Mechanical Alloying is a manufacturing process that produces alloys by cold welding of powders. Usually, a vial containing both the powder and steel balls is agitated. Due to impact between the balls and balls and the vial, the powder is mechanically deformed, crushed, and mixed at nano-scales. In this thesis, a numerical model is developed to simulate the dynamics of the vial and the grinding balls of the SPEX 8000 ball milling device, a standardized equipment in both industrial and academic investigations of ball milling. The numerical model is based on the Event Driven Method, typically used to model granular flows. The method implemented is more efficient than the discrete element method used previously to study ball milling dynamics. The numerical tool obtained is useful for scale-up and optimization of mechanical alloying of various materials. An optimization study is presented for the SPEX 8000.

Mechanical Alloying is a manufacturing process that produces alloys by cold welding of powders. Usually, a vial containing both the powder and steel balls is agitated. Due to impact between the balls and balls and the vial, the powder is mechanically deformed, crushed, and mixed at nano-scales. In this thesis, a numerical model is developed to simulate the dynamics of the vial and the grinding balls of the SPEX 8000 ball milling device, a standardized equipment in both industrial and academic investigations of ball milling. The numerical model is based on the Event Driven Method, typically used to model granular flows. The method implemented is more efficient than the discrete element method used previously to study ball milling dynamics. The numerical tool obtained is useful for scale-up and optimization of mechanical alloying of various materials. An optimization study is presented for the SPEX 8000.

Mechanical Alloying is a manufacturing process that produces alloys by cold welding of powders. Usually, a vial containing both the powder and steel balls is agitated. Due to impact between the balls and balls and the vial, the powder is mechanically deformed, crushed, and mixed at nano-scales. In this thesis, a numerical model is developed to simulate the dynamics of the vial and the grinding balls of the SPEX 8000 ball milling device, a standardized equipment in both industrial and academic investigations of ball milling. The numerical model is based on the Event Driven Method, typically used to model granular flows. The method implemented is more efficient than the discrete element method used previously to study ball milling dynamics. The numerical tool obtained is useful for scale-up and optimization of mechanical alloying of various materials. An optimization study is presented for the SPEX 8000.

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Devido a suas propriedades, de resistência a corrosão, boa resistência à fadiga, memória de forma, superelasticidade e biocompatibilidade, a liga de NiTi através de seus subprodutos, é amplamente utilizada em diversas áreas médicas, com destaque na confecção de órteses endovasculares. Este trabalho tem como objetivo comparar propriedades de amostras produzidas via metalurgia do pó convencional na obtenção da liga NiTi, utilizando duas diferentes misturas preparadas em moinho atritor, uma fazendo uso de pó de titânio comercial e outra utilizando hidreto de titânio, com vista a aumentar a formação da fase NiTi. Essas amostras foram sinterizadas em forno resistivo a vácuo e em forno assistido a plasma. As amostras sinterizadas apresentaram majoritariamente as fases NiTi e NiTi2. As amostras que fizeram uso de hidreto de titânio tiveram uma quantidade de poros excessiva, levando a uma queda da dureza se comparada a amostra que fez uso de titânio metálico. A mistura de pós sinterizada no forno assistido a plasma sofreu síntese por combustão apresentando poros grandes na escala milimétrica, mas alta integridade na região metálica devido a formação de fase líquida. / Due to its properties like corrosion resistance, good fatigue strength, shape memory, superelasticity and biocompatibility, Nitinol is commonly used in different areas, especially in the manufacturing of stents. This work had as aim to compare properties of NiTi samples produced by conventional powder metallurgy in obtaining NiTi alloys. The different mixtures prepared in atritor mill, making use of commercial titanium powder and other using titanium hydride, to increase the NiTi phase formation were employed. These samples were sintered in a resistive furnace and plasma sintering reactor. The sintered samples showed the phases NiTi and NiTi2. Samples with titanium hydride had a greater quantity of pores, leading to a decreased hardness when compare to samples with titanium metal powder. The samples in the plasma sintering reactor were sintered by combustion synthesis.

Devido a suas propriedades, de resistência a corrosão, boa resistência à fadiga, memória de forma, superelasticidade e biocompatibilidade, a liga de NiTi através de seus subprodutos, é amplamente utilizada em diversas áreas médicas, com destaque na confecção de órteses endovasculares. Este trabalho tem como objetivo comparar propriedades de amostras produzidas via metalurgia do pó convencional na obtenção da liga NiTi, utilizando duas diferentes misturas preparadas em moinho atritor, uma fazendo uso de pó de titânio comercial e outra utilizando hidreto de titânio, com vista a aumentar a formação da fase NiTi. Essas amostras foram sinterizadas em forno resistivo a vácuo e em forno assistido a plasma. As amostras sinterizadas apresentaram majoritariamente as fases NiTi e NiTi2. As amostras que fizeram uso de hidreto de titânio tiveram uma quantidade de poros excessiva, levando a uma queda da dureza se comparada a amostra que fez uso de titânio metálico. A mistura de pós sinterizada no forno assistido a plasma sofreu síntese por combustão apresentando poros grandes na escala milimétrica, mas alta integridade na região metálica devido a formação de fase líquida. / Due to its properties like corrosion resistance, good fatigue strength, shape memory, superelasticity and biocompatibility, Nitinol is commonly used in different areas, especially in the manufacturing of stents. This work had as aim to compare properties of NiTi samples produced by conventional powder metallurgy in obtaining NiTi alloys. The different mixtures prepared in atritor mill, making use of commercial titanium powder and other using titanium hydride, to increase the NiTi phase formation were employed. These samples were sintered in a resistive furnace and plasma sintering reactor. The sintered samples showed the phases NiTi and NiTi2. Samples with titanium hydride had a greater quantity of pores, leading to a decreased hardness when compare to samples with titanium metal powder. The samples in the plasma sintering reactor were sintered by combustion synthesis.

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Devido a suas propriedades, de resistência a corrosão, boa resistência à fadiga, memória de forma, superelasticidade e biocompatibilidade, a liga de NiTi através de seus subprodutos, é amplamente utilizada em diversas áreas médicas, com destaque na confecção de órteses endovasculares. Este trabalho tem como objetivo comparar propriedades de amostras produzidas via metalurgia do pó convencional na obtenção da liga NiTi, utilizando duas diferentes misturas preparadas em moinho atritor, uma fazendo uso de pó de titânio comercial e outra utilizando hidreto de titânio, com vista a aumentar a formação da fase NiTi. Essas amostras foram sinterizadas em forno resistivo a vácuo e em forno assistido a plasma. As amostras sinterizadas apresentaram majoritariamente as fases NiTi e NiTi2. As amostras que fizeram uso de hidreto de titânio tiveram uma quantidade de poros excessiva, levando a uma queda da dureza se comparada a amostra que fez uso de titânio metálico. A mistura de pós sinterizada no forno assistido a plasma sofreu síntese por combustão apresentando poros grandes na escala milimétrica, mas alta integridade na região metálica devido a formação de fase líquida. / Due to its properties like corrosion resistance, good fatigue strength, shape memory, superelasticity and biocompatibility, Nitinol is commonly used in different areas, especially in the manufacturing of stents. This work had as aim to compare properties of NiTi samples produced by conventional powder metallurgy in obtaining NiTi alloys. The different mixtures prepared in atritor mill, making use of commercial titanium powder and other using titanium hydride, to increase the NiTi phase formation were employed. These samples were sintered in a resistive furnace and plasma sintering reactor. The sintered samples showed the phases NiTi and NiTi2. Samples with titanium hydride had a greater quantity of pores, leading to a decreased hardness when compare to samples with titanium metal powder. The samples in the plasma sintering reactor were sintered by combustion synthesis.