This work presents the evaluation of the uncertainty of the measurements to determine the consumption parameters of hardfacing electrode, emphasizing the mass measurement. The experimentation was carried out obtaining deposits at three levels of current (120 A, 145 A y 160 A) and measuring the time spent in welding, the length of the welds the test plate and electrode mass (initial and final). Based on these results, the consumption parameters were also determined. The uncertainty related to the measurements the mass of the samples, the mass consumption of the electrode, the deposited mass and consumption parameters was determined. The results showed that the deposition efficiency increase as a function of the current, turning the best result (74.12 %) at 120 A. The expanded measurement uncertainty associated to consumption parameters changed between 1.47% and 2.41% for the deposition efficiency, 0.4 g/min and 0.6 g/min for the consumption rate vary of 0.6 g/min to 0.7 g/min for the deposition rate.

Este trabajo presenta la evaluación de la incertidumbre de las mediciones realizadas para la determinación de los parámetros de consumo de electrodos de recargue, dando énfasis a la medición de masa. Para ello fueron realizados tres depósitos a tres niveles de corriente (120 A, 145 A y 160 A, respectivamente), registrándose el tiempo de soldadura, la longitud del cordón, así como la masa inicial y final de las probetas y de los electrodos. A partir de los datos anteriores fueron determinados los parámetros de consumo. Fue calculada la incertidumbre asociada a la masa de las probetas, a la masa consumida del electrodo, a la masa depositada y a los parámetros de consumo. Al finalizar el trabajo se comprobó que el rendimiento del depósito muestra un comportamiento decreciente con la corriente, siendo el mejor resultado de (74,12) % para una corriente de soldadura de 120 A. Los valores de incertidumbre expandida para el rendimiento varían entre 1,47 % y 2,41 %, para la tasa de consumo fueron obtenidos valores entre 0,4 g/min y 0,6 g/min, mientras que para la tasa de deposición la incertidumbre varía de 0,6 g/min a 0,7 g/min.

Este trabalho apresenta uma metodologia para estimar a incerteza associada à medição dos parâmetros que definem a geometria do cordão de solda, especificamente da área do cordão, de forma a atender à exigência estabelecida pela norma NBR ISO/IEC 17025. A qualidade geométrica dos corpos de prova utilizados durante as medições foi ainda avaliada através da medição dos desvios geométricos de planeza e de perpendicularidade. As seguintes etapas foram propostas e realizadas: identificação dos parâmetros que definem a geometria do cordão de solda; identificação e estudo das variáveis que afetam a medição destes parâmetros; adoção do modelo matemático para estimativa da incerteza de cada parâmetro; planejamento e execução dos experimentos para o levantamento dos dados, cálculo da incerteza e, finalmente, análise e discussão dos resultados. Através da análise dos resultados foi possível concluir que as incertezas provenientes da calibração do sistema de medição e relativa ao desvio de perpendicularidade contribuíram significativamente para a incerteza final. As análises despertaram uma preocupação com relação aos valores permissíveis para o desvio de perpendicularidade dos corpos de prova utilizados durante as medições.

This work presents a methodology to estimate the uncertainty associated to the measurement of the weld bead geometric parameters in order to address the requirements of NBR ISO/IEC 17025 Standard. The specimen geometric quality was additionally evaluated through the measurement of flatness and perpendicularity deviations. The following steps were proposed and executed: identification of weld bead geometric parameters; identification and study of the variables that affect measurement of the identified parameters; adoption of a mathematical model to estimate the uncertainty for each parameter; planning and execution of the experiments for data obtaining; uncertainty determination, analysis and discussion of the results. It was concluded that the most important variables influencing the final uncertainty were the uncertainty associated to the measuring system calibration and the perpendicularity deviation. The analysis warned about the permissible values of perpendicularity deviations of specimens used during the measurements.

The capacity to damp mechanical vibrations is one of the most important properties of granite-epoxy composites, even superior to the cast iron one. For this reason, these materials have been adopted for manufacturing of tool machine foundations and precision instruments. This work presents a study concerning the behavior of particulate composite beams, based on granite powder and epoxy, subjected to mechanical vibrations. Composite samples were prepared with different combinations of processing variables, like the weight fraction of epoxy in the mixture and size distributions of granite particles. The damping behavior of the material was investigated adopting the logarithmic decrement method. Samples, in the form of prismatic beams, were excited in the middle point and the output signal was measured in a point located at the extremity. The obtained results showed that composite samples, with weight fractions of about 80% of granite and 20% of epoxy, presented damping properties approximately three times greater than gray cast iron.

This paper presents a processing study of the polymer matrix composite (PMC) developed with an epoxy polymeric matrix reinforced with particulate ceramic granite. This PMC composite has been reported to be used as structural parts of machine tools and Coordinate Measuring Machines due to its superior vibration damping characteristics and reduced processing cycle over cast iron. The investigated processing variables were epoxy content and particle size and the mechanical characterization was carried out by compressive tests. Rejects of granite with particle size smaller than 500 µm were prepared by crushing, milling and classification operations. The powder was mixed with different compositions of epoxy resin, between 15 and 20% in weight. An experiment was planned and executed according to the Factorial design technique using two variables at two levels. The obtained cylindrical samples were submitted to compressive strength tests and the results showed a maximum resistance of 114.23 MPa at 20 wt. (%) epoxy, value close to that of the literature.