Nanoindentation of thin-film-substrate system: Determination of film hardness and Young's modulus

In the present paper, the hardness and Young's modulus of film-substrate systems are determined by means of nanoindentation experiments and modified models. Aluminum film and two kinds of substrates; i.e. glass and silicon, are studied. Nanoindentation XP II and continuous stiffness mode are used during the experiments. In order to avoid the influence of the Oliver and Pharr method used in the experiments, the experiment data are analyzed with the constant Young's modulus assumption and the equal hardness assumption. The volume fraction model (CZ model) proposed by Fabes et al. (1992) is used and modified to analyze the measured hardness. The method proposed by Doerner and Nix (DN formula) (1986) is modified to analyze the measured Young's modulus. Two kinds of modified empirical formula are used to predict the present experiment results and those in the literature, which include the results of two kinds of systems, i.e., a soft film on a hard substrate and a hard film on a soft substrate. In the modified CZ model, the indentation influence angle, phi, is considered as a relevant physical parameter, which embodies the effects of the indenter tip radius, pile-up or sink-in phenomena and deformation of film and substrate.

Dynamic optimization of track components to minimize rail corrugation

In this paper, the influence on corrugation of the most significant track parameters has been examined. After this parametric study, the optimization of the track parameters to minimize the undulatory wear growth has been achieved. Finally, the influence of the dispersion of the track and contact parameters on corrugation growth has been studied. A method has been developed to obtain an optimal solution of the track parameters which minimizes corrugation growth, thus ensuring that this solution remains optimum despite dispersion of track parameters and wheel-rail contact uncertainties. This work is based on the computer application RACING (RAil Corrugation INitiation and Growth) which has been developed by the authors to predict rail corrugation features.

A comprehensive method for the elastic calculation of the two-point wheel-rail contact

This work shows the method developed to solve the wheel-rail contact problem via a look-up table with a three-dimensional elastic model. This method enables introduction of the two contact point effect on vehicle movement using three-dimensional analysis of surfaces including the influence of the angle of attack. This work presents several dynamic simulations and studies the impact that the introduction of the two contact points on three dimensions has on wear indexes and derailment risk against traditional bidimensional analysis. Furthermore, it studies advantages and disadvantages of using a look-up table against an on-line resolution of the problem.

非转移弧层流等离子体射流熔凝铸铁表面耐磨性的研究

对在大气压条件下用非转移弧层流等离子体射流熔凝强化处理的W-Mo-Cu铸铁表面,采用光学显微镜、显微硬度计、磨损试验机、扫描电镜等,观察和测试了熔凝试样的表面层组织、硬度、耐磨性和磨损形貌.结果表明,熔凝后铸铁表面为初晶渗碳体和莱氏体组成的过共晶组织,硬度和耐磨性有了明显的提高.

Formation and Structure of Composite Coating of HAD and Micro-Plasma Oxidation on A3 Steel

Composite coatings were obtained on A3 steel by hot dipping aluminum(HAD) at 720 degreesC for 6 min and micro-plasma oxidation (MPO) in alkali electrolyte. The surface morphology, element distribution and interface structure of composite coatings were studied by means of XRD, SEM and EDS. The results show that the composite coatings obtained through HAD/MPO on A3 steel consist of four layers. From the surface to the substrate, the layer is loose Al2O3 ceramic, compact Al2O3 ceramic, At and FeAl intermetallic compound layer in turn. The adhesions among all the layers are strengthened because the ceramic layer formed at the At surface originally, FeAl intermetallic compound layer and substrate are combined in metallurgical form through mutual diffusion during HAD process. Initial experiment results disclose that the anti-corrosion performance and wear resistance of composite coating are obviously improved through HAD/MPO treatment.

A Study of the Tribological Behavior of Carbon-Nanotube-Reinforced Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene Composites

The tribological properties of the high-strength and high-modulus ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) film and the UHMWPE composites reinforced by multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT/UHMWPE) were investigated using a nanoindenter and atomic force microscope (AFM). The MWCNT/UHMWPE composites films exhibited not only high wear resistance but also a low friction coefficient compared to the pure UHMWPE films. We attribute the high wear resistance to the formation of the new microstructure in the composites due to the addition of MWCNTs.

Design of an optimised wheel profile for rail vehicles operating on two track gauges

This paper sets out an optimum synthesis methodology for wheel profiles of railway vehicles in order to secure good dynamic behaviour with different track configurations. Specifically, the optimisation process has been applied to the case of rail wheelsets mounted on double gauge bogies, that move over two different gauges, which also have different types of rail: the Iberian gauge (1668 mm) and the UIC gauge (1435 mm). Optimisation is performed using Genetic Algorithms and traditional optimisation methods in a complementary way. The objective function used is based on an ideal equivalent conicity curve which ensures good stability on straight sections and also proper negotiation of curves. To this end the curve is constructed in such a way that it is constant with a low value for small lateral wheelset displacements (with regard to stability), and increases as the displacements increase (to facilitate negotiation of curved sections). Using this kind of ideal conicity curve also enables a wheel profile to be secured where the contact points have a larger distribution over the active contact areas, making wear more homogeneous and reducing stresses. The result is a wheel profile with a conicity that is closer to the target conicity for both gauges studied, producing better curve negotiation while maintaining good stability on straight sections of track. The paper shows the resultant wheel profile, the contact curves it produces, and a number of dynamic analyses demonstrating better dynamic behaviour of the synthesised wheel on curved sections with respect to the original wheel.

脉冲激光离散重熔热物理及组织性能研究

利用OM及FEM研究了铁基合金Nd:YAG脉冲激光熔凝区的几何形态及其变化规律、以及熔凝的热物理过程；利用OM、SEM、TEM、X-射线衍射仪及磨损实验机，研究了两种铁基热模具材料脉冲激光熔凝组织及其时效组织结构，以及熔凝区规则离散分布规律对材料抗磨损性能的影响。在10~5～10~7W/cm~2的脉冲激光平均功率密度范围内，可得到热传导型和深熔型两类强化区，当临界平均功率密度大于5 * 10~5W/cm~2，同时临界激光作用时间大于2ms时，热传导型强休区向深熔型强休区转变。熔化过程中，在熔池中形成上部以对流传热为主，底部以导热为主的传热模式，流场、温度场和压力场均随脉冲激光作用时间变化，最大流速、压力和温度梯度分别可达100m/s、数个大气压和10~(8-9) ℃C/m量级。凝固过程中，固液界面上的最大温度梯度、凝固速率和冷却速度时间和空间位置变化，分别可达10~(8-9) ℃/m量级、10~(-1)m/s量级和10~(7-8) ℃/s量级，其中冷却速度得到实验验证。亚共晶合金铸铁脉冲激光熔凝组织为δ-铁素体与M_3C的层片状共晶组织，还含有部分γ-奥氏体和少量的高碳孪晶马氏体组织，δ-铁素体和γ-奥氏体中均存在高密度位错亚结构。5CrMnMo钢脉冲激光熔凝组织由板条马氏体及少量的孪晶马氏体构成，马氏体中也存在高密度位错亚结构。上述两种组织经高温时效后，仍保持较细的晶粒，并有大量细小均匀弥散分布的碳化物析出，其中铸铁熔凝组织析出M_(23)C_6碳化物，M_(23)C_6可在M_3C/γ-奥氏体相界面或M_3C内部原位形核，亦可在δ-铁素体中弥散析出。两种材料的熔凝组织及其时效组织的显微硬度均明显高于相应的原始组织，也高于激光连续扫描熔凝的结果。脉冲激光规则离散熔凝加工在材料表面形成软硬相间的“原位”功能层，能显著降低裂纹形成的敏感性，提高材料表层的抗磨粒磨损性能，时效后仍具有较好的抗磨损性能。以熔凝强化区直径作为中心间距进行规则离散熔凝处理可使材料表面获得最佳抗磨损性能。

铁基激光熔覆合金设计及微观组织与性能研究

本文设计并制备了具有优良的强韧性能和高温性能的激光熔覆涂层。利用 SEM、TEMEY X－射线衍射仪等研究了涂层的化学成分、宏微观结构及其转变机制，同时研究了涂层强韧性及耐高温磨损性能及其影响机制。对激光溶覆涂层进行了合金化、微观组织、强韧化机制、加工工艺性能设计。合金系为 Fe-Cr-C-W-Ni，成分配比（质量分数），Fe:52-60%, Cr:24-30%, C:5-6%, W:4.5-7.5%, Ni:5-6%。强化机制为两相强化、亚结构强化及固溶强化，其中强化相为合金碳化物，基体相为合金元素过饱和度极高的韧性奥氏体。亚共晶及过共晶组织的领先凝固相分别为奥氏体及 M_7C_3 合金碳化物，两相共晶组织均为韧性相奥氏体和强化相 M_7C_3 合金碳化物。加工工艺控制领先凝固相的结构、组织演化及力学性能。熔覆组织在高温时效过程中形成大量新的碳化物。在过饱和奥氏体内部，可弥散析出细小的 Mc、M_2C 及 M_(23)C_6碳化物；在奥氏体与 M_7C_3 相界面，亚稳相M_7C_3发生原位转变，形成 M_(23)C_6 及 M_6C碳化物。激光熔覆合金具有较高的综合力学性能，熔覆涂层有高的显微硬度、优良的抗回火稳定性、显著的二次硬化特征、优异的抗磨粒磨损和冲击磨损性能。Fe-Cr-C-W-Ni 激光熔覆合金具有较低的裂纹形成倾向和良好的表面成形性能，这与奥氏体较高的高温韧塑性及合金的低熔点共晶特征密切相关；实验及理论分析表明，通过调整合金成分、激光工艺参数和后续热处理工艺，可获得具有不同强韧性能的熔覆涂层。

Developing and characterizing bulk metallic glasses for extreme applications

Metallic glasses have typically been treated as a “one size fits all” type of material. Every alloy is considered to have high strength, high hardness, large elastic limits, corrosion resistance, etc. However, similar to traditional crystalline materials, properties are strongly dependent upon the constituent elements, how it was processed, and the conditions under which it will be used. An important distinction which can be made is between metallic glasses and their composites. Charpy impact toughness measurements are performed to determine the effect processing and microstructure have on bulk metallic glass matrix composites (BMGMCs). Samples are suction cast, machined from commercial plates, and semi-solidly forged (SSF). The SSF specimens have been found to have the highest impact toughness due to the coarsening of the dendrites, which occurs during the semi-solid processing stages. Ductile to brittle transition (DTBT) temperatures are measured for a BMGMC. While at room temperature the BMGMC is highly toughened compared to a fully glassy alloy, it undergoes a DTBT by 250 K. At this point, its impact toughness mirrors that of the constituent glassy matrix. In the following chapter, BMGMCs are shown to have the capability of being capacitively welded to form single, monolithic structures. Shear measurements are performed across welded samples, and, at sufficient weld energies, are found to retain the strength of the parent alloy. Cross-sections are inspected via SEM and no visible crystallization of the matrix occurs.

Next, metallic glasses and BMGMCs are formed into sheets and eggbox structures are tested in hypervelocity impacts. Metallic glasses are ideal candidates for protection against micrometeorite orbital debris due to their high hardness and relatively low density. A flat single layer, flat BMG is compared to a BMGMC eggbox and the latter creates a more diffuse projectile cloud after penetration. A three tiered eggbox structure is also tested by firing a 3.17 mm aluminum sphere at 2.7 km/s at it. The projectile penetrates the first two layers, but is successfully contained by the third.

A large series of metallic glass alloys are created and their wear loss is measured in a pin on disk test. Wear is found to vary dramatically among different metallic glasses, with some considerably outperforming the current state-of-the-art crystalline material (most notably Cu₄₃Zr₄₃Al₇Be₇). Others, on the other hand, suffered extensive wear loss. Commercially available Vitreloy 1 lost nearly three times as much mass in wear as alloy prepared in a laboratory setting. No conclusive correlations can be found between any set of mechanical properties (hardness, density, elastic, bulk, or shear modulus, Poisson’s ratio, frictional force, and run in time) and wear loss. Heat treatments are performed on Vitreloy 1 and Cu₄₃Zr₄₃Al₇Be₇. Anneals near the glass transition temperature are found to increase hardness slightly, but decrease wear loss significantly. Crystallization of both alloys leads to dramatic increases in wear resistance. Finally, wear tests under vacuum are performed on the two alloys above. Vitreloy 1 experiences a dramatic decrease in wear loss, while Cu₄₃Zr₄₃Al₇Be₇ has a moderate increase. Meanwhile, gears are fabricated through three techniques: electrical discharge machining of 1 cm by 3 mm cylinders, semisolid forging, and copper mold suction casting. Initial testing finds the pin on disk test to be an accurate predictor of wear performance in gears.

The final chapter explores an exciting technique in the field of additive manufacturing. Laser engineered net shaping (LENS) is a method whereby small amounts of metallic powders are melted by a laser such that shapes and designs can be built layer by layer into a final part. The technique is extended to mixing different powders during melting, so that compositional gradients can be created across a manufactured part. Two compositional gradients are fabricated and characterized. Ti 6Al¬ 4V to pure vanadium was chosen for its combination of high strength and light weight on one end, and high melting point on the other. It was inspected by cross-sectional x-ray diffraction, and only the anticipated phases were present. 304L stainless steel to Invar 36 was created in both pillar and as a radial gradient. It combines strength and weldability along with a zero coefficient of thermal expansion material. Only the austenite phase is found to be present via x-ray diffraction. Coefficient of thermal expansion is measured for four compositions, and it is found to be tunable depending on composition.

Relação da violência na gestação e o processo de abortamento: uma perspectiva da gestante

O estudo tem como objeto as relações estabelecidas pela mulher entre o processo de abortamento e as situações de violência vivenciadas durante a gestação. A violência e o aborto caracterizam-se por serem temáticas de grande complexidade, envolvendo questões interdisciplinares de gênero, saúde, saúde reprodutiva, religião, movimentos sociais, ética e direitos humanos. No aprofundamento do objeto de estudo, traçamos os seguintes objetivos: identificar os tipos de situações de violência vivenciados, durante a gravidez, pela mulher em processo de abortamento; descrever a vivência de violência sob a ótica da gestante em processo de abortamento e analisar as relações estabelecidas pela gestante em processo de abortamento e a ocorrência de situações de violência na gestação. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, que teve como sujeitos 15 mulheres com o diagnóstico de abortamento, internadas em maternidades públicas da cidade de Niterói/Rio de Janeiro. A coleta de dados foi iniciada com a busca nos prontuários do diagnóstico e, posteriormente, foram realizadas entrevistas com roteiro semi-estruturado, gravadas atendendo à legislação vigente acerca das diretrizes de pesquisas com seres humanos. Na análise dos dados utilizamos a técnica de Análise de Conteúdo de Bardin. Os resultados demonstraram a visão ampliada da mulher sobre a violência, sendo de gênero e psicológica as mais apontadas. O aborto foi indicado como uma das manifestações de violência contra a mulher, tanto nos processos espontâneos como nos induzidos. Esse fenômeno, assim como o da violência, é permeado por determinantes sociais, éticas, morais e religiosas. Quando espontâneo, pode ser visto como um fracasso da mulher diante de sua capacidade vital de ser mãe gerando culpa e derrota diante de companheiros e familiares, além da possibilidade de ser vista como pecadora e/ou criminosa, em decorrência do princípio social, religioso e legal do aborto como crime, acarretando o desgaste psicológico. As relações estabelecidas pelas mulheres acerca da violência na gestação e o processo de abortamento versaram basicamente sobre os dilemas vivenciados nas gestações indesejadas; sobre o cotidiano feminino nos espaços públicos e privados, refletidos em conflitos; o excesso da dupla jornada de trabalho; e sobre a violência institucional perpetuada pelos serviços de saúde, principalmente na busca por uma assistência digna e humanizada nas unidades de emergência.

Comparação in vitro do desgaste dental em função da dureza de três diferentes tipos de materiais antagonistas

O objetivo deste estudo foi comparar in vitro o desgaste dental de pré-molares (PM) e molares (M) e sua relação com o valor de dureza Vickers dos materiais utilizados como antagonistas em uma máquina de abrasão simulada para provocar o desgaste nos dentes testados. Os materiais antagonistas utilizados foram VeraBond II (liga de Ni-Cr), Solidex (resina composta) e IPS Empress 2 (cerâmica). Para cada ensaio de dureza, foram preparados seis corpos-de-prova de cada material, os quais foram polidos sob refrigeração, com ciclo de 20 min para cada granulação. Num microdurômetro (HMV-2), foram realizadas três mossas por quadrante, cada uma sob carga de 19,614 N por 30 s, totalizando 12 mossas de base quadrada com ângulo de 136 entre os planos. O teste de abrasão foi realizado numa máquina simuladora de abrasão, freqüência de 265 ciclos/min e 4,4 Hz, com um percurso do antagonista de 10 mm à velocidade de 88 mm/s. Cada dente foi testado em oposição a um antagonista (foram 6 pares dente/material para cada grupo), em água deionizada, sob carga de 5 N, por 150 min, num total de 39.750 ciclos. Foram utilizados dezenove dentes 1 pré-molares, dezenove 3 molares e confeccionados doze antagonistas em cada material em forma de pastilha. Cada grupo de seis dentes foi testado em oposição a seis antagonistas do mesmo material. Ademais, um dente 1 pré-molar (PM) e um dente 3 molar (M) foram testados em oposição ao Plexiglass. Com relação ao desgaste do esmalte dentário (PM+M) segundo o material antagonista, o teste de Kruskal-Wallis evidenciou diferença significativa com p-valor < 0,001 e o teste de Mann-Whitney evidenciou diferença significativa nas comparações PM+M/resina X PM+M/metal (p-valor < 0,001), PM+M/resina X PM+M/cerâmica (p-valor < 0,001) e PM+M/metal X PM+M/cerâmica (p-valor = 0,002). A análise isolada, considerando pré-molares e molares separadamente, encontrou diferença significativa em relação ao desgaste do esmalte dentário no teste de Kruskall-Wallis, porém não detectou diferença significativa no teste de comparação múltipla Mann-Whitney quando comparou o desgaste sofrido pelo PM/metal em relação ao PM/cerâmica. Em relação à dureza Vickers detectou-se diferença significativa da dureza dos materiais no teste de Kruskall-Wallis (p-valor < 0,001) e também no teste de Mann-Whitney nas comparações múltiplas com p-valor = 0,002. Comparando-se a dureza com a perfilometria, observou-se uma correlação estatisticamente significativa (p ≤ 0,05) na correlação negativa (ρ= -0,829) entre a dureza do metal como material antagonista e o desgaste do esmalte dentário do dente molar. Os resultados sugeriram que todo material restaurador indireto estudado causou desgaste ao esmalte dentário quando submetido a forças de simulação de abrasão com carga. Embora tenha sido observada correlação entre dureza e resistência à abrasão, essa correlação foi pouco significativa.