Este trabalho estudou o efeito de tratamentos de gume e a interação com a aplicação de mínima quantidade de lubrirrefrigerante (MQL) sobre a integridade superficial da peça e desgaste no fresamento. A necessidade de alta produtividade das industrias aliada a alta eficiência que estas necessitam impulsionam avanços tecnológicos na área da usinagem. Processos de tratamento de gume vem para atender estas necessidades, aumentando a durabilidade e confiabilidade das ferramentas. Por outro lado, a necessidade de economia em fluidos de usinagem, sem perder em desempenho impulsiona a utilização de alternativas como o MQL. Tanto o tratamento de gume quanto a utilização de MQL na usinagem acabam impactando no processo. Estes apresentam ligação com mudanças na qualidade superficial e desgaste, como também em aspectos econômicos do processo. Com estes pontos em vista foram realizados ensaios experimentais utilizando fresas tratadas pelo método de acabamento por arraste e polimento com cerdas abrasivas. Os experimentos também avaliaram a aplicação de MQL com e sem aditivos de extrema pressão. Os ensaios consistiram em gerar superfícies, retratando diferentes estágios de vida da ferramenta. Foram realizadas, nas ferramentas, análises da rugosidade, textura e características dimensionais das ferramentas após os tratamentos. A textura e a rugosidade na seça foram analisadas em diferentes estágios da vida da ferramenta. Por fim, deformações plásticas e dureza por micro endentação no corpo de prova foram medidas para um estágio intermediário da vida da ferramenta. Os resultados apontam que os tratamentos resultam em características distintas na ferramenta. Tanto os tratamentos como a aplicação de MQL apresentaram influência significativa sobre a textura, rugosidade e camada afetada, assim como sobre o desgaste. As ferramentas que passaram pelo polimento apresentaram boa estabilidade quanto utilizadas com MQL, alcançando um comprimento usinado até 20% superior em comparação com as ferramentas originais usinando a seco. / Bolsa Empresa, BE. / This work studied the effect of edge preparation and its interaction with minimum quantity of lubricant (MQL) application over the surface integrity of the workpiece and wear in milling. The necessity of high productivity of the industry allied with high efficiency that they need drives technological advances in the machining area. Edge preparation processes come to attend those needs, increasing the durability and reliability of the tools. Moreover, the necessity for economy in metalworking fluids, without losing in performance impels the use of alternatives such as MQL. Both the edge preparation and the use of MQL in machining end up impacting the process. These have connection with changes in surface quality and wear, as well as on economic aspects of the process. In regarding of this, experimental tests were conducted by using tools treated with drag finishing and polishing with abrasive brushes. The experiments also evaluated the use of MQL with and without extreme pressure additives. The tests consisted in generating surfaces, picturing different stages of the tools life. Roughness analysis, texture and dimensional measurements of the tools were performed after treatment. Texture and roughness on the workpiece were analyzed at different stages of the tool life. Finally, microhardness and plastic deformation were measured on the workpiece for an intermediate stage of tool life. The results show that the treatments result in different characteristics on the tool. Both treatments as the application of MQL have significant effect on the texture, roughness and affected layer as well as on the wear. The tools that went trough polishing presented good stability when used with MQL, reaching a machining length up to 20% higher in comparison with the original tools in dry milling.

Orientadores: Maria Regina Wolf Maciel, Cesar Benedito Batistella, Rubens Maciel Filho / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Química / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-22T13:19:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 QuinteroPerez_HendersonIvan_D.pdf: 4930705 bytes, checksum: 6c2a9837f37fde815f53e580b02df9cc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Resumo: O desenvolvimento de biolubrificantes vem sendo estimulado na indústria e na pesquisa, visando diminuir os danos ambientais causados por vazamentos inevitáveis em equipamentos ou motores com utilização principalmente na agricultura e sistemas náuticos. Os biolubrificantes, derivados de óleos vegetais são produtos de grande interesse pela sua elevada biodegradabilidade, além de serem provenientes de fontes renováveis e abundantes na natureza. Atualmente, no Brasil, vem sendo utilizado o óleo de mamona como matéria prima base na síntese de biolubrificantes por ser um produto com valor comercial aceitável e ser abundante na região do nordeste do país e por ter viscosidade e lubricidade adequada para seu uso em lubrificantes sintéticos. No entanto, o óleo de mamona apresenta algumas desvantagens de ordem técnica para a produção de ésteres biolubrificantes pela dificuldade na purificação do próprio éster e na separação dos co-produtos, especialmente quando a reação de transesterificação é feita via catálise alcalina. Visando contornar esses problemas, neste trabalho foram desenvolvidas e avaliadas metodologias de purificação via destilação molecular de filme descendente de um éster biolubrificante produzido por transesterificação do óleo de mamona e álcool isoamílico. Por meio da análise estatística da influência das variáveis operacionais do processo de purificação do biolubrificante foi identificado que é possível obter uma corrente de destilado com teor de éster acima de 97% e um rendimento de éster no destilado de 92% pode ser atingido usando-se temperatura do evaporador de 185°C, temperatura do condensador em 60°C e vazão de alimentação de 10,8 mL/min, quando o processo de separação foi precedido de um primeiro estágio de destilação a vácuo para isolar os componentes mais voláteis. O biolubrificante obtido apresentou valores adequados de viscosidade e índice de viscosidade além de valores do ponto de fulgor e ponto de fluidez promissores para usos em formulas lubrificantes ou como fluido hidráulico. Uma modelagem fenomenológica simplificada do processo de destilação molecular foi implementada no modulo Aspen Custom Modeler (ACM) do software Aspen Tech® versão 7.3, e simulações do processo de purificação de biolubrificantes com análises de sensibilidade das variáveis operacionais foram desenvolvidas para avaliar o rendimento do processo e a pureza do biolubrificante / Abstract: The development of biolubrificants has been stimulated in both industrial and academic environments, aiming to reduce the environmental damage caused by inevitable leakage of mineral lubricating oils in equipment or engines, principally used in agriculture and nautical systems. The biolubrificants derived from vegetable oils are products of great interest for their high biodegradability, and because they are from renewable resources and abundant in nature. Currently, in Brazil, castor oil has been used as raw material in biolubrificant synthesis, as it is a product with acceptable commercial value, abundant in the northeastern region of the country and with adequate viscosity and lubricity for use in synthetic lubricants. However, castor oil has some technical drawbacks for biolubrificant production, such as the difficulty in the ester and co-products separation and purification, especially when the transesterification reaction is done by alkaline catalysts. In order to solve these problems, in this work, purification methodologies through falling film molecular distillation of an ester biolubrificant produced by transesterification reaction of castor oil and isoamyl alcohol were developed and evaluated. Through statistical analysis of the biolubrificant purification process, it was observed that is possible to obtain an distillate stream containing ester above 97% m/m and distillate ester yield of 92% can be achieved using evaporator temperature of 185°C, condenser temperature of 60°C and flow rate of 10,8 mL / min, when the separation process was preceded by a first stage of vacuum distillation for isolate of the most volatile compounds. The obtained biolubrificant showed to have suitable values of viscosity and viscosity index and also the values of flash point and pour point were promising for use in formulate lubricants or hydraulic fluid. Simplified phenomenological modeling of molecular distillation process was implemented in the Aspen Custom Modeler (ACM) from Aspen Tech® 7.3 software and simulations of the molecular distillation process with sensitivity analyses of the operating variables were developed to evaluate the process yield and the biolubrificant purity / Doutorado / Desenvolvimento de Processos Químicos / Doutor em Engenharia Química

The subject of this PhD thesis is the development of an efficient system that can simultaneously pump and separate a gas-liquid mixture, in particular an oil-air mixture. Two-phase flows are encountered in many applications (petroleum extraction, flow in nuclear power plant pumps, pulp and paper processing, etc.) but this study is mainly focused on lubrication systems of aircraft gas turbine engines.<p><p>The pump and separator system (PASS) for two-phase flows developed in this PhD thesis aims to perform three functions simultaneously:<p>• Send back the oil to the tank (oil pumping)<p>• Separate the air from the oil (de-aeration)<p>• Separate the oil from the air (de-oiling) and release the sealing air into the atmosphere (venting). <p>Particular care is given to the liquid flow rate lost at the gas outlet of the system.<p>Consequently, it could replace the scavenge pumps and oil-air separators existing in present lubrication systems. This modification provides several advantages: simplification of the lubrication circuit, reduction of oil consumption and of the size of the lubrication system.<p><p>This research is divided into three axes: the theoretical study of the important physical mechanisms taking place inside the two-phase flow pump and separator system, the experimental development, tests and optimization of different PASS prototypes, and also the numerical simulations of the two-phase flow inside these prototypes. Although the experiments were the central pillar of this research, the three axes were closely imbricated.<p><p>The PASS design includes three main components:<p>• An inlet chamber with one or several tangential inlets giving a natural centrifugation to the flow,<p>• An impeller (forced centrifugation) with an axial and a radial part followed by a volute chamber,<p>• A metallic foam that lets pass micron and sub-micron droplets and which is followed by an axial vent port.<p><p>The centrifugation causes the liquid (oil) to move radially outwards in an annular body (a liquid ring) generating pressure. The thickness of this liquid ring inside the impeller is mainly determined by the pressure coefficient (related to the back-pressure and the rotational speed). When the back-pressure increases, the thickness of the liquid ring increases too. An advantage of the PASS is that it does not impose any relation between the liquid head and the liquid flow rate, contrary to common centrifugal pump. It self-regulates the radial position of the gas-liquid interface to sustain the operating conditions.<p><p>The de-aeration efficiency mainly depends on the pressure coefficient (for a constant liquid viscosity or temperature) or on the thickness of the liquid ring. The pressure gradient which appears in the liquid rotating in an annular body acts like a dam for the gas phase. Indeed, the gas movement is mainly determined by the pressure field (buoyancy) while the liquid distribution is dominated by centrifugal and Coriolis forces. Buoyancy tends to accumulate the gas phase near low pressure areas (PASS hub, suction side of the blades, clearances between closed impeller and casing).<p><p>The first oil-air PASS prototype produces high viscous losses due to the high peripheral velocity and liquid viscosity. Therefore, the pumping efficiency is poor compared to common impeller pumps. However, the pumping is not the key function of the PASS and a power consumption below 5 kW is acceptable for the application considered in this work. For applications that require lower power consumptions, a reduction of the rotational speed must be considered.<p><p>Thus, the rotational speed and the impeller diameter are two major constraints for the PASS design which determine the de-aeration and pumping efficiencies. The impeller diameter also influences the size of passage sections for the air flow. The air velocity must be kept as low as possible because the entrainment of droplets increases when the air velocity rises (drag forces on droplets). Indeed, this large influence of the air flow rate on the oil consumption (de-oiling efficiency) was demonstrated by a theoretical analysis, the experiments and the CFD simulations. The production of droplets in the inlet pipes when the two-phase flow is annular is a key phenomenon regarding the oil consumption.<p><p>In addition to the air flow rate, other variables also influence the oil consumption:<p>• Air-oil temperature: when the temperature rises, the oil consumption increases because the surface tension and the oil density are reduced. Moreover, as the air density also decreases, the air velocity rises.<p>• Oil flow rate: the oil consumption rises more or less linearly with the oil flow rate. However, the influence of the oil flow rate on the inlet droplet size is uncertain.<p>• Rotational speed: the rotational speed has obviously a strong impact on the oil consumption without metallic foam. However, experiments showed that the metallic foam efficiency is almost independent on the rotational speed. Therefore, the oil consumption with the Retimet foam does not depend on the PASS rotational speed.<p>• Altitude or air density: the oil consumption decreases when the air density is reduced because the drag forces on droplets also decrease.<p>The gas density (altitude) is also supposed to influence the de-aeration efficiency but this could not be tested or simulated in this work (the de-aeration efficiency gets probably better when decreasing the gas density because the buoyancy forces increase).<p><p>Theory, experiments and numerical simulations also allowed the prediction of performance of the first oil-air prototype for real in-flight operating conditions. Two problems have been identified: the de-aeration efficiency at MTO and cruise ratings and the oil leak throughout the vent in cold start and windmilling. To solve them, some modifications of the lubrication system have been suggested. With these modifications, the oil-air PASS should become very efficient and attractive for engine manufacturers. / Doctorat en Sciences de l'ingénieur / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

Currently available solid lubricants only perform well under a limited range of environmental conditions. Unlike them, oxides are thermodynamically stable and relatively inert over a broad range of temperatures and environments. However, conventional oxides are brittle at normal temperatures; exhibiting significant plasticity only at high temperatures (>0.5Tmelting). This prevents oxides' use in tribological applications at low temperatures. If oxides can be made lubricious at low temperatures, they would be excellent solid lubricants for a wide range of conditions. Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a growth technique capable of depositing highly uniform and conformal films in challenging applications that have buried surfaces and high-aspect-ratio features such as microelectromechanical (MEMS) devices where the need for robust solid lubricants is sometimes necessary. This dissertation investigates the surface and subsurface characteristics of ALD-grown ZnO/Al2O3 nanolaminates and ZrO2 monofilms before and after sliding at room temperature. Significant enhancement in friction and wear performance was observed for some films. HRSEM/FIB, HRTEM and ancillary techniques (i.e. SAED, EELS) were used to determine the mechanisms responsible for this enhancement. Contributory characteristics and energy dissipation modes were identified that promote low-temperature lubricity in both material systems.

A incorporação de óleos vegetais no desenvolvimento de formulações elastoméricas para bandas de rodagem tem sido umas das alternativas para reduzir o uso de óleos com alto teor de policíclicos aromáticos. Muitas pesquisas propõem a substituição do óleo aromático por óleos vegetais extraídos da palma e da soja, além disso, outros estudos sugerem que óleos vegetais apresentam características reativas capazes de promover a ativação em reações de vulcanização. Neste trabalho, o óleo de soja vegetal foi investigado como lubrificante/plastificante e também como co-ativadores em compostos de borracha natural vulcanizados por enxofre, no estado natural e quimicamente modificados, através da epoxidação do próprio óleo de soja. A caracterização do óleo de soja natural e epoxidado foi realizado através de análise de Espectroscopia no Infravermelho com Transformada de Fourier (FTIR) e Ressonância Magnética Nuclear de Próton (RMN-1H). Uma formulação padrão foi utilizada e partir dela outras 5 misturas foram realizadas com o objetivo de substituir o óleo aromático e o ácido esteárico pelas amostras de óleo vegetal, uma amostra branco, sem o sistema de ativação convencional, também foi preparada. As composições foram processadas em misturador fechado, tipo banbury, e após, a homogeneização foi completada em cilindro. As propriedades de cura foram avaliadas em um reômetro de disco oscilatório, e as características não vulcanizadas por um viscosímetro Mooney e um analisador de processamento de borracha (RPA). As propriedades físico-mecânicas foram avaliadas através dos ensaios de dureza, densidade, resistência à tração e ao rasgamento e abrasão, além da densidade de ligações cruzadas. A análise de FTIR confirmou uma estrutura típica de um éster derivado do óleo de soja e o aparecimento de bandas que indicaram a presença de grupos epóxi para o óleos epoxidado. As propriedades físico-mecânicas apresentaram resultados satisfatórios quando o óleo de soja vegetal foi utilizado como lubrificante/plastificante podendo ser um substituto aos óleos aromáticos, garantindo dessa forma, a redução de policíclicos aromáticos. A avaliação da amostra branco indicou a necessidade de ativadores para a reação de vulcanização, visto que apresentou propriedades inferiores quando comparadas ao padrão, provavelmente causado pela formação ineficiente de ligações cruzadas. O efeito do óleo vegetal como co-ativador pode ser verificada, contudo a reação de epoxidação, mesmo promovendo melhor dispersão, prejudicou a formação de ligações cruzadas quando comparado com o padrão, provocando baixas propriedades mecânicas. / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, CAPES. / The incorporation of vegetable oils into the development of tread rubber formulation has been one of the alternatives to reduce the use of oil with high contents of aromatic polycyclics. Many studies suggest the substitution of aromatic oil by vegetable oil extracted from palm and soybean, and other studies propose that vegetable oils have reactive characteristics capable of promoting activation in vulcanization reaction. In this work, vegetable soybean oil was investigated as a lubricant / plasticizer and also as co-activators in natural rubber compounds vulcanized by sulfur, in natural state and chemically modified, through the epoxidation of soybean. The characterization of the natural and epoxidized soybean oil was carried out by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance with Protons (1H-NMR) spectroscopy. A standard formulation was used and from the other 5 mixtures were made with aim of replacing the aromatic oil and the stearic acid with the vegetable oil samples, a white sample, without the System was also prepared. The compositions were processed in a closed Banbury mixer and after the homogenization was performed in a cylinder. The curing properties were evaluated on an oscillatory disk rheometer, and the non-vulcanized characteristics by a Mooney viscometer and a rubber processing analyzer (RPA). The physical-mechanical properties were evaluated through the tests of hardness, density, tensile strength and tear and abrasion, as well as crosslink density. FTIR analysis confirmed a typical structure of an ester derived from soybean oil and the appearance of bands indicating the presence of epoxy groups. The physico-mechanical properties presented satisfactory results when the vegetable soybean oil was used as a lubricant / plasticizer and could be a substitute for the aromatic oils, thus guaranteeing the reduction of aromatic polycyclics. The evaluation of the white sample indicated the need for activators for the vulcanization reaction, since it presented inferior properties when compared to the standard, probably caused by the inefficient formation of cross-links. The effect of vegetable oil as a co-activator can be verified, even promoting better dispersion, detrimental has hampered the formation of cross-links when compared to the standard causing low mechanical properties.

A system able to simultaneously separate and pump a gas-liquid mixture was developed.<p>It works efficiently and can be used in many applications (nuclear power plants,<p>pulp and paper processing, petroleum extraction, etc.). However, this pump and separator<p>system (PASS) was especially designed to handle air-oil mixture generated in<p>aero-engine lubrication systems. The PASS combines three important functions of the<p>scavenge part of the lubrication system: the deaeration and deoiling of the air-oil mixture<p>generated in the bearing and gearbox sumps and the pumping of the oil towards<p>the tank. These are critical functions for the engine. Indeed, a poor deoiling efficiency<p>leads to a high oil consumption. This reduces the flight endurance, increases the size<p>and weight of the oil tank and has a negative impact on the environment. Poor deaeration<p>and pumping characteristics lead to problems in the cooling and the lubrication of<p>the engine bearings.<p><p>Integrating a PASS into the lubrication system allows considerable improvements<p>(and simplification) to the lubrication system architecture. An important number of<p>components are suppressed: the vent lines, the deoiler, the cyclone deaerator and the<p>scavenge pumps. This reduces the size and the weight of the lubrication system and<p>increases its reliability. Furthermore, an important part of this PhD thesis focuses on<p>reducing the oil consumption in the PASS. This improves the flight endurance, reduces<p>engine maintenance and working costs and is profitable to the environment.<p><p>In addition to the development of an advanced PASS design system, the objective of<p>this thesis was to obtain a good understanding of the separation processes occurring in<p>the PASS and to develop theoretical models able to predict the separation performance<p>for every working condition encountered in a typical aircraft flight. To achieve this<p>goal, three main tasks were performed: the development of different two-phase measurement<p>systems, the experimental tests of four different PASS architectures and the<p>theoretical development (after an extensive literature review) of correlations predicting<p>the performance of the PASS in function of the working conditions. Five specific aspects<p>of the PASS were studied: the inlet flow, the deoiling efficiency, the deaeration efficiency,<p>the pumping efficiency and the pressure drop. Finally, the models that have been developed<p>with the help of the measurement systems and of the experiments have been<p>integrated in a complete model of the lubrication system (under the EcosimPro modelling<p>environment). This helps to predict real in flight PASS working conditions and<p>performance. Indeed, the PASS is very sensitive to the engine working conditions and<p>an optimisation of the prototype size and performance is only feasible with an accurate<p>knowledge of these working conditions and a complete lubrication system model.<p>Finally, with the results of this PhD thesis, a new PASS design, optimised for different<p>aero-engine lubrication systems, is presented. / Doctorat en Sciences de l'ingénieur / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

O presente trabalho discute a influência da microestrutura dos ferros fundidos, cinzento (FFC) e vermicular (FFV), na ocorrência de metal dobrado (FM) em superfícies brunidas e no comportamento tribológico em ensaio lubrificado do tipo anel sobre cilindro. As amostras de ferro fundido foram extraídas diretamente de um bloco de motor de combustão interna, em regiões de diferentes espessuras. O anel de pistão utilizado foi de aço inoxidável martensítico nitretado com perfil assimétrico e o óleo lubrificante foi o SAE 30 CF monoviscoso. A quantificação de sulcos e de metal dobrado (FM) foi realizada empregando-se uma metodologia baseada na literatura. Para a execução dos ensaios tribológicos foi projetada e construída uma adaptação para a montagem das amostras e controle de temperatura do óleo lubrificante. Um parâmetro para avaliação do desempenho tribológico foi proposto – índice de mérito tribológico (IMT) – que leva em conta coeficiente de atrito (COF) e alterações de topografia. Os ferros fundidos apresentaram microestruturas típicas. Contudo, observaram-se diferenças de morfologia e distribuição da grafita; com maior número de grafitas e menor fração de grafita para os materiais de parede fina. Observou-se FM nos platôs e nos sulcos das superfícies brunidas em todas as amostras. Quantificações mostraram que as larguras dos sulcos foram estatisticamente iguais e com alto percentual de obstrução. A quantificação de FM dos materiais mostrou maiores valores presentes na região do Spk (FMspk) para os FFC's. Os materiais de parede grossa apresentaram maiores valores de % FM dentro do sulco (%FM/Sulco) e este parâmetro teve forte e positiva correlação estatística com a fração de grafita. Evidências, obtidas em avaliações de seções transversais, corroboraram a relação entre FM e grafita. Constatou-se que o FM pode ser formado diretamente sobre a grafita ou, ainda, de forma indireta devido à extrusão desta fase. Ademais, verificou-se que a morfologia e orientação da grafita têm influência na formação do FM. Realizaram-se ensaios preliminares de curta duração de anel sobre cilindro para a avaliação da repetibilidade dos resultados de COF, os quais indicaram menor dispersão para condições com menores frequências e maiores forças normais. Avaliações da dinâmica do ensaio tribológico permitiram apontar relações de redução de COF durante os semi-ciclos de movimento e associá-las à teoria de lubrificação hidrodinâmica. O COF para ensaios de longa duração apresentou comportamento cíclico com transições. Estas transições foram associadas a mecanismos de formação-remoção-formação de tribofilmes de ZDDP. Os ensaios impuseram alterações nos parâmetros de rugosidade (principalmente com alisamento das superfícies) e redução do parâmetro de filme. O IMT evidenciou pouca influência da espessura do material; e melhor desempenho tribológico para os FFV's. A rotina de quantificação de FM mostrou limitação técnica devido ao alisamento da superfície, o que causa mudança na referência de alturas das superfícies brunidas. Ainda assim, verificou-se redução do %FM/Sulco e tendência de desobstrução do sulco. Contatou-se pouca influência do FM no comportamento do COF devido à similaridade dos parâmetros de FM entre os materiais. Contudo, o FM foi associado a um agente de abrasão à três corpos e apresentou forte correlação positiva do parâmetro de FMspk (no início do ensaio) com o parâmetro do IMT relacionado com a alteração de topografia. / The present work discusses the influence of the microstructure of gray cast iron (GCI) and compacted graphite iron (CGI) on the occurrence of folded metal (FM) on honed surfaces and its tribological behavior in ring-on-cylinder test under lubrication. The cast iron samples were taken directly from an internal combustion engine block in regions of different thicknesses. The piston ring used was a nitrided martensitic stainless steel with asymmetrical profile and the lubricant oil was the SAE 30 CF. The quantification of grooves and folded metal (FM) was carried out using a methodology based on the literature. For the execution of the tribological tests an adaptation was designed and built for assembling the samples and for controlling the oil temperature. One parameter to evaluate the tribological performance was proposed - tribological merit index (TMI) - which considers the coefficient of friction (COF) and changes in topography. Each cast iron presented typical microstructures. However, differences in morphology and graphite distribution were observed; the samples from thinner wall presented higher number of graphite and less fraction of graphite. FM was observed on the plateaus and grooves of the honed surfaces in all samples. Quantification showed that the widths of the grooves were statistically similar and with a high percentage of obstruction. GCIs present a higher amount of FM in the Spk region (FMspk).The thicker wall samples presented a higher amount of FM in the grooves (% FM / Groove) and this parameter had a strong and positive statistical correlation with the graphite fraction. Evidences, obtained in cross section evaluations, corroborated the relationship between FM and graphite. It was verified that FM can be formed directly on graphite or indirectly due to the extrusion of this phase. In addition, its morphology and orientation influenced the occurrence of FM. Preliminary short-term tests were performed to evaluate the repeatability of COF results. These tests indicated less dispersion for conditions with lower frequencies and higher normal forces. Evaluations of the dynamics of the tribological test allowed to point out conditions to reduce the COF during the half-cycles of movement and to associate them to the theory of hydrodynamic lubrication. The COF for long-term tests presented cyclical behavior with transitions. These transitions were associated with formation-removal-formation mechanisms of ZDDP tribofilms. The tribological tests imposed changes on the roughness parameters (mainly with smoothness of the surfaces) and reductions on the film parameter. The thickness of samples affected little the TMI; and a better tribological performance of CGIs was detected. The FM quantification routine showed a technical limitation due to surface smoothing, which causes a change in the reference of heights of honed surfaces. Nevertheless, there was a reduction in %FM/Groove and tendency to clear the grooves. There was little influence of FM in COF behavior due to the similarity of FM parameters among the materials. However, FM was associated as a three-body abrasive agent and a strong positive correlation between the FMspk parameter (at the beginning of the test) and the TMI parameter was described.

O presente trabalho discute a influência da microestrutura dos ferros fundidos, cinzento (FFC) e vermicular (FFV), na ocorrência de metal dobrado (FM) em superfícies brunidas e no comportamento tribológico em ensaio lubrificado do tipo anel sobre cilindro. As amostras de ferro fundido foram extraídas diretamente de um bloco de motor de combustão interna, em regiões de diferentes espessuras. O anel de pistão utilizado foi de aço inoxidável martensítico nitretado com perfil assimétrico e o óleo lubrificante foi o SAE 30 CF monoviscoso. A quantificação de sulcos e de metal dobrado (FM) foi realizada empregando-se uma metodologia baseada na literatura. Para a execução dos ensaios tribológicos foi projetada e construída uma adaptação para a montagem das amostras e controle de temperatura do óleo lubrificante. Um parâmetro para avaliação do desempenho tribológico foi proposto – índice de mérito tribológico (IMT) – que leva em conta coeficiente de atrito (COF) e alterações de topografia. Os ferros fundidos apresentaram microestruturas típicas. Contudo, observaram-se diferenças de morfologia e distribuição da grafita; com maior número de grafitas e menor fração de grafita para os materiais de parede fina. Observou-se FM nos platôs e nos sulcos das superfícies brunidas em todas as amostras. Quantificações mostraram que as larguras dos sulcos foram estatisticamente iguais e com alto percentual de obstrução. A quantificação de FM dos materiais mostrou maiores valores presentes na região do Spk (FMspk) para os FFC's. Os materiais de parede grossa apresentaram maiores valores de % FM dentro do sulco (%FM/Sulco) e este parâmetro teve forte e positiva correlação estatística com a fração de grafita. Evidências, obtidas em avaliações de seções transversais, corroboraram a relação entre FM e grafita. Constatou-se que o FM pode ser formado diretamente sobre a grafita ou, ainda, de forma indireta devido à extrusão desta fase. Ademais, verificou-se que a morfologia e orientação da grafita têm influência na formação do FM. Realizaram-se ensaios preliminares de curta duração de anel sobre cilindro para a avaliação da repetibilidade dos resultados de COF, os quais indicaram menor dispersão para condições com menores frequências e maiores forças normais. Avaliações da dinâmica do ensaio tribológico permitiram apontar relações de redução de COF durante os semi-ciclos de movimento e associá-las à teoria de lubrificação hidrodinâmica. O COF para ensaios de longa duração apresentou comportamento cíclico com transições. Estas transições foram associadas a mecanismos de formação-remoção-formação de tribofilmes de ZDDP. Os ensaios impuseram alterações nos parâmetros de rugosidade (principalmente com alisamento das superfícies) e redução do parâmetro de filme. O IMT evidenciou pouca influência da espessura do material; e melhor desempenho tribológico para os FFV's. A rotina de quantificação de FM mostrou limitação técnica devido ao alisamento da superfície, o que causa mudança na referência de alturas das superfícies brunidas. Ainda assim, verificou-se redução do %FM/Sulco e tendência de desobstrução do sulco. Contatou-se pouca influência do FM no comportamento do COF devido à similaridade dos parâmetros de FM entre os materiais. Contudo, o FM foi associado a um agente de abrasão à três corpos e apresentou forte correlação positiva do parâmetro de FMspk (no início do ensaio) com o parâmetro do IMT relacionado com a alteração de topografia. / The present work discusses the influence of the microstructure of gray cast iron (GCI) and compacted graphite iron (CGI) on the occurrence of folded metal (FM) on honed surfaces and its tribological behavior in ring-on-cylinder test under lubrication. The cast iron samples were taken directly from an internal combustion engine block in regions of different thicknesses. The piston ring used was a nitrided martensitic stainless steel with asymmetrical profile and the lubricant oil was the SAE 30 CF. The quantification of grooves and folded metal (FM) was carried out using a methodology based on the literature. For the execution of the tribological tests an adaptation was designed and built for assembling the samples and for controlling the oil temperature. One parameter to evaluate the tribological performance was proposed - tribological merit index (TMI) - which considers the coefficient of friction (COF) and changes in topography. Each cast iron presented typical microstructures. However, differences in morphology and graphite distribution were observed; the samples from thinner wall presented higher number of graphite and less fraction of graphite. FM was observed on the plateaus and grooves of the honed surfaces in all samples. Quantification showed that the widths of the grooves were statistically similar and with a high percentage of obstruction. GCIs present a higher amount of FM in the Spk region (FMspk).The thicker wall samples presented a higher amount of FM in the grooves (% FM / Groove) and this parameter had a strong and positive statistical correlation with the graphite fraction. Evidences, obtained in cross section evaluations, corroborated the relationship between FM and graphite. It was verified that FM can be formed directly on graphite or indirectly due to the extrusion of this phase. In addition, its morphology and orientation influenced the occurrence of FM. Preliminary short-term tests were performed to evaluate the repeatability of COF results. These tests indicated less dispersion for conditions with lower frequencies and higher normal forces. Evaluations of the dynamics of the tribological test allowed to point out conditions to reduce the COF during the half-cycles of movement and to associate them to the theory of hydrodynamic lubrication. The COF for long-term tests presented cyclical behavior with transitions. These transitions were associated with formation-removal-formation mechanisms of ZDDP tribofilms. The tribological tests imposed changes on the roughness parameters (mainly with smoothness of the surfaces) and reductions on the film parameter. The thickness of samples affected little the TMI; and a better tribological performance of CGIs was detected. The FM quantification routine showed a technical limitation due to surface smoothing, which causes a change in the reference of heights of honed surfaces. Nevertheless, there was a reduction in %FM/Groove and tendency to clear the grooves. There was little influence of FM in COF behavior due to the similarity of FM parameters among the materials. However, FM was associated as a three-body abrasive agent and a strong positive correlation between the FMspk parameter (at the beginning of the test) and the TMI parameter was described.