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      Estudo da contiguidade das fases do cermet Ni/ZEI Translated title: Study of the phases contiguity in cermet Ni/YSZ

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          A atividade eletroquímica do compósito cerâmico metálico (cermet) Ni/Zr0,85Y0,15O0,93 (Ni/ZEI) utilizado como ânodo em pilhas a combustível de óxido sólido (PaCOS), é controlada pela condutividade intrínseca das fases presentes e pelos caminhos disponíveis para a condução elétrica e para a difusão do gás combustível. Essas propriedades são fortemente influenciadas por parâmetros microestruturais, tais como distribuição espacial das fases, forma e tamanho médio das partículas que constituem o cermet. Neste trabalho, foram determinados alguns parâmetros microestruturais das fases Ni, ZEI e poros presentes em pastilhas do cermet Ni/ZEI, através do tratamento de imagens obtidas via microscopia óptica. Relacionando esses parâmetros com a Teoria Estereológica Quantitativa foi possível calcular a contiguidade das fases. Os pós de NiO/ZEI foram sintetizados via mistura física com diferentes concentrações: 33/67, 56/44, 75/25 and 82/18 % em massa e prensados na forma de pastilhas cilíndricas. Após a sinterização, as pastilhas foram reduzidas a Ni/ZEI em atmosfera de hidrogênio a 900ºC por 2 horas. A superfície transversal de cada amostra foi observada e tratada por microscopia óptica. As imagens obtidas foram analisadas pelo programa de computador Quantikov, a fim de determinar os parâmetros microestruturais: intercepto linear médio e fração volumétrica das fases. Utilizando esses parâmetros, a contiguidade de cada fase presente no cermet foi calculada. Para comprovar a validade da técnica de análise, os valores dos parâmetros microestruturais, determinados com base na composição dos pós, foram comparados com os valores obtidos no tratamento da imagem.

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          The electrochemical activity of the metallic-ceramic composite (Cermet) Ni/Zr0,85Y0,15O0,93 (Ni/YSZ) used as anode in stacks of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is controlled by the intrinsic conductivity of its phases, by the available paths for the electric conduction and the diffusion of the fuel gas. These properties are highly influenced by microstructural parameters such as space distribution of the phases, forms and average size of the particles that constitute the Cermet. In this work, some microstructural parameters of anode phases: Ni, YSZ and pores are determined in tablets of the Cermet Ni/YSZ through the treatment of images acquired with optic microscopy. Relating these parameters with the Quantitative Stereological Theory it was possible to calculate the proximity of the phases. The anodes were prepared from mixtures of NiO powder and YSZ powder at mass ratios of NiO/YSZ: 33/67, 56/44, 75/25 and 82/18 and uniaxial pressed into cylindrical pellets. After sintering, the tablets were reduced to Ni/YSZ in hydrogen atmosphere at 900ºC for 2 hours. The transversal surface of each sample was treated and observed with optical microscopy. The images were analyzed with the software Quantikov to determine the microstructural parameters: intercept linear medium and volumetric fraction of the phases. Using these parameters, the contiguity of each phase present in the Cermet was calculated. To prove the validity of the technique, the values of the microstructural parameters based on the composition of the powders were compared to the values based on the image treatment.

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                Matéria (Rio de Janeiro)
                Matéria (Rio J.)
                Rede Latino-Americana de Materiais (Rio de Janeiro )
                1517-7076
                2008
                : 13
                : 4
                : 597-604
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Brazil
                [2 ] Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Brazil
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                S1517-70762008000400004
                10.1590/S1517-70762008000400004
                12ac0d4e-c220-444b-8250-384a11da010f

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
                MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
                METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING

                General materials science,General architecture,General engineering
                contiguity,cermet,contiguidade,ânodo,pilha a combustível,Ni,SOFC,anode

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