Ingeniería Mecánica (Mag.)

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    Development of friction stir processing of CNT - reinforced aluminum alloy composites
    (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2015-08-12) Regensburg, Anna; Bergmann, Jean Pierre; Rumiche Zapata, Francisco Aurelio
    Owing their wide range of exceptional properties, for example thermal conductivity values of more than 3000W/(mK) and strength in the range of 100 GPa, Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) have recently gained much attention as reinforcement for composite materials. Considering the practical application in metal matrix composites (MMCs), tranferring those favourable properties from nano to macro scale represents a main challenge. Methods of the powder metallurgy route show promising results so far, but also lead to long process times and damage of the tublar structure of the CNTs due to prolonged ball milling times. At this point, the application of Friction Stir Processing (FSP) for fabricating CNT-reinforced MMCs offers the possibility to reduce process times and realize the required reinforcement at the relevant location of the component. The process uses a specially designed tool with a pin to plasticize the base material by frictional heating and thus incorporate the reinforcing material by stirring it into the workpiece. Investigations, that have been carried out on this subject, generally consider the unifom dispersion of the CNTs within the matrix as the key challenge of this process. So far, the solution herefore is the application of multipass-FSP in order to distribute the CNTs uniformly by processing the weld up to five times with alternating welding direction. This method usually leads to damage or even destruction of the tubular structure of the CNTs. Regarding all investigations on this subject, it can be noticed, that only conventional tool profiles like cylindrical or threaded were used for the experiments, though other profiles like square or more complex ones are considered to exhibit an increased mixing effect. Therefore the objective of the thesis is to analyse the performance of four different tool geometries under varying parameters and their influence on the CNT dispersion and general MMC composite properties. Channels were cut into an Al 5086 plate, filled with CNT-powder and processed by the different tools. The results were evaluated by metallographic analysis, hardness and electrical resistance measurement and SEM analysis. Among the different geometries, the triangular profile produced defect-free welds over the whole parameter set and distributed the CNTs uniformly along a wide area close to the weld surface.
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    Investigating the potential of magnetic are oscillated GMWA - welding for hard surfacing applications
    (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2015-08-19) Nagel, Falk; Bergmann, Jean Pierre; Rumiche Zapata, Francisco Aurelio; Gunther, Karsten
    The flux cored arc welding process has some characteristic features and is therefore established in the industry to fabricate hardfacing. One advantage of the process is the possibility to vary the alloy content of the weld metal by manipulating the chemical composition of the filler material. Moreover, it is possible to produce self shielding electrodes, which show advantages for outdoor applications. One the other hand this process creates high dilution rates. One possibility to avoid this effect is to apply a magnetic field in order to deflect the welding arc. In this thesis, the influence of a transversal magnetic field on the weld seam formation during FCAW was investigated. An increase of the weld width and a simultaneous decrease of the penetration depth was achieved at a certain deflection. The influence of the magnetic oscillation was found to be stronger for short circuit mode than for pulsed mode. Furthermore, high frequencies in combination with a high magnetic flux density caused a reduced process stability and consequently a worsening of the weld bead appearance. Apart from that, the drop detachment was inhibited, when a strong magnetic field was applied during pulsed and spray mode.
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    Laser-assisted friction stir welding of magnesium and magnesium/aluminium dissimilar joints
    (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2015-08-20) Hennig, Martin; Bergmann, Jean Pierre
    The present master thesis is dealing with the influence of workpiece temperature in the process loads, generated during the FSW process. The investigation is focused on welding of the magnesium alloy AZ31. To affect the initial temperature of the joining members, two different methods are investigated. by using a laser, the material is heated and soften local direct in front of the welding tool. In contrast, a heating element, located beneath the workpieces, enable the heating of a laser area. The consequences of both methods are regarded and compared in the investigation. In addition, the comparison to the conventional welding process is made. Thereby, main aspects are the rached load levels as well as surface appearance and tensile properties. the successfully reduction of process forces is obtained for both procedures; however, the tensile properties got worse.