This study consists of theoretical and practical part. Theoretical part of study resumes properties of titanium and it alloys and mentions application field and the way of production. Study includes review of machining strategies of titanium alloys. The materials for cutting tools and various types of tool wear are included. The experimental part of study consists of two partial experiments focused on the face milling by the ball – end milling cutter. First part is focused on facial milling of the inside part of spherical surface by the ball – end milling cutter and thus its surface roughness rating. The second part of experiment focuses on the milling of flat surface by the ball – end milling cutter and consequential analysis of cutting forces when the chip thickness is variable.

Le développement de matériaux conventionnels met l'accent sur l’affinement etl'homogénéisation des tailles de grains. Cela, ne satisfait généralement pas le besoin d’avoir desmatériaux à la fois résistants et ductiles, deux caractéristiques plutôt antagonistes. Dans laprésente étude, le concept de structure harmonique (HS) permettant de créer une microstructure,hétérogène, à gradient de taille des grains est utilisé pour surmonter cette antinomie. Lesmatériaux HS sont constitués de structures à grains ultrafins et à gros grains, appelées «coquille»et «coeur», respectivement. Le réseau de coquilles étant interconnecté en 3D. Dans cette étude, leTi pur, et les deux alliages Ti-6Al-4V et Ti-25Nb-25Zr sont traités de manière à produire desmatériaux HS. Leurs propriétés mécaniques, ainsi que celles des matériaux homogènes(conventionnels) correspondants ont été évaluées principalement en cisaillement simple(monotone et cyclique). En particulier, les matériaux HS démontrent comme attendu, une forterésistance mécanique, sans perte ductilité. Pour accéder aux mécanismes de durcissement, unmodèle de partition des contraintes est appliqué et les différentes contributions à la contraintemacroscopique ont été extraites et leur influence sur l'évolution du durcissement est présentée etdiscutée, en relation avec les mécanismes de déformation sous-jacents. En particulier, ladélocalisation de la déformation plastique due au gradient de microstructure et la périodicité decette dernière joue un rôle fondamental dans les comportements observés. / Conventional material developments have emphasized ultrafine grain refinement andhomogenization. However, nanostructured and homogeneous materials do not usually satisfy theneed to be both strong and ductile, which are, of course, rather contradictory characteristics. Inthe framework of this study, the concept of Harmonic Structure Materials Design (HS) thatcreates a nanostructured and heterogeneous microstructure has been used as a means to creatematerials to overcome that antinomy through its unique microstructure. The HS materials consistof ultra-fine grain and coarse grain structures known as shell and core, respectively. They have anetwork structure of continuously connected shells. In this study, pure Ti, Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-25Nb-25Zr alloys were processed so as to produce HS materials. The mechanical properties ofHS and homogeneous (conventional) counterpart materials were evaluated mainly throughsimple shear tests (monotonous and cyclic). In particular, the HS materials high strengths,without ductility lost under simple shear loadings. Stress partitioning model was applied and thedifferent contributions to the applied macroscopic stress were extracted and their influence onthe work hardening evolution presented and discussed, in relation to the underlying deformationmechanisms. In particular, the delocalization of plastic deformation due to the grain size gradientplays a fundamental role in the observed behavior.

This diploma thesis focused on manufacturing and characterization of Ti-15Mo metastable beta-Ti alloy prepared by cryogenic milling and spark plasma sintering. Initial powder was prepared by gas atomization and consequently deformed by cryogenic milling (milled powder). Both initial and milled powders were compacted by spark plasma sintering (SPS) at temperatures from 750 řC to 850 řC. Dependence of microstructure and mechanical properties on the parameters of preparation was studied. During cryo-milling, powder particles significantly changed shape from ball-shaped to disc-shaped. Particles were not refined by milling, but severely plastically deformed. SEM observations showed that all prepared samples contain duplex alpha + beta structure. Volume fraction of alpha phase is significantly higher in the sintered milled powder due to increased beta- transus temperature caused by contamination by oxygen and also due to easier alpha phase precipitation caused by refined microstructure. Maximum microhardness of 350 HV was achieved for both types of sintered powders. High microhardness of sintered initial powder can be attributed to formation of omega phase during cooling, while sintered milled powder is strengthened by refined microstructure and small alpha phase precipitates. Cryogenic milling prior to...

Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are a new generation material which exhibits unique nonlinear deformations due to a phase transformation which allows it to return to its original shape after removal of stress or a change in temperature. It shows a shape memory effect (martensitic condition) and pseudoelasticity (austenitic condition) properties depends on various heat treatment conditions. The reason for these properties depends on phase transformation through temperature changes or applied stress. Many technological applications of austenite SMAs involve cyclical mechanical loading and unloading in order to take advantage of pseudoelasticity, but are limited due to poor fatigue life. In this thesis, I investigated two important mechanical feature to fatigue behavior in pseudoelastic NiTi SMA wires using high energy synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction (SR-XRD). The first of these involved simple bending and the second of these involved relaxation during compression loading. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was performed to identify the phase transformation temperatures. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images were collected for the initial condition of the NiTi SMA wires and during simple bending, SEM revealed that micro-cracks in compression regions of the wire propagate with increasing bend angle, while tensile regions tend to not exhibit crack propagation. SR-XRD patterns were analyzed to study the phase transformation and investigate micromechanical properties. By observing the various diffraction peaks such as the austenite (200) and the martensite (100), (110), and (101) planes, intensities and residual strain values exhibit strong anisotropy depending upon whether the sample is in compression or tension during simple bending. This research provides insight into two specific mechanical features in pseudoelastic NiTi SMA wires.

The main goal of this master's thesis is an analysis of high-cycle fatigue of titanium alloy Ti- 6Al- 4V. In the first section of a theoretical part of the thesis, there are summarized current facts about production, properties and aplications of titanium alloys. The second section pursues fatigue behaviour of material. An experimental part consists of metallographic analysis, evaluation of tension and bending tests and mainly analysis of high-cycle fatigue behavior for different assymetry ratios.

The subject of the study is a titanium implant. The research method consists in the approximate solution of the boundary value problem by the finite element method in the ABAQUS software module. A patent and literature search in the field of application of additive technologies in the production of implants. The first section presents the results of the review. Were considered methods of additive manufacturing and methods of testing porous materials, the results are described in the second section. A description of the test for precipitation of a porous implant and a finite element simulation of the process of precipitation of cellular material have been carried out. As a result, the distribution scheme of the parameters of the stress-strain state was constructed, which allows estimating dangerous sections from the standpoint of structural failure. The obtained data can be applied in building the architecture of a set of unit cells with a description of the stress-strain state. / Предметом исследования является титановый имплантат. Метод исследования состоит в приближенном решении краевой задачи методом конечных элементов в программном модуле ABAQUS. Проведен патентно-литературный поиск в области применения аддитивных технологий в производстве имплантатов. В первом разделе представлены результаты обзора. Были рассмотрены методы аддитивного производства и способы испытания пористых материалов, результаты описаны во втором разделе. Проведено описание испытания на осадку пористого имплантата и конечно-элементное моделирование процесса осадки ячеистого материала. В результате чего была построена схема распределения параметров напряженно-деформированного состояния, которая позволяет оценить опасные сечения с позиции разрушения конструкции. Полученные данные могут быть применены в построении архитектуры набора элементарных ячеек с описанием напряженно-деформированного состояния.

Методом ориентационной микроскопии (EBSD) исследованы текстурные состояния сплава Ti-6Al-4V, изготовленного методом селективного электронно-лучевого плавления (СЭЛС). Установлено, что текстура β-фазы представлена текстурой кристаллизации, при которой направление <100>β параллельно направлению синтеза изделия. Текстура α-фазы является многокомпонентной и наследует текстуру β-фазы через ОС Бюргерса. Показано, что при последующем охлаждении в сплаве Ti-6Al-4V выделяется вторичная βII-фаза, кристаллографически отличная от высокотемпературной β-фазы. Предложена схема протекающих фазовых превращений. / The textural states of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy fabricated by a method of electron beam melting (EBM) were studied by orientation microscopy (EBSD). It was found that the texture of the β-phase is represented by the texture of crystallization, where the direction <100>β is parallel to the building direction. The texture of the α-phase is multicomponent and inherits the texture of the β-phase following the Burgers OR. It was shown that upon subsequent cooling in the Ti-6Al-4V alloy, a secondary βII-phase is precipitated, which is crystallographically different from the high-temperature β-phase. A scheme of the ongoing phase transformations is proposed.

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[ES] Dentro del sector biomédico, el titanio y sus aleaciones han desplazado a otros materiales como el acero inoxidable 316L y las aleaciones Co-Cr por ofrecer un módulo elástico más cercano al hueso cortical, lo que reduce sustancialmente el efecto de apantallamiento de tensiones. Una manera de disminuir aún más el módulo elástico es estabilizando la fase cúbica beta (bcc) del titanio a temperatura ambiente mediante la adición de elementos como el Nb y Mo, cuya biocompatibilidad ha sido comprobada en numerosos estudios. La ruta convencional para el procesado de estas aleaciones es la fundición y/o forja, pero en esta investigación se ha optado por la pulvimetalurgia ya que el desperdicio de material es mínimo y se reducen las etapas posteriores de tratamientos térmicos y mecanizado, facilitando el procesado en general y reduciendo los costos. Además, el carácter refractario de los elementos estabilizadores beta justifica aún más el empleo de un método de consolidación en estado sólido como la pulvimetalurgia donde no es necesario alcanzar temperaturas tan elevadas. Por tanto, en una primera aproximación se han procesado aleaciones de Ti-xNb-yMo (x = 13, 20, 27, 35 ; y = 12, 10, 8, 6; % en peso) mediante pulvimetalurgia convencional para estudiar el efecto del Nb y Mo en la microestructura y propiedades mecánicas de las aleaciones. A fin de atacar otros problemas inherentes del proceso como la porosidad y la falta de homogeneidad en la microestructura se ha acudido a la mezcla mecánica de polvos de la aleación Ti-35Nb-6Mo, evaluando también el efecto de diferentes agentes controladores de proceso en la molienda. Por último, se ha tratado la superficie de las aleaciones Ti-27Nb-8Mo y Ti-35Nb-6Mo mediante fusión por láser con diferentes parámetros para estudiar la capacidad del proceso de cerrar la porosidad abierta, mejorar la homogeneidad superficial, y evaluar su efecto en la microestructura y propiedades mecánicas de las aleaciones. Pese a aumentar la porosidad en función del contenido de Nb, las aleaciones Ti-27Nb-8Mo y Ti-35Nb-6Mo de las obtenidas por mezcla elemental exhibieron las mejores propiedades en general, con una microestructura casi beta en su totalidad y un módulo de elasticidad de 67 - 74 GPa, que se acerca más al presentado por el hueso cortical en comparación con la aleación comercial Ti-6Al-4V ELI. Por su parte, la mezcla mecánica mejoró considerablemente la homogeneidad química de la aleación Ti-35Nb-6Mo, pero promovió la formación de la fase alfa y deterioró la resistencia y deformación mecánica debido a la ganancia en acritud del polvo y el aumento de la porosidad. No obstante, la microdureza de las aleaciones aumentó significativamente. En cuanto al agente controlador de proceso, el cloruro de sodio (NaCl) exhibió los mejores resultados en términos de rendimiento y distribución de tamaño de partícula, mientras que el ácido esteárico indujo la contaminación del polvo mediante la formación de la fase no deseada TiC. El tratamiento de fusión superficial por láser consiguió cerrar efectivamente la porosidad abierta de las aleaciones y mejorar la homogeneidad microestructural. Adicionalmente, promovió un aumento de la resistencia y la deformación mecánica y una leve disminución del módulo elástico en ambas aleaciones. Por último, la aleación Ti-27Nb-8Mo tratada superficialmente a 1000W y 6,67 mm/s exhibió una microestructura beta casi en su totalidad y las mejores propiedades mecánicas desde un punto de vista biomédico, con una resistencia de 1467 MPa, una deformación de 7% y un módulo de elasticidad de 67 - 72 GPa. / [CA] Dins del sector biomèdic el titani i els seus aliatges han desplaçat a altres materials com l'acer inoxidable 316L i els aliatges Co-Cr per oferir un mòdul elàstic inferior i més pròxim a l'os cortical, la qual cosa redueix substancialment l'efecte d'apantallament de tensions. Una manera de disminuir encara més el mòdul elàstic és estabilitzant la fase cúbica beta; (bcc) del titani a temperatura ambient mitjançant l'addició d'elements altament biocompatibles com el Nb i Mo. La ruta convencional per al processament d'aquests aliatges és la fosa i/o forja, però en aquesta recerca s'ha optat per la pulvimetalurgia ja que el desaprofitament de material és mínim i es redueixen les etapes posteriors de tractament tèrmics i mecanitzat, facilitant el processament en general i reduint els costos. A més, el caràcter refractari dels elements estabilitzadors beta justifica encara més l'ús d'un mètode de consolidació en estat sòlid com la pulvimetalurgia on no és necessari aconseguir temperatures tan elevada. Per tant, en una primera aproximació s'han processat aliatges de Tu-xNb-yMo (x = 13, 20, 27, 35 ; i = 12, 10, 8, 6; % en pes) mitjançant pulvimetalurgia convencional per a estudiar l'efecte del Nb i Mo en la microestructura i propietats mecàniques dels aliatges. A fi d'atacar altres problemes inherents del procés com la porositat i la falta d'homogeneïtat en la microestructura s'ha acudit a la mescla mecànica de pólvores de l'aliatge Tu-35Nb-6Mo, avaluant també l'efecte de diferents agents antiadherentes en la mòltaa. Finalment, s'ha tractat la superfície dels aliatges Tu-27Nb-8Mo i Tu-35Nb-6Mo mitjançant fusió per làser amb diferents paràmetres per a estudiar la capacitat del procés per a tancar la porositat oberta, millorar l'homogeneïtat superficial, i avaluar el seu efecte en la microestructura i propietats mecàniques dels aliatges. Malgrat augmentar la porositat en funció del contingut de Nb, els aliatges Tu-27Nb-8Mo i Tu-35Nb-6Mo van exhibir les millors propietats en general. La mescla mecànica va millorar l'homogeneïtat química de l'aliatge Tu-35Nb-6Mo però va deteriorar les propietats mecàniques amb excepció de la microdureza. El tractament de fusió superficial per làser va aconseguir tancar efectivament la porositat oberta dels aliatges i va millorar l'homogeneïtat microestructural i les propietats mecàniques. Finalment, l'aliatge Tu-27Nb-8Mo tractada superficialment a 1000W i 6,67 mm/s va exhibir una microestructura beta gairebé íntegrament i les millors propietats mecàniques des d'un punt de vista biomèdic. / [EN] Within the biomedical sector, titanium and its alloys have replaced other materials such as 316L stainless steel and Co-Cr alloys due to a lower elastic modulus, closer to the cortical bone, which significantly reduces the stress shielding effect. An alternative to decrease the elastic modulus even more is to stabilize the cubic beta phase (bcc) of titanium at room temperature by adding highly biocompatible elements such as Nb and Mo. These alloys are normally processed by casting and/or forging, but in this work powder metallurgy was conducted due to lower material waste and less subsequent stages of heat treatments and machining, reducing costs significantly. Moreover, the refractory nature of beta stabilizing elements justifies even more the use of a solid-state consolidation method such as powder metallurgy where it is not necessary to reach meting point temperatures. Therefore, in a first approach, Ti-xNb-yMo alloys (x = 13, 20, 27, 35; y = 12, 10, 8, 6;% by weight) were processed by conventional powder metallurgy to study the effect of Nb and Mo in the microstructure and mechanical properties of the alloys. In order to attack other powder metallurgy inherent problems, such as porosity and inhomogeneity in the microstructure, mechanical mixing was carried out for the Ti-35Nb-6Mo powder, evaluating the effect of different non-stick agents on the milling process. Finally, the surface of Ti-27Nb-8Mo and Ti-35Nb-6Mo alloys were treated by laser surface melting under different parameters to reduce open porosity, improve surface homogeneity, and evaluate its effect. in the microstructure and mechanical properties of alloys. Despite increasing porosity with the increase of Nb content, Ti-27Nb-8Mo and Ti-35Nb-6Mo alloys exhibited the best overall properties, consisting of a beta phase microstructure. Mechanical mixing improved the chemical homogeneity of the Ti-35Nb-6Mo alloy but deteriorated the mechanical properties with the exception of microhardness. The laser surface melting treatment effectively closed the open porosity in the alloys and improved the microstructural homogeneity and mechanical properties. Lastly, the Ti-27Nb-8Mo alloy which surface was treated at 1000W and 6.67 mm/s exhibited a beta microstructure and the best mechanical properties from a biomedical point of view. Despite increasing porosity with Nb addition, Ti-27Nb-8Mo and Ti-35Nb-6Mo alloys exhibited the best overall properties, both consisting of a beta phase microstructure and an elastic modulus of 67 - 74 GPa, which is closer to the cortical bone in comparison to the commercial Ti-6Al-4V ELI alloy. On the other hand, the mechanical mixing significantly improved the chemical homogeneity of the Ti-35Nb-6Mo alloy, but induced the formation of alfa phase and deteriorated the resistance and mechanical deformation due to the increase in porosity and the hardening effect produced during the milling process. Therefore, the microhardness increased significantly. Regarding the process control agent, sodium chloride (NaCl) exhibited the best results in terms of powder yield and particle size distribution, while stearic acid induced contamination by the formation of the undesired TiC phase. The laser surface melting treatment was able to effectively close the open porosity of the alloys and improve microstructural homogeneity. Moreover, it promoted an increase in strength and mechanical deformation and a slight decrease in the elastic modulus in both alloys. Finally, the surface-treated Ti-27Nb-8Mo alloy at 1000W and 6.67 mm/s exhibited almost an entirely beta phase microstructure and the best mechanical properties from a biomedical point of view, with a resistance of 1467 MPa, a deformation of 7% and a modulus of elasticity of 67 - 72 GPa. / El trabajo se realizó en el Instituto de Tecnología de Materiales y en el Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica y de Materiales de la Universitat Politècnica de València, bajo la ayuda del proyecto MAT2014-53764-C3-1-R del Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad de España, y la subvención 2016/020 del programa SANTIAGO GRISOLIA, enmarcada en la convocatoria del 2015 de la Conselleria de Educación, Cultura y Deporte de la Generalitat Valenciana. / Viera Sotillo, M. (2020). Desarrollo de aleaciones ß Ti-Nb-Mo mediante pulvimetalurgia para aplicaciones biomédicas [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/156194

NiTi-based shape memory alloys (SMAs) offer a good combination of high-strength, ductility, corrosion resistance, and biocompatibility that has served them well and attracted the attention of many researchers and industries. The alloys unique thermo-mechanical ability to recover their initial shape after relatively large deformations by heating or upon unloading due to a characteristic reversible phase transformation makes them useful as damping devices, solid state actuators, couplings, etc. However, there is a need to increase the temperature of the characteristic phase transformation above 150 °C, especially in the aerospace industry where high temperatures are often seen. Prior researchers have shown that adding ternary elements (Pt, Pd, Au, Hf and Zr) to NiTi can increase transformation temperatures but most of these additions are extremely expensive, creating a need to produce cost-effective high temperature shape memory alloys (HTSMAs). Thus, the main objective of this research is to examine the relatively unstudied NiTiZr system for the ability to produce a cost effective and formable HTSMA. Transformation temperatures, precipitation paths, processability, and high-temperature oxidation are examined, specifically using high energy X-ray Diffraction (XRD) measurements, in NiTi-20 at.% Zr. This is followed by an in situ XRD study of the phase growth kinetics of the favorable H-phase nano precipitates, formed in NiTiHf and NiTiZr HTSMAs, based on prior thermo-mechanical processing in a commercial NiTi-15 at.% Hf HTSMA to examine the final processing methods and aging characteristics. Through this research, knowledge of the precipitation paths in NiTiZr and NiTiHf HTSMAs is extended and methods for characterization of phases and strains using high energy XRD are elucidated for future work in the field.