• 한국진공학회지
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• 제7권s1호
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• pp.179-182
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• 1998

Boron carbide coating has some very attractive properties for nuclear and semiconductor industry. The potential of atmosheric plasma spray as manufacturing methods for $B_4C$ coating was discussed. In this work, the boron carbide coating with low porosity, high microhardness and good life of thermal shock resistance was deposited by the control of spraying distance. The relationship between the properties of $B_4C$ coatings and their spraying distance was studied.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제36권7호
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• pp.731-736
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• 2012

열플라즈마 시스템을 이용하여 붕소 함유 나노입자를 제조하기 위한 새로운 방법이 시도되었다. $BCl_3$ 와 $CH_4$ 전구체 기체를 열플라즈마 영역으로 분사하여 고온에서 분해시킨 후, 기체상 응핵 및 성장 과정을 통하여 붕소 또는 붕소 카바이드 입자를 제조하였다. X 선 광분자 분석법을 이용하여 입자 표면의 화학적 결합 상태 및 카바이드와 관련된 B-C 결합 구조 내의 붕소와 탄소의 원자 비율을 측정 및 분석하였다. 또한 나노입자 형상 및 크기 분석을 위해 주사식 투과현미경과 전자에너지손실분광법이 이용되었다. 제조된 나노입자는 30-70 nm 내의 크기 분포를 갖고 있으며, $BCl_3$ 와 $CH_4$ 전구체 기체가 각각 20 sccm, 25 sccm 사용되었을 때 B-C 결합 구조 내의 붕소와 탄소의 비는 2.13 이었다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권9호
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• pp.3121-3125
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• 2023

Neutron conversion detectors that use ¹⁰B-enriched boron carbide are feasible alternatives to ³He-based detectors. We prepared boron carbide films at micron-scale thickness using direct-current magnetron sputtering. The structural characteristics of natural B₄C films, including density, roughness, crystallization, and purity, were analyzed using grazing incidence X-ray reflectivity, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, and scanning electron microscopy. A beam profile test was conducted to verify the practicality of the ¹⁰B-enriched B₄C neutron conversion layer. A clear profile indicated the high quality of the neutron conversion of the boron carbide layer.

• KSTLE International Journal
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.39-44
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• 2005

Friction and wear properties of the Boron carbide ($B_{4}C$) coating 100 nm thickness were studied under various relative humidity (RH). The boron carbide film was deposited on silicon substrate by DC magnetron sputtering method using $B_{4}C$ target with a mixture of Ar and methane ($CH_4$) as precursor gas. Friction tests were performed using a reciprocation type friction tester at ambient environment. Steel balls of 3 mm in diameter were used as counter-specimen. The results indicated that relative humidity strongly affected the tribological properties of boron carbide coating. Friction coefficient decreased from 0.42 to 0.09 as the relative humidity increased from $5\%$ to $85\%$. Confocal microscopy was used to observe worn surfaces of the coating and wear scars on steel balls after the tests. It showed that both the coating surface and the ball were significantly worn-out even though boron carbide is much harder than the steel. Moreover, at low humidity ($5\%$) the boron carbide showed poor wear resistance which resulted in the complete removal of coating layer, whereas at the medium and high humidity conditions, it was not. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) analyses were performed to characterize the chemical composition of the worn surfaces. We suggest that tribochemical reactions occurred during sliding in moisture air to form boric acid on the worn surface of the coating. The boric acid and the tribochemcal layer that formed on steel ball resulted in low friction and wear of boron carbide coating.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.553-559
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• 1990

The nonuniform shrinkage has been investigaed in pressureless sintering of $\alpha$-SiC, where born carbide and phenolic resin as a carbon source are used as densification aids. Compacted specimens, prepared from the granulated powder, were sintered at 215$0^{\circ}C$ for 30min in Ar atmosphere. Using the fresh and unseasoned graphite crucible, the upwarped specimens were obtained, while specimens were uniformly shrunk in the seasoned crucible. This effect is mainly due to the nonuniform distributjion of boron carbide during heatig, which originates in the reaction of boron carbide with CO gas, providing from the result of SiO2 reduction with carbon during heating.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2012년도 제42회 동계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.311-311
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• 2012

Boron carbide (B-C) 박막은 높은 경도, 열적 안전성, 화학적 안전성이 우수한 하드 코팅 소재로 사용되고 있다. 우수한 특성을 가지는 B-C 박막에 대한 연구는 B4C 비전도성 타겟을 이용하여 RF Sputtering 법으로 증착 공정변수에 대해서 박막의 물성에 관해 일부 연구자들이 진행하였으나, Pulsed dc margnetron sputtering 법으로 증착 공정변수에 대한 물성의 연구는 미진하였다. 반면에, DLC 박막은 우수한 특성을 가지는 하드 코팅 소재이나 400도 이상에서는 내열성이 떨어지는 단점을 가지고 있다. 연구에서는 B-C 박막의 내열성이 우수한 특성을 이용하여 DLC 박막의 내열성을 높이기 위한 목적으로 B-C 박막과 DLC 박막을 다층막으로 제조함으로서 DLC 박막을 구조적으로 안정화를 시키고자 하였다. 그리고 비전도성 B4C 타겟으로 Pulsed dc 마그네트론 스퍼터링법을 이용하여 증착기술을 개발하기 위해서 공정압력과 인가전력에 따른 B-C 박막을 제조하여 그 물성을 조사하였고, B-C/DLC 다층막을 제조하여 DLC 박막의 내열성을 증가시키고자 하였다. B-C 박막과 B-C/DLC 다층막의 경도와 탄성율은 나노인덴테이션과 마이크로 비커스를 이용하였으며, 박막의 성장구조와 박막의 구조를 조사하기 위해 SEM과 FTIR 및 XRD 을 이용하여 측정하였다.

• KSTLE International Journal
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.56-59
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• 2003

Boron carbide thin coatings were deposited on silicon wafers by DC magnetron sputtering using a ${B}_4$C target with Ar as processing gas. Various amounts of methane gas (${CH}_4$) were added in the deposition process to better understand their influence on tribological properties of the coatings. Reciprocating wear tests employing an oscillating friction wear tester were performed to investigate the tribological behaviors of the coatings in ambient environment. The chemical characteristics of the coatings and worn surfaces were studied using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES). It revealed that ${CH}_4$addition to Ar processing gas strongly affected the tribologcal properties of sputtered boron carbide coating. The coefficient of friction was reduced approximately from 0.4 to 0.1, and wear resistance was improved considerably by increasing the ratio of ${CH}_4$gas component from 0 to 1.2 vol %. By adding a sufficient amount of ${CH}_4$(1.2 %) in the deposition process, the boron carbide coating exhibited lowest friction and highest wear resistance.

• 한국윤활학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국윤활학회 2003년도 학술대회지
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• pp.78-84
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• 2003

Boron carbide thin coatings were deposited on silicon wafers by DC magnetron sputtering using a $B_4C$ target with As as processing gas. Various amounts of methane gas $(CH_4)$ were added in the deposition process to better understand their influence on tribological properties of the coatings. Reciprocating wear tests employing an oscillating friction wear tester were performed to investigate the tribological behaviors of the coatings in ambient environment. The chemical characteristics of the coatings and worn surfaces were studied using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES). It revealed that $CH_4$ addition to As processing gas strongly affected the tribologcal properties of sputtered boron carbide coating. The coefficient of friction was reduced approximately from 0.4 to 0.1, and wear resistance was improved considerably by increasing the ratio of $CH_4$, gas component from 0 to $1.2\;vol\;\%$. By adding a sufficient amount of $CH_4\;(1.2\%)$ in the deposition process, the boron carbide coating exhibited lowest friction and highest wear resistance.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.102-107
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• 2014

A high temperature dilatometer attached to a graphite furnace is built and used to study the sintering behavior of $B_4C$. Pristine and carbon doped $B_4C$ compacts are sintered at various soaking temperatures and their shrinkage profiles are detected simultaneously using the dilatometer. Carbon additions enhance the sinterability of $B_4C$ with sintering to more than 97% of the theoretical density, while pristine $B_4C$ compacts could not be sintered above 91% due to particle coarsening. The shrinkage profiles of $B_4C$ reveal that the effect of carbon on the sinterability of $B_4C$ can be seen mostly below $1950^{\circ}C$. The high temperature dilatometer delivers very useful information which is impossible to obtain with conventional furnaces.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.902-907
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• 2023

To understand the eutectic reaction mechanism and the relocation behavior of the core debris is indispensable for the safety assessment of core disruptive accidents (CDAs) in sodium-cooled fast reactors (SFRs). This paper addresses reaction products and their distribution of the eutectic melting/solidifying reaction of boron carbide (B₄C) and stainless-steel (SS). The influence of the existence of carbon on the B₄C-SS eutectic reaction was investigated by comparing the iron boride (FeB)-SS reaction by Raman spectroscopy with Multivariate Curve Resolution (MCR) analysis. The scanning electron microscopy with dispersive X-ray spectrometer was also used to investigate the elemental information of the pure metals such as Cr, Ni, and Fe. In the B₄C-SS samples, a new layer was formed between B₄C/SS interface, and the layer was confirmed that the formed layer corresponded to amorphous carbon (graphite) or FeB or Fe₂B. In contrast, a new layer was not clearly formed between FeB and SS interface in the FeB-SS samples. All samples observed the Cr-rich domain and Fe and Ni-rich domain after the reaction. These domains might be formed during the solidifying process.