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• Development of a methodology to investigate steam explosions: study of the influence of material properties in Melt-Coolant Interaction 

  Cuesta Olesti, Daniel-Manuel (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-06-30)
  Master thesis
  Restricted access - author's decision
  Covenantee:   Universiteit Gent

  Steam explosions are a common concern in metallurgical industry. Entire plants have been wiped-out during the last decades and many causalities have been reported as a result of these events. In the current work, a ...
• Ion doping of 3D-plotted calcium deficient hydroxyapatite scaffolds 

  Larsson, Lisa (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-02-18)
  Master thesis
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  Due to the increase of bone diseases caused by the ever-aging population, new biomaterials destined for bone regeneration need to be developed. New methods, such as robocasting are gaining interest as they allow printing ...
• Fatigue resistance of press hardened 22MnB5 steels 

  Parareda Oriol, Sergi (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-02-10)
  Master thesis
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  Press hardening of Boron steels, mainly the 22MnB5 grade, has been implemented during more than a decade in several structural components of the automotive sector, mostly in the body-in-white (BiW). The process combines ...
• Characterization of metallic components fabricated by additive manufacturing using metal/polymer mixtures 

  Boyer, Gregory (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-02-14)
  Master thesis
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  Additive Manufacturing (3-D printing) has changed the design and processing paradigm of metallic components. Some recent developments aim at reducing the price of components fabricatedby AM by using metal powder and polymer ...
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  Microstructurally characterization of 3D printed ceramic fuel cells 

  Folch Alcaraz, Albert (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-02-14)
  Master thesis
  Open Access

  Nowadays, 3D printing(3DP)is leading a revolution of the processing technique, thanks to its versatility in the manufacture of complex geometries and having the ability to manufacture complex parts in one step,reducing ...
• Caracterización tribo-mecánica de materiales para herramientas destinadas a la manipulación y el procesamiento de materias primas en condiciones de trabajo adversas. 

  Martinez Solana, Marc (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-02-10)
  Master thesis
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  El trabajo final de master (TFM) se realizará en colaboración con Eurecat dentro del marco del proyecto europeo HARSHWORK (Optimizing raw material handling and processing under harsh working conditions) de la convocatoria ...
• Modification of drug release from doxorubicin-loaded calcium phosphate microspheres by plasma polymerization 

  Johansson, Linh Ha Huong Lovisa (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-02-13)
  Master thesis
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  one is a hard tissue which is remodelled throughout life and possesses the ability to heal small injuries and ruptures, meanwhile larger fractures, or voids generated after a tumour removal, are more difficult or even ...
• Estudio de diferentes resinas para la impresión 3D de prototipos 

  Fernández i Tolós, Mònica (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-02-13)
  Master thesis
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  Este proyecto tiene como objetivo principal estudiar la adaptabilidad de resinas fotosensibles para la impresión 3D.
• Caracterización de aleaciones de Zinc para su uso en stents 

  Cocheril, Julien (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-02-17)
  Master thesis
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  Protocol for determining porosity and mechanical properties of ZrO2 obtained throug 3D-printing 

  Bondia Huerta, David (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-07-04)
  Master thesis
  Open Access

  New technologies, such as robocasting, arrive in the 20thcentury fordoing the competence to traditional manufacturing techniques. These techniquesenablethe possibility to produce more versatile ceramic ...
• Study of symmetric electrodes in solid oxide cells in co-electrolysis mode 

  Moncasi Luque, Carlos (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-07-02)
  Master thesis
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  The goal of this project is to improve the efficiency and durability of the current solid oxide electrolyser cells (SOEC). SOEC technology allows energy storage produced by renewable sources in the form of hydrogen by water ...
• Microstructural and mechanical properties correlation at the micro- and nanometric length scale of different cBN grade 

  Gordon Pozuelo, Sandra (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-07-11)
  Master thesis
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  Two different heterogeneous ceramic/ceramic composite materials based on cBN reinforcement particles will be investigated in order to correlate their microstructure (i.e. grain size, contiguity, etc) and micromechanical ...

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