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High entropy alloy preparation by means of mechanical alloying
Gamanov, Štěpán ; Krajňáková, Petra (referee) ; Moravčík, Igor (advisor)
This thesis deals with topic of high entropy alloys. The teoretical part explains what are high entropy alloys, how are they different from conventional alloys, how is their chemical composition proposed and what potencial these alloys have. The experimental part describes procedures of preparation of three high entropy alloys witch consists of Co, Cr, Fe, Ni and Ti, where the concentration of all elements except Ti remains the same. These alloys were prepared via mechanical alloying and sintered by SPS process. Crucial part of this thesis is characterization of these three alloys with EDS and XRD supported by hardness measuring and tensile tests.
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In-situ Synthesised Intermetallic Compounds in Powder Materials
Hanusová, Petra ; Novák, Pavel (referee) ; Skotnicová, Kateřina (referee) ; Dlouhý, Ivo (advisor)
The mechanical treatment of solids is one of the most common and widely used operations. The volume of solids subjected to chemical treatment is very large too. Therefore, combining these two ways into one seems to be a logical solution. This method is called the mechanochemical processing of materials. Processing materials in this way has many advantages. On the one hand, this processing is economically as well as technologically feasible. Even the materials that not react together in conventional way can be prepare in this way. The mechanochemistry/mechanochemical synthesis utilizes the mechanical energy to activate chemical reactions and structural changes. The aluminothermic reduction reactions induced by the high – energy ball milling are gaining importance because of the potential applications like the synthesis of microcrystalline and nanocrystalline in – situ metal matrix composites. The mechanical activation of the chemical reactions by high energy ball milling often changes the reaction mechanism and produces metastable materials. Changes of reaction mechanisms during mechanical alloying on four different systems were studied. The system was based on this composition: Al - B2O3 - X (X = C, Ti, Nb, Cr). The possibility of another in – situ reactions during spark plasma sintering process (SPS) was also investigated. All systems were mechanically alloyed under the same conditions. After alloying, on each system scanning electron microscopy was performed and qualitative and quantitative analysis was performed using X-ray diffraction. The indentation hardness and the indentation modulus of elasticity were evaluated using nanoindentation. All analyzes were performed after mechanical alloying as well as SPS and the results were compared to each other. Based on the results, a change of reaction mechanisms was proposed for all systems. It has been found that metal matrix composites are formed and, when chromium is used, hybrid composite material reinforced with intermetallic phase and aluminum borate has been developed.
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Advanced Composite Structural Steels for Applications in Heavy Liquid Metals
Husák, Roman ; Haušild, Petr (referee) ; Vilémová,, Monika (referee) ; Hadraba, Hynek (advisor)
Doctoral thesis was focused on preparing of new advanced ODS steels for use in heavy metal liquids enviroments. Possibility of new course for creating oxide dispersion in microstructure was verified by the course of internal oxidation of elements. By the internal oxidation method were prepared new ODS steels strengthened by complex oxides which were created by elements of IIIB and IVB group of elements. Based on analysis of damage ODS steels in LBE were designed surface protection of ODS steel by the oxide layer. The ODS steel protected by oxide layer was subjected to a corrosion test in LBE. For the experiments were chosen class of chromium steels: ferritic-martensitic steel 9Cr1WMnVTa and ferritic steels 14CrWTi and 17Cr1Mo. Steels without oxide dispersion and steel strenghtened by the dispersion based on Y-Ti-O oxides were prepared. On the steels were made series of mechanic tests which should reveal the effectivity of oxide dispersion on the strenght of steel prepared by the internal oxidation method and by the direct addition of oxide elements. It was found that significantly harder oxide material couldn't be fully disrupted through the mechanical alloying and fine oxide dispersion couldn't be created. There was verified fine oxide dispersion could be created by the internal oxidation method and by the direct adding of oxide elements. Same kind of steels strenghtened by new kind of complex oxides based on Y, Ce, Hf, La, Sc and Zr were prepared. The chemical analyses have proven that all added elements could created complex oxide by the reaction with yttrium. The computational analyses for observing of matrix influence and oxide phase influence on strenghtening of steels were performed. These computational analyses were based on microstructural analyses of ODS steels. There was found that the oxide particles could very effectively improve strenght of steels at room temperature and especialy at high temperature. Based on corrosion tests of 14Cr ODS steel in liquid Pb and LBE enviroment were designed surface protection of ODS steel. The effectiveness of protective layer was verified by the high temperature corrosion test of PM2000 in LBE. No damage of oxide layer was observed although Pb and Bi diffused through protective layer.
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Characterization of oxide dispersion strengthened alloys prepared from various precursor materials
Dobrovolný, Tomáš ; Havlík, Petr (referee) ; Moravčík, Igor (advisor)
Submitted master’s thesis studies the influence of input precursors (powders) on the resulting properties of prepared steels. When manufactured using the mechanical alloying method, the input powders can have a significant effect on the resulting properties. The austenitic steel 15-15Ti (1.4970) was chosen as the prepared alloy, which is gradually beginning to find application in nuclear energy. In this work, two approaches were used to produce this steel powder, firstly the production of an alloy from the precursor powder of austenitic steel AISI 304L and secondly the alloy was produced only from pure elements. For each of these methods, two different milling conditions were chosen. Thus, a total of four mixtures of 15-15Ti austenitic steel powders were produced, which were sintered into bulk materials using the SPS method. Mechanical properties of sintered specimens were tested by a tensile test and a hardness measurement by Vickers hardness test. At the same time, microstructure analysis using SEM and phase composition analysis by XRD were performed, both for prepared powders and for sintered bulks.
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Properties of quasicrystal-reinforced high entropy alloys
Adami, Martin ; Tesař,, Tomáš (referee) ; Čížek, Jan (advisor)
This diploma thesis deals with the processing of the high-entropy alloys with the addition of quasicrystals by the spark plasma sintering method. The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the influence of quasicrystals content on the microstructure and wear resistance. The literature review part is divided into several section. The first part is an overview of high-entropy alloys and quasicrystals, including their properties and production methods. The next part pertains to spark plasma sintering and the wear phenomenon. In the experimental part, spark plasma sintering compacts were produced at 1100 °C and an analysis was performed using scanning electron microscope as well as X-ray diffraction and their tribological properties were measured by the pin-on-disc method. It was found that increasing the content of quasicrystals triggered an improvement in the compacts’ wear resistance.
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Metal Matrix Composites Prepared by Powder Metallurgy Route
Moravčíková de Almeida Gouvea, Larissa ; Novák, Pavel (referee) ; Hadraba, Hynek (referee) ; Dlouhý, Ivo (advisor)
Vývoj nových materiálů pro součásti v moderních technologiích vystavené extrémním podmínkám má v současné době rostoucí význam. Děje se tak v důsledku neustále se zvyšujících požadavků průmyslových odvětví na lepší konstrukční vlastnosti nosných materiálů. Ve světle těchto faktů si tato studie klade za cíl posoudit nové složení slitin s vysokou entropií, které se vyznačují vysokým aplikačním potenciálem pro kritické aplikace. Slitiny jsou připravovány práškovou metalurgií, t.j. kombinací mechanického legování a slinování v pevné fázi. Pro účely srovnávaní vlastností jsou vybrané kompozice vyrobeny také tradičními metalurgickými metodami v roztaveném stavu, jako je vakuové indukční tavení a následné lití nebo vakuové obloukové tavení. Prášková metalurgie umožňuje postupný vývoj kompozitů s kovovou matricí (MMC) prostřednictvím přípravy oxidicky zpevněných HEA slitin. To je možné díky inherentním in-situ reakcím během procesu výroby. Když se naopak zvolí výrobní postup z taveniny, připravený kovový materiál vykazuje velké rozdíly v mikrostrukturách a souvisejících vlastnostech, v porovnání se stejným materiálem vyrobeným práškovou cestou (PM). Vyrobené práškové a tavené materiály jsou detailně charakterizovány s ohledem na komplexní vyhodnocení vlivu různých metod zpracování. Práce se zejména orientuje na mikrostrukturní charakteristiky materiálů a jejich mechanické vlastnosti, včetně vlivu tepelného zpracování na fázové transformaci a mikrostrukturní stabilitu připravených materiálů.
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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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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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Duplex microstructures preparation by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering
Neboha, Oksana ; Štěpánek, Roman (referee) ; Moravčík, Igor (advisor)
This master´s thesis focuses on duplex microstructures preparation by powder metallurgy. A hybrid material can be created by combining two or more existing materials in different geometries, and thus the newly formed composite can provide a superposition of the properties of the starting materials (powders). This means that it will have an improved combination of the required properties. The theoretical part describes in detail the hybrid materials and the architectured materials that contain highly controlled structures. Structure control allows to change the variety of possible geometries and opens up a number of other useful properties. Therefore, this thesis also deals with the mechanical alloying and SPS. The experimental part describes procedures of preparation of four samples of composites with a duplex structure from a powder of a significantly tough alloy (austenitic steel 316L) in combination with a powder of a significantly strong alloy (titanium carbonitride). A crucial part of this thesis is characterization of these four samples by electron microscopy methods (SEM, TEM, EDS) and supported by hardness measuring.
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Surface coatings of medium and high entropy alloy prepared by the cold-spray method
Vražina, Tomáš ; Adam, Ondřej (referee) ; Moravčík, Igor (advisor)
This bachelor thesis investigated coating of the CoCrNi (Medium entropy) alloy deposed onto austenitic steel substrate. The main objectives were characterization and analysis of sprayed deposition before and after heat treatment. The thesis was divided into 2 main parts. The theoretical part provided general information about alloy manufacturing, properties, and the method of its consolidation. The experimental part provided electron microscopy analysis including, an EDS, a porosity analysis and microhardness testing. Its results were then discussed on the base of the information gathered in the theoretical part. The results showed that the deposed layer was stable and there was no sign of material decohesion. The coating showed low porosity which was later successfully lowered by heat treatment. EDS proved that the coating was not entirely homogenous. The conclusion summarized the results achieved in the practical part.
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