펩셀주형을 사용하여 한 주형내에 두께가 20, 26, 32 및 38 mm인 4 종류의 T 형 시편을 배치시킨 후 구상흑연주철을 제조하였으며 이로부터 구상흑연립의 수, 페라이트의 함량, 브린넬경도 및 내부결함의 발생위치를 측정하였다. 시편의 상부를 절단한 후 8 위치에서 경도를 측정하였으며 역시 같은 위치에서 구상흑연립의 수 및 페라이트함량을 측정하였다. 압탕의 경우 응고후 급탕효과를 관찰하기위하여 X-선찰영을 하였는 바 시편의 두께가 20 mm에서 38 mm로 갈수록 압탕으로부터의 급탕이 원활하게 이루어졌음을 알 수 있었다. 또한 시편내부의 응고수축결함의 발생을 관찰하기 위하여 절단한 결과 20 및 26 mm의 두께에는 응고수축결함이 T 형시편의 연결부에 발생한 반면 32 및 38 mm에는 발생되지 않았다. 위에서 얻어진 실험적인 데이터는 구상흑연주철의 모델링을 검증하는 벤치마크의 연구로 유용하게 사용될 것이다.

The overall objective of this study is to investigate the effect of Ag addition on the mechanical properties and microstructure of rapid solidified 7000 Al series alloys. Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys with small amounts of Ag was fabricated into the powder by gas atomization. The powder was extruded after the cold compaction and degassing and then followed by T6 heat treatment. Microstructure observation, phase analysis, room and high temperature tensile test and hardness test were pursued. The tensile strength and hardness of Ag-added alloy after heat treatment was increased with increasing Ag contents. However, the elongation of extruded alloys was not increased as much as to be expected. The reason of this result seems to be related to $the{\Omega}$ phase, which contribute to the high temperature strength stability of Al-Cu-Zn alloys through the formation of eutectoid with Ag addition.

To investigate inclusions(oxides) which cause some trouble in the quality of the metal and a steel-making process, samples were manufactured. The molten irons were deoxidized using Al deoxidizer, and the morphology of the deoxidation products and the process of deoxidation were investigated by optical microscope, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer(EDS). The reactions between Fe melt and Al deoxidizer formed deoxidation product, and those reaction may accelerates the reduction of oxide in Fe melt. According to the results of SEM analysis after deoxidizing treatment, it was found that deoxidation products had spherical cluster shape when 1% Al was added and dendritic shape with $2{\sim}3%$ A1 addition. The deoxidation products were globular, dendritic, polygonal(square) and cluster shape.

The effects of rapid solidification and Cr addition to the microstructure variations of the rapid solidified Ti-48Al-xCr(X = 2,4,6) alloys have been investigated using X-ray diffractometry, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The segregated coarse ${\gamma}$ phase was eliminated and the microstructure was refined by rapid solidification of the cooling rate of $10^4-10^6\;^{\circ}C/sec$. The lattice parameters and tetragonality of ${\gamma}$ phase decrease with the increase Cr content and by the rapid solidification. Non-equilibrium phase ${\alpha}$ remains at room temperature condition, which would be resulted from the restriction of phase transformation ${\alpha}$ to ${\alpha}_2+{\gamma}$.

The microstructures and mechanical properties of high strength yellow brass, Al bronze and Sn bronze alloys fabricated by gravity die casting and squeeze casting were investigated. A rapid cooling of casting was enhanced by pressure applied during solidification of Cu alloys, the cooling rate of casting was more great for high strength yellow brass alloy than other Cu alloys. Grain size and phases of the squeeze cast products become refined to 1/2 level compared to gravity die castings. Squeeze cast Al bronze and high strength yellow brass has about 10-20% higher yield and tensile strength and slighter decreased or nearly same elongation, compared to gravity die cast ones. Sn bronze has nearly same strength and hardness, but shows increased in elongation, compared to gravity die cast ones.

Squeeze casting was used for fabricating a light metal base composite having high strength and wearresistance. Reactive sintering was used to prepare the preform of Squeeze casting. To utilize Fe-Al intermetallic compounds and SiC particle as a reinforcement, there needs to prepare Fe-Al mixed powder at 50, 60, 70at.%Al, and add SiC powder to the above mixture at 4, 7, 16, 24wt.%. The prepared mixture with SiC was reactive sintered in a tube furnace at $660^{\circ}C$ to get a porous hybrid preform of intermetallic compound and SiC. The preform prepared above was placed in a metal mold, preheated at $660^{\circ}C$ AC4C matrix was injected into the mold with the temperature of the melt at $610^{\circ}C$ After these processes, 66MPa was applied to the mold for 5 minute to finish the whole procedure. The maximum reaction temperature was increased with the increased Al amount, but decreased with the increased SiC amount. The density of the preform was decreased with SiC amount increase in the compacts due to swelling of the preform. An optical microscope was applied to observe the micro structure and the dispersion of the reinforcements. To analyze phases, We utilized XRD, EDS. Hardness test were chosen to get the information of mechanical properties. There were no significant changes in micro structure between the composite and preform. However, it was shown that uniform dispersion of the reinforcers and complete infiltration of the melt into the preform were achieved through the procedure of the squeeze casting. It was observed that the hardness of the composite is decreased with increased SiC amount, resulting from the volumetric expansion of the preform.