Report of the Brazilian Committee for Phase
Diagrams of Materials
2015 APDIC Meeting
Loano, Italy
May 2015
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Highlights
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Phase Diagram Sessions
– ABM International Conference 2014, São Paulo, SP
– ABM International Conference – ABM WEEK (Organization) 2015 Rio de Janeiro
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Brazil- Germany ABM-DGE Joint Symposium 2014 Organization
1st Meeting Brazilian-German Symposium on Materials Science and
Engineering
– Fernando Rizzo (PUC-Rio) , Pedro Portella (BAM-Berlin)
– Technical-Scientific Sessions in Darmstadt – “Thermodynamics” (ACS & RSF)
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Intense activity in steelmaking, oil and nuclear industries and in
collaboration with these industries.
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ABM Conference 2014
• Phase Diagram Seminar in the 69th International ABM, 2014
Conference, São Paulo.
• Two Computational Thermodynamics Workshop together
with the ABM 69th Conference. One in Rio, one in SP
30 participants in each!: Academia + Industry
A Costa e Silva, F Beneduce, R Avillez, A Jansson
http://equilibriumtrix.net/workshop2014/workshop2014.html
Organizing 70th ABM Conference in Rio 2015 “ABM Week”
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USIMINAS
Dr Fabio Murari
The Committee in 2014
EEL-USP Lorena
Prof. G. Coelho,
Prof C Nunes
Pof Sandim
Calc./Exp
Intermetallics
UFC- Fortaleza
Prof Hamilton
UFF-Volta Redonda
Prof. A. Costa e Silva
Prof Flavio Ferreira
Calc./Exp., St eels,Slags
Intermetallics
Catholic University -Rio (PUC)
Prof. R. Avillez - Exp./Calc.
E.MAT, Coatings
Prof. F.Rizzo - Exp.
Coatings, Oxidation
UFRJ
Prof
Dilson
UFSCar-São Carlos
Prof. W.Botta C Kiminami
C Bolfarini.
Exp.Alloys,
Amorphous mat.
AM Monlevade
Dr Joaquim C Neto
Universidade
Estácio/INT
Prof Brant
GERDAUSteelmaking
Dr Raimundo Fortes
Mauricio W Scal
Villares Metals
Dr Alexandre
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UFPR
Prof Ana Sofia
UFSC
Prof A Klein
IPT São Paulo
Dr. M Bocallini
Exp.(calc.)
Slags, liquid metals
UFRGS-Porto Alegre
Prof Villela, Prof Heck
UNISINOS- Prof Moraes
Exp./ Calcl. Alloys
USP-São Paulo
Prof.H.Goldstein
Dr.C.Schoen,
Prof Beneduce
Exp/Calc. Alloys
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ArcelorMittal Monlevade 2015
Researchers
André Luiz Assunção
Angelo Máximo Fernandes Marins
César Takaci Sato
Ermani Vinícius Oliveira Lima
Fábio Cardoso
Felipe Gabriel Oliveira
Hélder Carvalho Ferreira
Joaquim Gonçalves Costa Neto
Leandro Aparecido Marchi
Luciana Spindola Sales
Luciano de Castro Reis
Roney Eduardo Lino
Engineer Team
Ironmaking 4
Steelmaking 4
Refractories 1
Rolling Mill 4
Product 5
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ArcelorMittal Monlevade
Ongoing and concluded projects
- Kinetics of inclusion dissolution during secondary refining
- Strain aging phenomena in low carbon steel
- Control of decarburization in wire rod hot rolling process
- Equilibrium of precipitates in microalloyed steel
- Improve wear in the ladle slag line on steel shop
- Phase diagram of high manganese steel grades
- Use of computational thermodynamics to improve desulfurization
- Optimization of calcium treatment in ladle furnace process using Thermocalc
- Determination of secondary refining slag properties using computational resources
- Improve the billet quality using the Solidification Software
- Effect of chemical composition on steel liquidus temperature
- Billet bending solution for molybdenum alloyed grades
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ArcelorMittal Monlevade
Publications
COSTA NETO JG, LINO RE, MARINS AMF, MARCHI LA, FERREIRA HC. Computational
Thermodynamics: steelmaking aplications. 67º ABM Congress – International – 2012 – RJ – Brasil.
LINO RE, MARINS AMF, PENNA LV, COSTA NETO JG, CALDEIRA JHP, COSTA e SILVA AV.
Determination of steel liquidus temperatures. 68º ABM Congress – International – 2013 – BH – Brazil.
LINO RE, MARINS AMF, MARCHI LA, MENDES JA, PENNA LV, COSTA NETO JG, CALDEIRA JHP,
COSTA e SILVA AV. Influence of chemical composition on steel casting performance. 69º ABM
Congress – International – 2014 – São Paulo – SP – Brazil.
FERREIRA HC, BORATTO FJM, BUONO VLT. Efeito da taxa de resfriamento na ocorrência de austenita
retida em um aço para eletrodos de solda. Tecnol. Metal. Mater. Miner., ABM, São Paulo, Brasil, 2015.
FERREIRA HC, BORATTO FJM, BUONO VLT. Determination of low levels of retained austenite in lowcarbon high-manganese steel using X-ray diffraction. Materials Science and Engineering A., 628 (2015)
pp.110–115.
HELDER CARVALHO FERREIRA. Efeito de bandeamento e taxa de resfriamento na ocorrência de
Austenita retida em aço baixo carbono com adições de Manganês e Silício. Tese de doutorado –
UFMG. 2015.
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ArcelorMittal Monlevade
External Event
- 2014 Quality Round Table - ArcelorMittal Long Carbon America. 16 and 17 December 2014,
Montreal – Quebec – Canada
Internal Event
- XII Steelmaking Seminar - ArcelorMittal Monlevade. 18 and 19 September 2014, João
Monlevade – MG – Brazil
Visits of Researchers
- Dan Kruse (ArcelorMittal R&D Chicago): BOF and refractory support
- Michael Lowry (ArcelorMittal R&D Chicago): CC and CEQCSI Support
- Jean Lehmann (ArcelorMittal R&D Maizieres): CEQCSI Support
- Fabrice Cangialosi and Randolfo Villegas (ArcelorMittal R&D Gadrange): Secondary refining
- Meeting by conference call with R&D wire team (ArcelorMittal R&D Maizieres)
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Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) South
America
Galvanized and Pre-Painted Development Team (GDZ)
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RESEARCHERS
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Flávia Tereza dos Santos Fernandes Tolomelli, MSc
Fabio Moreira da Silva Dias, MSc
Augusto Cesar Lacerda de Oliveira , DSc
Daniel Alexandre da Costa Ximenes
José Eduardo Ribeiro de Carvalho, MSc
PROJECTS
• CONCLUDED: All projects carried out in collaboration with UFF - Universidade Federal
Fluminense – Volta Redonda – Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
1-Precipitation prediction in low carbon microalloyed steels by means of computational thermodynamics.
Published in the 50º ABM Rolling seminar. November/2013.
2-HSS and AHSS - assessment of the phase transformation temperatures A1 and A3 by means of
computational thermodynamics and comparison with empirical formulations. Published in the 50º ABM
Rolling seminar. November/2013.
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Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) South
America (cont.)
CONCLUDED PROJECTS (cont) : All projects carried out in collaboration with
UFF - Universidade Federal Fluminense – Volta Redonda – Rio de Janeiro Brazil
3-AHSS and HSS - selective oxidation assessment in Continuous Annealing Lines under
reducing atmospheres. Published in the 63º ABM seminar. July/2008.
4-Precipitation assessment of the HSLA340 steel aiming Cold rolling mill loads control.
Published in the 51º ABM Rolling seminar. October/2014.
5-Evaluation of phase transformation temperatures using computational thermodynamics,
dilatometry and pilot hot rolling in a low carbon niobium microalloyed steel. . Published in
the 51º ABM Rolling seminar. October/2014.
6-Develppment of the 180BH Galvannealed Steel and precipitation evaluation to predict
bake hardening effect. Published in the 63º ABM seminar. July/2008.
7-Using of computational thermodynamics to evaluation of the precipitation in Ti and Nb-TiIF Steels. Master’s degree – UFF/EEIMVR - 2011.
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GERDAU (Long Products Steelmaker)
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Donation of a Computational Steelmaking Teaching Lab to UFF: THERMO-CALC and
Computers
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Institution of a undergraduate scholarship at UFF dedicated to the learning and
application of Computational Thermodynamics to Steelmaking and Refining. First
student already started in 2015/1
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Work with PUC-RIO and UFF in computational thermodynamics calculation of slags for
Electric Arc Furnace
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LNNano – (spin off LNLS) 2015
Researchers:
Areas of Research:
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IPT - São Paulo SP 2015
Research staff
Mário Boccalini Jr
Eduardo Albertin
João Batista Ferreira Neto
Sandra Lúcia de Moraes
Cátia Fredericci
Tiago Ramos Ribeiro
Moyses Leite Lima
Camila Peres Massola
Ana Paola Vilalva Braga
Pamela Karina dos Santos Bomfim
André Lotto
Research áreas
- Pirometallurgy
- Foundry and solidification
- Ore and industrial residues treatment
- Mechanical forming
- Powder metallurgy
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IPT - São Paulo SP
Main research areas in 2014
Development of Metallurgical route for the production of solar grade silicon
Advanced system for the design of alloys to be ued for hot working tools.
Nodular cast iron for rolling mil rolls core.
Interface formation in bimetallic castings
Use of steelmaking slag in Portland cement manufacture
Cast steel piston engine rings
Production of Neodimium from Nd2O3
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IPT - São Paulo SP
SAMPLE PUBLICATIONS
Boccalini Jr, M. Corrêa, AVO. The effect of sulfur on the contact angle between liquid
eutectic Fe-V-C alloy and VC substrate and on the microstructure of the alloy. In:
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOLIDIFICATION AND GRAVITY, 6., 2014, Miskolc.
Papers. ROÓSZ A.; TOMOLYA, K. Solidification and gravity 6. Zurich: Trans Tech Publi., 2014.
p.361-366. (Materials Science Forum, v.790-791). 7 p.
Coronado, J. J. Sinatora, A; Albertin, E . Cementite solidification in cast iron. Metallurgical and
Materials Transactions, v.45B, n.3, p.181-814, jun., 2014. 3 p.
Ferreira Neto, JB; Ribeiro, TR; Lima, ML; Lotto, AA ; Vilca, JB . Obtenção de silício grau solar
por rota metalúrgica. In: CONGRESSO BRASILEIRO DE ENERGIA SOLAR, 5., 2014, Recife.
Anais10 p
Lima, ML. Martorano, MA; Ferreira Neto, JB . Metallurgical silicon refining by transient
directional solidification. In: TMS ANNUAL MEETING AND EXHIBITION, 143., 2014, San Diego,
California. Proceedings... WANG, Cong. et al. (Eds.). Energy technology 2014: carbon dioxide
management and other technologies. New Jersy: Wiley, 2014. p.279-286. 10 p.
Ribeiro, TR; Ferreira Neto, JB; Martorano, MA, Effects of Solidification Rate and Settling Time of
SiC Particles on the Macrosegregation of Carbon in Silicon Ingots: Metallurgical and
Materials Transactions E -Edição: online setembro
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IPT - São Paulo SP
C Fredericci; M.F. de Campos; A.P. V. Braga; R.V. Martin; F.J. G. Landgraf; E. A.
Périgo - Nd-enriched particles prepared from NdFeB magnets: A potencial
separation route Journal of Alloys and Compounds - 615 - p. 410-414 - 2014
Thesis and Dissertations
Lotto, AA, Remoção de fósforo de silício por fusão a vácuo, 2014, MSc
Relevant Systems and calculations
Steelmaking slag solidification for cement study applications
Interactions between agglomerating agentes and iron ore and the phase
formation and evolution during pellet firing
Solar grade silicon refining
Solidification of alloys in the system Sistema Fe-C-X (X = Si e/ou Cr e/ou Mo
e/ou V e/ou W)
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PUC-Rio de Janeiro RJ
• Research staff:
– Prof. Fernando Cosme Rizzo Assunção
– Prof. Roberto Ribeiro de Avillez
• Research areas:
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Thermodynamics of steel processing (TECOMAT, oxides)
Steel coatings (Galvanizing and other zinc coating processes).
High temperature corrosion and oxidation.
Microstructural evolution in steels (Q&P process).
Nanostructured oxide synthesis.
Negative thermal expansion coefficient materials.
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PUC-Rio de Janeiro -2015
• Prof F. Rizzo’s group
– Dr. Antonio Mario Leal Martins
– Dr. Valter Rocha dos Santos
• Prof Rizzo as a visiting scientist in BAM-Berlin during 2014.
Returning in 2015 to head the INT- National Institute of
Technology, Rio de Janeiro.
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PUC – Prof Rizzo’s Projects
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Materials development for energy production from fosssil fuels with low CO2 emission
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Synthesis, Processing, Modeling and Characterization of Functional Oxides
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Synthesis and Characterization of Ceramic Oxides/ Materials with Negative Thermal
Expansion
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Study of the photocatalytic degradation of toxic gases resulting from FCC process and
development of photocatalytic materials
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Morphological and crystallographical characterization of catalysts
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Characterization of catalysts by Transmission Electronic Microscopy
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Characterization of nanomaterials by X-ray diffraction
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Development of thermoplastic based nanocomposites using titanate nanotubes and
nanofibers
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Qualification of wet welding procedures of steel
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Implementation of Laboratory for Photocatalysis for study of pollutant gases reduction
forming during refinement of petroleum
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Characterization of the materials important for Petroleum Industry (Catalysts and
advanced materials) by XRPD and TEM
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High Temperature Corrosion in Industrial Systems of Oil and Gas Field
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PUC-Rio Prof Rizzo’s group recent activities
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K. Chandra, A. Kranzmann, R. Saliwan Neumann, G. Oder, F. Rizzo
High Temperature Oxidation Behavior of 9-12 % Cr Ferritic/Martensitic Steels in
a Simulated Dry Oxyfuel Environment. Oxidation of Metals. , v.83, p.291 - 316,
2015.
PONTÓN, PATRICIA I. ; D ALMEIDA, JOSÉ R.M. ; Marinkovic, Bojan A. ; SAVI',
SLAVICA M. ; MANCIC, Lidija ; REY, NICOLÁS A. ; MORGADO, EDISSON ;
Rizzo, Fernando C. . The effects of the chemical composition of titanate
nanotubes and solvent type on 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane grafting efficiency.
Applied Surface Science , v. 301, p. 315-322, 2014.
M. Mosquera Feijoo; A. Kranzmann; F. Rizzo; G. Oder, R. SalliwanNeumann.Influence of Single Surface Ash Layer on Dual Corrosion. Eurocorr
2014
(European Corrosion Congress), Italy, 2014.
Daniel Massari de Souza Coelho; Axel Kranzmann, Fernando Rizzo.Influência
da Atmosfera Dupla e Simples Na Corrosão de Ligas de Ferro a 600º.
Congresso ABM 2014, Brasil, 2014.
Organizing the German Brasil Materials Science and Engineering Meeting toghether
with ABM and DGM
PORTELLA, P. D. ; ASSUNCAO, F. C. R. . Materials Science Engineering - MSE 2014.
2014.
PORTELLA, P. D. ; ASSUNCAO, F. C. R. . 1st Brazilian-German Symposium on Materials
Science and Engineering – Congresso ABM 2014. Brasil, 2014.
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PUC- Prof Avillez 2015
Roberto R. de Avillez
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Relevant activities:
Studies in the Fe-Al-O system with USP and UFF
Thermodynamic calculations together with UFF and GERDAU to
support an Electric Arc Furnace model
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Universidade Federal do Ceará- Fortaleza UFC
Researchers:
Prof. Dr. Hamilton Ferreira Gomes de Abreu (UFC)
Prof. Dr. Marcelo José Gomes da Silva (UFC)
Dr. Luis Flávio Gaspar Herculano (UFC)
Dr. Miloslav Beres (UFC))
Dr. Litzy Lina Choquechambi Catorceno (UFC)
Prof. Dr. Francisco Nélio da Costa Freitas
Dr. Neuman Fontenele Viana
Main Research Themes:
Metallic alloys development
Crystallographic texture- macrotexture
Microtexture
Physical metallurgy of steels
Martensitic transformation
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UFC – Main projects
• Maraging 350 Steel Projetos Maraging 350: microstructure,
phase transformations and forming. CAPES-SAE ProjectStrategic Materials- 2012
• Physical metallurgy of steels for the Oil Industry- Strategic
Areas Program CAPES-FUNCAP, 2013.
• Development and characterization of new metallic alloys
with high corrosion resistance to face the new challenges
in the oil and gas industry - PRONEM/FUNCAP/CNPq –
Edital FUNCAP 09/2010
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UFC- Thesis and dissertations
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Doctoral work
– Lorena Braga de Moura, High Mo alloys for naftenic corrosion
– Francisco Evaristo Uchoa Reis, Welding of high Mo+Cr alloys
– Francisco das Chagas Oliveira Júnior, Mössbauer characterization of
surface oxide films in Fe-Cr-Mo model alloys under corrosion
– Luis Flávio Gaspar Herculano, Influence of Mo content on corrosion
resistance and phase stability in model Fe-Cr-Mo alloys
– Rodrigo Freitas Guimarães, Effect of Mo content on the weld joint
microstructure of Fe-Cr-Mo alloys
– Cristiana dos Santos Nunes, Dissimilar welds using Mar 350 e 250 as filler
metal
– Wellinson da Silva Tavares, Dissimilar welds using Mar 350 e 250 as filler
metal
– Jorge Luiz Cardoso, Evaluation of pitting resistance of superaustenitic
steel AL 6XN PLUS TM and austenitic stainless steels AISI 304L, 316L E
317L
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UFC Publications
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Cruz, J. A.; Rodrigues, T. F. M.; Viana, V. D. C.; Abreu, H. F. G.; Santos, D. B.; Influence of
Temperature and Time of Austempering Treatment on Mechanical Properties of SAE 9254
Commercial Steel. Steel Research International, v. 83, p. 22-31, 2012.
Moura, L. B.; Guimaraes, R. F. (aluno de doutorado); Abreu, H. F. G.; Miranda, H. C.;
Tavares, S. S. M.; Naphthenic corrosion resistance, mechanical properties and
microstructure evolution of experimental Cr-Mo content with high Mo. Materials Research
(São Carlos. Impresso), 2012.
TAVARES, S.S.M., RODRIGUES, C.R., PARDAL, J.M.; BARBOSA, E.S.; ABREU,H.F.G.;
Effects of post weld heat treatments on the microstructure and mechanical properties of
dissimilar weld of supermartensític stainless steel, Materials Research,, 2014.
ABREU, H.F.G. ; TAVARES, W.S. ; DE MIRANDA, HÉLIO CORDEIRO ; FONSECA, MARIA
P. CINDRA ; VIRGENS-NETO, H.N. ; BÉRE , M. . Effect of Multipass Welding Using a Low
Transformation Temperature Filler Metal on Residual Stress and Toughness. Materials
Science Forum (Online), v. 783-786, p. 627-632, 2014.
SARAIVA, D. L. ; BÉRE , M. ; SILVA, C. C. ; NUNES, C. S. ; SILVA, J. J. M. ; ABREU, H. F.
G. . Application of low M s temperature consumable to dissimilar welded joint. Materials
Science and Technology, v. 30, p. 1743284714Y.000-1062, 2014.
MOURA, LORENA BRAGA ; DE ABREU, HAMILTON FERREIRA GOMES ; NEGREIROS,
YURI SOARES . Computational thermodynamic analysis of secondary phases in super
ferritic stainless steels. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, v. 2, p. 282-287,
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UFC relevant systems - Applications
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Systems Fe-Cr-Mo e Fe-Cr-Mo-Ni
Systems involved in the design of Co- containing maraging steels
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UFPR- Paraná- Curitiba
• Research staff
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UFPR – Research Projects
In course:
• Coatings for gas turbines, ANEEL, Petrobrás
• Surfaces and coatings for high temperature- in-situ synthesis
and performance CNPq
• Pseudo-functional coatings in-situ processed CNPq
• National Institute of Surface Engineering – INCT/ MEC-CNPq
Concluded:
• Innovation Laboratory- Surface engineering- FINEP
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UFPR- Publications
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Benegra, M. ; Pintaúde, G. ; D'Oliveira, A. S. C. M. Microstructural stability of
nickel aluminide coatings processed by PTA with different contents of aluminum.
Acta Microscópica - Interamerican Committee of Societies for Electron
Microscopy, v. 23, p. 70-77, 2014.
- Brunetti, C. ; Pintaúde, G. ; D'Oliveira, Ana Sofia C. M. . The Influence of Fe
Content on the Mechanical Properties of NiAl Coatings Processed In-Situ.
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, p. 1, 2014.
- Brunetti, C. ; Belloti, L. ; Pintaúde, G. ; D'Oliveira, Ana Sofia C. M. .Influence of
Fe on the room and high-temperature sliding wear of NiAl coatings. Surface &
Coatings Technology, v. 258, p. 160-167, 2014.
- Sippel, J. F. ; D Oliveira, A. S. C. M. . Evaluation of Plasma Transferred Arc FeAl Alloyed Coatings. Journal of ASTM International (Online), v. 9, p. 103454-336354, 2012.
- D´Oliveira, A. S. C. M. ; Takano, Edson Hiromassa ; Belloti, L. ;Cardoso. R. P. .
Solidification of aluminide PTA coatings. International Journal of Materials
Research, v. 9, p. 1159-1162, 2012.
- Graf, K. ; D´Oliveira, A. S. C. M. . PTA hardfacing of Nb/Al coatings.Soldagem
e Inspeção v. 17, p. 158-165, 2012.
- Silva, R. L. ; D'Oliveira, A. S. C. M. . Influence of pack cementation parameters
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UFPR- cont.
• Patent
D'Oliveira, Ana Sofia C. M. ; Drozda, F. O. ; Takano, E. ; Pianaro, S. A.
Revestimentos cerâmicos soldados. 2014.
• Visiting professor and courses
• Dr Sten Wessman, from Swerea KIMAB AB,Sweden, visiting in
2014. as visiting researcher Sept-Dec 2014
• Courses:
2 graduate students and 1 professor took part in the Thermodynamic workshops in
São Paulo and Rio.
Computational Thermodynamic course at UFPR for 20 participants- sudents and
researchers.
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS
2015
•Research Staff
- HECK, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Nestor Cezar - Coordenador do NTCM Núcleo de
Termodinâmica Computacional para a Metalurgia UFRGS
- BUZIN, Pedro – DSc student
- SILVA, MSc Daniel dos Reis Silva - DSc student CNPq.
- REIS, Bruno – MSc student CNPq
- ROMEIRO, Lauro - DSc student
- VILELA, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Antônio Cezar Faria - Coordenador do Laboratório de
Siderurgia UFRGS
- BIELEFELDT, Prof. Dr. Wagner Viana - LaSid e NTCM - UFRGS
- ALMEIDA, Rodolfo – MSc student CNPq
- VIEIRA, Deisi – MSc student
- CARDOSO, Vinicius – MSc student
- BELTRAMI, Júlia – MSc student CNPq
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Research Themes
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Waelz furnace modeling
SOFC type biogás cell modeling
Evaluating hydroxil capacity in CMSAT slags
Evaluation of Electric Arc Furnace dust
Development of secondary steelmaking slags for improvement of steel
cleanness
• Evaluation of EAF slags
• Characterization of steelmaking slags via laboratory testing and
computational thermodynamics
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UFRGS - Publications
REIS, B. ; BIELEFELDT, W V. ; VILELA, ACF. Efficiency of Inclusion Absorption by Slags during
Secondary Refining of Steel. ISIJ International, v. 54, p. 1584-1591, 2014.
BIELEFELDT, W V. ; VILELA, ACF . STUDY OF INCLUSIONS IN HIGH SULFUR, AL-KILLED CATREATED STEEL VIA EXPERIMENTS AND THERMODYNAMIC CALCULATIONS. Steel Research
International, v. 7, p. 1-10, 2014.
BIELEFELDT, W V. ; HECK, N. C. ; VILELA, ACF . Thermodynamic Evaluation of the Slag System
CaO-MgO-SiO2-Al2O3. In: AISTech 2014 Conference and Exposition, 2014, Indianápolis. AISTech
2014 Conference and Exposition, 2014. p. 1433-1445.
PAULINO, M. A. S. ; KLUG, J. L. ; BIELEFELDT, W V. ; VILELA, ACF ; HECK, N. C. . OBTENÇÃO DE
ESCÓRIA ESPUMANTE EM FORNO ELÉTRICO A ARCO: DETERMINAÇÃO DAS COMPOSIÇÕES
PARA O SISTEMA CaO-SiO2-MgO-FeO. In: 45o Seminário de Aciaria da ABM - Internacional, 2014,
Porto Alegre. 45o Seminário de Aciaria da ABM, 2014. p. 1-10.
BARTOSIAKI, B. ; BIELEFELDT, WV. ; PEREIRA, J. A. M. ; VILELA, ACF. ESTUDO DE INCLUSÕES
NÃO-METÁLICAS EM AÇOS APÓS DESOXIDAÇÃO E DURANTE TRATAMENTO EM FORNOPANELA. In: 45o Seminário de Aciaria da ABM - Internacional, 2014, Porto Alegre. 45o Seminário de
Aciaria da ABM - Internacional, 2014.
BARTOSIAKI, B. ; BIELEFELDT, WV. ; PEREIRA, J. A. M. ; VILELA, ACF. ESTUDO DE INCLUSÕES
NÃO-METÁLICAS EM AÇOS DURANTE TRATAMENTO EM DESGASEIFICADOR A VÁCUO E
INÍCIO DO LINGOTAMENTO CONTÍNUO. In: 45o Seminário de Aciaria da ABM - Internacional, 2014,
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CRUZ, R. T. ; BIELEFELDT, WV. ; BRAGANCA, S. R. ; PELISSER, G. F. . INFLUÊNCIA DA
COMPOSIÇÃO DA ESCÓRIA DE PANELA NA DISSOLUÇÃO DO COATING (C2S). In: 45o
Seminário de Aciaria da ABM - Internacional, 2014, Porto Alegre. 45o Seminário de Aciaria
da ABM - Internacional, 2014. p. 1-9.
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Bielefeldt, W V ; HECK, N. C. ; PAULINO, M. A. S. ; KLUG, J. L. ; VILELA, ACF. ESTUDO
DA ESCÓRIA ESPUMANTE EM FORNO ELÉTRICO A ARCO. In: 69th ABM International
Annual Congress, 2014, São Paulo. 69th ABM International Annual Congress, 2014. p. 114.
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FRAGA, C. A. S. ; Bielefeldt, W V ; VILELA, AC F . ESTUDO DE CARACTERIZAÇÃO DE
INCLUSÕES DE ÓXIDOS EM AÇO ALTO CARBONO. In: 14 ENEMET, 2014, São Paulo.
14 ENEMET, 2014. p. 1-11.
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CAMACHO, B. I. ; Bielefeldt, W V; PEREIRA, J. A. M. ; VILELA, A C F . ESTUDO
EXPERIMENTAL DO AVANÇO DE INCLUSÕES NÃO-METÁLICAS ATRAVÉS DO
TRATAMENTO COM CÁLCIO. In: 69th ABM International Annual Congress, 2014, São
Paulo. 69th ABM International Annual Congress, 2014. p. 1-15.
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BUZIN, P. J. W. K. ; VILELA, A. C. F. ; HECK, N. C. . Thermodynamic study of EAFD
genesis in the presence of chlorine in electric arc furnace. In: 69 Congresso anual da ABM,
2014, São Paulo. Anais do 69 Congresso anual da ABM, 2014.
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HATWIG, R. A. ; HECK, N. C. ; ROCHA, A. S. . Caracterização das fases de aços super duplex
através da simulação termodinâmica computacional. In: 69 Congresso da ABM, 2014, São
Paulo. Anais do 69 Congresso da ABM, 2014.
SILVA, A. L. ; HECK, N. C. . Metallic interconnects for application in high temperature solid oxide
fuel cells (SOFCs): thermodynamic study of the oxidation of ferritic stainless steels. In: 69
Congresso anual da ABM, 2014, São Paulo. Anais do 69 Congresso anual da ABM, 2014.
SILVA, A. L. ; HECK, N. C. . Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) with Cu-ceria anodes running on
methane or biogas mixtures: thermodynamic analysis. In: 69 Congresso anual da ABM, 2014,
São Paulo. Anais do 69 Congresso anual da ABM, 2014.
BUZIN, P. J. W. K. ; VILELA, A. C. F. ; HECK, N. C. . EAFD generation - thermodynamic analysis
of the Fe-Zn-O-Cl-H-C system. In: 45 Seminário de aciaria, 2014, Porto Alegre. Anais do 45
Seminário de aciaria, 2014.
HECK, N. C. ; PEREIRA, J. M. ; VILELA, A. C. F. . Thermodynamic evaluation of the slags of the
FeO-CaO-CrOx-MgO system at 1,873 K. In: 45 Seminário de aciaria, 2014, Porto Alegre. Anais
do 45 Seminário de aciaria, 2014
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UFSC- Santa Catarina, Florianópolis
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Prof. Cristiano Binder
Prof. Jose Daniel Biasoli de Mello
Profª Sônia Maria Hickel Probst
Prof Valderes Drago
Prof João Batista Rodrigues Neto
Prof Guilherme Mariz Barra
Prof Alexandre Lago
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+ 3PhD, 11MSc and 13 Engineers.
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CURRENT PROJECTS
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Development of new metallic materials to increase the energy efficiency and
sustainability of compressors
2014 - Present
Development of low friction materials via powder moulding via injection
2012 - Present
Materiais de elevado desempenho para novas funções de engenharia
produzidos via metalurgia do pó. (PRONEX/FAPESC)
2012 - Present
Powder Metallurgical Synthesis of Metals and Ceramics Challenges and
Prospects for Advanced Composites and Components.
2012 - Present
Development of wear resistant and dry self-lubricating coatings on sintered
steels from polymer-derived ceramics (PDCs). [BRAGECRIM]
2010 - Present
Desenvolvimento de Novos Materiais Sinterizados- Projeto PQ/CNPq 2010 2015
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Klein, Aloisio N. ; FURLAN, KP. ; SCHROEDER, R M. ; HAMMES, G ; Binder, C; RODRIGUES NETO, J B. ;
PROBST, SH. ; DE MELLO, J D. Thermodynamic aspects during the processing of sintered materials.
Powder Technology (Print) , v. 18, p. 193-203, 2014.
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FURLAN, K P ; DE ASSUNÇÃO, J Z ; PAZ, G ; Binder, C ; KLEIN, AN . Sintering Studies and Microstructural
Evolution of Fe-MoS2 Mixtures. Materials Science Forum (Online) , v. 802, p. 415-420, 2014.
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Bendo, T. ; MALISKA, A.M. ; ACUÑA, J.J.S. ; Binder, C. ; DEMETRIO, K.B. ; KLEIN, A.N. . Nitriding of surface
mo-enriched sintered iron: Structure and morphology of compound layer. Surface & Coatings Technology , v.
258, p. 368-373, 2014.
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HAMMES, G ; DA COSTA GONÇALVES, P; Binder, C ; FURLAN, K P ; KLEIN, A N. Fe-hBN Composites
Produced by Double Pressing and Double Sintering. Materials Science Forum (Online) , v. 802, p. 311-316,
2014.
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RAMOS FILHO, A I ; Schroeder, R ; Binder, C ; Klein, A N. . Development of Fe-P Matrix Composites
Containing Embedded Solid Lubricants. Materials Science Forum (Online) , v. 802, p. 96-101, 2014.
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DEMÉTRIO, K B ; KLEIN, A N ; SCHAEFFER, L ; CONSONI, DR; MARTINELLI, A E; BENDO, T. Sinterability
and microstructure evolution during sintering of ferrous powder mixtures. Materials Research (São Carlos.
Impresso) , v. 16(5), p. 1030-1038, 2013.
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PARUCKER, MOISÉS LUIZ ; KLEIN, ALOISIO NELMO ; Binder, Cristiano ; RISTOW JUNIOR, WALTER ;
BINDER, ROBERTO . Development of self-lubricating composite materials of nickel with molybdenum
disulfide, graphite and hexagonal boron nitride processed by powder metallurgy: preliminary study. Materials
Research (São Carlos. Impresso) , v. 17, p. 180-185, 2013.
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SCHROEDER, R. ; Schroeder, Renan ; Klein, A. N. ; Ramos Filho, A. I. ; Binder, Cristiano . Powder Injection
Molding of Multimaterial Parts - Self Lubricating Steel Combined with Plain-Carbon Steel. Materials
Science
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FURLAN, K. P. ; BINDER, C. ; Klein, A. N. ; De Mello, JDB . Thermal Stability of the MoS2 Phase in Injection
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DEMÉTRIO, K B ; KLEIN, A N ; SCHAEFFER, L ; CONSONI, DR; MARTINELLI,
A E; BENDO, T. Sinterability and microstructure evolution during sintering of
ferrous powder mixtures. Materials Research (São Carlos. Impresso) , v. 16(5),
p. 1030-1038, 2013.
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PARUCKER, MOISÉS LUIZ ; KLEIN, ALOISIO NELMO ; Binder, Cristiano ;
RISTOW JUNIOR, WALTER ; BINDER, ROBERTO . Development of selflubricating composite materials of nickel with molybdenum disulfide, graphite
and hexagonal boron nitride processed by powder metallurgy: preliminary study.
Materials Research (São Carlos. Impresso) , v. 17, p. 180-185, 2013.
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SCHROEDER, R. ; Schroeder, Renan ; Klein, A. N. ; Ramos Filho, A. I. ; Binder,
Cristiano . Powder Injection Molding of Multimaterial Parts - Self Lubricating
Steel Combined with Plain-Carbon Steel. Materials Science Forum (Online) , v.
727-728, p. 243-247, 2012.
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FURLAN, K. P. ; BINDER, C. ; Klein, A. N. ; De Mello, JDB . Thermal Stability of
the MoS2 Phase in Injection Moulded 17-4 PH Stainless Steel. Journal of
Materials Research and Technology, v. 1, p. 134-140, 2012.
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Patente: Privilégio de Inovação. Número do registro: PI 0803956-9, data de depósito:
12/09/2008, título: "Composição metalúrgica de materiais particulados, produto sinterizado
autolubrificante e processo de obtençao de produtos sinterizados autolubrificantes. Pedido
de patente depositado em 12/09/2008 no INPI, No.: PI 0803956-9" .
Patente: Privilégio de Inovação. Número do registro: PI 0805606-4, data de depósito:
15/12/2008, título: "Composição de materiais particulados para a formação de produtos
autolubrificantes em aço sinterizado, produto em aço sinterizado autolubrificante e processo
de obtenção de produtos autolubrificantes em aço sinterizado. Pedido de Patente de
número PI 0805606-4, depositado em 15/12/2008." . Instituição(ões) financiadora(s):
EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE COMPRESSORES.
Binder, R. ; BINDER, C. ; Hammes, G. ; Klein, A N . Plasma process and reactor for treating
metallic pieces. 2009, França. Patente: Privilégio de Inovação. Número do registro:
WO2009149526A8, data de depósito: 17/12/2009, título: "Plasma process and reactor for
treating metallic pieces" , Instituição de registro:WIPO - World Intellectual Property
Organization.
Patente: Privilégio de Inovação. Número do registro: US2011286873-A1, data de depósito:
09/12/2009, título: "Composition of particulate materials for forming self-lubricating products
in sintered steel, comprises iron as a main particulate metallic material, at least one
particulate alloy element, and a non-metallic compound " , Instituição de registro:United
States Patent and Trademark Office
Patente: Privilégio de Inovação. Número do registro: JP2012502183(A), data de depósito:
26/01/2012, título: "'Metallurgical composition of particulate materials, self-lubricating
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Patente: Privilégio de Inovação. Número do registro: BR1020140054944, data de depósito:
10/03/2014, título: "Processo para síntese de partículas ocas metálicas nanoestruturadas
na qual o metal é depositado sobre máscaras de sacrifícios pelo método de deposição
autocatalítica sem potencial externo, partículas ocas metálicas nanoestruturadas, material
particulado." , Instituição de registro:INPI - Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial.
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Patente: Privilégio de Inovação. Número do registro: CN104144760A, data de depósito:
12/11/2014, título: "Process for manufacturing a porous body by powder metallurgy and
metallurgic composition of particulate materials" , Instituição de registro:Chinese Patent
Office.
Patente: Privilégio de Inovação. Número do registro: WO2014057346, data de depósito:
17/04/2014, título: "MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF A POROUS COMPONENT AND A
POROUS COMPONENT " , Instituição de registro:WIPO - World Intellectual Property
Organization.
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USIMINAS- Ipatinga Steelmill MG, Brazil -2015
Leonardo José da Silva Oliveira
Melt Shop
Evaluation of inclusion formation in secondary steelmaking (system CaO-Al2O3-CaS);
Studies in steel solidification;
Studies in slag/metal equilibrium.
Blast Furnace
Beatriz Fausta Gandra
Thiago Pinto Silva
Evaluation of use of silica-alumina refractories together with the metallic charge of the
Blast-Furnaces
Effects of MgO on the sintering process and on the metallurgical characteristics of the
produced sinter.
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Fabio Dias Murari
Meire Lage
Hot Rolled Steels
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Evaluation of reheating conditions of slabs in the dissolution of precipitates on
mechanical properties and toughness of thick plates of microalloyed steels
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Result: Optimization of the processing conditions and alloy compositions in the
thick plate line of USIMINAS.
Wear Resistant Materials
Ivênio de Oliveira Teixeira
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Characterization of wear resistant steels
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Optimization of chemical composition and structure of sintering machine bed.
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Submitted:
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M G Lage, A Costa e Silva, EVALUATING SEGREGATION IN HSLA STEELS
USING COMPUTATIONAL THERMODYNAMICS, Journal of Materials Research and
Technology
Published:
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Murari FD, da Costa e Silva ALV, de Avillez RR. Cold-rolled multiphase boron
steels: microstructure and mechanical properties. Journal of Materials Research
and Technology. 2015 Apr;4(2):191–6.
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UFF – Volta Redonda RJ - 2015
• Research staff:
– Prof. André Luiz V. da Costa e Silva
– Prof Flavio Ferreira, Prof Thales
• Research areas:
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Steelmaking process modeling: refractory –slag -metal interactions.
Non-metallic inclusion formation in steel.
Microstructural evolution in steels.
Slag viscosity modeling coupled with thermodynamic models
• Highlights
– Two Computational Thermodynamics Workshop simultaneous with ABM
Conference. Annual short course for UFF undergraduates. Workshops in
some Brazilian Universities
– Donation by GERDAU Aços Longos S.A. of the Teaching Laboratory for
Computational Steelmaking. Start of the GERDAU Computational
Thermodynamics for Steelmaking scholarship
– Industry interaction for teaching, on-site learning,motivation of students.
– IOM3 Hume Rothery Prize 2014
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UFF – publication examples
COSTA E SILVA, A. Computational Thermodynamics as a tool in Integrated Computational Materials
Engineering- Invited Talk – 2nd ECEM-SanCas Materials Science and Engineering Meeting, São Carlos,
SP, UFSCar-USP, Invited Talk.
A. Costa e Silva, SEGREGAÇÃO EM AÇOS ALTA-RESISTÊNCIA BAIXA LIGA (ARBL) PARA
APLICAÇÕES EM SERVIÇO COM H2S- AVALIAÇÃO POR TERMODINÂMICA COMPUTACIONAL.
Tecnologia em Metalurgia, Materiais e Mineração , v.11, p.3 - 13, 2014.
de Avillez, R R., Siqueira, RNC, A. Costa e Silva.MODELO DE ENERGIA DE GIBBS PARA O ESPINÉLIO
Al2MnO4 BASEADO NO FORMALISMO DA ENERGIA COMPOSTA;. Tecnologia em Metalurgia, Materiais
e Mineração, v.10, p.311 - 317, 2013.
PALUMBO, M., BURTON, B., COSTA E SILVA, A., FULTZ, B., GRABOWSKI, B., GRIMVALL, G.,
HALLSTEDT, B., HELLMAN, O., LINDAHL, B., SCHNEIDER, A., TURCHI, P. E. A., XIONG, W.
Thermodynamic modelling of crystalline unary phases. Physica Status Solidi. B, Basic Research. , v.251,
p.14 - 32, 2013.
Beneduce, F. Magnabosco R, Costa e Silva, AAVALIAÇÃO DE TRINCAS A QUENTE EM FUNDIDOS DE
PRECISÃO EM SUPERLIGAS POR TERMODINÂMICA COMPUTACIONAL In: 69 CONGRESSO ANUAL
DA ABM - INTERNACIONAL, 2014, São Paulo. Anais do 69º Congresso Anual da ABM - Internacional.
São Paulo: ABM, 2014. p.1 - 7
Mercier MF, Ferreira Neto, O. Tavares, RP Costa e Silva, A CÁLCULO DE ADIÇÃO DINÂMICA DE
CÁLCIO SILÍCIO PARA AÇO MICROLIGADO AO CROMO E MOLIBDÊNIO In: 69 CONGRESSO ANUAL
DA ABM - INTERNACIONAL, 2014, São Paulo. Anais do 69º Congresso Anual da ABM - Internacional. São
Paulo: ABM, 2014. p.1 - 7
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UFF publications ex. (Cont)
Lino, R. E., Marins A. M. F., Marchl, L.A., Mendes, J. A., Penna, L.V., J G Costa Neto, Caldeira,
J. H. P., Costa e Silva, A INFLUÊNCIA DA COMPOSIÇÃO QUÍMICA NA LINGOTABILIDADE DE
AÇOS In: 69 CONGRESSO ANUAL DA ABM - INTERNACIONAL, 2014, São Paulo Anais do
69º Congresso Anual da ABM - Internacional. São Paulo: ABM, 2014. p.1 - 12
Costa e Silva, A, Avillez, R RO EFEITO DA ENERGIA INTERFACIAL NO MODELAMENTO DA
CINÉTICA DE PRECIPITAÇÃO DE CARBONETOS DE CROMO EM AÇOS INOXIDÁVEIS In:
69 CONGRESSO ANUAL DA ABM - INTERNACIONAL, 2014, São Paulo. Anais do 69º
Congresso Anual da ABM - Internacional. São Paulo: ABM, 2014. p.1 - 10
Costa e Silva, A, APPLICATION OF COMPUTATIONAL THERMODYNAMICS TO
STEELMAKING AND PROCESSING In: 19a Conferencia del Acero IAS 2013 - Reducción,
Acería, Laminación y Productos de Acero = 9th IAS Steel Conference 2013 - Ironmaking,
Steelmaking, Rolling and Steel Products, 2013, Rosario, Argentina. 9th IAS Steel Conference
2013 - Ironmaking, Steelmaking, Rolling and Steel Products. San Nicolás: Inst. Argentino de
Siderurgia, 2013. p.1 - 21
Beneduce F, Magnabosco, R, Costa e Silva A, SUPERALLOYS HOT TEARING EVALUATION
USING COMPUTATIONAL THERMODYNAMICS In: 14th DISCUSSION MEETING ON
THERMODYNAMICS OF ALLOYS - TOFA 2014, BRNO. 14th DISCUSSION MEETING ON
THERMODYNAMICS OF ALLOYS - TOFA 2014. , 2014. p.O31 -
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• Created by A Costa e Silva in 2009 (closed, not moderated*)
2009
April 2014
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UFRJ – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Main researcher
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Alloy 718 processing for Nuclear Applications (PhD research)
Leonardo Sales Araujo
Evaluation of pseudo-binary systems, calculation of phase fractions. Solidification modeling
(Scheil) Comparison with experimental determination (EDS). Laves phase compostion.
Evaluation of the effect of Nb content and the delta phase solvus line.
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Corrosion and microstructure of Alloy 718 (PhD research)
Lena de Castro Menezes
Estimation of delta phase as a function of cooling rate and chemical composition, in special
Nb content.
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Development of an alloy for hydrogen storage (PhD research)
Alejandro David Martinez
Thermodynamic studies (including binary, pseudo-binaries and ternary diagrams) of the
systems Ti-Cr-V e Ti-Cr-Nb. Evaluation of effects of cooling rate.
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Processing of Alloy X750 for springs MSc research)
Gabriela Regina Xavier
Phase diagram, constitution diagrams and phase fraction variation wrt to chemical
composition and temperature for the alloy.
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UFRJ – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Hydrogen embrittlement in hyper-duplex stainless steels
Felipe Salvio
Hydrogen embrittlement in super-duplex stainless steels
Bruno Raphael de Souza
Analysis of hydrogen permeation in Alloy 625
Gustavo Brandolin
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USP – São Paulo 2015
• Research staff:
– Prof. Hélio Goldenstein
• Main activities:
– Magnetic materials Co-Sm
• Publication at XL CALPHAD in cooperation with UFF
– Oxides – (Al-Mn-Ti-O)
• Publications (CALPHAD 2010 and CALPHAD 2011)
– Precipitation during aging heat treatment of in Inconel 718
• Publication at XL CALPHAD in cooperation with UFF
– Precipitates in 12%Cr stainless steels. Modelling of the thermodynamics and
kinetics of austenite eutectoid decomposition.
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Research area: Alloy thermodynamics and development of
innovative metallic materials
Research staff
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Cláudio Geraldo Schön
Luiz Tadeu Fernandes Eleno
Helena Maria Petrilli
Cynthia Miwa Noda
Marina Moretão
Felipe Eduardo de Paula Santos
Highlights:
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TOFA2016 will take place in Brazil (tentative venue: Santos).
Strong collaboration with:
–Instituto de Física da Universidade de São Paulo,
–Universidade Nacional Tecnologica del Cono Sur de Lima
(UNTECS, Peru)
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USP
Projects:
• Assessment of subsystems targeting a description of U-Mo-Nb-Zr
• Ab initio calculation of systems Fe-X (X = Ti,Zr,Hf,V,Nb,Ta,Mo,W) and
Al-M (M= Sc,Y,Ti,Zr,Hf,V,Nb,Ta,Cr,Mo,W)
• Development of a CD-CVM implementation for the irregular tetrahedron
approximation
• Investigation of the non-extensive spinodal line in Tsallis' formalism
Some publications:
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Eleno, L. T. F., Schön, C. G. "Ternary interaction parameters in
CALPHAD solution models" Braz. J. Phys. 44 (2014) 208-214
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Eleno, L. T. F. et al. "Ordering phase relationships in ternary iron
aluminides, CALPHAD 44 (2014) 70 - 80.
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Prof. Hugo Sandim
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APDIC 2011
Report
Villares Metals S/A – Sumaré SP
• Specialty Steels and Alloys
• R&D
• New alloys, alloy and process development.
• Researchers
Alexandre Bellegard Farina, MsC
José Britti Bacalhau, MSc
Alexandre Sokolowski, MSc
Eduardo Netto de Souza, PhD
Roberto Tibúrcio Frota, MSc
Mario Mantovani, PhD
Fernanda Moreno Rodrigues
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APDIC 2011
Report
Work in Progress
• Researcher : Alexandre Bellegard Farina, MSc
• Development of new valve alloys and Ni-based alloys using thermodynamic
simulations with Thermo-Calc software coupled with TCFE6 and TTNI8
thermodynamic databases.
• Researcher: José Britti Bacalhau, MsC
• Development of new tool steels and high speed steels using thermodynamic
simulations with Thermo-Calc software coupled with TCFE6 thermodynamic
database.
• Researcher: Alexandre Sokolowski, MSc :
• Development of a new stainless steels using thermodynamic simulations with
Thermo-Calc software and TCFE6 thermodynamic database.
• Researcher: Fernanda Moreno Rodrigues :
• Development of a new stainless steels using thermodynamic simulations with
Thermo-Calc software and TCFE6 thermodynamic database.
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APDIC 2011
Report
Work in Progress
• Researcher: Eduardo Netto de Souza, PhD:
• Simulations of the solidification process with dedicated software coupled with
thermodynamic data extracted from Thermo-Calc software using TCFE6 and
TTNI8 thermodynamic databases.
• Definition of parameters for continuous casting process using data from
thermodynamic simulations with Thermo-Calc software coupled with SLAG and
TCFE6 database.
• Researcher: Mario Mantovani, PhD
• Thermodynamic modeling of slag/metal reactions for nom-metallic inclusions
control and process optimization using Thermo-Calc software coupled with
TCFE6, SLAG and TTNI8 thermodynamic databases.
• Researcher: Roberto Tibúrcio Frota, MSc:
• Thermo mechanical modeling of rolling and forging process of alloys with
dedicated software coupled with thermodynamic simulations of alloys using
Thermo-Calc software and TCFE6 and TTNI8 thermodynamic databases.
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