The aim of this study was to evaluate the cyclic and torsional fatigue resistance of Nickel-Titanium rotary instruments manufactured by different thermal treatments. Were tested a total of 140 rotary instruments (n=20): Genius (GN size 25, .04 taper), Trushape (TS size 25, .06 taper), Logic (LOG size 25, .06 taper), Vortex Blue (VB size 25, .06 taper), ProTaper Gold (PTG size 25, .08 taper), Hyflex CM (HCM size 25, .06 taper) and Hyflex EDM (EDM size 25, .08 taper). Cyclic fatigue resistance testing was performed using an artificial stainless steel canal with a curvature (60° angle and 5- mm radius) located at 5 mm from the tip. The files (n=10) rotated until fracture and time was recorded in seconds. The torsional test evaluated the angular deflection and torque at failure of the instruments (n=10) at 3 mm from the tip according to ISO 3630- 1. The fractured surface of five instruments of each brand was observed by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Data were analysed using one-way ANOVA and Tukey tests, and the level of significance was set at 5%. The cyclic fatigue resistance value of EDM size 25, .08 taper was significantly higher than those of all instruments tested (P<0.05). The LOG size 25, .06 taper showed a higher cyclic fatigue resistance than those of GN size 25, .04 taper; TS size 25, .06 taper (P<0.05). There was no difference among the others groups. The torsional test showed that PTG size 25, .08 taper had the highest torsional strength value of all instruments tested followed by VB size 25, .06 taper and EDM size 25, .06 taper (P<0.05). The LOG size 25, .06 taper showed significant difference only with GN size 25, .04 taper (P<0.05). No difference was found among the others groups (P>0.05). In relation to angular deflection, the GN size 25, .04 taper; TS size 25, .06 taper; HCM size 25, .06 taper, and EDM size 25, .08 taper showed significantly higher values until fracture than the others groups (P<0.05). No difference was found among PTG size 25, .08 taper, LOG size 25, .06 taper, and VB size 25, .06 taper (P<0.05). The EDM size 25, .08 taper presented the highest cyclic fatigue resistance among all the tested instruments. For the torsional test, the PTG size 25, .08 taper showed highest torsional strength and lowest angular deflection values. / O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a resistência às fadigas cíclica e torsional de instrumentos rotatórios de Níquel - Titânio fabricados por diferentes tratamentos térmicos. Foram testados o total de 140 instrumentos (n=20): Genius (GN diâmetro 25, conicidade .04), Trushape (TS diâmetro 25, conicidade .06), Logic (LOG diâmetro 25, conicidade .06), Vortex Blue (VB diâmetro 25, conicidade .06), ProTaper Gold (PTG diâmetro 25, conicidade .08), Hyflex CM (HCM diâmetro 25, conicidade .06) e Hyflex EDM (EDM diâmetro 25, conicidade .08). O teste de resistência à fadiga cíclica foi realizado utilizando um canal artificial de aço inoxidável com curvatura (ângulo de 60° e raio de 5mm) localizada a 5 mm da ponta. Os instrumentos (n=10) foram rotacionados até a fratura e tempo foi registrado em segundos. O teste torsional avaliou a deflexão angular e torque até a falha dos instrumentos (n=10) a 3 mm da ponta de acordo com a ISO 3630-1. A superfície da fratura de 5 instrumentos de cada fabricante foi observado utilizando o microscópio eletrônico de varredura (MEV). A análise-estatística foi realizada utilizando o teste de análise de variância com um fator ANOVA e teste de Tukey, o nível de significância foi de 5%. O valor de resistência a fadiga cíclica do EDM diâmetro 25, conicidade .08 foi significantemente maior que todos os instrumentos testados (P<0.05). A LOG diâmetro 25, conicidade .06 mostrou maior resistência à fadiga cíclica que o GN diâmetro 25, conicidade .04; TS diâmetro 25, conicidade .06 (P<0.05). Não houve diferença significante entre os outros grupos. O teste torsional mostrou que PTG diâmetro 25, conicidade .08 obteve o maior valor de torque até a fratura de todos os instrumentos testados seguido por VB diâmetro 25, conicidade .06 e EDM diâmetro 25, conicidade .06 (P<0.05). O LOG diâmetro 25, conicidade .06 mostrou diferença significativa apenas com com GN diâmetro 25, conicidade .04 (P<0.05). Não houve diferença significativa entre os outros grupos (P>0.05). Em relação a deflexão angula, o GN diâmetro 25, conicidade .04; TS diâmetro 25, conicidade .06; HCM diâmetro 25, conicidade .06 e EDM diâmetro 25, conicidade .08 apresentou significantimente o maior valor até a fratura que os outros grupos (P<0.05). Nao foi encontrado diferença significativa entre PTG diâmetro 25, conicidade .08, LOG diâmetro 25, conicidade .06, e VB diâmetro 25, conicidade .06 (P<0.05). O EDM diâmetro 25, conicidade .08 apresentou a maior resistência a fadiga cíclica entre todos os instrumentos testados. Para o teste torsional, o PTG diâmetro 25, conicidade .08 apresentou o maior valor de torque e menor deflexão angular.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the cyclic and torsional fatigue resistance of Nickel-Titanium rotary instruments manufactured by different thermal treatments. Were tested a total of 140 rotary instruments (n=20): Genius (GN size 25, .04 taper), Trushape (TS size 25, .06 taper), Logic (LOG size 25, .06 taper), Vortex Blue (VB size 25, .06 taper), ProTaper Gold (PTG size 25, .08 taper), Hyflex CM (HCM size 25, .06 taper) and Hyflex EDM (EDM size 25, .08 taper). Cyclic fatigue resistance testing was performed using an artificial stainless steel canal with a curvature (60° angle and 5- mm radius) located at 5 mm from the tip. The files (n=10) rotated until fracture and time was recorded in seconds. The torsional test evaluated the angular deflection and torque at failure of the instruments (n=10) at 3 mm from the tip according to ISO 3630- 1. The fractured surface of five instruments of each brand was observed by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Data were analysed using one-way ANOVA and Tukey tests, and the level of significance was set at 5%. The cyclic fatigue resistance value of EDM size 25, .08 taper was significantly higher than those of all instruments tested (P<0.05). The LOG size 25, .06 taper showed a higher cyclic fatigue resistance than those of GN size 25, .04 taper; TS size 25, .06 taper (P<0.05). There was no difference among the others groups. The torsional test showed that PTG size 25, .08 taper had the highest torsional strength value of all instruments tested followed by VB size 25, .06 taper and EDM size 25, .06 taper (P<0.05). The LOG size 25, .06 taper showed significant difference only with GN size 25, .04 taper (P<0.05). No difference was found among the others groups (P>0.05). In relation to angular deflection, the GN size 25, .04 taper; TS size 25, .06 taper; HCM size 25, .06 taper, and EDM size 25, .08 taper showed significantly higher values until fracture than the others groups (P<0.05). No difference was found among PTG size 25, .08 taper, LOG size 25, .06 taper, and VB size 25, .06 taper (P<0.05). The EDM size 25, .08 taper presented the highest cyclic fatigue resistance among all the tested instruments. For the torsional test, the PTG size 25, .08 taper showed highest torsional strength and lowest angular deflection values. / O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a resistência às fadigas cíclica e torsional de instrumentos rotatórios de Níquel - Titânio fabricados por diferentes tratamentos térmicos. Foram testados o total de 140 instrumentos (n=20): Genius (GN diâmetro 25, conicidade .04), Trushape (TS diâmetro 25, conicidade .06), Logic (LOG diâmetro 25, conicidade .06), Vortex Blue (VB diâmetro 25, conicidade .06), ProTaper Gold (PTG diâmetro 25, conicidade .08), Hyflex CM (HCM diâmetro 25, conicidade .06) e Hyflex EDM (EDM diâmetro 25, conicidade .08). O teste de resistência à fadiga cíclica foi realizado utilizando um canal artificial de aço inoxidável com curvatura (ângulo de 60° e raio de 5mm) localizada a 5 mm da ponta. Os instrumentos (n=10) foram rotacionados até a fratura e tempo foi registrado em segundos. O teste torsional avaliou a deflexão angular e torque até a falha dos instrumentos (n=10) a 3 mm da ponta de acordo com a ISO 3630-1. A superfície da fratura de 5 instrumentos de cada fabricante foi observado utilizando o microscópio eletrônico de varredura (MEV). A análise-estatística foi realizada utilizando o teste de análise de variância com um fator ANOVA e teste de Tukey, o nível de significância foi de 5%. O valor de resistência a fadiga cíclica do EDM diâmetro 25, conicidade .08 foi significantemente maior que todos os instrumentos testados (P<0.05). A LOG diâmetro 25, conicidade .06 mostrou maior resistência à fadiga cíclica que o GN diâmetro 25, conicidade .04; TS diâmetro 25, conicidade .06 (P<0.05). Não houve diferença significante entre os outros grupos. O teste torsional mostrou que PTG diâmetro 25, conicidade .08 obteve o maior valor de torque até a fratura de todos os instrumentos testados seguido por VB diâmetro 25, conicidade .06 e EDM diâmetro 25, conicidade .06 (P<0.05). O LOG diâmetro 25, conicidade .06 mostrou diferença significativa apenas com com GN diâmetro 25, conicidade .04 (P<0.05). Não houve diferença significativa entre os outros grupos (P>0.05). Em relação a deflexão angula, o GN diâmetro 25, conicidade .04; TS diâmetro 25, conicidade .06; HCM diâmetro 25, conicidade .06 e EDM diâmetro 25, conicidade .08 apresentou significantimente o maior valor até a fratura que os outros grupos (P<0.05). Nao foi encontrado diferença significativa entre PTG diâmetro 25, conicidade .08, LOG diâmetro 25, conicidade .06, e VB diâmetro 25, conicidade .06 (P<0.05). O EDM diâmetro 25, conicidade .08 apresentou a maior resistência a fadiga cíclica entre todos os instrumentos testados. Para o teste torsional, o PTG diâmetro 25, conicidade .08 apresentou o maior valor de torque e menor deflexão angular.

Introduction: One of the key prerequisites of high-quality endodontic treatment is the use of endodontic NiTi instruments for the preparation of root canals. The purpose of this dissertation is to evaluate the effect of individual factors which influence the life of endodontic instruments during the clinical treatment of root canals. The dissertation will evaluate the effect the curvature of the canals, the shape of the tip of the instrument, the speed and type of rotation, and the influence of sterilization. The effect of low-temperature plasma nitriding on the fatigue life of the instruments will also be investigated. Materials and methods: Several endodontic systems used for the machine preparation of root canals were studied. The study focused predominantly on the cyclic fatigue of rotary endodontic instruments, wherein the files were rotated in artificial curved root canals. Additionally, the influence of sterilization on the life of the instruments was also examined. Finally, the instruments were treated using thermal plasma nitridation for the purpose of improving their properties. The instruments were then analyzed using a scanning electron microscope and a microhardness meter. Results: Testing cyclic fatigue in artificial root canals with radii R3 and R5 revealed that instruments with a...

Submitted by Johnny Rodrigues (johnnyrodrigues@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-04-26T19:19:12Z No. of bitstreams: 1 HENRIQUE MARTINNI RAMOS DE OLIVEIRA - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGEM 2014..pdf: 5119070 bytes, checksum: 23504b03a49c79c4f4d5a4f8815ee9ac (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-04-26T19:19:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 HENRIQUE MARTINNI RAMOS DE OLIVEIRA - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGEM 2014..pdf: 5119070 bytes, checksum: 23504b03a49c79c4f4d5a4f8815ee9ac (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-08-01 / CNPq / Capes / As Ligas com Memória de Forma (LMF) devem seu comportamento único a uma transformação de fase reversível entre duas estruturas cristalinas: martensita (baixa temperatura e menor rigidez) e austenita (alta temperatura e maior rigidez). Essa transformação pode ocorrer em consequência de dois estímulos diferentes: uma mudança de temperatura ou aplicação de tensão mecânica, ambos acima de valores críticos característicos desses materiais. Do segundo caso resulta o fenômeno da superelasticidade, que é a capacidade de recuperar totalmente a deformação após o carregamento e descarregamento mecânico na fase de mais alta temperatura (austenita). No decorrer dessa deformação ocorre a transformação de fase induzida por tensão da austenita para a martensita. Esta transformação é exotérmica e tende a se estabilizar após certo número de ciclos de deformação. Estudos sobre as propriedades dinâmicas das LMF mostram que o comportamento superelástico é dependente da taxa de deformação, ou em outras palavras, da frequência de excitação. Este comportamento resulta da combinação complexa entre tensão mecânica, temperatura e taxa de dissipação do calor latente gerado no material. Observou-se também que altas frequências diminuem a capacidade de dissipação de calor latente, resultando no aumento de temperatura do material e valores de tensão de transformação de fase maiores. Considerações como estas são importantes para a modelagem do comportamento dinâmico do material, aplicável, por exemplo, em sistemas de absorção de vibração de construções civis. Nesse contexto, o objetivo deste trabalho é estudar experimentalmente a influência da frequência sobre o comportamento dinâmico superelástico de fios de LMF Ni-Ti pré-estabilizados, assim como os efeitos da geração de calor sobre as propriedades mecânicas avaliadas. Os testes realizados corresponderam a ensaios dinâmicos de tração uniaxial em fios superelásticos de LMF Ni-Ti com variação de freqüência e simultâneo acompanhamento de temperatura do material, usando uma máquina de ensaios da marca MTS modelo MTS 793 series. / Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) owe their behavior unique to a reversible phase transformation between two crystalline structures: martensite (low temperature and stiffness) and austenite (high temperature and stiffness). This phase change can occur as a result of two distinct stimuli: a change in temperature or an applied mechanical stress, both over certain critical values, characteristic of this materials. From the latter it results the phenomenon of the superelasticity, which is the ability to totally recover a deformation after simply ceasing the load. During this deformation occurs a stressinduced martensitic transformation from austenite to martensite, being it an exothermal process and that tends to stabilize after a certain number of cycles. Investigation concerning dynamic properties of SMA demonstrate that its superelastic behavior depends on the strain rate, or in other words, on the excitation frequency. This behavior results from the complex combination of mechanical stress, temperature and rate of latent heat dissipation generated in the material. It was also observed that high frequencies diminish the capacity of dissipation of latent heat, resulting in an increase in the material temperature and, therefore, in higher values of phase transformation stresses. This kind of consideration is fundamental in dynamic behavior modeling, applicable for instance, in vibration absorption systems in civil building. In this context, the objective of this work is experimentally study the influence of the frequency on superelastic behavior of pre-stabilized Ni-Ti SMA superelastic wires, as well as the effects of heat generation on the evaluated mechanical properties. Dynamical tests were performed in a uniaxial tensile mode in Ni-Ti SMA superelastic wires varying the frequency and simultaneously monitoring sample’s temperature, using a test machine from MTS, model MTS 793 series.

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This work is focused on study of mechanical properties of NiTi alloy which shows pseudoelastic and shape memory behaviour. Functional and structural fatigue of the material is examined. The main aim of this work was to perform and to evaluate a series of fatigue tests. The material was supplied in the form of wire which was gripped in the machine using special grips. In the first part of the experiment, tensile tests are evaluated and the reproducibility of measurements is demonstrated. Then, a series of cyclic tests was performed. Results were analysed together with previous measurements. One part of discussion concerned changes of the hysteresis loops during cycling and their dependence on strain rate. The fatigue life curves were plotted. It was found that these curves have non-standard shapes. The reasons for this are explained in the work.

Ce travail décrit une étude expérimentale sur des tôles en Ni-Ti à température ambiante en cisaillement plan simple, et pour des vitesses de déformation de 10-4 à 103/s. En quasi-statique (10-4-10-2/s), la mesure optique du champ de déplacement est indispensable à cause du faible déplacement (0.3mm). Des essais à vitesse de déformation intermédiaire (10-1-101/s) ont été réalisés avec la Machine MTS modifiée, capable d'aller à 300mm/s. Une caméra rapide est nécessaire pour suivre ces tests. Enfin, des barres de Hopkinson sont utilisées pour les essais à haute vitesse (102-103/s).Les efforts se sont concentrés sur la méthodologie afin d'explorer les limites expérimentales. Au niveau mécanique, des efforts ont été apportés sur la conception des montages des mors pour combiner des exigences contradictoires. Au niveau mesure, des caméras optiques fonctionnant jusqu'à 5M images/s ont été utilisées. La texture des images, la peinture, la lumière, la taille d'élément et l'incertitude sont analysées. De plus, la caméra infrarouge est utilisée pour confirmer l'observation optique sous faibles vitesses de déformation.Finalement, des essais ont été réalisés pour 7 ordres de grandeurs de la vitesse de déformation, avec identification de la relation contrainte-déformation et observation de l'évolution de la bande de transformation. On observe : (i) Une augmentation de la contrainte avec la vitesse de déformation. (ii) Un champ de déformation non homogène, même en faible vitesse, avec une bande à 10 degrés par rapport à la direction de cisaillement. (iii) Deux bandes séparées à haute vitesse (102/s), ce qui indique que la bande de localisation dépend de la vitesse de chargement. / This work describes an experimental study on a NiTi alloy at the ambient temperature (Pseudoelastic behavior) under the double in-plane shear loading over strain rates from 10-4 to 103/s. Under quasi-static loadings (10-4-10-2/s), the optical full-field measurement is necessary because of the very small displacement (0.3mm). The intermediate loading rates (10-1-101/s) are realized with a modified MTS machine able to load at 300mm/s. Moreover, a high-speed camera is needed to follow such tests. Finally, the Split Hopkinson bars are used to perform tests at impact loading rates (102-103/s).The main effort has been made on the methodological study to explore the experimental possibility. For the mechanical level, the attention has been paid on the design of the clamping system to cope with the contradictory requirements. For the measuring level, different optical cameras with sampling rate till to 5M frames/second are used. The texture, the painting, the lightening, the element size and the uncertainty are analyzed. Furthermore, an infrared camera was used at lower loading rates to confirm the DIC measurement.The tests are continually performed over 7 decades of the strain rate. The nominal stress-strain curves and the detailed observation of the transformation band evolution are measured. The main findings are as follows: (i) Regular stress increase with the strain rate; (ii) an inhomogeneous strain field under in-plane shear condition, even at very low strain rates, with a band at 10 degrees from the shear direction under lower strain rates. (iii) Two separated bands at the strain rate of 102/s, which suggests that the localized transformation bands are rate dependent.