Le matériau principal de cette étude est l’acier inoxydable austénitique 316L(N) (X2CrNiMo17-12-2 à teneur en azote contrôlée) envisagé dans la conception de la cuve et des structures du circuit primaire des futurs réacteurs de quatrième génération refroidis au sodium. Pour assembler des composants de forte épaisseur, il faut réaliser des soudages multipasses avec métal d'apport. Lors du soudage, il a parfois été constaté des défauts de fissuration à chaud de solidification au refroidissement dans la zone pâteuse, près du bain de fusion. Ces fissures sont des décohésions du matériau apparaissant à haut température le long des joints de grains lorsque la déformation dépasse un seuil critique. Il est donc nécessaire de prévenir ce risque en utilisant un critère de fissuration à chaud. L'approche utilisée dans cette étude est double : développer un essai de fissuration à chaud à chargement extérieur, puis simuler numériquement ces expériences pour déterminer un seuil critique en déformation en utilisant un critère proposé par Kerrouault. Une version améliorée d’un essai de fissuration à chaud (Controlled Restraint Weldability (CRW) test) a été proposé dans cette étude afin d'analyser la susceptibilité à la fissuration de solidification du matériau 316L(N) et d’un métal d'apport de nuance Thermanit 19-15H. L'objectif de ce test est, en fonction de l'intensité du chargement extérieur, d'amorcer une fissure dans un régime thermique établi, puis d’arrêter la propagation de cette fissure si les conditions thermomécaniques locales sont remplies. Le modèle de comportement du matériau choisi est une loi élasto-visco-plastique à écrouissage mixte. Des essais thermomécaniques sur un simulateur Gleeble ont été réalisés à haute température afin d'identifier et d’améliorer la loi de comportement du matériau 316L(N). Le grossissement des grains dans la zone affectée thermiquement a été modélisé et intégré dans ce modèle. Les intervalles de fusion et de solidification du matériau 316L(N) ont été déterminés par des essais ATD (Analyse Thermique Différentielle). Des analyses des microstructures de solidification ont été également menées afin de mieux comprendre le phénomène de fissuration à chaud. Certains essais CRW ont ensuite été modélisés et simulés par éléments finis en utilisant les logiciels Cast3M et Abaqus afin valider le critère de fissuration à chaud et de déterminer un seuil critique de fissuration pour l'acier 316L(N). / The austenitic stainless steel AISI 316L(N) (X2CrNiMo17-12-2) with controlled nitrogen content is widely used for manufacture of vessel and primary circuit structures of the 4th Generation sodium- cooled fast reactors. Multi-pass welds with an appropriate filler metal is used to assemble thick components. Solidification cracks may occur in the mushy zone near the melting weld poor during solidification when a liquid film is distributed along grains boundaries and interdendritic regions and the shrinkage strains across the boundaries cannot be accommodated. It is therefore necessary to prevent this defect using a hot cracking criterion. The approach used in this study is to initiate experimentally a hot crack by a weldability test, and then to simulate these tests to identify a critical strain using a hot crack criterion for the prediction of solidification cracking. Therefore, a hot cracking test (Controlled Restraint Weldability (CRW) test) is proposed in the present study to analyze the susceptibility to hot cracking for base metal 316L(N) and its filler metal 19-15H Thermanit grade. This test is designed to initiate a hot crack in thermal steady state, and then to stop the crack once the local thermomechanical conditions are met. The initiation and stop of the crack depend on external mechanical preload. The material constitutive equations chosen for the material is a visco-plastic model with isotropic and kinematic hardening. The Gleeble thermomechanical tests have been performed at high temperature in order to identify material parameters. The increase of the grain size in the thermally affected zone was modeled and integrated into constitutive equations. The temperature range of melting and solidification of 316L(N) were determine by using the Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA). The analysis of the solidification microstructures were also carried out in order to better understand the phenomenon of hot cracking. Some CRW tests were then simulated by finite element method using the Cast3M and Abaqus software in order to valid the hot cracking criterion and to determine a thermomechanical criterion of hot cracking for 316L(N).

High chromium ferritic steels such as Grade 91 and Grade 92 are extensively used in the power plant industry. Components made from these types of steels, including headers, steam pipes and tubes, are required to provide reliable service at high pressures (20-30 MPa) and temperatures (550-610°C) for several decades. However, in order to further improve the thermal efficiency of the power plant, the future operation temperature for the ferritic steels needs to be elevated to 650°C. Therefore, the current research project focuses on the examination of recently developed MarBN type steels (Martensitic steel strengthened by Boron and Nitrides) and four Grade 92 derivatives in order to evaluate their suitability for 650°C application, and also to assess their creep strength from a microstructural point of view.

The formation of microstructural alterations in bearing steels under rolling contact fatigue (RCF) is systematically studied. A literature review summarizes current understanding in this field, leading to the key to the formation of these microstructural features being carbon redistribution as a consequence of cyclic rolling contact. In this context, a novel theory is postulated to describe the migration of carbon caused by gliding dislocations. The theory combines the Cottrell atmosphere theory with the Orowan equation and is capable of quantifying the dislocation-assisted carbon flux. Based on the proposed theory, models are suggested for different types of microstructural alterations formed in rolling contact fatigued bearings – dark etching regions (DERs), white etching bands (WEBs) and white etching areas (WEAs). Very good agreement is obtained between the predications made by the models and the experimental data from both this research and the literature. Moreover, the models consider the effects of contact pressure, temperature, rotational speed and number of cycles, and thus can be applied for universal RCF testing conditions. The reproduced microstructural features are also characterized using advanced characterization techniques such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atom probe tomography (APT), with the observation validating the postulated formation mechanisms. It is demonstrated that DERs, WEBs and WEAs follow the same principle during formation – strain induced carbon redistribution. This is the first time that these microstructural alterations are quantitatively described using a unified theory. The achievements obtained from this research can be far reaching. It not only leads to great progress in understanding the phenomenology of RCF in bearing steels, but also can be further extended to other scenarios with similar phenomena such as severe plastic deformation and hydrogen embrittlement.

Submitted by Maria Medeiros (maria.dilva1@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-08-20T13:27:19Z No. of bitstreams: 1 EPITÁCIO BRONZEADO NETO - DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGEM) 2018.pdf: 2616160 bytes, checksum: 1b560aacefbd9d94396aeb8e4d0a727c (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-20T13:27:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 EPITÁCIO BRONZEADO NETO - DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGEM) 2018.pdf: 2616160 bytes, checksum: 1b560aacefbd9d94396aeb8e4d0a727c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-02-27 / CNPq / O presente estudo documentado neste trabalho buscou investigar a possível correlação existente entre os valores de tenacidade à fratura obtida por meio de ensaios CTOD com a microestrutura da região de grãos grosseiros da região termicamente afetada de juntas do aço API 5L X80, fabricados no Brasil soldados por meio do processo manual e robotizado. Na soldagem manual foi utilizado processo SMAW onde nos passes de raiz foram realizados com eletrodo AWS E9010-G, os passes de preenchimento e acabamento foram realizados com eletrodo AWS E9018-G. Na soldagem robotizada, os passes de raiz foram realizados com processo GMAW e com arame ER120S-G, os demais, passes de preenchimento e acabamento foram realizados com arame tubular AWS E101T-1 tipo flux-cores com proteção gasosa de Ar+25%CO² (FCAW-G) ou AWS E91T8-G com arame auto protegido (FCAW-S). Após as soldagens foram usinados corpos de prova do tipo SE(B) normatizados segundo a ASTM E1820 com entalhe posicionado na região mais propícia a fragilização de acordo com as avaliações da metalográfica e microdureza com intuito de evidenciar o efeito deletério da presença de zonas frágeis (ZF) localizadas nesta região da junta soldada. Foi possível observar que indiferentemente do processo de soldagem houve uma redução significativa na tenacidade à fratura na RGG devido à presença de regiões frágeis constituídas de ilhas de Martensita e Austenita denominadas de microconstituinte AM devido a formação de microtrincas e heterogeneidade microestrutural principalmente no processo manual. Por fim, observou-se que o processo robotizado apresentou melhor repetibilidade e resultados mais favoráveis desde uma melhor distribuição microestrutural, perfil de dureza mais homogêneo e maiores valores de tenacidade à fratura. / The present study investigated the correlation between the fracture toughness values, obtained by CTOD test, with the microstructure of the coarse grains regions of the heat affected zone (HAZ) of API 5L X80 steel welded joints obtained by manual Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) and by automated Gas Metal Arc Welding Process (GMAW). In the robotized welding, the root passes were made with GMAW process and with ER120S-G wire, the others, composite fill and finishing passages made with AWS E101T-1 type flux-color tubular wire with clay protection Ar + 25% CO² (FCAW-G) or AWS E91T8-G with self-protected wire (FCAW-S). SE(B test specimens standardized according to ASTM E1820 with notch positioned in the most critical regions of the HAZ according to the metallographic and microhardness evaluations in order to evidence the deleterious effect of the fragile zone were done .It was possible to observe that there was a considerable reduction of CTOD value in region with the presence of Austenite and Martensite island nominated AM constituent due to formation of microcracks and microstructural heterogeneity mainly in the manual process. The results also showed that HAZ obtained using the automated GMAW process presented better repeatability, microstructural distribution and CTOD values.

A armadura de tração de dutos flexíveis é a camada responsável por suportar as cargas axiais destes equipamentos em campo. Com a tendência de aumento das profundidades de exploração e produção de petróleo offshore, principalmente dos campos do pré-sal brasileiro, faz-se necessário o uso de materiais com desempenho superior. Este trabalho buscou avaliar e comparar dois aços de alta resistência mecânica para tal aplicação, um predominantemente perlítico e outro martensítico. Durante a vida em serviço destes componentes, eles sofrem tensões axiais cíclicas associadas ao processo de corrosão, que gera pites como concentradores de tensões. Considerando estes aspectos, os materiais foram avaliados segundo seu comportamento à fadiga sem e com a presença de um pequeno defeito conhecido, que atua como um entalhe e busca simular um pite de corrosão. Além disso, esses materiais foram caracterizados metalúrgica e mecanicamente e sua tenacidade à fratura foi estimada via o método do CTOD. A partir dos dados experimentais, foi quantificada a sensibilidade ao entalhe, guiada essencialmente pelo processo de iniciação de trinca, ao passo que a tenacidade à fratura não foi decisiva. O material martensítico apresentou desempenho superior em fadiga e menor sensibilidade ao entalhe e mostrou-se promissor para a aplicação como arame da armadura de tração. / The tensile armor of flexible pipes is the layer responsible for support axial loads of this equipment in field. With the trend of deep increase in offshore oil exploration and production, mainly in pre-salt fields, the use of materials with high performance becomes necessary. The aim of this dissertation is evaluate and compare two high strength steels for such application, one with perlite and other with martensitic matrix. During service life of these components, they are damaged by cyclic loading associated with corrosion process which promote corrosion pits like stress concentrators. Considering these aspects, the materials were evaluated according their fatigue behavior with and without a small defect that act as a notch and simulates a corrosion pit. In addition, they were characterized metallurgical and mechanically and their fracture toughness was estimated through CTOD test. From experimental data, notch sensitivity was quantified. This was driven by initiation process, and fracture toughness was not decisive. The martensitic material showed higher fatigue performance and lower notch sensitivity and presented itself promising for tensile armor wire application.

Lors des procédés de mise en forme à chaud des matériaux métalliques, les surfaces des outillages sont soumises à des sollicitations thermiques, mécaniques et physico-chimiques. Le frottement et l'usure jouent un rôle important dans l'endommagement de ces surfaces. De plus, les couches d'oxyde dues à la haute température influencent les mécanismes d'usure. L'objectif de ce travail est de définir un modèle phénoménologique des mécanismes activés dans un contact haute température durant les premiers instants de frottement à partir du concept du troisième corps. Des essais tribologiques pion-disque de très faible durée ont été effectués avec pour particularité la création de pièges à troisième corps à la surface des pions. Ces pièges nous ont permis d'identifier le troisième corps qui circulait dans le contact, et ont mis en avant les différents débits de premiers et de troisième corps qui se sont activés. A partir d'observations MEB couplées à des analyses EDS, le troisième corps a été identifié, et il apparaît qu'il en existe plusieurs types qui ont cependant tous pour origine commune le pion. Une fois la source du troisième corps connue, les mécanismes de sa formation et de sa circulation ont été déterminés. Enfin, les mécanismes d'accommodation de la différence de vitesse et les débits de particules ont été définis et ont permis d'établir un modèle phénoménologique d'un contact à haute température. / In high temperature forming processes, the tool surfaces are the privileged places for thermal, mechanical, and physico-chemical solicitations. Friction and wear play an important part in tool surface damage. Thus, oxide scales due to the high temperature influence the wear mechanisms. The aim of this work is to define a phenomenological model of the activated mechanisms in a high temperature contact during the first seconds of friction, based on the third body concept. Very short tribological tests, using a pin-on-disc tribometer were carried out. The main characteristic of these tests was the creation of third body traps on the pin surface. The aim of these traps was to identify the third body which was circulating in the contact, and to highlight the activated flows of the first and third bodies. SEM observations and EDS investigations have revealed that different types of third body circulate in the contact, but each type was a part of the pin. Once the source of the third body was identified, its formation and circulation mechanisms were determined. Finally, accommodation mechanisms and particles flows were defined and used to develop a phenomenological model of a high temperature contact.

São realizados estudos termodinâmicos de nitretos, carbonetos e carbonitretos dos microelementos V, Nb, Al e Ti, utilizando bancos de dados computacionais do programa FactSage, com finalidade de verificar seus potenciais como inibidores do crescimento do grão na faixa de temperatura do processo de forjamento a quente dos aços. Um procedimento para verificação da solubilidade dos compostos dos microelementos por meio do FactSage foi desenvolvido e foram estudadas situações mais complexas e menos abordadas na literatura, tais como o efeito combinado de dois microelementos no aço e o estudo do comportamento dos carbonitretos em altas temperaturas com variantes do porcentual de carbono e nitrogênio. Os estudos demonstraram que os nitretos com presença de titânio possuem elevada estabilidade em altas temperaturas e, por isso, são potencialmente muito efetivos no controle do crescimento do grão. Alguns carbonetos com presença de nióbio apresentam também uma boa estabilidade em altas temperaturas, assim como os carbonitretos desses dois elementos. Foi verificada uma boa correlação dos produtos de solubilidade obtidos tanto por métodos experimentais como por cálculos termodinâmicos apresentados pela literatura, bem como a valiosa contribuição do software para estudos de precipitação e dissolução de carbonetos, nitretos e carbonitretos na austenita, permitindo auxiliar na seleção de aços e/ou modificação da composição de aços convencionais por meio da adição de microelementos juntamente com uma escolha apropriada de porcentuais de nitrogênio e/ou carbono, quando se busca controlar o crescimento do grão em altas temperaturas. Os resultados obtidos podem auxiliar de forma indireta nos estudos de eliminação de tratamentos térmicos convencionais, seja pelo uso de aços microligados com resfriamento controlado, seja pelo uso de aços convencionais de baixa liga temperados logo após forjamento, permitindo, assim, uma redução dos custos globais das peças. Além dessas considerações, os resultados apresentados e a técnica desenvolvida podem também ser úteis em outras áreas em que seja importante o controle do crescimento do grão, tais como laminação a quente e cementação em alta temperatura. / Thermodynamics studies of nitrides, carbides and carbonitrides of the micro elements V, Nb, Al and Ti were performed using the FactSage program databases, in order to verify their potential for grain growth inhibition in a range of temperatures of hot forged steels. A procedure to verify the solubility of compounds of the micro elements was developed by means of FactSage, and it was studied complex states less discussed in literature, such as the combined effect of two micro elements in steel and the behavior of carbonitrides at high temperatures, varying carbon and nitrogen contents. The studies demonstrate that the nitrides with Titanium have high stability in austenite at elevated temperatures: therefore they are potentially highly effective in grain size control. Carbides with Niobium also present effective stability at high temperatures, as well as the carbonitrides of these two elements. A good correlation was verified between the solubility product obtained either by experimental methods, or by thermodynamics calculation presented by literature. Also, a valuable contribution is made by the software in the studies of precipitation and dissolution of nitrides, carbides and carbonitrides in austenite; thus aiding the selection of steels, and/or modification of the chemical composition of standardized steels, by means of adding micro elements; and providing a suitable choice of carbon and nitrogen content when one seeks to control the grain growth at elevated temperatures. Such results can help indirectly in the studies eliminating conventional heat treatment methods, by using micro alloyed steels with controlled cooling and low alloy steels quenched after forging, with overall reducing costs. Besides these considerations, the results presented and the developed procedure can be useful in other areas where grain growth is an important factor, such as in hot rolling and carburizing at high temperature.

La corrosion induite par les micro-organismes (CIM) génère des pertes économiques mondiales chiffrées en milliards d’euros par an. Il est communément admis que les bactéries sulfato-réductrices (BSR) jouent un rôle clé dans la CIM anaérobie des aciers. Malgré cette unanimité, les essais en laboratoire peinent à reproduire la corrosion des aciers observées en milieu naturel; bien plus, ils n’expliquent pas quel est l’élément qui déclenche la corrosion, puisque les BSR présentes dans de nombreux environnements naturels n’induisent pas systématiquement de corrosion. L’objectif de ce travail est d’évaluer la pertinence dans le domaine de la CIM de nouveaux mécanismes de transferts électroniques entre aciers et protéines ou cellules microbiennes. La première partie de la thèse évalue l’effet d’une [Fe]-hydrogénase sur les processus de corrosion anaérobie des aciers au carbone. L’hypothèse d’une catalyse directe de la réduction des protons par des hydrogénases adsorbées a souvent été suggérée dans la bibliographie, elle est ici clairement démontrée. L’hydrogénase de Clostridium acetobutylicum, qu’elle soit active, désactivée ou dénaturée accélère la corrosion de l’acier au carbone. La présence de phosphate dans le milieu rend les interprétations plus complexes mais ne modifie pas le mécanisme. Une nouvelle hypothèse est avancée qui donne un rôle essentiel aux centres fer-soufre de la protéine. La catalyse de la corrosion par les hydrogénases pourrait donc être rapprochée des mécanismes bien connus de catalyse par le sulfure de fer. Dans ce cas l’état redox des centres fer-soufre serait une clé essentielle de l’apparition ou non de la corrosion. La deuxième partie élucide le rôle de Geobacter sulfurreducens sur la corrosion anaérobie de trois types de matériaux : aciers au carbone (1145), ferritique (403) et austénitiques (304L et 316L). Les résultats mettent en évidence pour la première fois que des cellules bactériennes adhérées induisent un anoblissement du potentiel libre des aciers et accélèrent la corrosion des aciers faiblement alliés par un mécanisme de transfert direct d’électrons. Suivant les concentrations d’accepteurs et de donneurs d’électrons en solution, G. sulfurreducens peut accentuer la propagation de la corrosion en catalysant directement la réduction cathodique ou, au contraire, en absence d’accepteurs et en excès de donneurs, protéger contre la corrosion. L’apparition de la corrosion ne peut donc être induite que par la conjonction défavorable de plusieurs paramètres. Ces résultats obtenus en laboratoire apportent de nouvelles voies d’investigations des phénomènes de CIM qui doivent maintenant être confrontées aux milieux naturels. / Microbially influenced corrosion (MIC) costs billions of euros per year. It is commonly agreed that sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB) play a key role in anaerobic MIC of steels. In spite of this, laboratory experiments have difficulty in reproducing the corrosion of steels that is observed in natural environments. Moreover, they do not explain what triggers corrosion since SRB, ubiquitous in natural environments, do not systematically induce corrosion. The aim of this work was to evaluate the relevance of new electron transfer mechanisms between steels and proteins or microbial cells in the domain of MIC. The first part of the thesis evaluates the impact of [Fe]-hydrogenase on the anaerobic corrosion of mild steels. The direct catalysis of proton reduction by hydrogenases has often been suggested in the literature; here, it is clearly demonstrated. Hydrogenase from Clostridium acetobutylicum, whether it is active, deactivated on denatured, can accelerate the corrosion of mild steel. The presence of a phosphate medium makes the interpretations more complex without modifying the mechanism. A new hypothesis implying the crucial role of iron-sulphur clusters contained in the protein is brought to light. Corrosion catalysis by hydrogenases could be compared with well-known mechanisms of corrosion catalysis by iron sulphide. In this case, the redox state of iron-sulphur clusters would play a key role in the occurrence of corrosion. The second part elucidates the role of Geobacter sulfurreducens in anaerobic corrosion of three types of steels: mild steel (1145), ferritic (403) and austenitic steels (304L and 316L). Results show, for the first time, that adherent bacterial cells induce open circuit potential ennoblement of steels and accelerate the corrosion of slightly alloyed steels by a direct electron transfer mechanism. Depending on the concentrations of the electron acceptors and donors in the medium, G. sulfurreducens could either enhance corrosion propagation by direct catalysis of proton reduction or, in the absence of acceptors and with an excess of donors, protect against corrosion. Thus the occurrence of corrosion relies on the unfavourable conjunction of many parameters. These results obtained in laboratory conditions open new paths for investigating MIC in natural environments.

Submitted by Flavio Nunes dos Santos null (fnunessantos@gmail.com) on 2016-02-19T22:17:39Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao FLAVIO NUNES 11 - ARQUIVAMENTO FINAL.pdf: 4382048 bytes, checksum: 673ef3455a45902e4e5c4560540758dd (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Juliano Benedito Ferreira (julianoferreira@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2016-02-22T20:22:27Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 santos_fn_me_guara.pdf: 4382048 bytes, checksum: 673ef3455a45902e4e5c4560540758dd (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-02-22T20:22:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 santos_fn_me_guara.pdf: 4382048 bytes, checksum: 673ef3455a45902e4e5c4560540758dd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-12-21 / Este trabalho visou estudar os conceitos de soldagem dissimilar e processo de soldagem a laser, aplicados em aços avançados, bem como os efeitos nas propriedades resultantes no produto final pós-soldagem. Para tanto, foram produzidos conjuntos compostos por duas chapas de aços de diferentes dimensões e propriedades mecânicas, todos utilizados em aplicações automobilísticas. Os conjuntos foram formados através da combinação do aço TRIP com aços DP, LC, BH e IF, por soldagem a laser, resultando nos seguintes pares: TRIP+BH, TRIP+IF, TRIP+DP e TRIP+LC, dos quais foram extraídos CP´s para realização de ensaios metalográficos, de tração e microdureza, visando avaliar as propriedades finais destes produtos da soldagem dissimilar, bem como um eventual potencial de emprego na indústria automobilística, de acordo com a necessidade de uso e aplicação. Com base nos ensaios, discussões e análises, observou-se que a soldagem a laser mostrou boa efetividade na união entre aços dissimilares, ainda que tenha apresentado também descontinuidades pertinentes ao processo de soldagem, evidenciando a importância do controle das variáveis de processo. Os ensaios de tração apresentaram bons resultados para o conjunto TRIP+DP, cujos valores puderam se equiparar aos do aço TRIP, individualmente. Os ensaios de perfil de dureza contribuíram para verificar conjuntos onde a interação entre aços dissimilares poderia significar boa alternativa, como no caso do TRIP+BH. A variação de propriedades observadas nos ensaios mecânicos foi evidenciada no comparativo realizado, todavia, as curvas do monitoramento/ mapeamento da variação de propriedades ilustra que a aplicação e utilização de materiais dissimilares em substituição ou em conjunto com o aço TRIP demandam especificações claras, definidas por projeto e direcionadas às aplicações ou pontos específicos do veículo. / This work aimed to evaluate both the concepts of dissimilar welding and laser welding process in advanced steels and its effects on the resulting properties of the welded products. Thus, sets consisting of two steel plates of different thickness, resistance and mechanical properties were produced, all used in automotive applications. The assemblies were formed through the combination between TRIP steel and DP, LC, BH and IF steels, by laser welding process, resulting in the following sets: TRIP+BH, TRIP+IF, TRIP+DP and TRIP+LC, from where specimens were extracted in order to perform metallographic, tensile and hardness tests, to evaluate the final properties of the dissimilar welded products, and also gather information to verify its potential of employment in the automotive industry, according to use and needs of application Based on tests, discussions and analysis performed, it was observed that the laser welding has shown good effectiveness in the union of dissimilar steels, despite of its welding discontinuities, as a result of welding process, which brings lights to importance of welding process control. The tensile tests showed good results for the TRIP+DP set, whose values could be compared to the TRIP steel, individually. The hardness profile tests contributed to verify welding sets where the interaction between dissimilar steels could imply in a good alternative, as observed in the TRIP+BH set. The variation of mechanical properties was clearly observed in the tests conducted, however, the graphics used to monitor / compare the properties variation along the samples has shown that the application and use of dissimilar materials together or in substitution of TRIP steel requires clear specifications defined by projects, and oriented to specific applications in the vehicle.

Les aciers inoxydables sont de plus en plus utilisés comme renfort du béton dans lesconstructions marines et côtières, afin de prévenir la corrosion induite par les ions chloruresqui pénètrent dans le béton poreux. L’ajout de molybdène dans les aciers inox contribue àaugmenter leur résistance à la corrosion par piqure lorsqu’ils sont utilisés dans desenvironnements acides et neutres. Cependant, le rôle du Mo sur la corrosion par piqûre desaciers en milieu alcalin chloruré reste à ce jour flou et peu étudié. Par conséquence, lacompréhension de l’action du Mo dans la résistance à la corrosion en milieu alcalin est doncd'une importance majeure. Cela permettra l'optimisation de la composition finale des alliagesinoxydables en vue des applications potentiels comme renfort dans le béton. Ainsi, cette thèsevise à étudier l'effet de l'addition du Mo sur les propriétés de corrosion par piqûre des aciersinoxydables austénitiques, ferritiques et surtout lean duplex en milieu alcalin. Finalement, lerôle du Mo sur les aciers inoxydables a été discuté en termes de leur résistance à la corrosionlocalisée, cinétique de repassivation et propriétés de passivation dans plusieurs milieuxagressifs, mais surtout dans une solution chlorurée synthétique qui simule les environnementsporeux du béton (solution de pH10 avec des ions carbonates et chlorures). / The use of stainless steels (SS) as concrete reinforcement is becoming increasinglypopular in coastal and marine constructions in order to prevent corrosion induced by chlorideions penetrating into the concrete. However, the influence of Mo addition on pitting corrosionresistance of these steels is not fully understood in alkaline chloride conditions although thiselement is widely associated to an increasing corrosion resistance in acidic and neutralenvironments. Therefore, understanding Mo mechanism on corrosion resistance in alkalineconditions is hence of major importance for the setting of optimized alloy composition. ThisPhD work aims to study the effect of Mo addition on pitting corrosion properties of austenitic,ferritic and mainly lean duplex stainless steels in alkaline media, which simulates the concreteenvironment. As far as the role of Mo is concerned, it will be discussed in terms of, pittingcorrosion resistance, repassivation kinetics, and passivation properties from acidic to alkalineconditions.