Nanotechnology in
Brazil
Fundação Centro Tecnológico de Minas
Gerais – CETEC
Margareth Spangler Andrade
Physicist (UFMG) , MSc. Minning and Metallurgy
(UFMG), Dr. Applied Sciences (KUL/Belgium)
South America
BRAZIL
Fundação Centro Tecnológico de Minas Gerais
CETEC
The Technological Centre Foundation
of the State of Minas Gerais - CETEC
was founded on 1972 as an industrial
research and development institute
aimed at providing technological
support to industry.
Fields of interest
 Materials technology
 Automotive technology
 Food technology
 Environmental technology
 Industrial quality
 Technological information
Services offered
 Research and Development
 Consultancy
 Technical Information
 Testing / Certification
 Training
Industry Clients and
Partners
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ACESITA ( special steels)
Cia. Siderurgica Belgo Mineira (steels)
USIMINAS (steels)
INOXCOLOR (colored stainless steels)
FIAT (automobiles)
BATIK / Lucent (microeletronics)
Jabil do Brasil (microeletronics)
SID Microeletrônica
Materials science and
technology
Materials Science and
Technology
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development of special alloys
microstructure characterization (nano)
materials testing (nano)
hot forming (rolling) process simulation
surface coating and modification
surface characterization
Main Projects in
Materials
 Stainless Steels (optimization, drawability)
 High Carbon Steels (steel cord, saw
marble)
 Ultra low carbon and interstitial free steels
(bake hardenable)
 Severely Deformed Materials
 Thin Films (Photovoltaic cells,
nanostructured)
Microeletronics
Diffusion Profiles
Diffusion Profiles
SiO2
SiO2
P
P
B
P
B
Sb
Sb
0
5.0
10.0 (m) 0
5.0
10.0 (m)
InAs quantum dots on AsGa
Semiconductor laser
DBR mirror
Quantum wells
High Carbon Steel
Deformed (steel cord)
Silicon Steel
(transformers)
Severe Plastic Deformation
Process
SURFACE
CLEANING
CUTTING
JOINING
sheet
HEATING
Accumulative Roll-Bonding
ROLLING
Severe Plastic Deformation Process
PRESSURE
MATERIAL
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MATRIZ
Equal-Channel Angular Pressing
ARB 2 roll passes
ABR 5 roll passes
The Museum
of Science
& Industry.
Florida, USA
Manhatan Buildind in Fortaleza
Mechanical Properties
Mechanical Properties
Mechanical Properties
Nanoparticles from polimers
R&D