemperability of the ADI were studied. To conduct these studies, cylindrical bars with diameters of Ø2\", Ø3\" and Ø4\" were cast with Cu, Cu-Ni and Cu-Ni-Mo alloying, respectively. The samples were then manufactured by removing specimens from the bar midradius position. Subsequently, each set of the samples was austenitized at 890°C for 2 hours, and then subjected different conditions of austempering treatment. These treatments were developed by combining austempering temperatures of 300 and 360°C with austempering times of 1, 2, 3 and 4 hours. Microstructural analysis was carried out using optical and scanning electron microscopy to correlate mechanical properties with the microstructure. In the austemperability analysis, cylindrical bars were austempered (at 360°C for 3 hours) to correlate microstructure and radius. The experimental results showed that the austempering temperature exerts strong influence on the ADI´s microstructure and consequently on the mechanical properties. The austempering temperature of 300°C produced the best results, a refined microstructure, with a greater amount of acicular ferrite, responsible for greater strength and wear resistance. The austempering temperature of 360°C produced a coarse microstructure, with larger amount of austenite and responsible for better ductility and toughness. The austempering times used in this work did not produce significant variations in the properties and microstructures. Regarding alloying elements, the mechanical strength and toughness decreased with the addition of Mo, probably due to the segregation of this element, but the wear resistance and austemperability were more effective when compared with the alloys containing Cu and Cu-Ni. In the lubricated wear test, the ADI alloyed with Cu-Ni and austempered at 360°C presented a wear resistance only a fraction lower than a cemented 17CrNiMo6 steel.