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京都大学 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(エネルギー科学) / 甲第24011号 / エネ博第447号 / 新制||エネ||84(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院エネルギー科学研究科エネルギー応用科学専攻 / (主査)教授 平藤 哲司, 教授 土井 俊哉, 教授 藤本 仁 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Energy Science / Kyoto University / DFAM

The development of high strength hot rolled steels is an important area for improving vehicle fuel efficiency. In collaboration with ArcelorMittal, this project focussed on developing a hot rolled steel with 980 MPa ultimate tensile strength, 800 MPa yield strength and 50% hole expansion ratio. To achieve the target mechanical properties, four different chemistries were trialled which varied the carbon, niobium and vanadium contents. Six combinations of finishing, coiling and intermediate temperatures were trialled for each chemistry. The effects of thermomechanical processing parameters and alloying contents on the mechanical properties were determined through tensile and hole expansion testing. Microstructural analysis was completed to correlate the mechanical properties to the microstructural characteristics. Microscopy techniques performed included optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography. The phase transformations which occur during thermomechanical processing were investigated using dilatometry testing. Microstructural characterization was used to determine the breakdown of strengthening contributions from intrinsic, solid solution, grain boundary, precipitation and dislocation strengthening. Trials varying the processing parameters and steel chemistry led to an understanding of how thermomechanical processing and alloying influence the microstructural features and corresponding mechanical properties in hot rolled microalloyed steels. / Thesis / Master of Applied Science (MASc)

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Uniaxial tension tests on uniform cross section specimens of Ti-6Al-4V and aluminum 7475-T651 show that the stress in the direction of load application determined by x-ray diffraction and the nominal applied stress display the expected linear correspondence up to a maximum stress somewhat below the bulk yield paint. Above this stress, the xray stress is noticeably less than expected. Upon unloading, there is a substantial acquired compressive residual stress. Because the x-ray diffraction measurements provided average stress values in a surface layer of only a few grain diameters, these results suggest that the surface layer of the metal is yielding at a lower stress than the bulk. This anomalous behavior is duplicated qualitatively with a continuum model of an aggregate of soft and hard square grains obeying the Von Mises yield criterion. The effect is purely mechanical. No material effects, such as lower yield point or dislocation density for the surface grains, are invoked. The continuum effect decreases rapidly with depth, becoming negligible for depths exceeding 2-3 grain or domain diameters. Further work is required to refine the model for real systems and to assess the importance of material effects acting in conjunction with the continuum effect. / Master of Science

Yes / A range of oxobis(phenyl‐1,3‐butanedione) vanadium(IV) complexes have been successfully synthesized from cheap starting materials and a simple and solvent‐free one‐pot dry‐melt reaction. This direct, straightforward, fast and alternative approach to inorganic synthesis has the potential for a wide range of applications. Analytical studies confirm their successful synthesis, purity and solid‐state coordination, and we report the complexes’ uses as potential drug candidates for the treatment of cancer. After a 24‐hour incubation of A549 lung carcinoma cells with the compounds, they reveal cytotoxicity values 11‐fold greater than cisplatin, and remain non‐toxic towards normal cell types. Additionally, the complexes are stable over a range of physiological pH values and show the potential for interactions with BSA. / University of Bradford. Grant Number: Internal Research Development Fund

La compagnie Les Forges de Sorel est un acteur important dans le domaine de la production de pièces d'acier forgées de forte dimension destinées au secteur du moulage par injection de matière plastique. Le potentiel de trempe des aciers actuellement utilisés n'étant plus assez grand pour combler les exigences grandissantes de l'industrie du moulage, le développement de nouveaux alliages avec une trempabilité améliorée s'est imposé. Pour le présent projet, un ajout de vanadium jusqu'à 0,35% poids à l'acier SF2050 a permis d'améliorer la trempabilité de façon à pouvoir augmenter section carrée d'une pièce forgée jusqu'à 88% et ainsi atteindre une section de 2,35m2 (3643p02). De plus, l'ajout de vanadium à permis d'améliorer la résistance à l'impact de l'acier, d'augmenter la limite élastique de 25% jusqu'à 1000MPa et d'accroître la dureté lors du revenu de 24%. Par ailleurs, une étude préliminaire sur l'effet d'une addition de 38ppm de bore sur la trempabilité de l'acier SF2050 à permis d'augmenter la section carré d'une pièce forgée de 400%. La section carrée d'une pièce forgée peut ainsi atteindre 6,27m2 (9714po2). Finalement, l'ajout de 0,15% poids de vanadium à la nuance SF2000 permet de remplacer l'effet de 0,5% poids de nickel et ainsi d'atteindre le niveau de trempabilité de l'acier SF2050.