During loss-of-coolant accidents (LOCA) and reactivity-initiated accidents (RIA), nuclear fuel rods experience high heating rates that change the microstructure and properties of zirconium cladding materials, which are in forms of stress-relieved, like cold-worked (CW) or recrystallised (RX) microstructure. The present study aimed to determine how different fast heating rates and starting microstructures affect the kinetics of phase transformation, the transformation textures and eventually the mechanical response in the dual-phase region. The LOCA/RIA cycles from heating at 8 to 100C/s to alpha+beta or above beta transus temperature were achieved via resistive heating in an electro-thermal-mechanical tester. Synchrotron X-ray diffraction (SXRD) and electrical resistivity measurements showed that the approach curves of CW Zircaloy-4 shift to higher temperature at faster constant heating rates and change to a new approach curve when changing rates. 2-second holding at two-phase temperature produces identical phase fractions as equilibrium. These observations are consistent with the diffusional character of the phase trans- formation. Heated at 100oCs1, RX samples transform with 2D beta-growth while CW ones show simultaneous beta-nucleation and growth. The difference arises because the fast heating rate helps preserve low-angle grain boundaries (GB) in the CW microstructure up to phase transformation temperature, increasing beta nucleation sites and prevent beta-growth. This gives rise to different textures of RX and CW materials before transformation, producing different textures, which are weak in both cases. However, this difference is enhanced during grain growth and transformation on cooling. Thus, the RX material shows strong final alpha texture with 0002 maxima aligned in TD and tilted 20deg from ND towards TD while the CW reveals an essentially random one. In both RX and CW materials, variant selection does not occur during transformation on heating. During beta-grain growth, although there is variability in beta-textures measured by SXRD and EBSD beta reconstruction, it is clear that variant selection occurs, leading to strengthening of the beta texture. During transformation on cooling, variant selection occurs early in nucleation of the alpha phase from the shared 110 beta GB in the RX condition. The flow stresses of CW Zircaloy-4 in the two-phase regime at a given temperature depend on the heating rates, despite having the same phase fractions. Heated at a slower rate, the material shows an upper yield stress followed by softening behaviour while that heated faster has a smaller yield stress followed by a high work-hardening rate and then stable flowing stresses. The evolution of diffraction elastic strains and intensity suggest the upper yield stress and softening are due to stress-induced transformation of the harder alpha grains into large and isolated softer beta grains. In contrast, the sample heated faster develops an almost continuous film of beta grains along the GB of unrecrystallised alpha-grains which results in early beta-yielding and coherent deformation of the two phases, leading to constant flow stresses. The findings will improve the accuracy of inputs from phase fractions, microstructure and texture of zirconium claddings when modelling LOCA/RIA. A crystal plasticity model should consider the effects of heating rates and cold-work, which are often ignored. The link between deformation, fast heating rates and microstructure evolution might be relevant to other processes like additive layer manufacturing and even forging in the two-phase region.

Orientador: Paulo Noronha Lisboa-Filho / Banca: Fabio Furlan Ferreira / Banca: Manuel Henrique Lente / Banca: André Maurício Brinatti / Banca: Guinther Kellermann / O Programa de Pós graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia de Materiais, PosMat, tem carater institucional e integra as atividades de pesquisa em materiais de diversos campi da UNESP / Resumo: Nesse trabalho foi realizado o processo de síntese, e a caracterização estrutural e magnética de compostos HoMn1-x(Ni, Co)xO3 de estrutura perovskita. As sínteses das amostras foram realizadas por meio do método dos precursores poliméricos modificado. Após a síntese e a remoção do solvente, a resina polimérica formada foi tratada em 350ºC/4h para a remoção dos constituintes orgânicos, seguida de tratamentos térmicos em 500ºC/4h e 900ºC/20h para obtenção da fase cristalina. Para a caracterização estrutural foi utilizada a linha D10B-XPD do Laboratório Naiconal de Luz Síncrotron (LNLS), onde comprimentos de onda de raios X abaixo da borda de absorção do cobalto, do maganês e do níquel, foram utilizados. A formação das fases HoNi0.50Mn0.50O3, HoCo0.50O3 e HoNi0.25Co0.25Mn0.50O3, foram observadas pelas técnica da difração de raios X. Com o método de refinamento Reitveld para a amostra HoNi0.25Co0.25Mn0.50O3, foi determinado que o cobalto e o níquel apresentaram ocupações similares, no topo e na base da cela unitária, enquanto que o manganês ocupou preferencialmente o plano 002. A resposta magnética das amostras foi estudada através de curvas de magnetização em função da temperatura, e do campo magnético aplicado. As curvas ZFC demonstraram uma resposta paramagnética associada ao momento magnético do hólmio, além da coexistência de ferromagnetismo, antiferromagnetismos e ferrimagnetismo, devido às sub-redes formadas pelos metais de transição. As curvas FC evidenciaram o fenômeno da inversão de spin, associado à interação entre as sub-redes formadas pelos metais de transição com a sub-rede formada pela terra-rara, considerando um mecanismo de interação de troca antiferromagnética / Abstract: In this work was accomplished the syntheis process and structural and magnetic characterization of HoMn1-x(NiCo)xO3 compounds of pervskites structure. The sample synthesis were performed through modified polymeric precursos method. After synthesis and solvent removal, the polymer resin formed was treated at 350ºC/4h for organic constituents removal, followed by heating treatment at 500ºC/4h and 900ºC/20h to obtain the crystalline phase. For structural characterization, it was used D10B-XPD beam line of Laboratório Nacional de Luz Síncrotron (LNLS), where X-rays wavelengths below cobalt, manganeses and nickel absorption edge, were used. The formation of HoNi0.50Mn0.50O3, HoCo0.50O3 e HoNi0.25Co0.25Mn0.50O3 phases were observed by X-ray diffraction technique. By Rietveld refinement method for sample HoNi0.25Co0.25Mn0.50O3, it was determined that cobalt and nickel had similar occupations at the top and bottom of unit cell, while the manganeses preferentially occupied plan 002. The magnetic response of samples was studied through magnetization curves according to the temperature function and the applied magnetic field. The ZFC curves showed a paramagnetic response associated to holmium magnetic moment, and ferromagnetism, antiferromagnetism and ferrimagnetism coexistence, due to sublattices formed by transition metals. The FC curves evidenced the spin reversal phenomenon, associated to the interaction between the sublattice formed bu transition metals with sublattices formed by rare-earth, considering a mechanism of antiferromagnetic exchange interaction / Doutor

This work investigated the synthesis, characterisation and properties of known and novel scandium carboxylate Metal-organic Frameworks (MOFs). The first part reports the performance of these Sc-MOFs as Lewis acid catalysts. The porous MOF scandium trimesate MIL-100(Sc) and the scandium terephthalates such as MIL-101(Sc), MIL-88B(Sc) and MIL-68(Sc) (prepared as the Sc-analogue for the first time), and scandium biphenyldicarboxylate MIL-88D(Sc) were prepared and tested as Lewis acid catalysts. Chromium MIL-101 and MIL-100 and scandium-exchanged zeolites were prepared for comparison. Moreover, successful encapsulation of the phosphotungstate polyoxometalates (POMs) in the cavities of MIL-101(Sc) enhanced the stability of this material. These scandium and chromium MOFs, POM-MOF composites and scandium-exchanged zeolite were tested as heterogeneous catalysts in the carbonyl ene reaction between α-methyl styrene and ethyl trifluoropyruvate. This showed that MIL-100(Sc) was the best catalyst for this reaction, achieving a conversion of 99% to the desired product. The stabilized MIL-101(Sc) was also very active, but less selective for this reaction. Acetalisation of acetaldehyde was also studied, and in this reaction the isoreticular MOFs MIL-88(B) and MIL-88D(Sc) were the most active and selective catalysts. For this reaction, the activity of MIL-100(Sc) was low, which was attributed to reduce pore size and blockage. Functionalisation of the range of scandium terephthalates such as MIL-101(Sc), MIL-88B(Sc), MIL-68(Sc), Sc₂BDC₃,and MIL-53(Sc) particularly with –NH₂ groups, made up the second main part of this research. Solvothermal synthesis were performed at lower temperatures and using mixed solvents to synthesize these amino-terephthalate MOFs, often for the first time, and their adsorption properties were studied, particularly for the adsorption of CO₂. The synthesis of pure Sc₂(NH₂-BDC)₃ and Sc₂(Br-BDC)₃ was achieved for first time by a solvothermal route, lower temperatures, and mixed solvents. This approach yielded large crystals suitable for single crystal diffraction and microcrystal IR spectroscopy. Post-synthetic modification (PSM) of Sc₂(NH₂-BDC)₃ was explored by incorporation of NO₂-groups into the framework by solvent-assisted ligand exchange. The adsorption properties of functionalised and post-modified materials were compared with those of Sc₂BDC₃ and Sc₂(NO₂-BDC)₃ for methanol and hydrocarbons This study demonstrated that Sc₂BDC₃ and Sc₂(NH₂-BDC)₃ give the higher uptakes while the –Br and –NO₂ forms display shape selectivity for n-alkanes over iso-alkanes. Amino-functionalised MIL-53(Sc) was prepared for the first time using a mixed ligand approach, so that 10-20% of a second functionalised terephthalate ligand (NO₂, Br, -(OH)₂) was required for successful single phase synthesis in addition to amino-terephthalic acid. The materials were characterised using PXRD, TGA and gas adsorption, which confirms the samples show a range of behaviour for CO₂ adsorption. Notably, the `breathing´ behaviour is strongly dependent on the type of functionalisation. Finally, the exploratory synthesis of novel scandium MOFs, using isophthalic acid (IA) and its amino and nitro- derivatives, 2,5-furandicarboxylate (FDA) and the porphyrin tetra(carboxyphenyl)porphyrin (TCPP) as linkers was carried out and six novel materials were synthesized, three of which gave crystals large enough for their structure to be determined by single crystal diffraction. Further characterisation was carried out by PXRD, TGA and solid-state NMR. Some of these materials have been shown to be porous to CO₂ and N₂.

Nesse trabalho foram realizados experimentos para determinar as tensões residuais introduzidas no Aço A36, que é uma liga de baixo carbono e que é muito utilizado em vários setores da produção industrial, quando esta é submetida à soldagem do tipo MIG (Metal Gas Inert). A escolha desse tipo de soldagem foi para manter constantes os parâmetros que pudessem influenciar nos resultados. Nessa análise foi verificada a distribuição das tensões residuais na zona termicamente afetada, a distribuição da tensão em relação a profundidade. Para isso usamos uma remoção eletrolítica e um corte transversal pelo processo de eletroerosão. Nesse trabalho foi usado o método do sen2, devido a sua facilidade para a análise dos dados do Programa PSD. O resultado das mediadas realizadas na região do cordão de solda, zona termicamente afetada (ZTA) e metal base próxima da ZTA, mostrou uma variação da distribuição da tensão em relação à profundidade do material e na distância do ponto de soldagem. No ponto de soldagem um aumento da tensão em relação à profundidade do material. Os fatores que influenciaram na introdução dessas tensões no processo de soldagem, foram causados pelo gradiente de temperatura, pelo resfriamento heterogêneo do material e também pelo resfriamento rápido da superfície / In this work experiments were conducted to determine the residual stresses introduced in the A36 steel, which is an alloy of low carbon, which is widely used in various sectors of industrial production, when it is subjected to welding-type MIG (Metal Inert Gas). The choice of this type of welding was to keep constant the parameters that could influence the results. In this analysis we detected the distribution of residual stresses in the heat affected zone, the stress distribution over the depth. For this we use an electrolytic removal and a cross section through the process of spark erosion. In this study we used the method of sen2, due to its ease to the analysis of data from the PSD. The result showed a variation of stress distribution for the depth of the material and the distance from the point of welding. The welding point ran a rise in tension over the depth of the material. Factors influencing the introduction of these stresses in the welding process were caused by the temperature gradient by cooling the heterogeneous material and also by the rapid cooling of the surface

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O estudo minucioso das características físicas e químicas dos artefatos cerâmicos, associado com as pesquisas históricas e arqueológicas tem pennitido a reconstituição dos costumes culturais e modos de vida das comunidades antigas. O presente estudo objetivou estudar composição química elementar e mineralógica de cerâmicas arqueológicas coletadas nos sítios .lustino, São José, Curítuba, Saco da Onça, Porto Belo e Vitória Régia, localizados na região do Baixo São Francisco, Sergipe, Brasil. Por meio da análise por ativação com nêutrons instrumental (AANl) e difratometria de raios - X (DRX), pennitiuse definir grupos composicionais de cerâmicas conforme a similaridade química da pastas cerâmica, a qual reflete a composição da matéria-prima utilizada em sua manufatura pelo homem pré-histórico, e inferir a atmosfera e temperatura de queima da cerâmica. As amostras abeiTantes foram identificadas por meio das distâncias Mahalanobis clássica e robusta. O efeito do tempero na pasta cerâmica foi estudado por meio do filtro de Mahalanobis modificado. Os resultados foram interpretados por meio da análise de agioipamento, análise das componentes principais e análise discriminante. O horizonte temporal das cerâmicas foi verificado por meio de técnicas de datação tennoluminescência (TL). Os resultados obtidos neste trabalho, em associação com infonnações oriundas da Arqueologia, pennitiram a identificação dos gi-upos cerâmicos correspondentes às ocupações ceramistas no sítio Justino e a definição de gi\'upos cerâmicos de referência confonne o comportamento químico. A tecnologia de queima foi estabelecida para alguns vasos cerâmicos, bem como a contemporaneidade dos grupos composicionais segundo as datações determinadas por TL. Dessa forma, o trabalho contribui para a reconstituição da pré-história das comunidades que habitaram a região do Baixo Rio São Francisco e para remontagem do quadro geral das populações ceramistas do Nordeste brasileiro. / The study of the physical and chemical characteristics of the ceramics crafts, in association with historical and archaeological research, has allowed for the reconstruction of the cultural habits from ancient communities. The goal of this work was to study the chemical and mineralogical compositions of archaeological potteries collected from Justino, São José, Curituba, Saco da Onça, Porto Belo and Vitória Régia sites, located in Baixo São Francisco region, Sergipe state, Brazil. The use of the instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) and X-ray diffractometry (XRD), allowed the definition of compositional groups of potteries according to the chemical similarities of the ceramic paste, which reveals the composition of the raw materials utilized in the manufacturing process by prehistoric man, and the inference of the atmosphere and temperatures in which the potteries were burned. The outliers were identified by means of classic and robust Mahalanobis distance. The temper effect in the ceramic paste was studied by means of modified Mahalanobis filter. The results were interpreted by means of cluster analysis, principal components analysis and discriminant analysis. The ages of some potteries were determined by means of the thermoluminescence techniques. The results obtained in this work, in association with archaeological information, allowed for the identification of the ceramic groups relative to ceramist occupations at Justino Site and for the definition of the reference groups according to the chemical composition. The burning technology was established for some potteries and the relative ages among the compositional groups were determined by means of TL. Thus, this work provides contributions to the reconstmction of the prehistory of the communities which lived in the Baixo São Francisco region, and to the reconstitution of the general frame of the ceramist population from Brazilian Northeast.

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Neste trabalho é descrito um procedimento para a determinação quantitativa da espessura e composição química de filmes finos, por fluorescência de raios X por dispersão de comprimento de onda (WDXRFS), utilizando-se o método de Parâmetros Fundamentais (FP). Este método foi validado dentro dos padrões de garantia de qualidade e aplicado as amostras de Al, Cr, TiO2, Ni, ZrO2 (monocamada) e Ni/Cr (duplacamada) sobre vidro; Ni sobre aço inoxidável e zinco metálico e TiO2 sobre ferro metálico (monocamada), as quais foram preparadas por deposição física de vapor (PVD). Os resultados das espessuras foram comparados com os métodos de Absorção (FRX-A) e Retroespalhamento de Rutherford (RBS), demonstrando a eficiência do método de parâmetros fundamentais. As características estruturais das amostras foram analisadas por difração de raios X (DRX) e mostraram que os mesmos não influenciam nas determinações das espessuras. / In this work a procedure is described for thickness and quantitative chemical composition of thin films by wavelength dispersion X-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) using Fundamental Parameters method. This method was validated according to quality assurance standard and applied sample Al, Cr, TiO2, Ni, ZrO2 (single thickness) and Ni/Cr (double thickness) on glass; Ni on steel and metallic zinc and TiO2 on metallic iron (single thickness), all the sample were prepared for physical deposition of vapor (PVD). The thickness had been compared with Absorption (FRX-A) and Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS) methods; the result showed good efficiency of the fundamental parameters method. Sample structural characteristics analyzed by X ray diffraction (XRD) showed any influence in the thickness determinations.

Submitted by Rosivalda Pereira (mrs.pereira@ufma.br) on 2017-05-05T19:27:14Z No. of bitstreams: 1 AdrianoPereira.pdf: 4552452 bytes, checksum: c5dc1a24e3fc6e843a7a494ecc39cb39 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-05T19:27:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AdrianoPereira.pdf: 4552452 bytes, checksum: c5dc1a24e3fc6e843a7a494ecc39cb39 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-07-29 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPQ) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico do Maranhão (FAPEMA) / Materials consisting of amino acids are of great interest in the application in nonlinear optical (NLO) and are being studied more carefully because they have properties better than the potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP), the material most commonly used for Second Generation Harmonic (SHG). In this work, the crystals of L-arginine hydrobromidric monohydrate (LAHBr) and L-arginine hydrochloridric monohydrate (LAHCl) were grown at room temperature (25° C) by the method of slow evaporation of solvent. Were also synthesized hydrochlorobromidric L-arginine monohydrate crystals (LAHClBr) from the mixture of the compounds in equimolar proportions 1:3, 1:1 and 3:1. These five crystals were characterized by the techniques of X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF), Diffraction X-Ray (XRD), Raman Spectroscopy, Thermogravimetry (TG), Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). The chemical composition of the single crystal was analyzed by X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) and compositions obtained were: C6H14N4O2•HCL0.14BR0.86•H2O (LAHCl0,14Br0,86), C6H14N4 O2•HCL0.42BR0.58•H2O (LAHCl0,42Br0,58), e C6H14N4O2•HCL0.63BR0.37•H2O (LAHCl0,63Br0,37). The structural parameters of the crystals were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) in association with the Rietveld refinement. The all samples crystallize with the monoclinic structure (space group P21) and the unit cell volume of LAHClxBr1-x series decreases with increasing concentration of chlorine in the composition of the samples. The vibrational modes were observed by Raman Spectroscopy. The Raman spectrum experiments have shown that bands associated with lattice modes undergo blue shifts as the concentration of chorine ion is increased in addition to complement the results obtained by XRD technique. The thermal analysis of TG, DTA and DSC showed that the crystals analyzed show a decrease in temperature of the characteristic exothermic phase transition event, as well as increasing in the melting temperature of the material, with increasing chlorine concentration. The crystals LAHBr, LAHClBr and LAHCl to lose water of hydration suffer phase transformation goes to anhydrous phase without change in structure (monoclinic-monoclinic) and present structural phase transition around 150 oC. / Materiais constituídos por aminoácidos são de grande interesse na aplicação em óptica nãolinear (NLO) e estão sendo estudados com maior atenção por apresentarem propriedades melhores do que o material mais utilizado para Geração de Segundo Harmônico (SHG); dihidrogenofosfato de potássio (KDP). Neste trabalho os monocristais de L-arginina hidrobromídrica monohidratada (LAHBr) e L-arginina hidroclorídrica monohidratada (LAHCl) foram crescidos à temperatura ambiente (25°C), pelo método de evaporação lenta do solvente. Também foram sintetizados cristais de L-arginina hidroclorobromídrica monohidratada (LAHClBr), a partir da mistura dos dois compostos, nas proporções molares 1:3, 1:1 e 3:1. Esses cinco cristais foram caracterizados pelas técnicas de Fluorescência de raios-X (FRX), Difração de raios-X (DRX), Espectroscopia Raman, Termogravimetria (TG), Análise Diferencial Térmica (DTA) e Calorimetria Exploratória Diferencial (DSC). A composição química dos monocristais foi analisada por FRX e as composições são: C6H14N4O2•HCL0.14BR0.86•H2O (LAHCl0,14Br0,86), C6H14N4O2•HCL0.42BR0.58•H2O (LAHCl0,42Br0,58), e H14N4O2•HCL0.63BR0.37•H2O (LAHCl0,63Br0,37), para as amostras de LAHClBr 1:3, LAHClBr 1:1 e LAHClBr 3:1, respectivamente. Os parâmetros estruturais dos cristais foram caracterizados por DRX em associação com o refinamento de Rietveld, onde observamos que todas as amostras se cristalizam com a estrutura monoclínica (grupo espacial P21) e que o volume da célula unitária da série LAHClxBr1-x diminue com o aumento da concentração de Cloro na composição das amostras. Os modos vibracionais foram observados por Espectroscopia Raman. Os espectros Raman mostraram que as bandas associadas aos modos de rede sofreram blue shifts com o aumento da concentração de Cl, além de complementar os resultados obtidos pela técnica de DRX. As análises térmicas de TG, DTA e DSC mostraram que os cristais analisados apresentaram uma diminuição de temperatura do evento exotérmico característico de transição de fase com o aumento da concentração de Cl, bem como, aumento da temperatura em que ocorre a fusão do material. Os cristais de LAHBr, LAHClBr e LAHCl ao perderem água de hidratação sofrem transformação de fase indo para a fase anidra sem mudança na estrutura cristalina monoclínicamonoclínica) e apresentam uma transição de fase estrutural em torno de 150 oC.