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Les directives de l'Union Européenne conditionnent la R&D du secteur automobile concernant l'utilisation de matériaux plus légers ayant pour but de réduire la consommation de carburant et une diminution de l’émission de gaz d’échappement. L’objectif est de mettre au point des aciers allégés d’au moins 10% (ρmax ≈ 7g/cm3). Les alliages fer-aluminium possèdent des propriétés physiques et mécaniques prometteuses mais présentent des défauts de surface appelés roping, apparaissant après l’emboutissage à froid. Cette étude a consisté à mieux comprendre les conditions de recristallisation au cours du laminage à chaud afin de contrôler la microstructure et ainsi limiter ces défauts. Il est généralement admis, lors d’une déformation à chaud, que les alliages ferritiques, à haute énergie de défaut d’empilement, donnent lieu aux processus de recristallisation dynamique géométrique (RDG) et de recristallisation dynamique continue (RDC). Dans cette étude, l’existence d’une transition entre les mécanismes de RDC et de recristallisation dynamique discontinue (RDD) a été mise en évidence pour des températures comprises entre 900 et 1100°C et des vitesses de déformation comprises entre 0,1 et 50s 1. La recristallisation post dynamique a aussi été étudiée afin d’observer l’évolution de la microstructure lors de maintiens en température. Un modèle développé antérieurement pour la RDC de l’aluminium a ensuite été utilisé afin de simuler une passe de laminage. Bien que la comparaison des résultats expérimentaux et simulés fasse apparaître un certain nombre de différences, ce modèle permet de reproduire qualitativement les évolutions de la microstructure. / The instructions of the European Union pilot the R&D in the automotive industry regarding the use of lightweight materials which aims at reducing fuel consumption and emission of exhaust gases.The objective is to develop steels of density reduced by at least 10% (ρmax ≈ 7g/cm3). Iron aluminum alloys display promising physical and mechanical properties but they often exhibit surface defects, referred to as roping, appearing after the deep drawing process. This study was carried out to better understand the conditions of recrystallization during hot rolling to control the microstructure and thereby limit these defects.During hot deformation, it is generally agreed that geometric dynamic recrystallization (GDRX) and continuous dynamic recrystallization (CDRX) operate in ferritic alloys with high stacking fault energy. In this study, the existence of a transition between CDRX and the mechanism of discontinuous dynamic recrystallization (DDRX) has been brought into evidence in the temperature range 900 1100°C and strain rate range 0.1-50s-1. Post-dynamic recrystallization was also studied to observe the evolution of microstructure during holding temperatures.A model formerly developed for the CDRX of aluminum was then used to simulate a rolling pass. Comparison of computed and experimental results shows some differences but this model can reproduce microstructural changes qualitatively.

Les aciers inoxydables ferritiques stabilisés, aussi performants dans de nombreux domaines et moins chers que les aciers inoxydables austénitiques, souffrent cependant d’une formabilité inférieure (mise en forme + défaut de chiffonnage / roping). Il convient donc d’optimiser les microstructures et textures finales de ces produits, ce qui passe entre autres par une meilleure connaissance de l’évolution du matériau durant le laminage à chaud (LAC).Des essais de bipoinçonnement effectués sur une machine Gleeble®, simulant la compression plane à cœur du matériau durant le LAC, ont permis de simuler des schémas de laminage mono et multipasses. Les effets de la déformation, de la température, de la vitesse de déformation, de la taille de grains initiale et de la composition chimique sur les évolutions dynamiques (durant une passe de laminage) et post-dynamiques (durant un temps interpasse) ont été investigués.Une passe de LAC fragmente la microstructure en cristallites par recristallisation dynamique continue (RDC). Une partie de ces cristallites deviendront les germes de la recristallisation post-dynamique (RPD) au cours du temps interpasse. Celui-ci se caractérise par la simultanéité d’activation de nouveaux germes, de la croissance de grains recristallisés au sein de zones écrouies mais également au détriment d’autres grains recristallisés.Le couplage d’un modèle de RDC existant avec un modèle de RPD créé à partir des observations expérimentales, permet de simuler des schémas de LAC multipasses et de retranscrire les effets de la majorité des paramètres opératoires. / Stabilized ferritic stainless steels are as efficient as austenitic stainless steels in many areas and less expensive. However, they suffer from a lower formability (forming + roping defect). It is therefore necessary to optimize the final microstructures and textures of these products, which requires in particular a better understanding of the evolution of the material during hot rolling.Plane strain compression tests carried out on a Gleeble® machine, reproducing the deformation during hot rolling in the center of the material, permitted to perform single- and multi-pass rolling schedules. The effects of deformation, temperature, strain rate, initial grain size and chemical composition on dynamic (during a rolling pass) and post- dynamic (during an inter-pass time) evolutions were investigated.A hot rolling pass fragments the microstructure and creates crystallites by continuous dynamic recrystallization (CDRX). A part of these crystallites becomes nuclei for the post-dynamic recrystallization (PDRX) during inter-pass time. The latter is characterized by the simultaneous activation of new nuclei and growth of recrystallized grains, not only within strain-hardened zones but also at the expense of other grains already recrystallized.The coupling of an existing CDRX model with a PDRX model based on experimental results allows to simulate multi-pass hot rolling schedules and to reproduce the effects of most of the operating parameters.

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Recent advances in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of diseases using cell transplantation have emphasized the urgent need to cryopreserve many types of cells. In transfusion medicine, red blood cell (RBC) transfusions are used to treat anemia and inherited blood disorders, replace blood lost during or after surgery and treat accident victims and mass casualty events. In regenerative medicine, mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy offers promising treatment for tissue injury and immune disorders. Current cryoprotective agents (CPAs) utilized for RBCs and MSCs are 40% glycerol and 10% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), respectively. Although glycerol is required for successful cryopreservation of RBCs, it must be removed from RBCs post-thaw using costly and time-consuming deglycerolization procedures to avoid intravascular hemolysis. Unfortunately, while DMSO prevents cell damage and increases post-thaw MSC viability and recovery, recent reports have suggested that MSCs cryopreserved in DMSO display compromised function post-thaw. As a result, improvements to the current cryopreservation protocols such as reducing post-thaw RBC processing times and improving MSC function post-thaw are necessary in order to meet the increasing demands of emerging cellular therapies. Ice recrystallization has been identified as a significant contributor to cellular injury and death during cryopreservation. Consequently, the ability to inhibit ice recrystallization is a very desirable property for an effective CPA, unlike the conventional CPAs such as DMSO and glycerol that function via a different mechanism and do not control or inhibit ice recrystallization. Over the past few years, our laboratory has reported several different classes of small molecules capable of inhibiting ice recrystallization such as lysine-based surfactants, non-ionic carbohydrate-based amphiphiles (alkyl and aryl aldonamides) and O-linked alkyl and aryl glycosides. The use of these small molecule ice recrystallization inhibitors (IRIs) as novel CPAs has become an important strategy to improve cell viability and function post-thaw. With the overall goal to identify highly effective inhibitors of ice recrystallization, the first part of this thesis examines the IRI activity of three diverse classes of small molecules including carbohydrate-based surfactants bearing an azobenzene moiety, fluorinated aryl glycosides and phosphate sugars. While the majority of the carbohydrate-based surfactants and fluorinated aryl glycosides were not effective inhibitors of ice recrystallization, this work revealed that monosaccharides possessing a phosphate group could be effective IRIs. Our laboratory has previously demonstrated that small molecule IRIs β-PMP-Glc and β-pBrPh-Glc can protect human RBCs from cellular injury during freezing using reduced concentrations of glycerol (15% w/v). This was significant as reducing the concentration of glycerol can drastically decrease deglycerolization times. Consequently, structure- function studies were conducted on β-PMP-Glc and β-pBrPh-Glc to elucidate key structural features that further enhance their IRI activity and may increase their cryoprotective ability. In particular, the influence of an azido moiety on the IRI activity of β-PMP-Glc and β-pBrPh-Glc was investigated and it was determined that the position of the azide substituent on the pyranose ring is crucial for effective inhibition of ice recrystallization. Furthermore, the presence of an azido group at C-3 was found to increase the IRI activity of β-PMP-Glc and β-pBrPh-Glc. Despite the discovery that β-PMP-Glc and β-pBrPh-Glc are beneficial additives for the freezing of RBCs, a significant amount of cellular damage occurred during deglycerolization, resulting in very low cell recoveries. Thus, IRI active azido aryl glucosides were explored for their cryopreservation potential in RBCs to determine whether they could function as effective additives that reduce cellular damage post-thaw and improve cell recovery. One of the most significant results of this thesis is the discovery that azido aryl glucosides can successfully cryopreserve RBCs in the presence of 15% glycerol with significantly improved cell recovery. This thesis also explores the use of small molecule IRIs to improve the cryopreservation of MSCs. In particular, the addition of an N-aryl-aldonamide (2FA) to the standard 10% DMSO solution was found to enhance the proliferative capacity of MSCs post-thaw. Lastly, the ability of small molecule IRIs to cross the cell membrane and behave as permeating CPAs was evaluated in two different cell models, RBCs and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). These studies demonstrated that small molecule IRIs are capable of permeating the cell membrane and controlling intracellular ice recrystallization.

Les matériaux ODS (Oxide Dispersion Strengthened), mis au point par métallurgie des poudres, sont la solution de référence pour le gainage du combustible nucléaire des nouveaux réacteurs de génération IV à fort taux de combustion. Ils présentent une résistance au gonflement sous irradiation augmentée par rapport aux aciers austénitiques et une grande stabilité dimensionnelle en fluage induite par une dispersion homogène de nano-particules stables à haute température. Après co-broyage de la poudre d'alliage maître avec une poudre d'oxydes d'yttrium, le matériau est consolidé par filage à chaud, puis mis en forme à froid par laminage à pas de pèlerin. Les matériaux ODS sont caractérisés par une faible ductilité et une dureté élevée à température ambiante. Les passes de laminage doivent être entrecoupées par des traitements thermiques intermédiaires afin de restaurer le tube et éviter tout endommagement pendant la gamme de transformation.Cette étude vise à identifier les points clés pour la maîtrise de la gamme de transformation à froid de deux nuances ODS : une nuance ferritique Fe-14Cr-1W et une nuance martensitique Fe-9Cr-1W. Les relations entre les traitements thermomécaniques et la microstructure sont étudiées à partir de caractérisations multi-échelles. La compréhension des mécanismes d'évolution de la microstructure permet de proposer, pour chaque nuance, une gamme de transformation à froid robuste. Pour la nuance ferritique Fe-14Cr-1W, la déformabilité est assurée par une croissance des grains à haute température suivant un mécanisme de type Strain Induced Boundary Migration (SIBM). Des optimisations s'appuyant sur une recristallisation primaire sont envisagées. Pour la nuance martensitique Fe-9Cr-1W, la gamme mise en œuvre permet d'obtenir un matériau dont la déformabilité et les caractéristiques mécaniques à chaud sont équivalentes voire meilleures que celles des nuances de la littérature. Des évolutions des gammes et de la composition chimique sont proposées pour améliorer la résistance à la corrosion et au fluage. / Oxide dispersion strengthened steels, elaborated by powder metallurgy, are considered as reference materials for high burn up cladding tubes for future Sodium Cooled Fast reactors. They present superior radiation resistance compared with austenitic steels and high creep strength due to reinforcement by the homogeneous dispersion of hard nano-sized particles. After mechanical alloying of the matrix powder and the yttrium oxides, ODS steels are consolidated by hot extrusion and manufactured by using cold pilgerin process. ODS steels are usually characterized by a low ductility and a high hardness at room temperature. The cold-rolling passes have to be punctuated by intermediate heat treatments in order to soften the raw tube and avoid any damage in the course of manufacturing.The aim of this study is to identify the key points for the control of the manufacturing of two grades: a Fe-14Cr-1W ferritic grade and a Fe-9Cr-1W martensitic grade. The relationship between thermomechanical treatments and microstructure is studied by multi-scale characterizations. The understanding of the microstructure evolution permits the determination of robust fabrication routes for both grades. The deformability of the ODS Fe-14Cr-1W ferritic grade is ensured by grain growth at high temperature following a Strain Induced Boundary Migration (SIBM) mechanism. Optimizations through primary recrystallization are proposed. Fabrication route of ODS Fe-9Cr-1W martensitic grade permits to obtain a material characterized by deformability and high temperature mechanical properties similar or even better than those of literature grades. Fabrication routes evolutions and chemical composition optimization are proposed to improve the corrosion and thermal creep resistance.

O desgaste abrasivo de dois aços austeníticos ao manganês, materiais com grande utilização na mineração, foi estudado empregando metodologia multiescala (escalas: macro, meso e micro). Na macroescala foram estudados os mecanismos de dano e de desgaste de revestimento de britador utilizado em campo. Na mesoescala foram realizados ensaios de britador de mandíbula e de esclerometria linear. Na microescala o ensaio de esclerometria linear foi utilizado para avaliar os efeitos da camada encruada em campo e da orientação cristalográfica dos grãos austeníticos dos aços com 12 %Mn e 20 %Mn. As técnicas de caracterização utilizadas nesta pesquisa foram: macro e microdureza, nanodureza instrumentada, MO, MEV, DRX, EBSD, FIB e MET. A pesquisa foi dividida em três Capítulos, intitulados: \"Desgaste abrasivo dos aços austeníticos com 12 %Mn e 20 %Mn via ensaio de britador de mandíbula\"; \"Efeito do encruamento e da orientação cristalográfica no desgaste por riscamento dos aços austeníticos 12 %Mn e 20 %Mn\"; e \"Microestrutura da subsuperfície do aço austenítico com 12 %Mn deformado por desgaste abrasivo\". O primeiro Capítulo mostrou, a partir do ensaio de britador de mandíbulas (mesoescala), que o aço com 20 %Mn tem tendência de maior resistência ao desgaste que o aço com 12 %Mn. Este resultado foi obtido para a mandíbula fixa do britador, na qual a severidade de desgaste foi superior a mandíbula móvel, por apresentar microcorte e microsulcamento como micromecanismos predominantes, enquanto na mandíbula móvel o micromecanismo predominante foi a microendentação. No segundo Capítulo observou-se que o desgaste por riscamento (mesoescala e microescala) não depende do perfil de encruamento gerado em campo. Entretanto, foi identificado o efeito da orientação cristalográfica, planos (001), (111) e (101), no desgaste por riscamento dos aços com 12 %Mn e 20 %Mn. No último Capítulo a análise multiescala mostrou que a microestrutura deformada na subsuperfície sofre alterações semelhantes em diferentes intensidades. Nas três escalas de análise foram observadas uma camada com grãos ultrafinos (nanométricos), na subsuperfície, e uma de transição com maclas de deformação. A formação dos grãos ultrafinos foi associada à recristalização dinâmica por deformação plástica, na qual faz parte do mecanismo de auto reparação superficial. Além dos resultados apresentados, o desenvolvimento desta pesquisa de doutorado permitiu a elaboração de duas metodologias: i. análise do efeito da orientação cristalográfica no desgaste por microesclerometria; e ii. análise de microestrutura revelada por ataque iônico - FIB. / The abrasive wear of two manganese austenitic steels, materials broadly used in mining industry, was studied using multiscale methodology (scales: macro, meso and micro). In the macroscale the mechanisms of damage and wear of in-service crusher liner were studied. In the mesoscale, jaw crusher and linear scratch tests were performed. In the microscale the linear scratch test was used to evaluate the effects of the hardening layer and the crystallographic orientation of the austenitic grains of steels with 12 %Mn and 20 %Mn. The characterization techniques used in this research were: macro and microhardness, instrumented nanohardness, OM, MEV, DRX, EBSD, FIB and TEM. The research was divided into three chapters, entitled: \"Abrasive wear of steels with 12 %Mn and 20 %Mn via jaw crusher test\"; \"The effect of the in-service workhardening and crystallographic orientation on the micro-scratch wear of austenitic steels with 12 %Mn and 20 %Mn\"; and \"Subsurface microstructure of the deformed austenitic steel with 12 %Mn by abrasive wear\". The first chapter showed, from the jaw crusher tests (i.e. mesoscale), that the steel with 20 %Mn tends to be more wear resistant than the steel with 12 %Mn. This result was obtained to the fixed jaw crusher, in which the wear severity was superior to the movable jaw, since it presents microcutting and microploughing as predominant micromechanisms, whereas in the mobile jaw the predominant micromechanism was microendentation. In the second chapter, it was observed that scratch wear (i.e. meso and microscale) does not depend on the in-service work-hardening profile. However, it was identified the effect of crystallographic orientation, (001), (111) and (101) planes, on the scratch wear of the steels with 12% Mn and 20% Mn. In the last chapter, the multiscale analysis showed that the subsurface deformed microstructure changes with different intensities. At the three analysis scales, a layer with ultrafine grains was observed in the subsurface and mechanical twins. The formation of this layer, with nanometric grains, was associated with dynamic recrystallization by plastic deformation, in which it is part of the self healing effect. In addition to the results found, the development of this doctoral research allowed for the elaboration of two methodologies: i. Analysis of the effect of crystallographic orientation on the scratch wear; and ii. Microstructure analysis revealed by ion etching - FIB.

O crescente interesse em novos métodos para a geração de energia limpa e sustentável contribui para o desenvolvimento de materiais avançados destinados a aplicações estruturais em reatores de fusão nuclear. Os principais resultados obtidos quanto à caracterização microestrutural de dois aços endurecidos por dispersão de óxidos, candidatos potenciais a este tipo de aplicação, são apresentados. Um dos aços contém 9%Cr e o outro 13%Cr (% em massa). Os aços foram laminados até 80% de redução e recozidos até temperaturas próximas a 0,9 Tf, onde Tf é o ponto de fusão. A cinética de amolecimento foi acompanhada por meio de medidas de dureza Vickers em função da temperatura de recozimento e do tempo. Amostras representativas foram caracterizadas via microscopia eletrônica de transmissão e de varredura e por difração de elétrons retroespalhados. As temperaturas das transformações de fases foram determinadas por técnicas como dilatometria e análise térmica diferencial. Curvas de magnetização em função do campo magnético aplicado até 15 kOe foram obtidas para o aço com 9%Cr. Medidas de difração de raios X para determinar a densidade de discordâncias também foram realizadas em amostras representativas do aço com 9%Cr. Os resultados até o momento mostram que o engrossamento microestrutural destes aços só se torna significativo quando o recozimento é feito em temperaturas acima de 0,8 Tf. Em temperaturas mais baixas, ainda no campo ferrítico, a recuperação prevalece e a fração recristalizada é baixa. A resistência destes materiais à recristalização se deve à presença das partículas de óxido de ítrio dispersas na matriz que dificultam a movimentação e o rearranjo das discordâncias e contornos durante sua migração. Por outro lado, partículas grosseiras como as dos carbonetos M23C6 estimulam a recristalização atuando como sítios preferenciais para a nucleação. O recozimento em temperaturas elevadas no campo austenítico resultou no aumento considerável na dureza Vickers e na densidade de discordâncias para o aço com 9%Cr devido à transformação martensítica. No aço com 13%Cr os resultados também sugerem a ocorrência da transformação martensítica. / There is an increasing interest in the development of new, sustainable, clean and safe sources of energy. In view of these requirements, the development of advanced materials for future nuclear fusion reactors becomes essential. This work investigates the annealing behavior and the microstructural stability of two oxide dispersion strengthened steels with 9%Cr and 13%Cr ODS steels. These materials are potential candidates for structural applications in future fusion reactors. The two ODS steels were cold rolled to 80% thickness reduction. Samples were annealed in vacuum at temperatures of about 0.9 Tm, where Tm is the melting point. The microstructural characterization was performed by Vickers hardness testing, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) performed by a highresolution SEM. Important temperatures related to the phase transformations were determined with aid of dilatometry and differential thermal analysis (DTA). Magnetization curves as a function of applied magnetic fields up to 15 kOe were obtained for 9%Cr ODSEurofer. X-ray diffraction experiments were also performed on 9%Cr steel to evaluate the dislocation density in several metallurgical conditions. Results show that microstructural coarsening becomes significant when annealing is performed above 0.8 Tm. Below 800°C, static recovery is the main softening mechanism of these steels and the volume fraction of recrystallized grains is quite low. The resistance of these steels to recrystallization can be explained by the strong interaction between boundaries and mobile dislocations with fine particles of Y-based oxides. Contrastingly, coarse M23C6 particles act as preferential nucleation sites through the well-known particle stimulated nucleation (PSN) mechanism. Samples annealed above 800oC (austenitic phase field) display larger dislocation densities in the 9%Cr ODS steel. Results concerning to 13%Cr steel suggest the occurrence of martensitic transformation.