• Applied Microscopy
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.122-126
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• 2013

The heterogeneous nucleation of the ${\Theta}^{\prime}$ phase on nanoscale precipitates has been investigated using a combination of three-dimensional atom probe tomography and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. Two types of ${\Theta}^{\prime}$ phases were observed, namely small (~2 nm thick) cylindrical precipitates and larger (~100 nm) globular precipitates and both appear to be heterogeneously nucleated on the nanoscale precipitates. The composition and crystal structure of precipitates were directly analyzed by combination of two advanced characterization techniques.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제26권11호
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• pp.628-634
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• 2016

The cold rolling workability and mechanical properties of two new alloys, designed and cast Al-5.5Mg-2.9Si and Al-7Mg-0.9Zn alloys, were investigated in detail. The two alloy sheets of 4 mm thickness, 30 mm width and 100 mm length were reduced to a thickness of 1 mm by multi-pass rolling at ambient temperature. The rolling workability was better for the Al-7Mg-0.9Zn alloy than for the Al-5.5Mg-2.9Si alloy; in case of the former alloy, edge cracks began to occur at 50% rolling reduction, and their number and length increased with rolling reduction; however, in the latter alloy, the sheets did not have any cracks even at higher rolling reduction. The mechanical properties of tensile strength and elongation were also better in the Al-7Mg-0.9Zn alloy than in Al-5.5Mg-2.9Si alloy. Work hardening ability after cold rolling was also higher in the Al-7Mg-0.9Zn alloy than in the Al-5.5Mg-2.9Si alloy. At the same time, the texture development was very similar for both alloys; typical rolling texture developed in both alloys. These differences in the two alloys can primarily be explained by the existence of precipitates of $Mg_2Si$. It is concluded that the Al-7Mg-0.9Zn alloy is better than the Al-5.5Mg-2.9Si alloy in terms of mechanical properties.

• 열처리공학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.260-268
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• 2002

The effects of calcium and silicon on microstructure and aging characteristics of AZ91 magnesium alloy during T5 treatment was investigated. The addition of 0.88% calcium or 0.25% silicon to AZ91 alloy made dendrite cell smaller. Especially, silicon is more effectively acted as refinement of the dendrite cell than calcium. It is due to that $Mg_2Si$ precipitated at the dendrite cell boundary or in the matrix during T5 treatment of Si added AZ91 alloy retarded the growth of the secondary phase. In the mean while, without inducing the precipitates containing calcium, calcium was segregated mainly around secondary phase such as $Mg_{17}Al_{12}$ and partially dissolved in ternary eutectic (Mg-Al-Ca) structure. In the AZ91 alloy containing both silicon and calcium, more finely distributed $Mg_2Si$ in matrix homogeneously and much finer microstructure were obtained than those containing silicon or calcium. Hence, An AZ91 containing both silicon and calcium was more effective to retarding the growth of the secondary phase than the other AZ91 alloy such as AZ91 alloy containing silicon or AZ91 alloy containing calcium.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.460-466
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• 2014

Al-Si-SiC composite powders with intra-granular SiC particles were prepared by a gas atomization process. The composite powders were mixed with Al-Zn-Mg alloy powders as a function of weight percent. Those mixture powders were compacted with the pressure of 700 MPa and then sintered at the temperature of $565-585^{\circ}C$. T6 heat treatment was conducted to increase their mechanical properties by solid-solution precipitates. Each relative density according to the optimized sintering temperature of those powders were determined as 96% at $580^{\circ}C$ for Al-Zn-Mg powders (composition A), 97.9% at $575^{\circ}C$ for Al-Zn-Mg powders with 5 wt.% of Al-Si-SiC powders (composition B), and 98.2% at $570^{\circ}C$ for Al-Zn-Mg powders with 10 wt.% of Al-Si-SiC powders (composition C), respectively. Each hardness, tensile strength, and wear resistance test of those sintered samples was conducted. As the content of Al-Si-SiC powders increased, both hardness and tensile strength were decreased. However, wear resistance was increased by the increase of Al-Si-SiC powders. From these results, it was confirmed that Al-Si-SiC/Al-Zn-Mg composite could be highly densified by the sintering process, and thus the composite could have high wear resistance and tensile strength when the content of Al-Si-SiC composite powders were optimized.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.42-51
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• 1985

The dynamic fracture toughness, fracture characteristics, impact tension and tensile properties of Al-Mg-Si T5 alloy and Al-Zn-Mg T6 alloy respectively welded with filler metal of Alcan 4043 were investigated. The dynamic fracture toughness values were obtained rapidly and simply for the specimen of small size by using instrumented Chirpy impact testing machine. the testing temperatures of the specimen were a range of room temperature and-196.deg. C. The results obtained in this experiment are summarized as follows. With decreasing the testing temperatures, dynamic tensile stress and fracture load were increased, on the other hand the deflection and impact value showed decreasing tendency in order of base metal>HAZ>weld. Changes of total absorbed energy were more influenced by the crack propagation energy than the crack initiation energy. At the low temperatures, the unstable rapid fracture representing the crack propagation appeared for the specimens of Charpy press side notched in Al-Zn-Mg alloy, but it was difficult to obtain the unstable rapid fracture in Al-Mg-Si alloy. Because of the development of plastic zone at the notch root, it was difficult to obtain thevalid $K_{1d}$ value in Al-Mg-Si alloy. Therefore the fatigue cracked specimens were effective in both Al-Mg-Si and Al-Zn-Mg alloys. With decreasing the impact testing temperatures, specimens underwent a transition from dimple-type transgranular fracture to lamella surface-type intergranular fracture because of the precipitate at the grain boundaries, impurities and crystal structure of the precipitates.s.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.13-22
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• 2016

이 연구는 사문석군 광물을 산 처리하고, 용출액을 pH 조절 하여 사문석군 광물로부터 규소와 철산화물 회수와 광물탄산화에 대해 연구하고자 하였다. 연구에 사용된 암석시료는 홍성 구항면에서 채취한 사문암으로 안티고라이트와 자철석로 구성되며, $SiO_2$(45.3 wt.%), MgO(41.3 wt.%), $Fe_2O_3$(12.2 wt.%)의 화학조성을 보였다. 자원회수실험은 $75{\mu}m$ 이하의 크기로 분쇄한 사문암을 1 M의 염산, 황산, 질산으로 각각 용해시켜 잔류물을 추출(1 단계)하였고, 남은 용출액에 $NH_4OH$를 추가하여 pH=8.6까지 상승시켜 형성된 붉은색 침전물을 회수(2 단계)하였다. 광물탄산화 실험은 침전물이 제거된 상층액에 $CO_2$를 주입한 후, pH=9.5까지 상승시켜 형성된 백색의 침전물을 회수(3 단계)하였다. 각 단계에서 회수된 잔류물과 침전물의 광물학적 특성을 확인하기 위해 XRD, TEM-EDS 분석을 실시했고, 용출액과 침전물이 제거된 상층액에 함유된 원소(Si, Mg, Fe)의 농도 변화는 ICP-AES 분석을 통해 확인했다. 용출된 금속은 Si, Fe, Mg이었다. 안티고라이트는 산과 반응한 후에도 판상을 유지하나 비정질실리카로 변했다(1 단계). pH=8.6에서 회수된 침전물은 Fe, Si, O로 구성된 비정질광물로, 2~10 nm 크기의 구형 나노물질이었다(2 단계). 마지막으로 $CO_2$를 주입한 후, pH=9.5에서 회수된 침전물은 nesquehonite[$Mg(HCO_3)(OH){\cdot}2(H_2O)$]와 lansfordite[$MgCO_3{\cdot}H_2O$]로 $1{\sim}6{\mu}m$ 크기를 가진 주상의 결정질광물이었다(3 단계). 따라서 산 처리된 사문석군 광물에서 나노물질의 실리카(잔류물)과 철산화물(침전물)을 회수가능하며, $CO_2$ 반응과 pH 조절을 이용하여 탄산염광물을 형성하였다. 회수된 실리카와 철산화물은 다른 물질로 합성하는 전구체로 유용하게 이용될 수 있으며, 이산화탄소를 이용한 광물탄산화 반응은 대기 중 이산화탄소 고정에 응용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.654-661
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 알루미늄 실리케이트의 형성으로 인한 파울링 메카니즘을 밝히기 위한 기초단계로서 잔류 알루미늄농도와 실리케이트의 존재형태가 알루미늄실리케이트 생성에 미치는 영향을 배치실험을 통해서 알아보고자 하였다. 이를 위해서 Al과 Si의 조성이 다른 용액에서 생성되는 침전물의 양을 정량하고 생성된 침전물의 형상과 원자조성비를 SEM-EDS로 관찰하였다. 아울러 용액과 침전물중의 실리케이트 형태를 분석하여 불용성 알루미늄 실리케이트의 형성과의 관계를 밝히고자 하였다. 생성된 알루미늄실리 케이트의 양은 용액 중 총 실리케이트 농도와 알루미늄의 농도가 증가할수록 증가하였다. 이 중 pH 2.7에서도 녹지 않고 남아있는 침전물은 용액 중 실리케이트가 거의 반응성형태로 존재한 시료 2에서 가장 높았다. 또한 생성된 침전물의 반응성실리케이트의 함량은 용액 중 반응성 실리케이트농도가 높은 시료에서 가장 높았으며, 용액의 실리케이트의 농도가 같은 시료 중에서는 알루미늄의 농도가 높은 시료에서 높았다. 생성된 침전물의 형상을 SEM - EDS로 관찰한 결과 시료 2에서 pH 2.7에서도 녹지 않는 불용성 염이 형성되었음을 알 수 있었다. 생성된 침전물의 Al/Si비율은 $0.48\sim3.14$였으며, 불용성 염이 뚜렷하게 관찰된 시료 2의 Al/Si 비율이 3.14로 가장 높았다. 이상의 결과를 통하여 막에서 비가역적 파울링의 원인이 되는 불용성 알루미늄실리케이트는 용액의 실리케이트가 반응성 물질로 존재할 때 생성되기 쉬우며, 아울러 공존하는 잔류알루미늄의 농도비도 매우 중요한 영향인자라는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.130-136
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• 2005

The effects of additional Mg content, the size and volume fraction of reinforcement phase on the mechanical properties of ceramic particle reinforced aluminium matrix composites fabricated by pressureless metal infiltration process were investigated. The hardness of $SiC_p/AC8A$ composites increased gradually with an increase in the additive Mg content, while the bending strength of $SiC_p/AC8A$ composites increased with an increase in additive Mg content up to 5%. However, this decreased when the level of additive Mg content was greater than 5% due to the formation of coarse precipitates by excessive Mg reaction and an increase in the porosity level. The hardness and strength of the composites increased with decreasing the size of SiC particle. It was found that the composites with smaller particles enhanced the interfacial bonding than those with bigger particles from fractography of the composites. The hardness of $Al_2O_{3p}/AC8A$ composites increased gradually with an increase in the volume fraction, however, the bending strength of $Al_2O_{3p}/AC8A$ composites decreased when the volume fraction of alumina particle was greater than 40% owing to the high porosity level.

• 소성∙가공
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.135-143
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• 2020

Low-cost alloying elements were added to a modified Al-6.5Si alloy and its microstructure, tensile and impact toughness properties were investigated. The alloying elements added were Mg, Zn, and Cu, and two kinds of alloy A (Mg:0.5, Zn:1, Cu:1.5 wt.%) and alloy B (Mg:2, Zn:1.5, Cu:2 wt.%) were prepared. In the as-cast Al-6.5Si alloys, Si phases were distributed at the dendrite interfaces, and Al₂Cu, Mg₂Si, Al₆ (Fe,Mn) and Al₅ (Fe,Mn)Si precipitates were also observed. The size and fraction of casting defects were measured to be higher for alloy A than for alloy B. The secondary dendrite arm spacing of alloy B was finer than that of alloy A. It was confirmed by the JMatPro S/W that the cooling rate of alloy B could be more rapid than alloy A. The alloy B had higher hardness and strength compared to the values of alloy A. However, the alloy A showed better impact toughness than alloy B. Based on the above results, the deformation mechanism of Al-6.5Si alloy and the improving method for mechanical properties were also discussed.

• 대한용접접합학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한용접접합학회 2002년도 Proceedings of the International Welding/Joining Conference-Korea
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• pp.59-64
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• 2002

Effects of the aging treatments on the microstructure and strength of heat affected zone(HAZ) in the welds of a age-hardened Al-Mg-Si alloy, 5N01-T5, were investigated. The base metal aging treatments before MIG welding were conducted at 423K to 473K for 28.8ks Post weld heat treatment(PWHT) to recover the HAZ strength was performed at 448K for 28.8ks. Microstructure observations, hardness measurements and tensile tests were conducted to study properties of the MIG weld joints. The position of the softest region in HAZ where the hardness insufficiently recovered after natural aging and PWHT was at a distance of approximately 15mm from the center of the fusion zone. Hardness of the softest regions after natural aging and PWHT decreased with increase in the base metal aging temperature. TEM observation clarified that strengthening ${\beta}$"(Mg$_2$Si) precipitates and coarse ${\beta}$′ precipitates affected the hardnes of HAZ. Incomplete recover of hardness in HAZ after PWHT was caused by the precipitating of non-hardening ${\beta}$′ phase during the weld thermal cycle. In order to examine the effects of weldheat input and welding speed, the laser weld joints were also investigated and compared with the MIG weld ones. Laser welding had the narrower width of the softened regions in HAZ compared with MIG welding. The hardness of the softest regions of the laser welds after PWHT was higher than that of the MIG welds. Quantitative relations between hardness of the softest region and base metal aging temperature were obtained for both welding processes. Accordingly, the equations to estimate the strength of the weld joints after PWHT with varying base metal temperatures were proposed for MIG welding and laser welding.