Solution chemistry is a versatile and powerful tool in the synthesis of designed, complex nano-level high-tech materials. Normally, the technique is considered too expensive for large-scale production of complex multi-component ceramic materials. This thesis describes the expansion of the useful area of solution processing to multi-component bulk materials such as ZnO-based high-field varistors and WC–Co cutting tools, by developing novel techniques for solution-based coating of conventionally prepared metal and ceramic powders. The chemistry and microstructure development in the preparation of coatings, and the sintering of the coated powders to compacts, were studied in detail by SEM-EDS, TEM-EDS, XRD, IR-spectroscopy, dilatometry, TGA and DSC chemical analysis. ZnO powder with a ca 20 nm thick, homogeneous oxide coat of Bi–Sb–Ni–Co–Mn–Cr–Al oxide was prepared. After sintering to dense varistor bodies, much improved microstructures with much reduced ZnO-grain sizes were obtained. This shows that the oxides added as liquid sintering aid and grain-growth inhibitor become much more active when added homogeneously as a skin on the ZnO powder. After sintering of cobalt-coated WC, much improved micro-structures were obtained with a much more narrow WC grain-size distribution than that obtained from starting powders mixed by a conventional milling route. Coated powders also obviate the need for the extensive milling of WC and Co powders used in conventional mixing. The novel solution route was also applied to preparation of porous sponges and thin films on metal, glass and Al2O3 of sub 20 nm sized Co- or Ni-particles.

<p>Solution chemistry is a versatile and powerful tool in the synthesis of designed, complex nano-level high-tech materials. Normally, the technique is considered too expensive for large-scale production of complex multi-component ceramic materials. This thesis describes the expansion of the useful area of solution processing to multi-component bulk materials such as ZnO-based high-field varistors and WC–Co cutting tools, by developing novel techniques for solution-based coating of conventionally prepared metal and ceramic powders. The chemistry and microstructure development in the preparation of coatings, and the sintering of the coated powders to compacts, were studied in detail by SEM-EDS, TEM-EDS, XRD, IR-spectroscopy, dilatometry, TGA and DSC chemical analysis. </p><p>ZnO powder with a ca 20 nm thick, homogeneous oxide coat of Bi–Sb–Ni–Co–Mn–Cr–Al oxide was prepared. After sintering to dense varistor bodies, much improved microstructures with much reduced ZnO-grain sizes were obtained. This shows that the oxides added as liquid sintering aid and grain-growth inhibitor become much more active when added homogeneously as a skin on the ZnO powder.</p><p>After sintering of cobalt-coated WC, much improved micro-structures were obtained with a much more narrow WC grain-size distribution than that obtained from starting powders mixed by a conventional milling route. Coated powders also obviate the need for the extensive milling of WC and Co powders used in conventional mixing.</p><p>The novel solution route was also applied to preparation of porous sponges and thin films on metal, glass and Al₂O₃ of sub 20 nm sized Co- or Ni-particles. </p>

WC-Co cutting tools are widely used in the machining industry. The application of diamond coatings on the surfaces of the tools would prolong the cutting lifetime and improves the manufacturing efficiency. However, direct chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of diamond coatings on WC-Co suffer from severe premature adhesion failure due to interfacial graphitization induced by the binder phase Co. In this research, a combination of hydrochloric acid (HCl) and hydrogen (H2) plasma pretreatments and a novel double interlayer of carbide forming element (CFE)/Al were developed to enhance diamond nucleation and adhesion. The results showed that both the pretreatments and interlayers were effective in forming continuous and adhesive nanocrystalline diamond coatings. The method is a promising replacement of the hazardous Murakami's regent currently used in WC-Co pretreatment with a more environmental friendly approach.<p> Apart from coatings, diamond can be fabricated into other forms of nanostructures, such as nanotips. In this work, it was demonstrated that oriented diamond nanotip arrays can be fabricated by ion beam etching of as-grown CVD diamond. The orientation of diamond nanotips can be controlled by adjusting the direction of incident ion beam. This method overcomes the limits of other techniques in producing nanotip arrays on large areas with controlled orientation. Oriented diamond nano-tip arrays have been used to produce anisotropic frictional surface, which is successfully used in ultra-precision positioning systems.<p> Diamond-like carbon (DLC) has many properties comparable to diamond. In this thesis, the preparation of á-C:H thin films by end-Hall (EH) ion source and the effects of ion energy and nitrogen doping on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the as-deposited thin films were investigated. The results have demonstrated that smooth and uniform á-C:H and á-C:H:N films with large area and reasonably high hardness and Youngs modulus can be synthesized by EH ion source with a low ion energy. The EH ion beam deposition of carbon-based thin films have potential applications such as protective coatings on high capacity magnetic memory disk, for which coating uniformity and smoothness cannot be achieved by the traditional sputtering methods.

WC-Co cutting tools are widely used in the machining industry. The application of diamond coatings on the surfaces of the tools would prolong the cutting lifetime and improves the manufacturing efficiency. However, direct chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of diamond coatings on WC-Co suffer from severe premature adhesion failure due to interfacial graphitization induced by the binder phase Co. In this research, a combination of hydrochloric acid (HCl) and hydrogen (H2) plasma pretreatments and a novel double interlayer of carbide forming element (CFE)/Al were developed to enhance diamond nucleation and adhesion. The results showed that both the pretreatments and interlayers were effective in forming continuous and adhesive nanocrystalline diamond coatings. The method is a promising replacement of the hazardous Murakami's regent currently used in WC-Co pretreatment with a more environmental friendly approach.<p> Apart from coatings, diamond can be fabricated into other forms of nanostructures, such as nanotips. In this work, it was demonstrated that oriented diamond nanotip arrays can be fabricated by ion beam etching of as-grown CVD diamond. The orientation of diamond nanotips can be controlled by adjusting the direction of incident ion beam. This method overcomes the limits of other techniques in producing nanotip arrays on large areas with controlled orientation. Oriented diamond nano-tip arrays have been used to produce anisotropic frictional surface, which is successfully used in ultra-precision positioning systems.<p> Diamond-like carbon (DLC) has many properties comparable to diamond. In this thesis, the preparation of á-C:H thin films by end-Hall (EH) ion source and the effects of ion energy and nitrogen doping on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the as-deposited thin films were investigated. The results have demonstrated that smooth and uniform á-C:H and á-C:H:N films with large area and reasonably high hardness and Youngs modulus can be synthesized by EH ion source with a low ion energy. The EH ion beam deposition of carbon-based thin films have potential applications such as protective coatings on high capacity magnetic memory disk, for which coating uniformity and smoothness cannot be achieved by the traditional sputtering methods.

The material development cycle is becoming too slow if compared with other technologies sectors like IT and electronics. The materials scientists’ community needs to bring materials science back to the core of human development. ICME (Integrated Computational Materials Engineer) is a new discipline that uses advanced computational tools to simulate material microstructures, processes and their links with the final properties. There is the need for a new way to design tailor-made materials with a faster and cheaper development cycle while creating products that meet “real-world” functionalities rather than vague set of specifications. Using the ICME approach, cutting edge computational thermodynamics models were employed in order to assist the microstructure characterization and refinement during the TIG welding of a functionally graded composite material with outstanding wear and corrosion resistance. The DICTRA diffusion model accurately predicted the carbon diffusion during sintering, Thermo-Calc and TC-PRISMA models described the thermodynamic and kinetics of harmful carbide precipitation, while COMSOL Multhiphysic furnished the temperature distribution profile at every timestep during TIG welding of the material. Bainite transformation and the influence of chromium and molybdenum was studied and modelled with MAP_STEEL software. The simulations were then compared with experimental observations and a very good agreement between computational works and experiments was found for both thermodynamic and kinetics predictions. The use of this new system proved to be a robust assistance to the classic development method and the material microstructures and processes were carefully adjusted in order to increase corrosion resistance and weldability. This new approach to material development can radically change the way we think and we make materials. The results suggest that the use of computational tools is a reality that can dramatically increase the efficiency of the material development.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 MeysamMashhadikarimi_TESE.pdf: 7466845 bytes, checksum: 3ec1fdf5f0b341e5aa20ba33dd8d5104 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-07-10 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior (CAPES) / Neste trabalho de pesquisa, foi obtido um compacto de diamante policristalino (PDC), constitu?do de uma camada superior de diamante policristalino sob um substrato de WC-10% em peso de Co e uma interface de WC-20% em peso de Nb/Ni entre as camadas, atrav?s de m?todo de sinteriza??o de alta press?o e alta temperatura (HPHT). Para alcan?ar esse objetivo, foram realizadas tr?s etapas distintas. Na primeira etapa, foi sinterizado o corpo de diamante com um ligante adequado, e foram obtidos os melhores par?metros de sinteriza??o. Na segunda etapa, foi realizado o estudo de diferentes condi??es de sinteriza??o para o substrato de metal duro WC-10% p.Co. E, na terceira e ?ltima etapa, foi produzido, de acordo com os resultados alcan?ados nas etapas anteriores, o compacto de diamante policristalino de camada tripla (PDC). Na primeira etapa, quatro ligantes diferentes foram usados para sinterizar o diamante atrav?s do m?todo HPHT. Os ligantes utilizados foram o Nb/Fe, Nb/Co, Nb/Ni e Nb puro, sendo 10% em peso de ligante utilizado para cada composi??o. A sinteriza??o foi realizada a diferentes temperaturas e sob diferentes press?es e tempos. As amostras obtidas foram analisadas atrav?s das medidas de densidade relativa e dureza, al?m das imagens eletr?nicas de varredura, para encontrar os melhores par?metros de sinteriza??o e ligante. Os estudos mostraram que o Nb apresentou o melhor comportamento, e que os melhores par?metros de sinteriza??o foram: T = 1750 ?C, P = 7,7 GPa, t = 6 minutos. Na segunda etapa, uma mistura em p? de WC-10% em peso de Co foi sinterizado atrav?s de HPHT sob press?o de 7,7 GPa, variando temperatura (1500 ?C, 1600 ?C, 1700 ?C, 1800 ?C, 1900 ?C) e tempo (2 e 3 minutos). As an?lises microestruturais e estruturais foram realizadas atrav?s de MEV/EDS e DRX. Ensaios de dureza, tenacidade (ITF) e de resist?ncia ? compress?o, tamb?m, foram realizados para entender os efeitos de diferentes par?metros de sinteriza??o nas propriedades dos sinterizados, verificando-se densifica??o total das amostras sinterizadas a altas temperaturas. Entretanto, foi observado um crescimento anormal de gr?os para estas mesmas temperaturas. Altos valores de dureza foram observados, aproximadamente, entre 1250 a 1650 HV para todas as amostras sinterizadas. Na terceira etapa, para a obten??o do PDC, uma camada fina de WC-20% em peso de Nb/Ni foi utilizada para a forma??o da interface entre a camada superior de diamante com ligante de Nb pura e o substrato de WC 10% em peso de Co. A sinteriza??o foi feita atrav?s do m?todo HPHT ? temperatura de 1750 ?C sob 7,7 GPa de press?o. Foram utilizados dois tempos diferentes, de 6 min. (tr?s sucessivos 2 minutos) e 9 min. (tr?s sucessivos 3 minutos). A dureza foi medida e os estudos estruturais/microestruturais foram realizados atrav?s de an?lises de MEV/EDS. Em suma, os resultados mostraram que este novo tipo de PDC pode ser produzido com sucesso, usando um novo ligante, o niobio puro, para o diamante, sem qualquer presen?a de grafitiza??o. Verificou-se tamb?m que o uso de uma interface com os mesmos elementos constituintes do substrato e do corpo de diamante sinterizado resultou numa boa ades?o entre as camadas, o que pode resultar em melhor desempenho e melhorar a durabilidade do PDC. / The primary objective of this thesis was to obtain a triple layer polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) containing a polycrystalline diamond as top layer, a WC 10 wt% Co substrate, and a WC 20 wt% Nb/Ni interface to bond these two layers via high pressure high temperature (HPHT) sintering. To achieve this objective, the project has been done in three different stages. The first stage was producing diamond sintered body with a suitable binder, and finding the best sintering parameters. The second stage of project was done to study the WC 10 wt% Co hardmetal substrate at different sintering conditions, and the third and last stage was done according to the results achieved from previous stages to obtain a triple layer PDC. At the first stage, four different binders were used to sinter diamond under HPHT condition. Binders were Nb/Fe, Nb/Co, Nb/Ni and pure Nb and 10 wt% binder was used. Sintering was carried out at different temperature and under different pressure and holding time. Obtained samples were studies according to relative density, microstructure, and hardness to find the optimum binder and sintering parameters. Studies at this stage showed that Nb is the best binder and T=1750 ?C, 7.7 GPa with holding time more than 6 minutes are the best sintering parameters. At the second stage a powder mixture of WC 10 wt% Co was sintered via HPHT at 1500, 1600, 1700, 1800, and 1900?C under 7.7 GPa pressure for 2 and 3 minutes. Microstructural/structural analyses were performed by SEM/EDS and XRD and hardness, Indentation Fracture Toughness (ITF) and compression tests were also carried out to understand effects of different sintering parameters. At this stage, it was found that full density can achieved for high sintering temperature along with abnormal grain growth. High hardness was observed in range starting from 1250 up to 1650 HV. At the third stage, to obtain PDC, a thin layer of WC 20 wt% Nb/Ni was used as an interface between top layer of diamond with pure Nb binder and WC 10 wt% Co substrate. Sintering was done via HPHT method at 1750?C under 7.7 GPa of pressure. Two different holding time of 6 (three successive 2 minutes) and 9 (three successive 3 minutes) were used. Hardness was measured and microstructural/structural studies were done via SEM/EDS. The overall results showed that this new kind of PDC can successfully produce using a new pure Niobium binder for diamond without any graphitization. It was also found that using an interface having the resemblance to both substrate and sintered diamond body caused good adhesion between layers that can results in enhanced performance and improving durability of PDC.

[EN] The necessity of higher quality tools, due to the increasing competitivity in the machining industry, and in general the need of materials with improved wear resistance, places the hard metal sector in continuous technical renovation. The important improvement of hardness, strength and wear resistance obtained in ultrafine WC-Co grades, as well as the extraordinary properties of nanomaterials, has focused the cemented carbides research in obtaining nanocrystalline powders, and in the development of bulk nanostructured cemented carbides, which remains a technological challenge. In this context, the aim of present research is to contribute on the knowledge of the behaviour sintering of ultrafine and nanocrystalline WC-Co mixtures, and to explore the possibilities of microstructural control that allow manufacturing dense cemented carbides with grain size close to the nanometer scale. Furthermore, the effect of the microstructural refinement in the mechanical behaviour of sintered materials is evaluated. Moreover, due to the poor supply and the high cost of these powders in the market, the fabrication of ultrafine and nanocrystaline WC-Co mixtures by planetary milling is studied. This allows analysing the effect of the powder production method on their densification, microstructural development and final mechanical properties. The results obtained show the problems of the powders fabricated by milling, due to their decarburation, and their fast kinetics of grain growth. Furthermore, the advantages of using nanocrystalline powders, versus the ultrafine ones, on improving the densification and capability of microstructural control, have been demonstrated, allowing a significant increase in the hardness of the sintered samples. The main contribution of the research is the combined use of additives inhibitors and pressure assisted sintering techniques that allow increasing the densification at lower sintering temperature and shorter holding times, thus limiting the grain growth. WC-CoVC / Cr3C2 cemented carbides near fully dense is obtained by SPS and HIP in solid phase at 1100 ºC. The addition of inhibitors, especially VC, is demonstrated to be an efficient method for controlling the grain growth in the solid state, even by rapid sintering processes. The combination of addition of VC and HIP sintering at low temperature has allowed manufacturing near nanostructured materials (120 nm), with an excellent combination of properties, with hardness about 2100 HV30 and fracture toughness values greater than 10 MPa·m1/2. These properties place these materials among the most outstanding cemented carbides of those reported in literature. / [ES] La necesidad de herramientas de mayor calidad, debido a la creciente competitividad en el sector del mecanizado, y, en general, de materiales con resistencia al desgaste mejorada, sitúa al sector del duro metal en continua renovación técnica. La importante mejora de dureza, resistencia mecánica y resistencia al desgaste obtenida en grados WC-Co ultrafinos, y las excepcionales propiedades asociadas a los nanomateriales, ha focalizado la investigación de metal duro en la obtención de polvos nanocristalinos, y en el desarrollo de carburos cementados nanoestructurados, que sigue siendo un reto tecnológico. En esta línea, la presente investigación, pretente contribuir al conocimiento del comportamiento durante la sinterización de mezclas WC-Co ultrafinas y nanocristalinas, explorando posibilidades de control microestructural, que permitan obtener carburos cementados densos con tamaño de grano próximo a la escala nanométrica, y evaluar el efecto del refinamiento microestructural en su comportamiento mecánico. Además, dada la escasa oferta en el mercado de estos polvos y su elevado coste, se analiza su fabricación mediante molienda en planetario, lo que permite analizar el efecto de la vía de obtención del polvo en su densificación, desarrollo microestructural, y propiedades finales. Los resultados obtenidos ponen de manifiesto la problemática de los polvos obtenidos por molienda, debido a su decarburación, y su rápida cinética de crecimiento de grano. Además, se ha demostrado las ventajas del uso de polvos nanocristalinos frente a los ultrafinos, en el aumento de la densificación y posibilidades de control microestructural, lo que se traduce en importantes aumentos de dureza de los sinterizados. La principal aportación de la investigación es el empleo combinado de aditivos inhibidores y técnicas de sinterización asistidas por presión, que permiten aumentar la densificación reduciendo temperatura y tiempo de exposición, limitando así el crecimiento de grano. Se ha demostrado que es posible obtener sinterizados WC-Co-VC/Cr3C2 casi 100% densos a 1100 ºC, mediante HIP y SPS, confirmándose, además, la efectividad de los inhibidores. La combinación de adición de VC y sinterización en HIP a baja temperatura, ha permitido obtener materiales casi nanocristalinos (120 nm), con una excelente combinación de propiedades, con durezas de hasta 2100 HV30 y valores de tenacidad superiores a los 10 MPa·m1/2, lo que sitúa a estos materiales entre los carburos cementados más destacados de los publicados en la literatura. / [CAT] La necessitat de ferramentes de major qualitat, degut a la creixent competitivitat en el sector del mecanitzat, i, en general, de materials amb resistència al desgast millorada, situa el sector del metall dur en contínua renovació tècnica. La important millora de duresa, resistència mecànica i resistència al desgast obtinguda en graus WC-Co ultrafins, i les excepcionals propietats associades als nanomaterials, ha focalitzat la investigació de metall dur en l'obtenció de pols nanocristal·lins, i en el desenvolupament de carburs cementats nanoestructurats, que segueix sent un repte tecnològic. En aquesta línia, la present investigació pretén contribuir al coneixement del comportament durant la sinterització de mescles ultrafines i nanocristal·lines, explorant possibilitats de control microestructural, que permeten obtindre carburs cementats densos amb grandària de gra propera a l'escala nanomètrica i avaluar l'efecte del refinament microestructural en el seu comportament mecànic. A més a més, donada l'escassa oferta en el mercat d'aquests pols i el seu elevat cost, s'analitza la seua fabricació mitjançant mòlta en planetari, la qual cosa permet analitzar l'efecte de la via d'obtenció dels pols en la seua densificació, desenvolupament de la seua microestructura, i propietats finals. Els resultats obtinguts posen de manifest la problemàtica dels pols obtesos per mòlta, degut a la seua decarburació, i la seua ràpida cinètica de creixement de gra. Així mateix, s'han demostrat els avantatges de l'ús de pols nanocristal·lins front als ultrafins, en l'augment de la densificació i possibilitats de control microestructural, el que es tradueix en importants augments de duresa dels sinteritzats. La principal aportació de la investigació és l'emprament combinat d'additius inhibidors i tècniques de sinterització assistides per pressió, que permeten augmentar la densificació reduint temperatura i temps d'exposició, limitant així el creixement de gra. S'ha demostrat que és possible obtindre sinteritzats WC-Co-VC/Cr3C2 quasi 100% densos a 1100 ºC, mitjançant HIP i SPS, confirmant-se, a més, l'efectivitat dels inhibidors. La combinació d'addició de VC i sinterització en HIP a baixa temperatura ha permès obtindre materials quasi nanocristal·lins (120 nm), amb una excel·lent combinació de propietats, amb dureses de fins a 2100 HV30 i valors de tenacitat superiors als 10 MPa·m1/2, la qual cosa situa aquests materials entre els carburs cementats més destacats dels publicats en la literatura. / Bonache Bezares, MV. (2016). Obtención, procesado y caracterización de carburos cementados CW-Co basados en polvos ultrafinos y nanocristalinos [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/63222 / TESIS

<p>The aim of this thesis is to investigate how material surfaces are affected by various surface treatments and how this relates to the adhesion of the coating. The materials that were studied were WC-Co and Cermets and the surface treatments used were polishing, grinding with coarser and finer abrasive grains, and finally wet blasting and dry blasting. Focus was on deformations and residual stresses in the surface, surface roughness and cracks. The test methods used for examining the samples included surface roughness measurements, residual stress measurements, adhesion tests using Rockwell indentation and SEM images of the surface and the cross section.<br /><br />The results concluded that polishing gives very good adhesion. Additionally, the adhesion for ground surfaces was good for WC-Co but very poor for Cermets. Furthermore, it was observed that finer abrasive grains did not result in better adhesion. In fact, the coarser grains gave slightly better results. Finally, it was concluded that wet blasting has a clear advantage over dry blasting and results in much better adhesion, especially for the Cermets. The results for the WC-Co were a bit inconsistent and so further research is required.</p>

The aim of this thesis is to investigate how material surfaces are affected by various surface treatments and how this relates to the adhesion of the coating. The materials that were studied were WC-Co and Cermets and the surface treatments used were polishing, grinding with coarser and finer abrasive grains, and finally wet blasting and dry blasting. Focus was on deformations and residual stresses in the surface, surface roughness and cracks. The test methods used for examining the samples included surface roughness measurements, residual stress measurements, adhesion tests using Rockwell indentation and SEM images of the surface and the cross section.<br /><br />The results concluded that polishing gives very good adhesion. Additionally, the adhesion for ground surfaces was good for WC-Co but very poor for Cermets. Furthermore, it was observed that finer abrasive grains did not result in better adhesion. In fact, the coarser grains gave slightly better results. Finally, it was concluded that wet blasting has a clear advantage over dry blasting and results in much better adhesion, especially for the Cermets. The results for the WC-Co were a bit inconsistent and so further research is required.

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