Thèse soutenue

Développement du SMAT hybride : la formation de nanomatériaux de carbone et de nitrure

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Auteur / Autrice : Xiaofang Yang
Direction : Jian Lu
Type : Thèse de doctorat
Discipline(s) : Systèmes mécaniques et matériaux
Date : Soutenance en 2009
Etablissement(s) : Troyes
Ecole(s) doctorale(s) : Ecole doctorale Sciences pour l'Ingénieur (Troyes, Aube)

Résumé

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Since the development of the new technique SMAT (Surface Mechanical Attrition Treatment), great success has been achieved. The mechanical properties and the diffusion properties of materials treated by SMAT are greatly improved. Carbon nanomaterials such as carbon nanofibers (CNFs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have attracted special attention due to their unique properties and potential application. Since the diffusion properties of materials have been improved after the SMAT process, a SMAT process followed by a CVD process, i. E. Hybrid SMAT, is tailored for synthesizing carbon nanomaterials in-situ on the surface of bulk metallic materials. 316L stainless steel, pure Co, pure Ni and pure Ti plate were subjected to hybrid SMAT process to synthesize carbon nanomaterials. The effects of main parameters are discussed. The products were investigated by SEM, TEM, XRD and RAMAN characterizations. Growth mechanism was proposed. The second part of work concerns the development of SMAT machine and the formation of nitride nanomaterials on bulk metallic materials. A new SMAT system that can provide various treating conditions was developed to form a thicker nanostructured surface layer. 316 stainless steel samples were subjected to the new system, treating under traction and under thermal stress respectively. The treated samples were investigated by optical micros-copy, XRD and nanoindentation. Treated samples were submitted to the nitriding process to form nitride nanomaterials. The nitride samples were investigated by optical microscopy and microhardness tester