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This research investigated the tribological performance of a composite material, formed from an ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) matrix and quasicrystalline Al-Cu-Fe alloy powders. An evaluation was conducted for the microstructure, material properties, and tribological performance of quasicrystalline materials formed from Al-Cu-Fe alloys. Arc melting was used as the fabrication technique for these alloys, and some samples were additionally heat treated in an argon environment. Vickers microhardness testing was done to make comparisons to wear rate behavior of the various alloys. Tribological studies were conducted using a linear pinon- desk configuration to evaluate friction and wear. Research indicated the annealed samples of Al-Cu-Fe that formed icosahedral quasicrystalline phases, where the quasicrystalline phase was most dominant of the observed alloys, displayed the greatest wear resistance and hardness. Abrasive wear was observed in each of the samples, as the brittle, hard nature of the quasicrystalline phase would not allow for the ductile adhesion. The addition of small amounts of Al-Cu-Fe quasicrystalline particles, crushed and pulverized from the arc-melted ingots, reduced the coefficient of friction and wear rate of UHMWPE, when added to the polymer.

Al93Fe3Cr2Nb2 (at.%) nanoquasicrystalline alloys have been shown to have the potential to push the applications of aluminium alloys to more elevated temperatures, by maintaining a high strength. They also have more thermally stable microstructures than previous nanoquasicrystalline alloys from similar systems (the most studied of which is Al93Fe3Cr2Ti2 (at.%)). Al93Fe3Cr2Nb2 (at.%) alloys have never previously been produced in samples on a scale larger than melt-spun ribbon. This study examines the production parameters of bulk nanoquasicrystalline Al-Fe-Cr-Nb alloys. Firstly an attempt was made to reduce the melting temperatures of thermally stable nanoquasicrystalline alloys through additional alloying. The melting processes of binary, ternary, quaternary and quinary nanoquasicrystalline alloys was analysed though DTA, with endothermic reactions up to 1034oC observed. Rapidly solidified Al-Fe-Cr-Nb alloys were then produced in kilogram quantities through gas atomisation at an industrial scale. The smallest atomised powder particles contained fine scale microstructures consisting of nano-scale quasicrystals embedded in an aluminium matrix. As the cooling rate of the powder particles decreased new phases, including the theta phase (Al13(Fe,Cr)2-4) and Al3Nb were produced. 0-25μm, 25-50μm and 50-75μm (diameter) size fractions of atomised powder were each consolidated through extrusion to produce nanoquasicrystalline Al-Fe-Cr-Nb bars. Composite bars of the nanoquasicrystalline alloy mixed with 10(vol.)% and 20(vol.)% pure aluminium were also produced. The consolidation of the nanoquasicrystalline atomised powders through extrusion led to precipitation of intermetallics including (Al13(Fe,Cr)2-4) and Al3Nb, particularly in the smallest powder size fractions with the most metastable microstructures. Finally the effects of the atomisation and extrusion conditions on the microstructure and its mechanical properties were studied. Improved strength, coupled with reduced ductility was observed with decreases in the elemental aluminium composition of the Al-Fe-Cr-Nb bars and the powder size fraction they were produced from. There was however improvements in toughness of the extruded composite bars, over the nanoquasicrystalline alloy bars.

Submitted by Maike Costa (maiksebas@gmail.com) on 2017-05-30T14:03:26Z No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 3595054 bytes, checksum: 5660310170d823982bf9be6c6ce622e0 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-30T14:03:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 3595054 bytes, checksum: 5660310170d823982bf9be6c6ce622e0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-07-27 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq / By the excellent properties that present, the quasicrystals come if showing excellent protectors of metallic surfaces and their study as surface coatings is growing increasingly. In this work, was sprayed quasicrystals for methods HVOF an HVOF, in Steel substrata 1020, covers and aluminum.. In some samples, a Cu9Al4 alloy was sprayed between the substratum and the quasicristalino covering, to try to improve the adherence of the covering to the substratum and to protect the Quasicrystalline layer of contaminations. The coverings were characterized by the technique of DRX, optical microscopy and SEM. The study of microhardness and nanohardness in the surfaces of sprayed coverings was made. Finally, a tribological study of coatings was accomplished to evaluate the behavior of wear and friction of the layers and the adherence between them and substrata. These results will provide the basis for the use of these materials in parts and equipment used in industries. The layers obtained for LVOF had showed to one high degree of oxidation and a bad adherence with the substratum. The coverings obtained for HVOF had showed one high micro-hardness, with values between of 600 and 800HV. The values of nano hardness and modulus of elasticity that was found in the coatings are in accordance with the values found in literature. For the test of risk with spherical tip of 800μm, the critical loads of the risks were of 20N, for all the samples with exception of the Al-Qc sample. It did not have pullout in respect to substrate of coverings with 100μm of thickness and the results of the risk essays, was the same, independent of its nature, indicating that, for a thickness of 100μm, the quasicrystalline coatings behave as a massive material, facilitating the protection of the interfaces. Through the simulation tests, we could see that during the tests, for coatings with thicknesses of 100μm, the interfaces practically remain intact and they do not suffer plastic deformations. The simulation results corroborate with the tests of risks confirming that for a thickness of 100μm, the coverings behave as a massive material, independent of the nature of the substratum. / Pelas excelentes propriedades que apresentam, os quasicristais vem se mostrando ótimos protetores de superfícies metálicas e seu estudo como revestimentos superficiais vem crescendo cada vez mais. Neste trabalho aspergimos quasicristais pelos métodos LVOF e HVOF, em substratos de Aço 1020, cobre e alumínio. Em algumas amostras, um intermetálico de Cu9Al4 foi aspergido entre o substrato e o revestimento quasicristalino, para tentar melhorar a aderência do revestimento ao substrato e proteger os revestimentos quasicristalinos de contaminações. Os revestimentos foram caracterizados pela técnica de DRX, microscopia ótica e MEV. Foi feito o estudo de micro e nanodureza nos revestimentos aspergidos. Por último, foi realizado um estudo tribológico nos revestimentos, para se avaliar o comportamento de atrito, desgaste das camadas e aderência entre elas e os substratos. Estes resultados darão base para o uso desses materiais em peças e equipamentos utilizados nas indústrias. As camadas obtidas por LVOF mostraram um alto grau de oxidação e uma aderência ruim com o substrato. Os revestimentos obtidos por HVOF mostraram uma elevada microdureza, com valores entre 600 e 800HV. Os valores de nanodureza e módulo de elasticidade encontrados nos revestimentos estão de acordo com os valores encontrados na literatura. Pelo ensaio de risco com ponta esférica de 800μm, a carga crítica dos riscos foi de 20N, para todas as amostras com exceção da amostra Al-Qc. Não houve descolamento em relação aos substratos, dos revestimentos com 100μm de espessura e os resultados dos ensaios de risco foram os mesmos, independentemente da sua natureza, indicando que, para uma espessura de 100μm, os revestimentos quasicristalinos se comportam como um material maciço, facilitando a proteção das interfaces. Através dos ensaios de simulação, pudemos ver que, para revestimentos com espessuras de 100μm, as interfaces não sofreram deformações plásticas. Os resultados de simulação confirmaram que, para uma espessura de 100μm, os revestimentos se comportam como um material maciço, independente da natureza do substrato.

Submitted by Fabio Sobreira Campos da Costa (fabio.sobreira@ufpe.br) on 2016-10-17T13:44:45Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Full Version Text of Masters Dissertation (FINAL).pdf: 2248443 bytes, checksum: a736d9499830c375c8774936a8f7f8b6 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-10-17T13:44:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Full Version Text of Masters Dissertation (FINAL).pdf: 2248443 bytes, checksum: a736d9499830c375c8774936a8f7f8b6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-07-29 / The quasicrystalline alloy which contains the element aluminum present dispersion of particles in nanometric scale that exhibit high values of mechanical strength at room temperatures and high temperatures. The quasicrystalline solids have no crystallographic conventional symmetrical structures; but they are constituted by a unit cell with periodic repetition in space and ordination mode, intermediate between periodic phases and crystalline phases amorphous non-crystalline. The process of Mechanical alloying, a technique of powder metallurgy developed in the 60's, it was established as a viable processing method in the solid state to produce various quasicrystalline phases metastable and stable. The interest in obtaining this material is due to its good structural, electronic and magnetic properties, and the interactions between the properties. In general, the quasicrystalline alloy show resistant to friction and wear, good electrical and thermal insulators, are hard, used in photonic sensors and some formations of quasicrystals are good hydrogen storers. In this work, researched he used the Mechanical alloying to obtain the icosahedral and decagonal phases Al65Mn22Cu13 and Al67,6Cr23,3Fe9,1 in order to study the magnetic properties. Samples of quasicrystalline alloys were obtained by high energy milling with balls mass ratio of 20: 1 with rotation of 200rpm, at time intervals ranging from 1 hour to 40 hours a planetary ball mill Pulverisette 5 Frittsch. Evaluations of physical characterizations were made by scanning electron microscopy showed a microstructure with nonuniform and large nodules symmetries. The X-ray diffraction provides information about identification of phases resulting from Al65Mn22Cu13 Al67,6Cr23,3Fe9,1 and alloys, the formation of icosahedral phases, intermetallic and decagonal and the presence of typical diffraction pattern peaks of their crystallographic network. The magnetic measurements were performed as a function of temperature M (T), and also due to the applied field F (M). It can be concluded that the formation of quasicrystalline phases is possible as grinding time and speed for Al65Mn22Cu13 Al67,6Cr23,3Fe9,1 and alloys obtained by Mechanical alloying process. / As ligas quasicristalinas que contém o elemento o alumínio, apresentam dispersão de partículas em escala nanométrica que apresentam valores elevados de resistência mecânica em temperaturas ambientes e em altas temperaturas. Os sólidos quasicristalinos possuem estruturas simetricas não cristalográfica convencional; mas são constituídos por uma célula unitária com repetição periódica no espaço e ordenação, de modo, intermediário entre as fases cristalinas periódicas e as fases não-cristalinas amofas. O processo de mecanossíntese, uma técnica da metalurgia do pó desenvolvida nos anos 60, foi estabelecido como um método viável de processamento no estado sólido para a produção de várias fases quasicristalinas metaestáveis e estáveis. O interesse de obtenção desse material é devido as suas boas propriedades estruturais, eletrônicas e magnéticas, e a interações entre as propriedades. Em geral, as ligas quasicristalinas mostram resistentes á fricção e ao desgaste, bons isolantes elétricos e térmicos, são duros, utilizados em sensores fotônicos e algumas formações de quasicristais são bons armazenadores de hidrogênio. Neste trabalho, pesquisou o usou da mecanossíntese para a obtenção das fases icosaedral e decagonal Al65Mn22Cu13 and Al67,6Cr23,3Fe9,1 com o intuito de estudar as propriedades magnéticas. As amostras das ligas quasicristalinas foram obtidas por moagem de alta energia com razão massa bolas de 20: 1, com rotação de 200 rpm, nos intervalos de tempo que variou de 1 hora até 40 horas em um moinho de bola planetário Frittsch Pulverisette 5. Avaliação das cararterizções físicas foram feitas por microscopia eletrônica de varredura apresentaram uma microestruturas com simetrias não uniforme e nódulos grandes. Adifração de raios-X fornece informações sobre identificações das fases decorrentes das ligas Al65Mn22Cu13 and Al67,6Cr23,3Fe9,1 as formações das fases Icosaedral, decagonal e intermetálicas e a presença de picos padrões de difração típicos da sua rede cristálografica. As medidas magnéticas realizadas foram em função da temperatura M (T), e também em função do campo aplicado M (H). Pode-se concluir que é possível a formação das fases quasicristalinas conforme o tempo de moagem e da velocidade para ligas Al65Mn22Cu13 and Al67,6Cr23,3Fe9,1 obtido pelo processo mecanossíntese.

Frequent systematic misindexing of electron backscatter diffraction patterns with five differently oriented pseudosymmetric solutions was observed for the cubic α-Al(Fe,M)Si phase with M = Mn, Cr encountered in secondary Al-Si casting alloy. That misindexing can be ascribed to the close structural relationship of the cubic crystal structure of α-Al(Fe,M)Si to that of the corresponding icosahedral quasicrystal. Robust identification of the correct among the five nearby solutions during automatic indexing can be achieved, which sensitively depends on the accuracy of Kikuchi-band detection applying Hough-space related indexing methods. Based on the correct crystallographic orientation solution, facets of the particles with bulk polyhedral and Chinese script morphology were determined to be {110} planes. Likewise, the habit planes of the α-Al(Fe,M)Si phase particles located at the naturally occurring oxide film are {110} planes.