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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Silk Hydrogels Incorporated with Melanin

Lutz, Anne 05 May 2021 (has links)
No description available.
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Bergets mekaniska hållfasthet i Aitikgruvan

Bergström, Sara January 2015 (has links)
Throughout the years the mining company Boliden Mineral AB have had difficulties producing a working fine filter for their tailing pond at the Aitik copper mine. The problem with the fine filter occurs when it gets placed on the tailing pond wall. Coarse grains break down into fine grains and the entire composition of the fine filter is changed. The material that is used to produce the fine filter comes from the mine’s own waste rock supply. The primary waste rock in Aitik comprises of heterogeneous gneiss and pegmatite. To determine why the waste rock isn’t holding together well enough the mechanical strength of the rock is investigated. Huge differences for the mechanical strength both exist between the different rock types, but also in the different kinds of the gneiss. The effect of the explosions, used to mine the ore, and the crushing machine also impacts on the mechanical strength of the rock. Good mechanical strength is found in rock that has a high amount of secondary transformation like epidote and bad mechanical strength from foliated rock. To get the best mechanical properties it is suggested to exploit epidote transformed rock found in deformation zones, adjacent to the ore deposit or the pegmatite intrusions. It is also recommended to use less powerful charge when blasting rock material that will be used for production of the fine filter.
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Effect of binder amount and calcination temperature on the physical and mechanical properties of pressed metal organic framework UiO-66

Onubogu, Kenechukwu A. 08 June 2015 (has links)
Metal-organic framework (MOF) materials are a novel set of porous crystalline materials that have generated great scientific interest within the past two decades due to their attractive properties such as high porosity, surface areas and tunable pore structure. These properties have made them emerge as potential candidates suitable for a broad range of applications such as gas separations and storage, catalysis and drug delivery. Despite their fascinating properties, MOFs are often unsuitable for most industrial applications due to their instability when exposed to mechanical stress. The challenge therefore is to convert the MOFs to high strength materials capable of withstanding such stress while still maintaining their exciting properties. This thesis thus focuses on investigating the effects of different binders on a zirconium based metal-organic-framework, UiO-66, in an attempt to enhance the mechanical strength of the adsorbent samples. Three different binders, kaolinite, polyvinyl alcohol and tartaric acid, are mixed with the parent MOF material in different weight percents, pressed into solid disc pellets at different pressures and calcined at different temperatures. Properties such as changes in structure, density, porosity, surface area, radial crush strength, and the adsorption capacity with CO2 are measured and evaluated. Results gathered from this work reveal that polyvinyl alcohol is the most promising of the three binders due to the increase in the strength of pellets and the slight decrease in CO2 adsorption it offers. Recommendations for future research work aimed at driving these materials towards reaching their maximum application potentials are proposed.
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Aproveitamento dos resíduos gerados pelo processamento industrial/artesanal de pedra-sabão da região de Ouro Preto /

Ranieri, Maria Gabriela Araujo. January 2011 (has links)
Resumo: A região próxima à cidade de Ouro Preto, no Estado de Minas Gerais, possui tradição na produção de utensílios industriais e artesanais a partir da pedra-sabão (esteatito). Essa tradição remonta à época do artista conhecido como Aleijadinho (século XVIII), cujas esculturas feitas em pedra-sabão constituem um patrimônio artístico admirado internacionalmente. Atualmente, são observadas duas questões ligadas à manufatura com pedra-sabão. Uma delas está relacionada ao baixo poder aquisitivo dos pequenos artesãos e a outra está ligada aos problemas ambientais relacionados aos resíduos gerados pelas atividades artesanais e industriais. Portanto, além de solucionar um problema ambiental, o aproveitamento desses resíduos pode gerar rendimentos para os artesãos. No entanto, o processo a ser desenvolvido deve possibilitar ao artesão a produção em sua oficina, sem a necessidade de equipamentos ou ferramentas de elevado custo. Dessa forma, foram coletadas em Santa Rita de Ouro Preto três amostras de resíduos, duas de coloração amarelo-creme, obtidas em duas pequenas oficinas e um terceiro resíduo, de cor verde-acinzentado, obtido em uma fábrica de panelas. Também foram coletadas amostras das respectivas rochas. A partir dos resíduos, foram desenvolvidas pedras sintéticas por meio de prensagem uniaxial, utilizando como aditivos o cimento Portland, a cola PVA e a parafina granulada. As amostras de pedra sintética obtidas apresentaram propriedades mecânicas e de trabalhabilidade parecidas com as apresentadas pelas rochas. As amostras produzidas a partir dos resíduos de coloração verde-acinzentados atingiram valores de resistência mecânica maiores que os das amostras da rocha de coloração amarelo-creme. Além disso, as resistências mecânicas de todas as amostras de pedra sintética apresentaramse mais homogêneas, com maior módulo de Weibull, em comparação... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Ouro Preto, in Minas Gerais, Brazil, is a historical city and is known by its tradition in producing handcrafting and industrial utensils from soapstone rocks (steatite). In the 18th century, the famous Brazilian artist "Aleijadinho" started manufacturing his sculptures made from soapstone rocks and his works are artistically admired worldwide so far. Nowadays there are two problems connected with soapstone rocks that must be solved: one of them is closely related to the handcrafter social and economic conditions and the other one to the environmental problems caused by the waste generated by handcraft and industrial activities. Thus, by manufacturing handcraft and industrial utensils from soapstone waste, it is expected that the waste will have a correct destination and the handcrafters' income will increase as well. So with this challenging and innovative work, handcrafters could manufacture their arts and crafts from soapstone waste in their workshops without employing high cost equipment or tools. Three different kinds of soapstone waste samples were collected in workshops in Santa Rita de Ouro Preto: two yellowish-cream soapstone waste samples, obtained in two small workshops and a greenish-gray soapstone waste sample obtained in a pan factory. Samples were also collected from the soapstone rocks. From the soapstone waste, synthetic soapstone was developed by uniaxial pressing and by using Portland cement, PVA glue and grain wax as additives. Synthetic soapstone samples showed mechanical strength and workability similar to the ones presented by the soapstone rocks. The samples produced from greenish-gray waste had higher mechanical strength than the yellowish-cream samples. Besides, the mechanical strength was more homogeneous, with higher Weibull module, in comparison to the soapstone rocks. Synthetic soapstone samples were sent to handcrafters in Santa Rita de Ouro Preto... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Orientador: Elson de Campos / Coorientador: Carlos Eduardo Silva de Amorim / Banca:Alexandre Zirpoli Simões / Banca: Isabel Cristina de Barros Trannin / Banca: Luis Antonio Genova / Banca: Francisco Cristovão Lourenço de Melo / Doutor
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Aproveitamento dos resíduos gerados pelo processamento industrial/artesanal de pedra-sabão da região de Ouro Preto

Ranieri, Maria Gabriela Araujo [UNESP] 27 August 2011 (has links) (PDF)
Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:32:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2011-08-27Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:44:05Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 ranieri_mga_dr_guara.pdf: 2692069 bytes, checksum: 5fcdd7a1f75df6ef730e9a25dfb7cc06 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / A região próxima à cidade de Ouro Preto, no Estado de Minas Gerais, possui tradição na produção de utensílios industriais e artesanais a partir da pedra-sabão (esteatito). Essa tradição remonta à época do artista conhecido como Aleijadinho (século XVIII), cujas esculturas feitas em pedra-sabão constituem um patrimônio artístico admirado internacionalmente. Atualmente, são observadas duas questões ligadas à manufatura com pedra-sabão. Uma delas está relacionada ao baixo poder aquisitivo dos pequenos artesãos e a outra está ligada aos problemas ambientais relacionados aos resíduos gerados pelas atividades artesanais e industriais. Portanto, além de solucionar um problema ambiental, o aproveitamento desses resíduos pode gerar rendimentos para os artesãos. No entanto, o processo a ser desenvolvido deve possibilitar ao artesão a produção em sua oficina, sem a necessidade de equipamentos ou ferramentas de elevado custo. Dessa forma, foram coletadas em Santa Rita de Ouro Preto três amostras de resíduos, duas de coloração amarelo-creme, obtidas em duas pequenas oficinas e um terceiro resíduo, de cor verde-acinzentado, obtido em uma fábrica de panelas. Também foram coletadas amostras das respectivas rochas. A partir dos resíduos, foram desenvolvidas pedras sintéticas por meio de prensagem uniaxial, utilizando como aditivos o cimento Portland, a cola PVA e a parafina granulada. As amostras de pedra sintética obtidas apresentaram propriedades mecânicas e de trabalhabilidade parecidas com as apresentadas pelas rochas. As amostras produzidas a partir dos resíduos de coloração verde-acinzentados atingiram valores de resistência mecânica maiores que os das amostras da rocha de coloração amarelo-creme. Além disso, as resistências mecânicas de todas as amostras de pedra sintética apresentaramse mais homogêneas, com maior módulo de Weibull, em comparação... / Ouro Preto, in Minas Gerais, Brazil, is a historical city and is known by its tradition in producing handcrafting and industrial utensils from soapstone rocks (steatite). In the 18th century, the famous Brazilian artist “Aleijadinho” started manufacturing his sculptures made from soapstone rocks and his works are artistically admired worldwide so far. Nowadays there are two problems connected with soapstone rocks that must be solved: one of them is closely related to the handcrafter social and economic conditions and the other one to the environmental problems caused by the waste generated by handcraft and industrial activities. Thus, by manufacturing handcraft and industrial utensils from soapstone waste, it is expected that the waste will have a correct destination and the handcrafters’ income will increase as well. So with this challenging and innovative work, handcrafters could manufacture their arts and crafts from soapstone waste in their workshops without employing high cost equipment or tools. Three different kinds of soapstone waste samples were collected in workshops in Santa Rita de Ouro Preto: two yellowish-cream soapstone waste samples, obtained in two small workshops and a greenish-gray soapstone waste sample obtained in a pan factory. Samples were also collected from the soapstone rocks. From the soapstone waste, synthetic soapstone was developed by uniaxial pressing and by using Portland cement, PVA glue and grain wax as additives. Synthetic soapstone samples showed mechanical strength and workability similar to the ones presented by the soapstone rocks. The samples produced from greenish-gray waste had higher mechanical strength than the yellowish-cream samples. Besides, the mechanical strength was more homogeneous, with higher Weibull module, in comparison to the soapstone rocks. Synthetic soapstone samples were sent to handcrafters in Santa Rita de Ouro Preto... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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Etude de l'obtention par voie de fusion et solidification controlées des poudres de manganite de lanthane et de strontium pour application dans les couches de cathode de piles à combustible de type SOFC / Study of the achievement by means of controlled fusion and solidification of lanthanum and strontium manganite powders for application as cathode layers in SOFCs

Morel, Constance 27 January 2010 (has links)
Nos travaux portent sur des manganites de lanthane et strontium (LSM), synthétisées par voie de fusion dans un four delévitation aérodynamique. Ce procédé, qui consiste à fondre des échantillons compactés sous impact laser, permetd’atteindre des températures très élevées (2500°C), tout en s’affranchissant des risques de pollution par le creuset. Lamicrostructure des produits obtenus a été caractérisée par DRX et observée au MEB. Leur composition chimique a étédéterminée par analyse EDS et leur stoechiométrie en oxygène, par ATG.L’étude a permis de définir les conditions nécessaires à l’obtention par fusion d’un matériau de composition LSM et destructure pérovskite. Nous avons mis en évidence les paramètres déterminants, montré en quoi ils affectent la nature desphases finales et proposé un mécanisme pour la cristallisation de celles-ci à partir du liquide de composition La1-xSrxMnO3±δ.Une méthode originale de détermination des propriétés élastiques (module d’Young, coefficient de Poisson) a été miseen oeuvre pour caractériser les produits d’un point de vue mécanique : la corrélation d’images enregistrées au cours d’unessai de traction indirecte par fendage. L’effet de l’ajout de différents dopants (Ga, Nb, Mg à raison de 5 et 10% sur lesite B) a été étudié en vue d’améliorer la tenue mécanique du LSM. / Our study concerns lanthanum and strontium manganites (LSM) synthesized by means of fusion in an aerodynamiclevitation furnace. This process consists in melting compacted samples with lasers, which enables to achievetemperatures as high as 2500°C while avoiding any pollution due to the crucible. The microstructure of the fusedproducts was characterized by XRD and investigated by SEM. Their chemical composition was determined by EDXanalyses and their O-stoichiometry by TGA.The study allowed us to define the conditions demanded in order to get a material exhibiting the LSM composition andthe purely perovskite structure. We evidenced the critical parameters, shew how they affect the final phases andproposed a mechanism for the crystallisation of these phases from a melt with the composition La1-xSrxMnO3±δ.To characterise our products from a mechanical point of view, an original method was used, based on the correlation ofimages recorded during an indirect tensile splitting test. Data on the elastic properties of the fused LSM were collectedand the effects on the mechanical strength of different dopants added on the B-site (Ga, Nb, Mg, 5 and 10%) werecompared.
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Investigation of the Addition of Basalt Fibres into Cement

Palme, Jahi 01 May 2014 (has links)
Mechanical properties of concrete are most commonly determined using destructive tests including: compression, flexure, and fracture notch specimen tests. However, nondestructive tests exist for evaluating the properties of concrete such as ultrasonic pulse velocity and impact echo tests. One of major issues with concrete (which has cement as its prime ingredient) is that unlike steel it is quasi-brittle material. It tends to want to crack when tensile stresses develop. Fibres have been added to concrete for many years to reduce the amount of and size of cracks cause by temperature changes or shrinkage. In more recent years, significant research has been carried out into the effect of the addition of basalt fibres to cement has on its mechanical strength. As well, developing concrete that is more durable, flexible, stronger, and less permeable than traditional concrete has been explored. It has become important to test and verify improvements that are made to the cement by basalt fibres as well as testing the general strength of concrete to stand up to constant pressure at varied strengths.
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Uma abordagem de ensaio de resistência mecânica de carvão vegetal. / An approach of charcoal mechanical strength tests.

Kurauchi, Martim Hideki Nakayama 30 July 2014 (has links)
A indústria de ferro e aço corresponde a cerca de 8% das emissões globais de CO2. O carvão vegetal é uma alternativa existente ao uso de carvão fóssil e coque na indústria metalúrgica e é utilizado em alguns altos fornos no Brasil. Embora possua algumas vantagens em termos de maior reatividade e menor teor de cinzas em relação ao coque, o carvão vegetal possui baixa resistência mecânica e alta friabilidade, dificultando o transporte, manuseio e os processos. Não existem normas para avaliar a resistência à compressão de carvão vegetal, e os métodos existentes empregados em outras pesquisas consistem em preparar corpos de prova livres de defeitos e comprimi-los na direção das fibras. Por se tratar de um material com formato irregular, granular e anisotrópico, estes ensaios podem não revelar o comportamento de um leito de carvão vegetal, como um todo, quando sujeito a cargas compressivas. Isto pode não representar condições industriais, onde a carga sobre o carvão não é aplicada exclusivamente na direção das fibras, mas é aplicada de maneira aleatória. Esta dissertação propõe uma abordagem para se quantificar os efeitos da aplicação de cargas compressivas sobre um leito de carvão vegetal distribuído aleatoriamente. Isto representa uma tentativa de simular condições mais próximas das industriais, como ocorreria em um alto forno, em vez de fazer a análise de pedaços individuais de carvão. Foi montado um aparato consistindo em um tubo contendo um leito de carvão e com um êmbolo empurrado por máquina de ensaio universal. As experiências consistem em utilizar o aparato para realizar repetições de ensaios de compressão de carvão de tamanho inicial controlado. Assim, é obtida uma distribuição granulométrica em função da carga aplicada, que é classificada por peneiramento e pesagem. A partir disto, a distribuição granulométrica é analisada de forma qualitativa e quantitativa com uso de ferramentas estatísticas. Através dos índices de quebra e sobrevivência, o método produz resultados reprodutíveis com número de repetições suficiente. Desta forma, é possível prever o comportamento de um leito de carvão vegetal sob compressão. / The iron- and steel industry is responsible for about 8% of the total global CO2 emissions. Charcoal is an existing alternative to the use of coal and coke in the metallurgical industry and is used in some blast furnaces in Brazil. Although it has some advantages against coke in terms of higher reactivity and lower ash contents, charcoal has inherently low mechanical strength and high friability, imposing difficulties to its transportation, handling and use in processes. There are no standards to evaluate charcoal compression strength, and the existing methods used in other researches consist in using prepared specimens and compressing them in the direction of the fibres. As charcoal is irregular shaped, granular and anisotropic, these tests may not reveal the behaviour of a charcoal bed, as a whole, when undergoing compressive loads. This may not relate to industrial conditions, where the load on charcoal is not exclusively applied on the direction of the fibres, but is randomly applied instead. This dissertation proposes an approach to quantify the effects of applying load on randomly distributed bulk charcoal. This represents an attempt of simulating conditions similar to what is expected in the industrial practice, such as in a blast furnace, rather than analysing individual pieces of charcoal. An apparatus has been prepared consisting of a tube and a piston that is pushed by an universal test machine. The experiments consist in carrying out repeated tests of compression of controlled sized charcoal with the apparatus. A particle size distribution is obtained as a function of the applied load, which is then classified by screening and weighing. Based on that, the particle size distribution is analysed both qualitative and quantitatively by using statistical tools. By means of the friability and survivability indexes, the method generates reproducible results with a sufficient number of repeats. In this way, it is possible to predict the behaviour of charcoal bulk under compression.
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Contribuições para a ciência e engenharia de materiais cimentícios: processamento, durabilidade e resistência mecânica. / Contributions to science and engineering of cementitious materials: processing, durability and mechanical strenght

Rossetto, Hebert Luís 24 April 2007 (has links)
A engenharia de materiais proporcionou os avanços mais notórios sobre o desempenho mecânico dos materiais cimentícios nas últimas décadas, ora por meio das técnicas de conformação, ora pelo projeto da microestrutura. Com isso, demonstrou-se ser falsa a idéia de que baixas resistências mecânicas seriam inerentes aos materiais cimentícios, mas, ao mesmo tempo, o restrito advento desses novos materiais aos setores de maior demanda os relegou à condição de alternativos apenas. O fato de cada tonelada de cimento Portland gerar outra tonelada de gases do efeito estufa indica que o quadro anterior precisa ser revisto. É por isso que uma das principais contribuições desse trabalho foi desenvolver a conformação por técnicas altamente produtivas e capazes de propiciar excelente desempenho mecânico, além da durabilidade, aos materiais cimentícios. A concepção e a construção de uma linha de prensagem por rolos foi o primeiro passo para que as placas cimentícias com resistência à compressão superior à 200MPa e reprodutibilidade compatível à das cerâmicas técnicas fossem obtidas de modo eficaz. Por sua vez, a extrusão, uma técnica capaz de produzir perfis com geometrias complexas e em grande quantidade, também foi bem adaptada aos materiais cimentícios, com excelente reprodutibilidade e resistência à flexão superior à 20MPa. Em ambas, prensagem e extrusão, o domínio da técnica nos permitiu obter componentes cimentícios cujas resistências mecânicas não sofrem influências de quaisquer que sejam os ambientes ao quais são expostos. A isso atribuímos o mais amplo conceito de durabilidade para um material cuja utilização depende da resistência mecânica ao longo de sua vida útil. Ainda, um método inovador para a durabilidade desses materiais foi desenvolvido neste trabalho: trata-se de sua impregnação por TEOS, um precursor de sílica molecular que reage com o hidróxido de cálcio para selar os poros pelos quais penetrou. Em números, significa a possibilidade de reduzir a porosidade dos corpos à base de cimento Portland para valores inferiores a 1% em volume, ao que se associa à concomitante redução de uma ordem de grandeza no coeficiente de difusão do íon cloro. Em resumo, os resultados que serão apresentados estão em ressonância com os mais rigorosos critérios de sustentabilidade num setor que urge por melhores perspectivas para o definitivo ingresso na era da industrialização: a construção civil. Porém, a maior virtude deste trabalho é não apenas aprimorar as etapas da engenharia dos materiais cimentícios, mas também aplicar a ciência para o entendimento da origem de sua resistência mecânica. De acordo com nossas comprovações experimentais, a resistência mecânica desses materiais é governada pelas moléculas de água confinadas em películas nanométricas entre as fases que se hidratam do cimento Portland. Essas moléculas de água se comportam como uma fase vítrea e, por sua vez, promovem adesão às superfícies que a confinam. Essa é também uma contribuição deste trabalho para tornar viável a nanotecnologia desses materiais por intermédio de um tema até então inexplorado: a adesão por água confinada. Acreditamos também que o grau de inovação sobre esse tema poderá extrapolar o material em si, visto que a vida como conhecemos é uma conseqüência direta das intrigantes propriedades da água e suas ligações hidrogênio. / The materials engineering afforded the most paramount known advances on the mechanical performance of cementitious materials in the last decades, through either casting techniques or microstructure design. Therewith, it was demonstrated to be false the idea that low mechanical strengths should be inherent to cement-based materials, but, at the same time, the limited ingress of these new materials to fields of great demands relegated them to the condition of merely alternative. The fact that each ton of Portland cement does create another ton of gases related to global warming indicates that the former situation needs to be reviewed. That is why one of the main contributions of this work was to improve casting techniques to render massive production and excellent mechanical performance, in addition to durability, for the cementitious materials. The concept and the construction of a roll compaction equipment were the first step to the cost-effective production of cementitious plates with compressive strength in excess of 200MPa, in addition to a reproducibility inasmuch as that of a technical ceramic. In the same way, the extrusion, a technique able to largely produce components of complex geometries, was also well adapted to cement-based materials which, again, showed excellent reproducibility and bending strength of more than 20MPa. In both, pressing and extrusion techniques, the control of processing steps was enough to get cement-based products whose mechanical strength barely changes, even after exposure to deleterious environments. Hereby, we attribute the widest concept of durability to a material which depends on the mechanical strength throughout its service life. Anyway, we also developed an innovative method to improve the durability of these materials along this work: TEOS impregnation. TEOS is a molecular precursor of silica which reacts with calcium hydroxide to seal the cementitious pores wherefrom it penetrated. Quantitatively, the porosity of Portland cement-based products dropped down to values around 1% in volume, what is related to concomitant reduction of chlorine ion diffusion coefficient of an order of magnitude. In summary, the results that will be demonstrated in the following chapters are in resonance with the most rigorous rules for sustainability, precisely in a field where such an initiative is welcome to help encouraging its industrialization: the building construction. However, it seems that the biggest virtue of this work is not only the improvements for cementitious materials engineering, but also to apply the science for the understanding of the origin of their mechanical strength. According to our experimental evidences, the mechanical strength of these materials is ruled by water molecules which are confined in nanometric layers between the hydrating phases of Portland cement. These water nanolayers behave themselves as glassy phase and, in their turn, promote adhesion to the surfaces which confine them. To the best of our knowledge, this work is one of the most promising contributions to become possible the nanotechnology of these materials, through a subject up to that time unexplored: the adhesion by confined water. Hence, it is likely that the innovation about this subject could exceed the material itself, once life as we know owes its peculiarities to the intrigant properties of water and to their hydrogen bonding.
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Desenvolvimento de material compósito polimérico para utilização na confecção de troquéis / Development of polimeric composite material for use in the confection of dies

João Luiz Portella Duarte 16 September 2009 (has links)
Na Odontologia, ao se confeccionar peças restauradoras dentárias, pela técnica indireta, o processo mais rotineiramente empregado utiliza um modelo de gesso, obtido a partir de um molde de elastômero, tomado de um dente preparado. Vários fatores podem influenciar na boa precisão de ajustes destas peças como o escoamento do material de vazamento dentro da moldagem, a compatibilidade do material de vazamento com o da moldagem, o tempo de presa, a estabilidade dimensional, a resistência mecânica do material quando da separação moldagem/modelo, a resistência a abrasão e a fidelidade de reprodução de detalhes. Materiais foram introduzidos na odontologia para utilização na confecção de troquéis no intuito de minimizar as desvantagens do gesso, como baixa resistência a abrasão e ligeira expansão de presa. Dentre eles os troquéis metalizados e as resinas epóxicas, que tem vantagens em relação às propriedades mecânicas, porém o primeiro exige técnica demorada e de alto custo e o segundo apresenta contração. O presente trabalho se propõe a testar uma nova composição de poliéster insaturado com estireno adicionado ao carbonato de cálcio em diferentes proporções (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 e 70%) e compará-la ao gesso tipo IV e a resina epoxídica com óxido de alumínio, através de ensaios mecânicos, de abrasão e de alteração dimensional, para avaliar a possibilidade de sua utilização como material de confecção de troquéis para a construção de restaurações indiretas. Para caracterização dos materiais foram feitas análises de espectrometria no infravermelho, Calorimetria de varredura diferencial, termogravimétrica e Microscopia eletrônica de varredura. O compósito a base de poliéster insaturado com 50% de carbonato de cálcio se mostrou viável para utilização como material para troquel. Quando comparado aos materiais de controle mostrou propriedades mecânicas próximas as da resina epoxídica e bem superiores ao gesso, resistência a abrasão superior ao gesso e inferior a resina epoxídica e alteração dimensional próxima a resina epoxídica e maior ao gesso. Sendo a formulação do poliéster/carbonato de cálcio apenas constituída de polímero, catalisador e carga, é possível melhorar a formulação modificando a carga e/ou acrescentando aditivos visando minimizar a contração de polimerização. / In dentistry, the most commonly used procedure to manufacture indirect dental restorations uses a cast of type IV stone. This cast is made from an elastomeric impression of a prepared tooth. Many factors may influence the accuracy of adaptation of these restorations, such as the flow of the pouring material into the mold, the compatibility between the pouring and the impression materials, the setting time, the dimensional stability, the mechanical strength of the material during the mold / cast separation, the abrasion resistance and fidelity to reproduce details. Materials were introduced for preparing dies in order to minimize the disadvantages of the stone, such as its low resistance to abrasion and slight expansion of setting. These materials include metal-plated dies and epoxy resins, which have advantages concerning mechanical properties. However, the first one has a time-consuming technique and requires high costs while the second material shows shrinkage. This study tested a new composition of unsaturated polyester with styrene added to calcium carbonate in different proportions (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70%) and compared it to the type IV stone and to the epoxy resin with aluminum oxide. This comparison was made by mechanical, abrasion and dimensional changes tests in order to evaluate the possibility of using it as material for dies in the process of construction of indirect restorations. The materials were characterized using the analysis of the infrared spectrometry, differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric and scanning electron microscopy. The composite based on unsaturated polyester with 50% calcium carbonate (P5) was considered viable as material for dies. When it was compared to the control materials the following results were found: a) the mechanical properties of P5 are similar to those ones of the epoxy resin and well above the stone ones; b) the abrasion resistance of this new material is lower in relation to the epoxy resin, but higher than the stone one; c) the values for dimensional changes were similar to the epoxy resin ones and superior to those ones found in stone. As the formulation of polyester / calcium carbonate only consists of a polymer, a catalyst and filler particles, it is possible to improve its composition by modifying the filler particles and / or adding additives to minimize the shrinkage of polymerization.

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