Les aciers bainitiques sont utilisés industriellement pour leur bon compromis entre résistance, ductilité et ténacité. Cependant, après obtention de sa microstructure d'emploi, l’acier peut subir des maintiens additionnels en température (soit en fin de fabrication et/ou lors de son utilisation), susceptibles de dégrader ses propriétés. Ces travaux de thèse cherchent à comprendre les origines microstructurales de cette dégradation. Pour ce faire, des traitements thermiques contrôlés ont été appliqués à des aciers de nuances modèles FeNiC et FeNiMnC. Une première série de traitements a permis de fabriquer des microstructures bainitiques supérieure, inférieure, martensitique et mixtes. Ces produits de transformation bruts ont été caractérisés et analysés en détail, en particulier par EBSD en résolution angulaire améliorée. Les données ont été exploitées pour reconstruire les ex-grains austénitiques et distinguer les différents produits de transformation par l'organisation spatiale de leurs variants cristallographiques. Une deuxième série de traitements a consisté à soumettre ces microstructures à des maintiens isothermes prolongés. Nous avons montré que ces microstructures bainitiques en lattes ne sont pas stables dans certaines conditions ultérieures de maintien isotherme. Dans les cas les plus sévères, nous avons observé un processus de « granularisation » de la microstructure en lattes avec disparition des variants fortement désorientés et une maturation des carbures. Ces phénomènes sont observés sur nos alliages modèles y compris sur des temps courts (<1h) à basses températures (300°C). Ces évolutions ainsi que leurs cinétiques ont été investiguées à différentes échelles en couplant des observations en MEB, EBSD, MET et aussi in situ par DRX Haute Energie sur grands instruments. La composition chimique et la microstructure initiale affectent sensiblement les cinétiques. Mais nous avons surtout pointé le rôle majeur de la présence (même résiduelle) de bainite dite supérieure dans la microstructure initiale pour amorcer le processus de granularisation, indépendamment de la température de dénaturation. L’ensemble des résultats permet de discuter les possibles mécanismes sous-jacents et leurs forces motrices et ouvre une discussion plus large sur la classification des bainites / Bainitic steels are widely used in industry thanks to their good combinations of strength, toughness and ductility. Meanwhile, after obtaining the targeted microstructure, the steel can undergo additional isothermal holdings (either during manufacturing and/or during usage) prone to degrade its properties. The thesis work aims at understanding the microstructural origins of this degradation. To achieve this, we applied controlled heat treatments on model FeNiC and FeNiMnC steel grades. A first set of heat treatments allowed us to obtain different microstructures; upper and lower bainites, martensite and mixed concepts. These transformation products were characterized and analyzed in detail, particularly by EBSD with improved angular resolution. Data was operated to reconstruct prior austenitic grains and to distinguish the different transformation products according to their crystallographic variant spatial organization. A second set of heat treatments consisted in aging these microstructures by extended isothermal holdings. We show that lath-like bainitic microstructures are not stable under certain isothermal conditions. In the most advanced cases, we observed a « granularization » process of the lath microstructure, associated with high misoriented variant disappearance and carbides ripening. These phenomena were observed for the studied model alloys, even within short holding times (<1h) and at low temperatures (300°C). These highlighted evolutions as well as their kinetics were investigated at different scales, coupling SEM observations, EBSD, TEM and in situ XRD High Energy on large instruments. The initial microstructure and the steel chemical composition affect significantly the « granularization » kinetics. But we have above all put the light on the major role of the presence of an upper bainite fraction (even a residual one) in the initial microstructure, to start the granularization phenomenon, independently of aging temperature. All of these results allow discussing possible mechanisms with their respective driving forces and opening larger discussion about bainite classification

Este trabalho consiste no estudo das propriedades mecânicas de tração e impacto do aço Hadfield refinado com Hf em relação ao aço Hadfield sem refino. Foram realizadas simulações no software Thermo-Calc para caracterizar o caminho de solidificação e a evolução microestrutural do aço Hadfield (composição química de 13% de Mn, 1,2% de C e 0,65% de Si). Foram fundidos os corpos de prova de aço Hadfield sem refino e refinado pela adição de Hf, ambos com a composição química de acordo com a norma ASTM A128 - grau B2. Os corpos de prova foram submetidos ao tratamento térmico de solubilização à temperatura de 1120oC por 10 horas. A caracterização macroestrutural mostrou que o aço Hadfield com adição de Hf apresenta tamanho do grão austenítico cinco vezes menor (600 µm) do que o aço Hadfield sem refino (de 3000 µm para 600 µm), sendo que este resultado foi confirmado pela técnica de EBSD (Electron backscatter diffraction). Os resultados do ensaio de tração dos corpos de prova para as duas condições mostraram que as propriedades de limite de escoamento (6%), tenacidade (88%), resistência à tração (37%), e do coeficiente de encruamento (30%) do aço Hadfield refinado aumentaram em relação ao aço Hadfield sem refino. A energia absorvida no impacto aumentou de 156 J/cm2 para 179 J/cm2 com o refino do tamanho de grão austenítico. A lei de Hall-Petch foi utilizada para explicar o efeito do refino de grão no limite de escoamento, mas não pode ser usada para explicar o aumento na resistência a tração, tenacidade, e as mudanças no coeficiente de encruamento. A caracterização microestrutural das amostras rompidas em tração e impacto mostrou que a fração de maclas aumentou em 46% (em tração) e 45% (no impacto) para o aço Hadfield refinado em comparação com o aço Hadfield sem refino. Os resultados da caracterização microestrutural dos corpos de prova rompidos no ensaio de tração e impacto indicam que o mecanismo de deformação plástica por maclação foi mais atuante com o refino do grão austenítico. / The tensile and impact properties of Hf-refined Hadfield steel were compared to the properties of non-refined Hadfield steel. Simulations in Thermo-Calc software were made in order to study the solidification and microstructural evolution of a Hadfield steel (13% Mn, 1.2% C and 0.65% Si). Samples of non-refined and refined Hadfield steel (with addition of 0.1% of H), both with chemical composition as described in ASTM A128- grade B2, were cast and subjected to a solution heat treatment at 1100oC for 10 hours, followed by water quenching. Macrostructural characterization showed that the refined Hadfield steel featured an austenitic grain size equal to 600 ?m, five times smaller than the grain size of the non-refined Hadfield steel (3000 µm). These results were confirmed by EBSD (Electron backscatter diffraction) analysis. The tensile test results showed an increase in the values of the yield stress (6%), the fracture toughness (88%), the tensile strength (37%) and the strain hardening coefficient (30%) with the reduction on the austenitic grain size from 3000 µm to 600 µm. Additionally, the value of the absorbed energy of the impact test was improved from 156 J/cm2 to 179J/cm2 with reduction on the grain size. The Hall-Petch law was used to explain the small increase of 8% in the value of the yield stress with the grain refinement, but this law could not be used to explain the increase in the values of the fracture toughness, the tensile strength and the strain hardening coefficient. The microstructural characterization of the fractured test-pieces after tensile and impact testing showed that the values of the fraction of mechanical twins (definer) in the plastically deformed microstructure near the fracture surfaces of the refined condition increased by 45% when compared to the non-refined condition. These results indicated that the austenitic grain refinement of the Hadfield steel changed the plastic deformation mechanism, favoring the activation of the plastic deformation by twinning mechanism and, therefore, increasing the values of the fracture toughness (~88%), the ultimate tensile strength (~30%), the strain-hardening coefficient (~30%) and the absorbed energy during Charpy-test (~15%).

L’amélioration des performances spécifiques des alliages métalliques de l’aéronautique est une démarche constante. Les alliages de titane sont des matériaux privilégiés par les constructeurs aéronautiques car ils allient hautes propriétés mécaniques et faible densité.Parmi ces matériaux, les alliages β-métastables qui ont pour particularité de retenir jusqu’à 40% de phase β connaissent un fort regain d’intérêt pour les motoristes (Ti-17) comme pour des applications de structure type trains d’atterrissage (Ti-5553 et Ti-10-2-3). Ce travail a pour but d’analyser le comportement mécanique et la durabilité de ces alliages soumis à des sollicitations monotones et cycliques en lien avec les microstructures.Des essais mécaniques ont pour cela été développés à partir de différentes microstructures métallurgiques qu’elles soient issues d’un traitement industriel ou spécifique visant à simplifier ces dernières. Les mécanismes de déformation (systèmes de glissement) et d’endommagement (amorçage de fissures) ont été identifiés et analysés à différentes échelles par microcopie optique et électronique à balayage en intégrant les notions d’orientation cristallographique (EBSD). Le recours à des essais réalisés in situ sous microscope (optique et MEB) et à une métrologie adaptée aux échelles pertinentes a permis d’identifier les éléments micro-structuraux clés et les cinétiques de développement de ces processus. Un des faits marquants est le rôle majeur de l’anisotropie de propriétés mécaniques de la phase β qui a également fait l’objet de simulations numériques. / The improvement of specific performances of metallic materials used for aerospaceapplications needs continuous researches and developments. Titanium alloys are materials ofchoice for aerospace companies thanks to their high mechanical properties and low density.Among them, the β-metastable alloys that retain up to 40% of β phase are more and moreintroduced in aircraft engines (Ti-17) and for structural parts (e.g. landing gears in Ti-5553and Ti-10-2-3).This work aims to analyse the mechanical behaviour and durability of these alloyssubmitted to monotonic or cyclic loadings. Mechanical tests have been developed on differentindustrial microstructures as on academic simplified ones produced by specific thermaltreatments. Deformation mechanisms (slip systems) and damage processes (cracks initiation)were identified and analyzed at different scales using microscopes (optical and SEM) andcrystallographic features were studied by EBSD. Specific in situ tests performed undermicroscopes (optical and SEM) and digital images correlation techniques at scales of interesthave permitted to identify and to quantify the key microstructural parameters and the kineticsof these processes. One major result concerns the influence of the anisotropy of mechanicalproperties associated to the β phase.

De nombreuses études ont prouvé l’affaiblissement de la résistance de l’alliage 600 lors de l’oxydation en milieu primaire des réacteurs à eau pressurisée. Celle-ci induit la rupture localisée du matériau notamment par fissure intergranulaire. La nature ainsi que la structure de l’oxyde se développant à la surface de l’alliage sont parfaitement connues. Cependant, l’influence mécanique de l’oxyde sur l’alliage n’a pas été explorée. L’objectif de cette étude est d’apporter des connaissances nouvelles sur l’impact de l’oxydation sur la réponse mécanique de l’alliage. Un système d’analyse, basé sur l’utilisation de nanoplots comme marqueurs de position, a été développé et mis en œuvre afin de mesurer des déformations engendrées par l’oxydation puis par une traction. Le traitement statistique de ces données a permis de déterminer des évènements rares de haute déformation. Les échantillons utilisés ont été caractérisés par MEB, TEM, XPS et ellipsométrie spectroscopique afin d’en déduire l’épaisseur de la couche d’oxyde interne contraignant l’alliage. De plus, le couplage de l’EBSD avec les nanoplots a permis de déterminer un ensemble de paramètres pouvant servir de critère d’alerte à l’initiation de la fissuration intergranulaire. / The loss of the corrosion resistance of the alloy 600, a nickel base alloy, during the oxidation in pressurized water reactor (PWR) has been demonstrated by many studies. It induces the intergranular stress corrosion cracking (IGSCC). If the chemical composition and the structure of the growing oxide are well-known, the mechanical influence of the oxide on the alloy has not been fully studied, yet. This study aims at bringing new knowledge of the oxidation impact on the mechanical response of the alloy. A new methodology is introduced for determining the local nanodeformation of the alloy 600 induced either by an oxidation or by a tensile loading. This method is based on nanodots disposed at the alloy surface as local markers of position. The statistical analysis of these data allowed to determine rare events of high deformation The samples were characterized locally by SEM, TEM, XPS and spectroscopic ellipsometry to characterize the internal oxide which constrains the alloy. The coupling of the EBSD with the nanodots had enabled to determine a set of parameters, which was used as an alarm criterion for the IGSCC initiation.

Les aciers inoxydables duplex (DSS) sont caractérisés par une structure biphasée comprenant un mélange de ferrite et d’austénite. La proportion entre les deux phases est d'habitude environ 50 %. Ils sont de plus en plus employés dans les industries chimiques, pétrochimiques, nucléaires, marines et de papier, principalement en raison de leurs excellentes propriétés mécaniques couplées à une bonne résistance à la corrosion par piqûre (basse teneur en nickel et molybdène). L’austénite ayant une composition chimique différente de celle de la ferrite, un film hétérogène se forme à la surface des aciers inoxydable duplex. Par ailleurs, les deux phases métalliques ayant des propriétés mécaniques différentes, un champ de contrainte hétérogène est généré dans les grains. Sous certaines conditions, l’existence de gradients de contraintes peut conduire à des hétérogénéités du film passif. Dans ce travail , on étudie l’effet des éléments d’alliages sur les propriétés physico-chimiques du film passif et le comportement en corrosion par piqures avant et après vieillissement en milieu chlorurés, pour une surface de référence respectant certains critères à savoir une surface lisse exempt de tout défauts (pas de couche écrouie, rugosité faible..). Les propriétés physico- chimiques du film sont étudiés à l’aide des analyses Auger et XPS à l’échelle locale et globale. Le comportement en corrosion des alliages duplex a été ensuite déterminé à partir d’essais TCP (détermination de la température critique de piqûration). Les résultats avant vieillissement ont montré que le film passif est homogène à l’échelle macroscopique et que l’amorçage des piqûres semblent être liée à la taille des grains et à la texture cristallographique décrit par le GOS. Après vieillissement de longue durée en milieu représentatif, les analyses de surface montrent un renforcement de la passivité par un épaississement du film passif, une augmentation significative du rapport Cr/Fe ce qui ont pour effet d’améliorer le comportement en corrosion par piqures des alliages. Des critères métallurgiques ont été proposés pour expliquer l’amorçage de piqûres pour ces alliages. / Duplex stainless steels (DSS) are characterized by a two-phase structure comprising a mixture of ferrite and austenite. The proportion between the two phases is usually about 50%. They are increasingly used in the chemical, petrochemical, nuclear, marine and paper, mainly because of their excellent mechanical properties coupled with good resistance to pitting corrosion (low grade nickel and molybdenum). The austenite having a different chemical composition than the ferrite, a heterogeneous film is formed on the surface of duplex stainless steels. Furthermore, the two metallic phases having different mechanical properties, a field of heterogeneous stress is generated in the grains. Under certain conditions, these differences may also yield formation of a heterogeneous passive film. In this work, we study the effect of alloying elements on the physico-chemical properties of the passive film and behavior pitting corrosion before and after ageing in chloride media for a reference surface that meet certain criteria ie a smooth surface free from any defects (no hardened layer .. low roughness). The physicochemical properties of the film are studied using Auger and XPS analysis at the microscale. The corrosion behavior of duplex alloys was then determined from CPT tests (determination of the Critical Pitting Temperature). The results before ageing have shown that the passive film is homogeneous on a macroscopic scale and that pitting corrosion appear to be related to the grain size and crystallographic texture described by GOS. After ageing, surface analysis shows a strengthening of passivity by thickening of the passive film and the ratio Cr/Fe are significantly increased which has the effect of improving behavior pitting alloys. Metallurgical criteria for pitting were proposed.

Ce travail vise à comprendre l’évolution de la texture cristallographique et l’anisotropie du comportement mécanique après laminage à chaud et traitements thermiques d’un Al-Cu-Li 2050 et d’un Al-Zn-Mg-Cu 7050, et expliquer leurs différences. La texture est analysée par EBSD et RX après des essais de compression plane à chaud et après des laminages à chaud industriels. L’anisotropie est étudiée sur des tôles fortes industrielles après différents détensionnements et dans différents états microstructuraux par des essais de traction à 0°, 45° et 90° par rapport à DL. Enfin, nous comparons nos mesures à des résultats simulés par des modèles de plasticité cristalline (modèles de Taylor). Il est montré que, déformés dans des conditions identiques, les deux alliages développent les mêmes textures de laminage jusqu'à une déformation de 2.6. La présence de 1% massique de Li n’est à priori pas responsable d’une texture particulière. En revanche la température de laminage, qui est généralement plus élevée pour les Al-Cu-Li que pour les Al-Zn-Mg-Cu, a un impact important aux grandes déformations, notamment en favorisant la composante Laiton {110}<112>. L'anisotropie d'une tôle laminée de 2050 est pour une large part due à la texture cristallographique. Elle augmente quand un détensionnement est effectué par traction dans la direction DL et diminue quand il est effectué à 45°/DL. La précipitation durcissante, composée de T1 Al2CuLi en forme de plaquettes sur les plans {111}Al, augmente la résistance de la direction préalablement tractionnée mais n'est pas responsable dans nos conditions expérimentales d'une forte aggravation de l'anisotropie. Dans le 7050, l'anisotropie diminue entre l’état mûri naturellement et l’état sur-revenu. La précipitation de sur-revenu du 7050 atténue l'effet de la texture cristallographique sur l'anisotropie et rend, en comparaison, le 2050 d’autant plus anisotrope. / This work aims to understand hot rolling texture evolution and anisotropy of mechanical behaviour on an Al-Cu-Li 2050 and an Al-Zn-Mg-Cu 7050, and aims to explain their differences. Crystallographic textures are analysed by EBSD and X-ray after hot plane strain compressions and after industrial hot rolling. Anisotropy of industrial hot rolled plates is investigated after different stretching and different ageing treatments by means of tensile tests at 0°, 45° and 90° to RD. Experimental results are compared to predictions using plasticity models (Taylor models). It is shown that, under the same processing conditions, the two alloys develop the same rolling textures up to strain of 2.6 ; it can be concluded that the presence of 1wt% of Li does not by itself favour a particular texture. However, it is shown that Brass component {110}<112> is favoured by an increasing rolling temperature, which is generally higher in the Al-Cu-Li than in the Al-Zn-Mg-Cu. Anisotropy of hot rolled 2050 is for a large part caused by crystallographic texture. It increases when stretch axis is at 0° and decreases when stretch axis is at 45°. Hardening precipitation, made by plate shape T1 Al2CuLi lying on the {111}Al, increases yield strength in the stretched direction but it is not responsible in our experimental conditions for a high increase of anisotropy. Anisotropy of 7050 is less important in the over aged state than in the natural aged state. Over ageing precipitation of 7050 reduces the effect of crystallographic texture on the anisotropy and makes 2050 appearing much more anisotropic.

MnAl-C alloy is a very promising candidate as a rare-earth free magnet. Additions may affect the microstructure, stability of the τ-MnAl-C and magnetic properties. MnAl-C alloys with various additions (Ni, Ti, Zr or Zn) and powder extruded MnAl-C-Ni alloys have therefore been investigated. With 0.6 or 1.5 at.% Ni addition, the τ-phase has greater stability than that in the ternary alloy: after heat treating the homogenised alloys for 7 days at 700°C, the estimated remaining volume fractions of the τ-phase are 0.35, 0.85 and 0.91 for 0, 0.6 and 1.5 at.% Ni addition, respectively. Rare-earth-free MnAl-C-Ni permanent magnets have been produced for the first time by extruding powders milled from bulk. The best performance obtained for a whole, transverse section of the extruded material was (BH)max = 46 kJm-3, and was (BH)max = 49 kJm-3 for a sample taken from the edge of this section, which was comparable to the long-established benchmark. The microstructure of the materials produced here consisted of fine, recrystallised grains, which exhibited an <001> fibre texture with intermediate texture quality and of larger, non-recrystallised regions, which contained hierarchical twinning and a high density of defects. The volume fraction and size of the non-recrystallised regions were greatly reduced by decreasing the size of the initial powder particles. This led to a large increase in the squareness factor of the demagnetisation curve and consequently to the high (BH)max values observed.

In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurden Schichten des Hochtemperatursupraleiters YBa2Cu3O7-δ (YBCO) untersucht, die epitaktisch mittels gepulster Laserabscheidung auf texturierten metallischen Templaten abgeschieden wurden. Dabei kamen ionenstrahltexturiertes ABAD-YSZ-Band und walztexturiertes NiW-Band zum Einsatz. Für Anwendungen solcher sogenannten Bandleiter ist die Fähigkeit zum Transport möglichst hoher kritischer Ströme Ic essentiell. Dies kann durch das Wachstum möglichst dicker Schichten, eine Verbesserung der Flussschlauchverankerung (Pinning), sowie die Reduzierung der durch Korngrenzen verursachten Stromlimitierung erreicht werden. Im ersten Teil der Arbeit wurden strukturelle und supraleitende Eigenschaften in bis zu 5 µm dicken YBCO-Schichten auf ABAD-YSZ-Band untersucht. Dazu wurden neben nicht-fremdphasendotierten (undotierten) YBCO-Schichten auch BaHfO3- und BaY(NbTa)O6-dotierte YBCO-Schichten herangezogen. Die Untersuchungen erfolgten mittels Röntgenbeugungs-methoden (XRD), Rasterelektronen- und Rasterkraftmikroskopie (REM, AFM), sowie resistiver und induktiver Methoden zur Bestimmung der Sprungtemperatur Tc und der kritischen Stromdichte Jc. Schichtdickenabhängige Messungen konnten u. a. zeigen, dass Ic in undotierten YBCO-Schichten bei einer Dicke oberhalb von 2,8 µm nicht weiter anstieg, während Ic in den dotierten Schichten bis zu einer Dicke von 5 µm nicht limitiert war. Darüber hinaus konnte in temperatur- und feldabhängigen Jc-Messungen ein verbessertes Pinningverhalten bei tiefen Temperaturen und in hohen äußeren Magnetfeldern gefunden werden. Mit Hilfe von transmissionselektronenmikroskopischen Untersuchungen (TEM) und Messungen der Jc-Anisotropie wurde zusätzlich ein Strukturschema herausgearbeitet, das eine Verknüpfung von Herstellungsparametern, Mikrostruktur und Pinningeigenschaften ermöglicht. Der zweite Teil befasste sich mit der Analyse der Mikrostruktur und der lokalen Textur von undotierten YBCO-Schichten auf ABAD-YSZ- und NiW-Band. Die lokale Textur wurde dabei mittels Rückstreuelektronenbeugung (EBSD) aufgelöst. Die Ergebnisse wurden mit orts-aufgelösten Magnetisierungsmessungen (Raster-Hall-Sonden-Mikroskopie) korreliert, mit denen der lokale Stromfluss untersucht werden kann. Auf beiden Templaten zeigte sich eine granulare Struktur, die durch gegeneinander verkippte bzw. verdrehte YBCO-Körner gekennzeichnet war. Während die granulare Struktur auf ABAD-YSZ-Band durch hauptsächlich in-plane missorientierte YBCO-Bereiche mit einem Durchmesser < 1 µm charakterisiert war, konnten auf NiW-Band hauptsächlich out-of-plane missorientierte Bereiche mit einer typischen Größe von 20-50 µm nachgewiesen werden. Auf NiW-Band hing die YBCO-Mikrostruktur und die Schärfe der lokalen Textur von der individuellen out-of-plane Missorientierung des darunter-liegenden NiW-Korns ab, was auf eine bereits im unbeschichteten NiW-Band vorhandene Facettierung zurückgeführt werden konnte. Zu deren Beschreibung wurde ein Facettenmodel entwickelt, das durch TEM-Untersuchungen bestätigt werden konnte. Abschließend wurde auf einkristallinen Substraten und auf ABAD-YSZ-Band ein homogener Stromfluss nachgewiesen, während die supraleitenden Eigenschaften in YBCO-Schichten auf NiW-Band von der lokalen Mikrostruktur und Textur bestimmt wurden. Damit konnte gezeigt werden, dass die globalen Eigenschaften der Bandleiter vom Zusammenspiel eines über Korngrenzen miteinander verbundenen Ensembles von Körnern mit individuellen Eigenschaften bestimmt werden.

In this study polycrystalline NiAl has been subjected to torsion deformation. Torsion has been used because of its characteristics. By this deformation mode high shear strains (gamma = 18 in this study) can be imposed on the sample. The deformation conditions are well-defined because of the local deformation mode, which is simple shear. Due to the monoclinic sample symmetry one half of the pole figure is needed in order to obtain the complete texture information, which is more than is needed e.g. by extrusion or rolling. Therefore, texture analysis might be more sensitive with respect to texture components. Furthermore, torsion deformation is characterized by being inhomogeneous in terms of the amount of shear strain and shear strain rate along the sample radius. The shear strain gradient makes the analysis of different stages of deformation on the same sample (i.e. under the same deformation conditions) possible. Another characteristic being special for torsion is that samples change their length, although no axial stress is applied. This effect is known as Swift effect and will be analyzed in detail. The deformation, microstructure and texture development subject to the shear strain are studied by different techniques (Electron Back-Scatter and High Energy Synchrotron Radiation). Beside the development of microstructure and texture with shear strain, the effect of an initial texture as well as the deformation temperature on the development of texture and microstructure constitute an important part of this study. Therefore, samples with three different initial textures were deformed in the temperature range T = 700K – 1300K. The development of the microstructure is characterized by two different regimes depending on the deformation temperature T. For T up to 1000K, continuous dynamic recrystallization (CDRX) takes place. This mechanism leads to the deformation-induced dislocations forming low angle grain boundaries (LAGBs) or being incorporated into them and the successive transformation of these boundaries into high angle grain boundaries (HAGBs) by a further increase of their misorientation. The predictions of this model were compared with the experimental results. The shear stress – shear strain curves are characterized by a peak at low strains, which is followed by softening and a steady state at high strains. This condition is fulfilled for a number of samples, but especially &amp;lt;111&amp;gt; oriented samples do not show a softening stage at low temperatures. Grain refinement takes place for all samples and the average grain size decreases with temperature. The predicted LAGB decrease is in best agreement with the experiments at the lowest temperatures (T = 700K and 800K). Deviations from the model can be explained by the temperature dependence of the grain boundary mobility. For temperatures T &amp;gt; 1000K, discontinuous dynamic recrystallization (DDRX) occurs, by which new grains form by nucleation and subsequent growth. The texture is characterized by two components, {100}&amp;lt;100&amp;gt; (cube, C) and {110}&amp;lt;100&amp;gt; (Goss, G). The intensity of G increases with temperature, while that of C decreases independent of the initial orientation. Both components have their maximum deviated about the 1 axis. The deviation is larger for grains containing the C component and decreases with temperature. Grains containing the G component have the smaller deviation, which decreases with temperature and strain. Texture simulations based on the full constraint Taylor model under the assumption of {110}&amp;lt;100&amp;gt; and {110}&amp;lt;110&amp;gt; slip were done with the experimental &amp;lt;110&amp;gt; and &amp;lt;111&amp;gt; fibres as well as a theoretical &amp;lt;100&amp;gt; fibre and a {100}&amp;lt;100&amp;gt; single orientation (ideal as well as rotated about the torsion axis). The G component is predicted by the simulations and is therefore a deformation texture. However the C component does not appear in the simulation. It therefore must originate by different mechanisms. For the non-&amp;lt;100&amp;gt; oriented samples, possibly nucleation is responsible for the formation of C oriented nuclei. Simulations with single orientations lead to the conclusion, that the ideal C orientation rotates about the 1 axis, while other C orientations, which are rotated about the torsion axis, increasingly converge towards the G component with strain. A single G orientation on the other hand is stable against such a rotation and is therefore the most likely steady state texture. Based on these results it is proposed, that ideally C oriented nuclei rotate until an orientation is reached into which they grow. These new grains are further rotated up to a critical angle, at which a part of them disappears either by adjacent grains or new C oriented nuclei. The recrystallization texture for T &amp;gt; 1000K is most likely the C component as well. Torsional creep of NiAl is characterized by a stress exponent, which depends on temperature and an activation energy, which is stress dependent. A model incorporating both dependencies is proposed and applied to the creep data. It is shown that these equations are able to describe the experimental findings. Thus creep of NiAl based on this model is dominated by non-diffusional processes such as cross slip of &amp;lt;100&amp;gt; screw dislocations for T  1000K. For T &amp;gt; 1000K the stress exponent and the activation energy are in a region, which according to previous reports is rather dominated by dislocation-climb controlled creep. The Swift effect, due to which samples change their axial dimension during torsion without applied axial stress, is observed for NiAl. It is strongly related to the texture development and in the case of NiAl the C component is identified as being responsible for shortening, whereas the G component leads to lengthening as long as it is not aligned with the shear system. Both tendencies can be explained based on the active slip systems. Simulations fail to predict the experimental observation, because the C component is not present. HESR and EBSD were compared with respect to local texture measurements. It was concluded depending on the average grain size HESR has an advantage in terms of grain statistics. For DDRX samples however, both methods are limited. Local texture inhomogeneities can be better detected using EBSD, whereas for an overall local texture information HESR is better suited.

[pt] Atualmente, pesquisas envolvendo metais e suas ligas têm como um de seus objetivos o controle microestrutural, como forma de aprimorar as propriedades de interesse, para as aplicações desejadas. Um fator importante que possui influência nas propriedades dos materiais policristalinos são os tipos, e distribuições de contornos de grãos e/ou de fase. A aplicação de processos que envolvam altas temperaturas, como tratamentos térmicos ou processos de soldagem, podem levar a transformações de fase, as quais modificam a cristalografia, composição química, distribuição e tamanho dos grãos. Os aços inoxidáveis duplex são ligas bifásicas constituídas de proporções aproximadamente iguais de ferrita e austenita pertencentes ao sistema Fe-Cr-Ni. Essa estrutura bifásica combina elevada resistência, boa tenacidade e excelente resistência à corrosão. Devido à essas excelentes propriedades são utilizadas em vários setores industriais como: indústrias químicas, petroquímicas, de petróleo e gás, e de construção naval. Incrementos na concentração de Cr e Ni nestes aços levam a formação de duas novas classes, os aços super e hiper duplex, cujas propriedades são semelhantes aos aços duplex, porém superiores. Neste caso, devido ao aumento no teor dos elementos de liga os processos de soldagem podem levar a formação de fases intermetálicas e/ou precipitados, as quais são deletérias as propriedades dos aços, facilitando o processo de corrosão. Muitas das transformações no estado sólido que ocorrem nos aços, seguem determinadas relações de orientação cristalográfica. Essas relações descrevem as interfaces de baixa energia que determinam os processos de nucleação e crescimento de novas fases. Portanto a determinação das relações de orientação presente nos aços duplex, super-duplex e hiper-duplex, a partir de transformações de fase obtidas em condições de equilíbrio e paraequilíbrio foram estudadas com a intenção de correlacionar com a susceptibilidade à corrosão por pites. Foram estudados os aços UNS S32205, UNS S32750 e UNS S33207, respectivamente pertencendo as classes duplex, super e hiperduplex A determinação das relações de orientação e fração de fases foi obtida por difração de elétrons retroespalhados (Electron Backscattering Diffraction - EBSD). A composição química das fases foi obtida por Espectroscopia de Energia Dispersiva (Energy Dispersion Spectroscopy - EDS). Estes dados foram correlacionados com os resultados obtidos após testes de corrosão ASTM G-48. Para todos os aços se observa a tendência do aumento da relação de orientação KS após submissão aos ciclos térmicos. No entanto, para as condições estudadas não foi encontrada uma correlação clara entre a presença da orientação KS com a formação de pites na ferrita. / [en] Currently, research involving metals and their alloys has microstructural control as one of its objectives, to improve the properties of interest, for the desired applications. An important factor that influences the properties of polycrystalline materials are the types and distributions of grain and/or phase boundaries. The application of processes involving high temperatures, such as heat treatments or welding processes, can lead to phase transformations, which modify the crystallography, chemical composition, distribution and size of the grains. Duplex stainless steels are biphasic alloys made up of approximately equal proportions of ferrite and austenite belonging to the Fe-Cr-Ni system. This two-phase structure combines high strength, good toughness and excellent corrosion resistance. Due to these excellent properties, they are used in various industrial sectors such as: chemical, petrochemical, oil and gas, and shipbuilding industries. Increases in the concentration of Cr and Ni in these steels lead to the formation of two new classes, super and hyper duplex steels, whose properties are like duplex steels, but superior. In this case, due to the increase in the content of alloying elements, the welding processes can lead to the formation of intermetallic phases and/or precipitates, which are deleterious to the properties of the steels, facilitating the corrosion process. Many of the solid-state transformations that occur in steels follow certain crystallographic orientation relationships. These relationships describe the lowenergy interfaces that determine the processes of nucleation and growth of new phases. Therefore, the determination of orientation relationships presents in duplex, super-duplex and hyper-duplex steels, from phase transformations obtained under equilibrium and paraequilibrium conditions, were studied with the intention of correlating with the susceptibility to pitting corrosion. The UNS S32205, UNS S32750 and UNS S33207 steels were studied, respectively belonging to the duplex, super and hyperduplex classes. of the phases was obtained by Energy Dispersion Spectroscopy (EDS). These data were correlated with the results obtained after ASTM G-48 corrosion tests. For all steels, there is a trend towards an increase in the KS orientation ratio after submission to thermal cycles, however no clear correlation between the presence of the KS orientation and the formation of pits in the ferrite was found.