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Manufacturing of calcium phosphates and silica based scaffolds for bioapllications
Virágová, Eliška ; Hadraba, Hynek (referee) ; Částková, Klára (advisor)
The aim of this diploma thesis was to prepare porous bioceramic scaffolds based on calcium phosphates and calcium phosphates doped with silica. Scaffolds are intended to be used in bone tissue engineering. Two main preparation methods were used for the creation of scaffolds – replica method and direct foaming method. Theoretical part of the diploma thesis is focused on a general description of the skeletal system, biomaterials and methods of preparation of highly porous calcium phosphate ceramics. Experimental part contains a description and the results of prepared scaffolds by above mentioned methods. The preparation process by the direct foaming method was optimized to obtain a defined structure. Calcium phosphate scaffolds containing 0–20 wt.% SiO2 were sintered and studied in terms of material characteristics (phase composition, pore size and porosity, microstructural study by scanning electron microscopy (SEM)), bioactive properties (simulated body fluid (SBF) interaction tests and tests of simulated degradation) and mechanical properties in order to evaluate the effect of silica doping. Scaffolds prepared by both methods were composed of a mixture of hydroxyapatite and/or tricalcium phosphate and cristobalite and wollastonite with comparable porosity in the range of 80–88 %. The pore size of the scaffolds prepared by the direct foaming method reached the interval of 5–250 µm opposite to template method reached the pore size up to 430 µm. The SBF interaction tests and tests of the simulated degradation confirmed the bioactive behavior of the prepared scaffolds and their ability to degrade under the simulated conditions. The scaffolds prepared by the direct foaming method showed better mechanical properties (compressive strength up to 1,8 MPa) than the scaffolds prepared by the template method. The results showed that the prepared scaffolds are suitable and promising for potential applications in bone tissue engineering.
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Dynamic Tensile Test – Material Parameters Determination
Sismilich, Vladimír ; Hadraba, Hynek (referee) ; Severa, Martin (advisor)
The purpose of the work is to summarise todays existing methods of testing materials at high strain rates and techniques of evaluation acquired experimental data. There are shown the most important dynamic materials characteristics, by which is able to describe material behaviour at high strain rates. Dynamic tensile test on Eurofer’97 steel at loading rate 1m/s was conducted experimental data were analysed and evaluated. In the evaluation The most important strain and stress properties of this steel were determined.
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The influence of mechanical alloying on contamination of powder mixtures and bulk materials
Kubíček, Antonín ; Hadraba, Hynek (referee) ; Moravčík, Igor (advisor)
This thesis deals with the influence of process parameters on the contamination level of powder materials produced by mechanical alloying (MA) technology. For this purpose austenitic stainless steel 316 L and equiatomic CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy (HEA) were prepared by high-energy ball milling. Both materials were milled in argon and nitrogen atmospheres from 5 to 30 hours. Spark plasma sintering method (SPS) was then used for consolidation of chosen powder samples. Chemical analysis of contamination within MA was carried out using combustion analysers for determination of carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen contents after different lengths of milling. Also differences in chemical composition of powder and corresponding bulk samples were measured. The microstructure analysis using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of both powder and bulk materials was executed with focus on oxide and carbide presence and dispersion. Increasing content of carbon with increasing milling time was observed across all measured samples. This contamination is attributed to using milling vial made of tool steel AISI D2 (containing 1,55 wt. % of carbon). Increase of carbon content within consolidation using SPS was also observed. Milling of specimens using N2 as milling atmosphere caused higher contamination level in both AISI 316 L and HEA compared to milling in argon.
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High-entropy alloys – bulk alloys and surface treatments
Pišek, David ; Šiška, Filip (referee) ; Hadraba, Hynek (advisor)
Master‘s thesis deals with the preparation and evaluation single-phase high-entropy alloy based on cobalt, chromium, iron, nickel and manganese and its variants strengthened by dispersion of oxidic particles. High-entropy alloy was prepared in powder form by mechanical alloying from the equiatomic proportions of atomic powders. Obtained powder was subsequently compacted by spark plasma sintering. By the method of mechanical alloying were successfully prepared single-phase high-entropy alloy and its variant strengthened by dispersion of nanometric yttria oxides. It has been found that the oxide particles present in the microstructure of high-entropy alloy significantly block mobility of grain boundary and dislocation at elevated temperatures. As a result of this behavior were observed doubling of alloy strength and decreasing of creep rate at 800 °C.
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Nitride dispersion strengthened Cantor´s high entropy alloys
Havlíček, Štěpán-Adam ; Moravčík, Igor (referee) ; Hadraba, Hynek (advisor)
High Entropy Alloy (HEA) is a class of construction steels based on the mixing of five or more elements in approximately equimolar ratios. Despite the ambiguity of their future use, HEAs represent a significantly new group of construction materials that are currently receiving a great deal of attention. Single-phase HEAs fail when used at elevated tempera-tures. The improvement of their high-temperature resistance was achieved by introducing a dispersion of oxides Al2O3 and Y2O3. To generalize the positive effect of dispersions on the mechanical properties at elevated temperatures, particles of a similar nature were cho-sen. These were dispersed particles of nitrides: hardness-incompatible AlN and hardness-compatible BN. The particles were evenly distributed inside the alloys by mechanical al-loying and compacted by SPS (Spark Plasma Sintering). The new structural alloy reached a density higher than 96.5 % and brought an increase in yield strength at room tempera-ture of up to 67 % and 40 % at elevated temperatures, while maintaining a homogeneous distribution of input powders.
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Small-punch test of structural steels at low temperatures
Němčíková, Eva ; Hůlka, Jiří (referee) ; Hadraba, Hynek (advisor)
Diploma thesis is focused on comparison of small punch test results and tensile test results. For experiments were chosen steel P91, 10Ch2MFA, 20CrNi2MoV, 11 416 and 42 2707. These steel are used in nuclear power engineering, or they were developed for this purpose. Basic mechanical characteristics, namely ultimate tensile stress and yield stress, were evaluated from small punch test records of observed materials. This is done via convenient correlation relationships. Obtained values were compared with values obtained by conventional tensile tests. There are mentioned own suggested correlation relationships and comparison of temperature curves gained from small punch test and tensile test in the thesis. Assessment of microstructure of observed materials and analysis of fracture surfaces was provided as well. It was found out, that for assessing basic mechanical characteristics (ultimate tensile stress and yield stress) is the best to suggest own correlation relationships, instead of using universal relationships from literature. The fracture mechanism of all types of assessed steel was ductile in entire temperature range (up to -40 °C).
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Technology of Galvanic Anodization of Non-ferrous Materials and Its Alloys
Remešová, Michaela ; Hadraba,, Hynek (referee) ; Čelko, Ladislav (advisor)
The thesis is focused on the theoretical description of the technology of anodizing of aluminium, magnesium, zinc and their alloys. In this work, methods for formation of oxide layers and the used chemical processes are described in detail. The experimental part of this work deals with formation of oxide layers on aluminium, magnesium and zinc of high purity under different conditions. Oxide layers of different thicknesses were created on all three experimental materials. Aluminium was anodized in a bath of 10% H2SO4, magnesium in the bath of 1 mol/dm3 NaOH, and zinc in the bath of 0.5 mol/dm3 NaOH. Processes were carried out at laboratory temperature. On the aluminium, continuous oxide layer was formed. Furthermore rule "312" was verified, that can indicatively be used for calculating the thickness of the resulting oxide layer on the aluminium. When using lower current of 0.08 and 0.2 A for magnesium anodizing, dark colored layer was created comparing to higher current of 0.5 A. More rough appearance of the oxide layer was produced with increasing voltage. Further, it was observed for magnesium that the resulting layer comprises of two sublayers. For zinc, black colored layer was created when the voltage 20 V and current from 0.4 to 0.5 A were used. In the layer, two sublayers were also observed. For lower voltage and current (0.05 A, 0.17 V), formation of the oxide layer on the zinc does not occur, but the crystallographic etching was observed.
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Preparation and properties of Bioglass based foam materials
Nedbalová, Radka ; Hadraba, Hynek (referee) ; Dlouhý, Ivo (advisor)
The work deals with the preparation and mechanical properties of coated Bioglass® 45S5 based foam materials with open porosity. The samples have been fabricated applying the replication method with use of polyurethane foam. Furthermore, these samples were coated in order to increase the strength characteristics and crack resistance. Polyvinylalcohol and PVA with cellulose microfibrils have been used as coating. Besides microstructural parameters of investigated materials using the SEM images strength characteristics in compression and in tension were also quantified.
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High temperature service embrittlement of EUROFER´97 steel
Stratil, Luděk ; Jan, Vít (referee) ; Hadraba, Hynek (advisor)
The thesis describes effect of long-time ageing on the microstructure and properties of the Eurofer´97 steel. The ferritic-martensitic reduced activation steel Eurofer´97 is candidate structural material for in-core components of proposed fusion reactors. Thesis is focused on examination and description of brittle-fracture behaviour of the steel. Properties of the steel were investigated in as-received state and state after long-time ageing. Detailed microstructure studies were carried out by means of optical and electron microscopy and also by means of quantitative electron microscopy. Mechanical properties were evaluated also in both states by means of hardness tetsing, tensile testing and Charpy impact testing. Fractography analysis of fracture surfaces was carried out on samples after Charpy impact testing.
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Bioactive ceramic foams – processing, properties testing and applications
Motyka, Jan ; Hadraba, Hynek (referee) ; Řehořek, Lukáš (advisor)
Porous materials for tissue engineering are novel group of materials. They provide some unique properties, namely bioactivity, biodegradability and osteoconductivity. Ceramics porous structure for bone substitutes have considerable potential for applications in medical surgery. But they have poor mechanical properties. Hence they are used for low bearing applications. Those are the reasons for extensive investigation of these materials, mainly in the last few years. Lots of production procedures exist, which leads to production of foams with various shapes and properties.
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