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Microstructure and mechanical properties of ultra-fine grained titanium alloys
Václavová, Kristína ; Stráský, Josef (advisor)
Title: Microstructure and mechanical properties of ultra-fine grained titanium alloys Author: Bc. Kristína Václavová Department / Institute: Department of Physics of Materials Supervisor of the master thesis: PhDr. RNDr. Josef Stráský, Ph.D. Abstract: Metastable β-Ti alloys Ti-15Mo and Ti-6.8Mo-4.5Fe-1.5Al (TIMETAL LCB) were subjected to severe plastic deformation by high pressure torsion. Microhardness of Ti-15Mo and TIMETAL LCB alloys increases with increasing inserted deformation, i.e. with increasing number of HPT rotations and also with increasing distance from the centre of the sample. The highest microhardness after HPT exceeds significantly the microhardness of two-phase α + β heat-treated material. Increasingly deformed microstructure was also demonstrated by scanning electron microscopy and by electron back-scattered diffraction (EBSD). Significant twinning was observed in both studied alloys. Mechanism of multiple twinning contributes notably to the fragmentation of grains and thus to the refinement of the microstructure. Defect structure in Ti-15Mo alloy was studied by positron annihilation spectroscopy. It was proved that dislocations are the only detectable defects in the material by positron annihilation spectroscopy and that dislocation density increases with the number of HPT revolution and...
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Phase transformation in magnesium MgZnAl-based alloys
Kodetová, Veronika ; Vlach, Martin (advisor) ; Mathis, Kristián (referee)
In the present work, there was analyzed thermal evolution of the phase transformation in the MgZnAl and MgZnAlCa alloys with different concentration of the Zn and Ca. The grains were occupied by the phase with quasicrystaline icosaedral structure in the as-cast alloys and after isochronal annealing up to 240 řC. The thermal measurements revealed two exothermic effects in the MgZnAl alloy and three exothermic effects in the MgZnAlCa alloy during linear heat treatment in the temperature range of 100 - 250 řC. In agreement to the thermal response, two and three stages of electrical resistivity decrease were observed in the same temperature range. The lower thermal changes, absolute resistivity changes and microhardness were observed in the alloy with Ca-addition and lower concentration of Zn.
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Microstructural evolution of equal-channel angular pressed IF steel
Krajňák, Tomáš
Equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) belongs to advanced technologies for improving mechanical properties of materials. In the present work the influence of number of pressing by route BC on grain size, density and type of dislocation, evolution of microstructure and mechanical properties of IF steel has been investigated by means of optical microscopy, electron back-scattering diffraction (EBSD), diffraction profile analysis, microhardness testing and tensile deformations. It has been found, that the grain size decreasing with increasing number of passes. Simultaneously, the microhardness, density of dislocation and maximum true strength has been increased. The evolution of microstructure with increasing pressing number, particularly the forming of high-angle boundaries has been also examined.
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Study of properties of Titanium prepared by SPD methods
Zháňal, Pavel ; Harcuba, Petr (advisor) ; Král, Robert (referee)
In present work the properties of comercially pure titanium fouth grade processed by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) were studied. Experimental techniques such as Vickers microhardness, measurement of electrical resistivity, light and electron microscopy were used in this research. The dependence of the degree of the strain imposed by ECAP on microhardness of the material was measured. Microhardness measurement was used to indirectly investigate thermal stability of the prepared material, which is essential for ultra fine grained (UFG) materials. That was also the reason for establishing dependence of the electrical resistivity on the temperature. This method allows to detect changes in the material microstructure. Using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) the results obtained by previous methods were confirmed. It was found that the UFG titanium processed by ECAP is thermally stable aproximatelly up to 450řC. At this temperature begins recovery of the material which results in a decrease of the microhardness values and electrical resitivity. For the temperatures higher than 520řC material recrystalization begins.
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Heat treatement of gear steels
Šnevajs, Matěj ; Řehořek, Lukáš (referee) ; Jan, Vít (advisor)
This bachelor thesis deals with suitable types of heat and heat-chemical treating of case hardening steel for production of gear wheels. The experimental part focuses on examination of two specific gear wheels made of 14 224 and ZF1A steel, which were donated by the company TATRA TRUCKS a.s. This bachelor thesis presents results of their hardenability, microstructure, hardness and microhardness of the case hardening layer.
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High temperature corosion of SiMo type ductile iron
Viskupič, Adam ; Kaňa, Václav (referee) ; Roučka, Jaromír (advisor)
While using iron castings behind temperature of 500 C namely at cyclic heat straining degradation of structure and breaching iron castings. For this purpose introduce cast iron with content of Si and Mo. Focusing on improvement of SiMo51 for increased high-temmperature corrosion-and fatigue life in exhaust-gas temperatures up to 800 C. Thesis set up chemical microheterogeneity, properties, high temperature corosion and microhardness
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Positron annihilation study of precipitation effects in Mg-Tb alloy
Hruška, Petr ; Čížek, Jakub (advisor) ; Vlach, Martin (referee)
Magnesium alloys are currently widely used in industry as a modern material. Magnesium based alloys with rare earth elements shows very promising mechanical properties. In the present work the precipitation effects and the deve- lopment of microstructure of the Mg13Tb alloy (containing 13 wt.% of terbium) during isochronal annealing were studied by positron annihilation spectroscopy, microhardness measurement and differential scanning calorimetry. According to the results the creation of the precipitates β′′ , β′ and β in the studied alloy was observed and activation energies of these precipitates were determined by the Kissinger method. By microhardness measurement the natural ageing at room temperature of the Mg13Tb alloy was observed and described. 1
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Heat hardening of Ni-P based coatings prepared on wrought magnesium alloys
Kotland, Vojtěch ; Březina, Matěj (referee) ; Wasserbauer, Jaromír (advisor)
This bachelor’s thesis is focused to hardening of nickel-phosphorus coatings on magnesium alloys. In the theoretical part are listed current knowledge about magnesium alloys and electroless deposition of Ni-P coatings for which is also stated mechanism and function of components contained in the bath. Theoretical part is ended by review aimed to the research in areas of chemical coating. Experimental part describes individual steps of pretreatment on magnesium alloy AZ31 and then planting of Ni-P coating on thus prepared alloy. In the next part is stated range of used hardening temperatures and mechanical repercussion to that. Composition and morphology of deposited coating and magnesium alloy were studied using scanning electron microscopy.
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Effect cyclic heat treatment on structure of TiAl alloy
Vraspírová, Eva ; Němec, Karel (referee) ; Petrenec, Martin (advisor)
The subject of this master thesis is focused to the refining of the cast structure of gamma-TiAl–2Nb alloy using cyclic heat treatment and to the analysis of the grain refining mechanism. Structure evolution after applied cycles of heat treatment was characterized using light, laser and electron microscopy and using microhardness tests. Application of five heat treatment cycles during which two phase transformations (eutectoid and alpha-recrystallization reactions) repeatedly took place resulted in refining of the cast columnar structure having the mean grain size 512 microns to fully lamellar structure containing gamma and alpha2 phases having the mean grain size 229 microns. Lamellae thickness of gamma was not changed while the thickness of alpha2 phase decreased, up to 78 nm. Refining of alpha2 phase resulted in the increase of the microhardness by 20 %. The recrystallized cast structure obtained by cyclic heat treatment and the knowledge on the mechanisms of the refining the structure were compared with the literature data and were discussed in order to propose more efficient procedure for refining thermal treatment of cast TiAl alloys.
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Fracture behaviour of heat affected zone near heterogeneous weld joint
Jelínek, Vladimír ; Válka, Libor (referee) ; Juliš, Martin (advisor)
The study deals with mechanical characteristic of heterogeneous weld joint. The low carbon steel 22K and austenitic steel have been used as a experimetnal materials. The low carbon steel has special properties in basic condition. The sample has been evaluated in basic condition and after annealation. There have been evaluated impact of annealation proces to structure and mechanical charakteristics in experimental part of study. The particularised analysis of microstructure has been done by pictorial analysis. Mechanical characteristics has been examinated in both conditions by 2 different methods – measurment of microhardness according to Vickers and test of fracture toughness on compact tension specimens.
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