La convection dans le manteau terrestre est la principale force motrice du mouvement des plaques tectoniques. Alors que les parties inférieures du manteau supérieur se déforment de manière ductile, les plaques tectoniques sont rhéologiquement plus rigides que l'asthénosphère sous-jacente. Pour comprendre le couplage entre la convection profonde et les plaques tectoniques à la surface de la Terre, il est essentiel de comprendre les mécanismes de déformation visqueuse et frictionnelle du manteau lithosphérique. Mais à ce jour, la rhéologie du manteau supérieur juste au-dessous de la discontinuité de Mohorovicic est encore mal comprise. De plus, les premiers stades de la déformation viscoplastique à des températures intermédiaires (600-1000 ° C) pertinentes pour le manteau lithosphérique, ne sont ni bien documentés ni quantifiés. Dans le passé, la plupart des expériences de déformation étaient effectuées à des températures très élevées (> 1200 ° C). Pour fournir des valeurs mécaniques précises pour le manteau lithosphérique, nous avons besoin de données mécaniques mais aussi de la caractérisation de la microstructure associée pour comprendre la physique des mécanismes en jeu lors de la déformation permanente des roches riches en olivine. Dans cette thèse, nous avons réalisé des expériences de déformation en compression axiale à l'aide d'une presse Paterson (Géosciences Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, France) à haute pression et température (300 MPa, 1000-12000 ° C) et en torsion (‘rotary shear frictional testing machine’ au laboratoire de mécanique des roches, université de Durham, Royaume-Uni) à pression et température ambiantes. Les échantillons ont été caractérisés par microscopie électronique à balayage, diffraction d’ d'électrons rétrodiffusés et microscopie électronique en transmission. Après un chapitre d'introduction où l'état de l'art est détaillé et un chapitre consacré aux méthodes expérimentales et analytiques utilisées dans les projets scientifiques, la thèse s'organise en trois chapitres, chacun correspondant à trois articles scientifiques: le premier est publié (1) Évolution de la contrainte et des microstructures associées au fluage transitoire de l'olivine à 1000-1200 °C (Phys. Earth Planet. Int., doi: 10.1016/ j.pepi.2018.03.002. (https: //hal.archives- ouvertes.fr/hal-01746122) et les deux autres sont en préparation, (2) Densité de disclinaisons dans l'olivine polycristalline déformée expérimentalement à 1000 ° C et 1200 ° C (3) Déformation par cisaillement de l'olivine nano- et micro-cristalline. Le premier projet du chapitre III a montré que le durcissement mécanique observé ne peut pas provenir d'une simple augmentation de la densité de dislocations (e.g., la forêt) et que d'autres mécanismes doivent être mis en œuvre pour compenser les limites de glissements des dislocations. Dans le chapitre IV, les densités de dislocation géométriquement nécessaires (GND, défauts de translation) et les disclinaisons (défauts de rotation) sont quantifiées sur une série de roches déformées à différentes températures, déformations finies et niveaux de contrainte, mais aucune corrélation n'a été identifiée entre la densité de disclinaisons, et la contrainte, la déformation finie, ou la densité de GND. Le rôle des disclinaisons serait donc limité à la migration aux joints de grains, ce qui peut être suffisant pour débloquer les dislocations dans l'agrégat d'olivine polycristalline. Au chapitre V, les expériences de torsion ont confirmé l'effet négligeable de la taille du grain (olivine de 0,7 à 70 µm) sur la diminution drastique du coefficient de frottement, mais la caractérisation des échantillons n’a pas permis d'élucider le mécanisme principal de déformation. Cette thèse a permis de mieux caractériser la transition fragile-ductile d'une roche de type dunite à grains fins soumise à une déformation permanente aux températures du manteau sommitale. / Convection in Earth’s mantle is the major driving force behind the movement of tectonic plates. While the lower parts of the upper mantle deform in a ductile way, the plates themselves are rheologically more rigid than the asthenosphere beneath. To understand how convection yields tectonic plates, it is vital to quantify the viscous and frictional strength of the lithospheric mantle. Yet to date, the rheology of the uppermost mantle just below the Mohorovicic discontinuity is still poorly understood. Furthermore, the early stages of visco-plastic deformation at intermediate temperatures (600 – 1000 °C) relevant of the lithospheric mantle are not well documented or quantified. In the past, most deformation experiments were performed at high temperatures (> 1200 °C). To provide accurate mechanical values for the lithospheric mantle, we need mechanical data but also a characterization of the associated microstructure to understand the deformation mechanisms at play during permanent deformation of olivine-rich rocks. In this thesis, I have performed deformation experiments in axial compression using a Paterson press (at Géosciences Montpellier, University of Montpellier, France) at high pressure and temperature (300 MPa, 1000 -12000 °C) and in torsion using a low to high velocity rotary shear frictional testing machine (Rock Mechanics Laboratory, Durham University, UK) at room pressure and temperatures. The recovered samples were characterized using scanning electron microscopy, electron backscatter diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. After an introduction chapter where the state-of-the-art is detailed, and a chapter focusing on experimental and analytical methods used during scientific projects, the thesis is organized as three subsequent chapters, each of them corresponding to three scientific articles: one is published (1) Stress evolution and associated microstructure during transient creep of olivine at 1000-1200 °C (Phys. Earth Planet. Int., doi: 10.1016/j.pepi.2018.03.002.); and the two others are in preparation, (2) Disclination density in polycrystalline olivine experimentally deformed at 1000 °C and 1200 °C; and (3) Shear deformation of nano- and micro-crystalline olivine at seismic slip rates. Chapter III has shown that the observed mechanical hardening can not come from a simple increase in dislocation density (e.g., entanglement) and that other mechanisms must be at play to compensate for the limitations of dislocation slip. For the first time, in chapter IV the densities of geometrically necessary dislocations (GND, translational defects) and disclinations (rotational defects) are quantified on a series of rocks deformed at different temperatures, finite strains and stress levels. No correlation has been identified between disclination density and stress, strain or GND. The role of the disclinations will therefore be limited to migration at grain boundaries, which may be sufficient to unblock dislocations in the polycrystalline olivine aggregate. In chapter V, torsion experiments confirmed the negligible effect of grain size (olivine from 0.07 to 70 μm) on the drastic decrease of the coefficient of friction, but the characterization of the samples did permit to shed light on the main mechanism of deformation. Thanks to an experimental approach and up-to-date material characterization, this thesis permitted better characterization of the brittle-ductile transition of a fine-grained dunite-type rock subjected to permanent deformation at uppermost mantle temperatures.

Amostras de nióbio de alta pureza na forma de monocristais, bicristais e policristais foram retiradas de seções longitudinais de lingotes fundidos por feixe eletrônico. As amostras foram deformadas via extrusão em canal angular (ECAE - Equal Channel Angular Extrusion) em temperatura ambiente até 8 passes, utilizando a rota Bc numa matriz com ângulo de intersecção entre os canais de  = 90º. As amostras foram caracterizadas em termos da evolução microestrutural e da textura de deformação. A caracterização microestrutural foi realizada com o auxílio de microscopias ótica, eletrônica de varredura e eletrônica de transmissão, além de medidas de difração de elétrons retroespalhados (EBSD) para determinação da microtextura e da mesotextura. Medidas de microdureza Vickers foram realizadas para acompanhar o encruamento e o amolecimento das amostras. Um outro monocristal de nióbio foi deformado em 1 passe via ensaio interrompido, utilizando uma matriz com ângulo  = 120º, a fim de estudar a evolução da textura durante a passagem pelo canal de ECAE. A textura foi determinada por meio de difração de raios X e comparada com os dados da literatura para materiais deformados via ECAE com estrutura CCC e também com as texturas simuladas pelo modelo VPSC (visco-plastic self-consistent). No estudo comparativo numa escala maior (monocristal e policristal), verificou-se que houve um refinamento microestrutural significativo após 8 passes. O espaçamento médio entre os contornos de alto ângulo medido perpendicular à direção de extrusão foi próximo nos dois casos (500 nm), maior que o observado para o monocristal deformado numa escala menor (440 nm). Os resultados mostram ainda que os grãos do policristal deformado são mais equiaxiais que os do monocristal. Amostras foram recozidas isotermicamente para avaliar o comportamento frente ao engrossamento microestrutural. Os resultados mostram que o engrossamento torna-se apreciável, em geral, a partir de 500oC com a ocorrência de recristalização descontínua. Acima de 700oC, o crescimento normal de grão passa a ser o principal mecanismo de engrossamento microestrutural. Efeitos de orientação importantes foram observados no bicristal nos estados encruado e recozido. / High-purity niobium single crystals, bicrystals and polycrystals were cut out from longitudinal sections of ingots processed by electron beam melting. Samples were deformed by Equal Angular Channel Extrusion (ECAE) at room temperature up to 8 passes, using the route Bc with a die angle  = 90o. Samples were characterized in terms of their microstructural evolution and deformation textures. Microstructural characterization was performed using optical, scanning electron, and transmission electron microscopies, as well as electron-backscatter diffraction measurements (EBSD) to determine both microtexture and mesotexture. Vickers microhardness testing was performed to follow hardening and softening behaviors in the samples. Another single crystal was deformed by 1 pass in an interrupted ECAE experiment using a die angle  = 120o to follow the changes in texture through the extrusion channel. Texture was determined by X ray diffraction and compared with those reported in the literature for deformed bcc materials and also with those predicted using the viscoplastic self-consistent model (VPSC). A comparative study in a larger scale (single and polycrystals) was also performed. It was observed that there is a significant refinement of the microstructure after 8 passes. The average spacing between high angle boundaries perpendicular to extrusion direction was close in the two cases (500 nm), larger than observed in the single crystal deformed in a smaller scale (440 nm). Results also show that ultrafine grains of the deformed polycrystal are more equiaxial compared to those found in the deformed single crystal. Samples were annealed to evaluate their behavior regarding microstructural coarsening. Results show that coarsening becomes noticeable at temperatures higher than 500oC by means of discontinuous recrystallization. Above 700oC, normal grain growth becomes the main microstructure coarsening mechanism. Important orientation effects were observed in the bicrystal in both deformed and annealed states.

L'electromigration est identifiée comme la principale cause de dégradation des interconnexions en cuivre limitant ainsi la fiabilité des produits issus de la microélectronique. Dans ces travaux nous proposons d'approfondir notre connaissance de ce phénomène en étudiant le lien qu'il présente avec les paramètres morphologiques du cuivre. Dans ce but, la technique de diffraction des électrons rétrodiffusés est utilisée. Nous avons d'abord développé les méthodes de préparation et d'acquisition nécessaires afin de pouvoir caractériser les structures issues des technologies 45 nm et au-delà que nous avons choisies pour cette étude. Un lien entre les joints de grains de forte désorientation et la localisation des cavités a alors pu être mis en évidence. Nous avons ensuite tenté de modifier la microstructure du cuivre pour impacter la fiabilité sans succès. Finalement, c'est l'intégration de nouveaux matériaux (Al, Co) renforçant l'interface supérieure, chemin de diffusion du phénomène, qui semble être la voie à adopter pour améliorer la résistance des lignes à l'électromigration. / Electromigration is one of the major cause of copper interconnect degradation which limits reliability of microelectronic products. In these works, link between copper morphological parameters and electromigration is studied to get more knowledge of this phenomenon. For that, copper structures from 45 nm technology node and beyond are characterized by backscattered electron diffraction technique. In a first time, developments of sample preparation and acquisition methodology are performed to be able to characterize small dimensions structures from technology node chosen. A link between high angle grain boundary and void location has been highlighted. Then we tried to improve reliability by copper microstructure change without success. It seems that right way to improve interconnect resistance toward electromigration is the introduction of new materials in copper (Al, Co) to reinforce upper interface which is critical diffusion path of electromigration phenomenon.

O presente trabalho teve como objetivo principal estudar a evolução da microestrutura e da textura cristalográfica de três alumínios de pureza comercial com diferentes níveis de pureza, AA1100 (99,00%), AA1050 (99,50%) e AA1070 (99,70%), e do alumínio super puro, AA1199 (99,995%). A obtenção das placas de alumínio de pureza comercial foi feita pelo processo Direct Chill (DC) seguido de homogeneização e laminação a quente até a espessura final de 10 mm e o alumínio super puro foi produzido em laboratório e encontrava-se na forma de blocos fundidos. Foram utilizadas várias técnicas de análise microestrutural: microscopia óptica convencional, microscopia óptica com luz polarizada, microscopia eletrônica de varredura, microscopia eletrônica de transmissão, medidas de condutividade elétrica e dureza Vickers. Já a evolução da textura do material foi analisada pela técnica de difração de raios X, nos alumínios de pureza comercial e pela técnica de difração de elétrons retroespalhados (EBSD), no alumínio super puro. No estado como recebido e recozido a 400 ºC por 1 e 24 horas foi possível observar que nos alumínios de pureza comercial produzidos pelo processo DC não há variações na composição química ao longo da espessura. Os precipitados nos alumínios AA1100 e AA1070, no estado como recebido estavam distribuídos na direção de laminação, porém com vários locais de aglomeração dos mesmos, e no alumínio AA1050 os mesmos estavam finamente dispersos na direção de laminação. Após recozimento a 400 ºC por 1 e 24 horas as mesmas características foram mantidas, porém ocorreu um aumento na fração volumétrica do estado como recebido para os recozidos a 400 ºC, ou seja, ocorreu precipitação durante o recozimento. Quanto a análise da textura dos alumínios de pureza comercial, na superfície encontrou-se a textura de cisalhamento, devido ao esforço mecânico entre o cilindro de laminação e as amostras, tanto no estado como recebido como após os recozimentos. A ¼ da espessura e no centro do material após recozimentos ainda observou-se a textura de cisalhamento, mas também as texturas tipo cubo, cubo rodado e latão. No centro do material permaneceram a textura tipo cubo e latão. Já o alumínio AA1199 possui uma estrutura grosseira (grãos oligocristalinos), sem a ocorrência de precipitados e não foi possível obter resultados nas análises de textura, devido ao tamanho de grão grande. Após a laminação a frio com aproximadamente 70% de redução em espessura, seguido de tratamentos isócronos no tempo de 1 hora e nas temperaturas de 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400 e 500 ºC, o alumínio AA1199 apresentou uma menor temperatura para completa recristalização, em torno de 280 ºC, seguido do alumínio AA1050 (375 ºC) e dos alumínios AA1100 e AA1070 (ambos, 400 ºC). Como as composições químicas das soluções sólidas matrizes são praticamente idênticas, a variação na temperatura de recristalização deve ser atribuída aos precipitados presentes no alumínio que quando finamente dispersos na matriz impedem o movimento dos subcontornos, retardando o início da recristalização. O alumínio AA1199 possui uma temperatura para completa recristalização, menor, em relação aos outros alumínios, uma vez que não possui precipitados em sua microestrutura. Quanto a textura, na superfície e a ¼ da espessura, os alumínios de pureza comercial laminados a frio sem tratamento térmico, permaneceram com a textura de cisalhamento encontrada na superfície no estado como recebido com o surgimento da textura S. Após o tratamento térmico a 250 ºC por 1 hora apareceu a textura Goss e a 350 ºC por 1 hora a textura tipo cubo, cubo rodado e cubo ND, lembrando que em ambos os casos a textura de cisalhamento e S permaneceram. Com o auxílio da utilização da técnica de difração de elétrons retroespalhados (EBSD) encontrou-se no alumínio AA1199, a textura tipo cubo, tanto laminado a frio sem tratamento térmico quanto após os tratamentos. Após a laminação a frio com aproximadamente 80% de redução em espessura, seguida de tratamentos isotérmicos, nas temperaturas de 150, 250 e 350 ºC e nos tempos de ½, 1, 2, 3 e 4 horas, os alumínios de pureza comercial apresentaram uma temperatura para completa recristalização em torno de 350 ºC e por meio da técnica de microscopia eletrônica de transmissão observou-se arranjos celulares de discordâncias, mas não foram detectadas diferenças significativas entre esses arranjos apresentados pelos três alumínios. Diferenças certamente existem, mas para serem caracterizadas é necessário um estudo detalhado com microscopia eletrônica de transmissão. A presença de partículas de compostos intermetálicos foi observada em todas as amostras analisadas, essas partículas são resultado da baixa solubilidade do ferro e do silício no alumínio e se formaram durante as diversas etapas do processamento dos materiais. / The present work had as main objective to study the evolution of the microstructure and crystallographic texture of three commercial purity aluminums with different levels of purity, AA1100 (99.00%), AA1050 (99.50%) and AA1070 (99.70%), and of the super pure aluminum, AA1199 (99.995%). The plates of commercial purity aluminum were obtained through direct chill (DC) process followed by homogenization and hot rolling until the final thickness of 10 mm. The super pure aluminum was produced in laboratory and was in the ascast condition. Several techniques of microstructural analysis were used: conventional optical microscopy, optical microscopy using polarized light, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, measurements of electrical conductivity and Vickers hardness. The evolution of the texture of the commercial purity aluminum was analyzed by Xray diffraction and the super pure aluminum was analyzed using electron backscatter diffraction. Variations in the chemical composition along thickness in the commercial purity aluminum produced by the DC process in the as-received condition and after annealing at 400 ºC for 1 and 24 hours were possible to observe. The precipitates in the aluminum AA1100 and AA1070, in the as-received condition were distributed in the rolling direction, including several sites of clusters of the same precipitates. In the aluminum AA1050 the precipitates were finely dispersed in the rolling direction. After annealing at 400 ºC for 1 and 24 hours the precipitate characteristics were maintained, and there was an increase in the volumetric fraction of the as-received condition in comparison to samples annealed at 400 ºC, showing that precipitation occurred during annealing. The shear texture was observed in the commercial purity aluminums, either in the as-received condition or after annealing, and this effect was due to the mechanical effort between the rolling mill and the samples. At ¼ of the thickness and in the center of the material after annealing the shear texture was still observed, and also the type cube, rotated cube and brass textures. The center of the material continues showing the type cube and brass textures. On the other hand, the aluminum AA1199 has a coarse structure (oligocrystalline grains), without the occurrence of precipitates, and texture results were not obtained due to the fact the grains are much coarser, due to the size of big grain. After cold rolling with approximately 70% of reduction in thickness, followed by isochronous treatments for 1 hour at temperatures of 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400 and 500 ºC, the aluminum AA1199 presented a smaller temperature for complete recrystallization, around 280 ºC, followed by the aluminum AA1050 (375 ºC) and of the aluminum AA1100 and AA1070 (both, 400 ºC). As the chemical compositions of the solid solutions matrixes are almost identical, the variation in the recrystallization temperature should be attributed to the presence of precipitates in the aluminum, and when finely dispersed in the matrix they impede the movement of the sub-boundary, delaying the beginning of the recrystallization. In comparison to the other aluminums, the aluminum AA1199 has a smaller temperature for complete recrystallization, since there are not precipitates in its microstructure. Observing the texture, in the surface and the ¼ of the thickness, the commercial purity aluminums, after cold rolling and without heat treatment, showed the shear texture found in the surface in the as-received condition with the appearance of the S texture. After heat treatment at 250 ºC for 1 hour the Goss texture appeared and at 350 ºC for 1 hour the type cube, rotated cube and cube ND textures; notice that in both cases the shear and S texture were still present. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (microanalysis) showed in the aluminum AA1199, the texture type cube, so cold rolled without heat treatment as after the treatments. After cold rolling with approximately 80% of reduction in thickness, followed by isothermal treatments, at temperatures of 150, 250 and 350 ºC and times of ½, 1, 2, 3 and 4 hours, the commercial purity aluminum presented a temperature for complete recrystallization around 350 ºC. Transmission electron microscopy technique showed dislocations cellular arrangements, but significant differences were not detected among those arrangements presented by the three aluminums. Differences certainly exist, but for their characterization detailed study with transmission electron microscopy is necessary. The presence of particles of intermetallic compounds were observed in all analyzed samples, those particles resulted of the low solubility of iron and silicon in the aluminum and were formed during the several stages of the processing of the materials.

Aços inoxidáveis dúplex apresentam uma estrutura composta por ferrita e austenita. O fato de a austenita ser estável à temperatura ambiente possibilita que esses aços sejam usados no estudo da reação de formação da austenita a partir da ferrita, podendo os resultados ser aplicados a aços de baixa liga, em que a austenita se transforma em martensita no resfriamento brusco, e a outros sistemas com transformações entre fases cúbicas de corpo centrado (CCC) e cúbicas de face centrada (CFC). Foram realizados estudos em um aço inoxidável dúplex do tipo DIN W.Nr. 1.4462 (UNS 31803). As amostras foram solubilizadas no campo ferrítico a 1325°C e resfriadas em água. As amostras foram ainda tratadas isotermicamente em temperaturas entre 700°C e 1100°C por tempos entre 5.000 e 30.000 segundos. Deste modo, a formação de austenita a partir da ferrita foi estudada em seu estágio inicial e em estágios avançados da reação, com relação aos seus aspectos morfológicos e cristalográficos. As morfologias encontradas apresentaram variações dependentes dos segmentos de contorno de grão em que as partículas se formam. As partículas nucleadas nos contornos de grão podem ser adequadamente descritas pela classificação morfológica de Dubé. Além disso, essas partículas apresentaram, em geral, relações de orientação do tipo Kurdjumov-Sachs e Nishyiama-Wassermann com pelo menos um dos dois grãos, podendo ser encontradas relações intermediárias entre essas duas. . Em alguns casos, as partículas mantêm relações de orientação com os dois grãos adjacentes, apresentando pequenos desvios das relações exatas relatadas na literatura. As partículas de austenita intragranulares apresentam desvios em relação à relações exatas maiores do que os encontrados nas partículas de contornos de grão. Em alguns casos, as partículas intragranulares aparentam não apresentar relações de orientação com a matriz ferrítica. / Duplex Stainless Steels have a structure composed by ferrite and austenite. The fact that austenite, in these steels, is stable at low temperatures, allows the use of these steels in studies of austenite formation from ferrite, in such way that the results can be applied to low alloy steels, in which austenite transforms to martensite upon rapid cooling, and to other systems containing transformations between body-centred cubic (BCC) and face-centred cubic (FCC) phases. Studies were performed on a DIN W.Nr. 1.4462 (UNS 31803) duplex stainless steel. The samples were solution treated in the ferrite region at 1325°C and water cooled. Samples were then submitted to isothermal treatments at temperatures between 700°C and 1100°C for up to 30.000 seconds. In this way, austenite formation from ferrite was studied on initial and advanced stages of the reaction, concerning morphological and crystallographic aspects. The morphologies observed varied with the grain boundary segment in which the particles were formed. The grain boundary particles may be adequately described by the Dubé classification. Moreover, these particles presented Kurdjumov-Sachs and Nishyiama-Wassermann orientation relationships with at least one of the adjacent grains, with possibilities of occurrence of intermediate relationships between K-S and N-W relationships. In some cases, the particles show orientation relationships with both adjacent grains, with small deviations form the exact relationships reported in literature. Intragranular austenite particles show higher deviations from the exact relationships than grain boundary particles. In some cases, intragranular particles have no apparent orientation relationships with the ferrite matrix.

A principal motivação para o desenvolvimento do presente projeto de doutorado foi comparar as microestruturas e texturas resultantes da liga de alumínio 3003 obtida por lingotamento contínuo e semicontínuo. O processo “roll caster” (lingotamento contínuo em cilindros) tem sido crescentemente utilizado na indústria de laminação de alumínio. Produtos que antes sofriam altos graus de deformação durante seu processamento são hoje obtidos nas dimensões próximas da espessura final. Com o intuito de entender este processo relativamente novo, as microestruturas e as texturas (macrotextura e microtextura), ao longo da espessura, das chapas produzidas por lingotamento contínuo e por lingotamento semicontínuo (placas fundidas com 250 mm de espessura, seguido de homogeneização e laminação a quente) foram analisadas. Foi possível constatar que os materiais provenientes dos dois processos diferem bastante e que ao longo da espessura também há grandes diferenças. Foi possível observar que durante o processamento “roll caster” há considerável deformação plástica, com a formação de células de discordâncias e subgrãos. Foi possível observar, também, que a microestrutura, a morfologia e o tamanho de grão, da amostra “caster” bruta de fundição são mais homogêneos que na amostra laminada a quente. As duas chapas, a laminada a quente e a obtida por lingotamento contínuo, exibem forte gradiente de textura ao longo da espessura. A textura predominante nos dois processos, ao longo da espessura, é a do tipo latão {011}. A evolução da textura do material proveniente do processo “roll caster” também foi caracterizada após laminação e posterior recristalização, revelando a presença de componentes típicas de laminação e de recristalização de alumínio. Após laminação a frio com redução de 91% e posterior tratamento térmico de 400°C por 1 h, a chapa proveniente do processo “caster” apresentou uma textura de recristalização caracterizada pela presença da componente cubo (recristalização) somada à parcela de textura de deformação. No caso do alumínio e suas ligas, sabe-se que esta textura proporciona os melhores resultados para minimizar o efeito de orelhamento durante a estampagem. Outro ponto relevante do trabalho foi o aperfeiçoamento da técnica de extração de precipitados para a liga 3003, uma vez que, a extração de precipitados em ligas de alumínio é especialmente problemática, pois a maioria das partículas presentes dissolve-se até mais facilmente que a matriz de alumínio. Algumas técnicas foram testadas: 1. dissolução química em solução de iodo em metanol; 2. dissolução eletrolítica em solução de ácido benzóico e hidroxiquinolina em clorofórmio e metanol; 3. dissolução eletrolítica em solução de ácido perclórico, butil glicol, álcool etílico e água; 4. dissolução química em solução de fenol. A técnica que apresentou melhores resultados foi a dissolução química com fenol, onde foi possível separar os precipitados da matriz alumínio. Com o auxílio desta técnica foi possível analisar as transformações de fase do composto intermetálico Al6Mn durante tratamentos térmicos. Obtiveram-se dados da completa transformação da fase Al6Mn em alfa-AlMnSi, também conhecida na literatura como, transformação "six to alfa". A precipitação e os precipitados desempenham um papel importante na cinética de recristalização e no tamanho de grão final. Para se entender este comportamento, comparou-se uma chapa que sofreu tratamento térmico antes da laminação com outra chapa que foi laminada no estado bruto de fundição. Os resultados revelaram que a recristalização foi retardada na amostra, inicialmente, bruta de fundição. A precipitação ocorreu simultaneamente com a recristalização, com isso, os dispersóides precipitaram preferencialmente na microestrutura deformada, em subcontornos ou nas discordâncias isoladas, levando a um considerável atraso no rearranjo das discordâncias e na nucleação da recristalização. / The main reason for the development of this PhD Thesis was to compare the microstructures and textures of the 3003 aluminum alloy produced from continuous and semi-continuous casting processes. The roll caster process (continuous casting) has been increasingly used in the aluminum industry. Products usually obtained by means of heavy rolling operations in the past are nowadays obtained with dimensions close to the final ones using the roll caster technology. To understand this new process, microstructures and textures (macrotexture and microtexture) along the thickness of the sheet produced by continuos casting and semi-continuous casting (plates with 250 mm thickness, followed by homogenization and hot rolling) have been investigated. It was possible to verify that materials coming from these two processes did differ each other a lot mainly across the thickness. During roll casting the plastic deformation was large enough to promote the formation of dislocation cells and subgrains. It was also possible to notice that the microstructure, morphology, and grain size from as-cast sample are more homogenous than the ones found in hot rolled samples. Both the sheets obtained by hot rolling and continuous casting have shown a strong texture gradient across the thickness. The predominant texture in both processes is the Brass component {011} . The texture evolution from sheets obtained by roll casting was also determined after rolling and subsequent recrystallization. It shows the presence of typical components of rolling and recrystallization of aluminum. After 91% cold rolling and subsequent recrystallization at 400°C for 1 h, the cube component (recrystallization texture) and the deformation texture were observed. It is well known that this texture minimizes earing effects during deep drawing of aluminum products. Another relevant point in this work was the development of the technique for the extraction of precipitates for the aluminum 3003 alloy. The extraction of precipitates extraction is particularly problematic in aluminum because most of the particles tend to dissolve more readily than the aluminum matrix. Some of the techniques performed are the following: 1. chemical dissolution with iodine in methanol solution; 2. electrolytic dissolution with benzoic acid and hydroxyquinoline in chloroform and methanol; 3. electrolytic dissolution with perchloric acid, butyl-glycol and ethanol; 4. chemical dissolution with phenol solution. Chemical dissolution with the phenol solution was the technique that provided the best results. It was possible to separate precipitates from the aluminum matrix. With this extraction technique it was possible to analyze phase transformations of the intermetallic compound Al6Mn during heat treating of this alloy. The phase transformation of the Al6Mn compound into alfa-AlMnSi, also known as 6-to-alfa transformation, could be followed in detail by means of this technique. Precipitation plays an important role in the recrystallization kinetics and final grain size. Therefore, to understand this behavior, the roll cast aluminum alloy was cold rolled from two distinct starting conditions: as-cast and heat-treated (homogeneized) conditions. It was shown that recrystallization was delayed in the sheet rolled from the as-cast condition. Precipitation has occurred simultaneously with recrystallization, in such a manner that dispersoids did precipitate in the deformed microstructure, preferentially, at subgrain boundaries or at free dislocations. As a result, the rearrangement of the dislocations and further recrystallization nucleation has been significantly retarded.

Ce travail est consacré à l'étude de l'ingénierie des joints de grains dans les superalliages à base de Nickel pour disques de turbines aéronautiques. L'ingénierie des joints de grains a montré son efficacité dans l'amélioration des propriétés en fatigue et en fluage dans certains alliages de cuivre et de nickel. Cette amélioration est obtenue en réalisant une succession de déformations à température ambiante séparées par des traitement thermiques. Ce traitement a pour objectif de modifier la distribution du réseau de joints de grains. L'objectif de l'étude est d'adapter ces traitements au procédé du forgeage à haute température des superalliages. Une étude expérimentale est menée pour mettre en évidence l'influence des paramètres de forgeage sur les caractéristiques du réseau de joints de grains. La caractérisation de ce réseau est faite grâce à la réalisation de cartographies d'orientations cristallographiques par EBSD. Une méthode de caractérisation innovante basée sur la discrétisation des cartographies en réseaux de points triples est proposée. Cette méthode permet d'analyser la connectivité du réseau de joints de grains en vue d'une corrélation avec les propriétés mécaniques. / This work is dedicated to the study of Grain Boundary Engineering in Ni-based superalloys for aircraft turbine disk. The grain boundary engineering has proven its efficiency for the improvement of the fatigue and creep properties of copper and nickel alloys. This improvement is achieved by performing a succession of room temperature deformations interspaced by heat treatments to modify the distribution of the grain boundary network. The aim of the study is to adapt these processes to high temperature forging of superalloys. An experimental study is achieved to highlight the influence of forging parameters on the grain boundary network. The characterization of the grain boundary network is made through the completion of crystallographic orientation mapping by EBSD. An innovative characterization method based on the discretization of orientation maps in a triple junction network is proposed. This method allows to analyze the connectivity in the grain boundary network with the objective of a correlation with mechanical properties.

L'irradiation génère dans le combustible des gaz de fission, principalement xénon et krypton, présents sous forme dissoute et sous forme de bulles. L’objectif de ces travaux de recherche est de contribuer à la méthodologie de caractérisation de ces bulles et d’apporter ainsi des éléments de validation de référence pour la modélisation. Deux approches sont étudiées. Sur la base d’une méthode existante de détermination de la pression moyenne des bulles par le couplage de trois techniques : EPMA, MEB et SIMS, une nouvelle méthode complémentaire a été mise au point sur une bulle isolée sous la surface. La méthodologie consiste à repérer une bulle fermée et remplie en xénon par des cartographies microsonde et images MEB et de mesurer la quantité de gaz présent par SIMS. Une observation 3D, par abrasion FIB, donne une estimation du volume de la bulle et permet ainsi de calculer la pression de gaz. A 300 K, une estimation des niveaux de pression est obtenue, sur des bulles intragranulaires, micrométriques du centre de pastilles de combustibles irradiés. En parallèle, une méthode de mesure du champ de déformation élastique engendré par la présence de bulles pressurisées, est développée par HR-EBSD. Un modèle par éléments finis permet d’évaluer les niveaux de déformation autour des bulles de gaz de fission et met en évidence que seules les bulles nanométriques engendrent des déformations élastiques mesurables par cette technique. Au préalable, la méthode a été calibrée à partir d’essais de flexion quatre points sur du silicium monocristallin et sur des céramiques implantées en xénon, permettant une exploitation étendue de la méthode par la prise en compte de déformations libres. Cette étape définit les paramètres d’acquisition et de traitement optimum pour son application sur combustible irradié. La mesure de déformation élastique par HR-EBSD sur combustible irradié reste une mesure relative qui demandera davantage de réflexion quant au choix de la référence. / The irradiation generates in the fuel, fission gases, mainly xenon and krypton, present in dissolved form and in the form of bubbles. This research objective is to contribute to the fission gas bubbles methodology of characterization and thus to bring elements of reference for the models validation. Two approaches are studied. Based on an existing method of bubbles average pressure evaluation by the coupling of three techniques: EPMA, SEM and SIMS, a new complementary method has been developed on an isolated bubble under the surface. The methodology consists in identifying a closed and filled bubble with xenon by microprobe mapping and SEM images and to measure the amount of present gas by SIMS. 3D observation by FIB abrasion provides an estimation of the bubble volume and thus allows to calculate the bubble pressure. At 300 K, an estimation of the pressure levels is obtained on intragranular micrometric bubbles from the fuel pellets center area. Meanwhile, a method of elastic field strain measurement, produced by the presence of pressurized bubbles, is developed by HR-EBSD. A finite element model evaluates the levels of strain around the fission gas bubbles and shows that only nanometric bubbles generate measurable elastic strain by this technique. First, the method was calibrated from four points bending tests on monocrystalline silicon and ceramics implanted with xenon, allowing to take into account free strains. This step defines the parameters of acquisition and optimum treatment for its application on irradiated fuels. Measurement of elastic strain with HR-EBSD on irradiated fuel is a relative measure that will require further consideration in the choice of the reference.

Further understanding of dislocation-GB interactions is critical to increasing the performance of polycrystalline metals. The research contained within this dissertation aims to further dislocation-GB interaction understanding through three research studies. First, the effect of noise in EBSPs on GND calculations was evaluated in order to improve dislocation characterization via HR-EBSD. Second, the evolution of GNDs and their effects on back stress was studied through experimental and computational methods applied to tantalum oligo specimens. Third, statistical analysis was used to evaluate grain parameters and current GB transmission parameters on their correlation with dislocation accumulation.

In this thesis, I present field, microstructural, and Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) analyses of rock fabrics from high strain zones in exposures of lower crustal Cretaceous plutons at Breaksea Entrance, Fiordland, New Zealand. The interplay between deformation and metamorphism occurs across multiple scales at the root of a continental arc. I show a series of steps in which retrogressive metamorphism is linked to the accommodation of deformation. I define three main phases of deformation and metamorphism at Breaksea Entrance. The first phase (D1) involved emplacement of dioritic to gabbroic plutons at depths up to 60 km. The second phase (D2) is characterized by deformation and metamorphism at the granulite and eclogite facies that produced high strain zones with linear fabrics, isoclinal folding of igneous layering, and asymmetric pressure shadows around mafic aggregates. New structural analyses from Hāwea Island in Breaksea Entrance reveal the development of doubly plunging folds that define subdomes within larger, kilometer-scale gneiss domes. The development and intensification of S2 foliations within the domes was facilitated by the recrystallization of plagioclase and clinopyroxene at the micro-scale (subgrain rotation and grain boundary migration recrystallization), consistent with metamorphism at the granulite and eclogite facies and climb-accommodated dislocation creep. EBSD data show a strong crystallographic preferred orientation in plagioclase during D2 deformation. The third phase (D3) is characterized by deformation and metamorphism at the upper amphibolite facies that produced sets of discrete, narrow shear zones that wrap and encase lozenges of older fabrics. Structural analyses reveal a truncation and/or transposition relationship between the older S2 and the younger S3 foliations developed during D3. Progressive localization of deformation during cooling, hydration, and retrogression, resulted in the breakdown of garnet and pyroxene to form hornblende, biotite, fine plagioclase and quartz. EBSD data show a strong crystallographic preferred orientation in hornblende. During D3, hornblende and biotite accommodated most of the strain through fluid-assisted diffusion creep. The last two events (D2 and D3) reflect a transition in deformation and metamorphism during exhumation, as well as a focusing of strain and evolving strain localization mechanisms at the root of a continental arc. An examination of structures at multiple scales of observation reveals that fabrics seen in the field are a composite of multiple generations of deformation and metamorphism.