• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.35 no.6
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• pp.569-574
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• 1998

The thickness of flame zone reaction rate and apparent activation energy in the formation reaction of $Ti_3AI$ intermetallic compound were investigated using SHS method which sustains the reaction spontaneously and utilizes the heat generated by thye exothermic reaction itself. In this reaction the thickness of flame zone was 1.4 mm and the reaction rate was $0.4g/\textrm{cm}^2{\cdot}sec$. Also the apparent activation energy calculated using from the experimental data obtained by controlling the realtive green density was 40kJ/mol.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.8 no.11
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• pp.987-992
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• 1998

Titanium aluminide intermetallic compound was formed from high purity elemental Ti and A1 foils by selfpropagating, high-temperature synthesis(SHS1 in hot press. Formation of $TiAl_3$ intermetallics at the interface between Ti and Al foil was observed to be controlled by temperature, pressure and heating rate. Especially, the heating rate is the most important role to form intermetallic compound by SHS reaction. According to DTA experiment, the SHS reactions appeared at two different temperatures below and above the melting point of Al. It was also observed that both SHS reaction temperatures increased with increasing the heating rate. After the SHS reaction of alternatively layered 10 Ti and 9 A1 foils at the heating rate of $20^{\circ}C$/min, the $700\mu\textrm{m}$ thick titanium aluminide sheet was formed by heat treatment at $810^{\circ}C$ for 4hours.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.174-180
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• 1996

Microstructure and phase transformation of mechanically alloyed TiNi powders added to aluminium matrix for enhancing the damping properties were studied. Four compositions between 48.5 and 51.5 at% Ti intermetallic compounds were selected to control the fraction of martensite phase. Mechanically alloyed TiNi powders were heat-treated at vacuum of $10^{-6}$ torr for crystallization. Ball milled AI/TiNi composite powders were swaged at room temperature and rolled at 450 $^{\circ}C$. After mechanical alloying for 10 hours, Ti and Ni elements were alloyed completely and amorphous phase was formed. Amorphous phase was crystallized to martensite (Bl9') and austenite(B2) after heat treating for 1 hour at the temperature of 850 $^{\circ}C$, and TiNi$_3$, intermetallic compound was partially formed. Considerable amount of martensite phase was remained after swaging and rolling.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.483-490
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• 1994

The effect of vanadium additions on the thermal stability of Al-TI alloy \vas investigated. Al- 8wt.%Ti and Al-8wt.%(Ti+V) alloys wirh different Ti to V atomic ratios of 3 : 1 and 1 : 1 were pre- pared by mechanical alloying. The steady states wwe obtalncd after mechanical alloy~ng for ltihours for all the alloy compositions. The mechanically alloyed powders were consolidaicd by vacuum hot pressing and thermal st.ability was investigated by hardness testing afrcr aging thc specimens at $400^{\circ}C$, $480^{\circ}C$, $550^{\circ}C$ for up to 1000hrs. It was confirmed that addit~on of V- increased the thermal stability of Al-Ti alloy by reducing coarsening rate of $Ai_{3}Ti$ intermetallic compound.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.4 no.6
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• pp.669-680
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• 1994

Oxidation behaviour of TiAl intermetallic compounds with the addition of Cr, V, Si, Mo, or Nb was investigated at 900~$1100^{\circ}C$ under the atmospheric environment. The reaction products were examined by XRD, SEM equipped with WDX. The weight gain by continuous oxidation increased with the addition of Cr or V, but there was less weight gain when Mo, Si or Nb was added individually. he oxidation rate of Cr- or V-added TiAl was always larger than that of TiAI. However, oxidation rate of Si-, Mo- or Nb-added TiAl was almost same or smaller than that of TiAI. Thus, it is concluded that the addition of Cr or V did not improve the oxidation resistance, whereas the addition of Si, Mo or Nb improved the oxidation resistance. Oxides formed on TiAl with Mo, Si, and Nb were found to be more protective, resulting from the decrease in diffusion rate of the alloying elements and oxygen. Nb strengthened the tendency to form $AI_{2}O_{3}$ in the early stage of oxidation, due to the continuous $AI_{2}O_{3}$ layer formation and dense $Tio_{2}+AI_{2}O_{3}$ layer. According to the Pt-marker test of TiAI- 5wt%Nb, oxygen diffused mainly inward while oxides were formed on the substrate surface. Upon thermal cyclic oxidation at $900^{\circ}C$, it is shown that the addition of Cr or Nb improved the adherence of oxide scale to the substrate.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.45-51
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• 1998

Ti-45at%AI-1.6at%Mn 조성을 갖는 금속간화합물의 장시간 및 반복산화 거동을조사하기 위하여 반응소결법 및 플라즈마 아크 용해법으로 제조한 시편에 대하여 80$0^{\circ}C$에서는 반응소결재와 용제재 모두 등온 및 반복산화에 대하여 우수한 저항성을 나타내었다. 90$0^{\circ}C$에서는 반응소결재의 경우에는 등온 및 반복산화에 대하여 우수한 저항성을 보였으며, 중량변화와 산화피막의 박리는 극히 적었다. 이에 비해 용제재의 경우에는 등온 및 반복산화에 의해 중향이 크게 변하였으며 피막의 박리도 극심하였다. 90$0^{\circ}C$에 있어서 두 재료간의 이러한 산화거동 차이는 기지/산화물 계면 부근에 형성된 산화층의 차이에 기인하는 것으로 간주하였다. 반응소결재의 경우에는 계면 부근에 연속적인 AO$_{3}$O$_{3}$층이 형성되며, 이러한 층이 산화에 대한 보호막으로 작용하는데 비하여 용제재에 있어서는 계면 부근에 AO$_{3}$O$_{3}$와 TiO$_{2}$의 혼합층이 형성되었다. 용제재의 반복산화시에 보여진 피막의 박리는 냉각시에 TiO$_{2}$와 기지간의 열팽창계수 차이에 기인하여 발생하는 열응력을 TiO$_{2}$가 견디지 못하고 박리를 초래한 것으로 해석하였다.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.67-78
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• 1996

제 3원소가 첨가된 금속간 화합물 TiAI 금속간 화합물 분말을 PREP법(플라즈마 회전전극법)으로 제조하여, 통.방전 강압소결법에 의해 치밀한 소결체를 만들었다. 이에 대해 첨가 원소의 종류와 열처리에 따른 고온 및 상온 압축 특성의 변화를 조사하였다. 소결체의 미세조직은 ${\gamma}$/$\alpha$2 lamella로 이루어진 완전 변태구조였고, 결정립의 크기는 140-150$\mu\textrm{m}$였으며 계단형 결정립계를 나타내었다. 소결체를 ($\alpha$+${\gamma}$)구역인 130$0^{\circ}C$에서 2시간 동안 열처리한 결과, 모든 조성의 시편이 등축점 ${\gamma}$와 lamella로 이루어진 전형적인 duplexrn조로 변태하였다. 상온 압축 시험에서 시편은 파괴될 때까지 가공경화 현상이 나타났으며, Cr을 첨가한 시편이 가장 큰 파괴응력과 변형률을 나타내었다. 한편, 고온 압축 시험의 경우 온도상승 때문에 가공경화의 속도가 감소되었고, 80$0^{\circ}C$에서는 가공경화와 회복이 균형을 이루는 소위 정상 상태의 변형을 보였다.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.4 no.8
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• pp.906-914
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• 1994

Plastic behavior of two-phase intermetallic compounds based on $LI_{2}$-type $(Al, Cr)_3$ Ti was investigated using compression test at R.T. and 77K. $LI_{2}$ single phase alloys and two-phase alloys consisting of mainly $LI_{2}$ phase and a few or 20% second phases were selected from AI-Ti-Cr phase diagram. In general, compared with Llz single phase, two-phase alloys consisting of 20% second phase showed relatively high yield strength and poor ductility. Among the alloys, however, AI-21Ti-23Cr alloy consisting of 20% $Cr_{2}Al$ phase showed available ductility as well as high yield strength. Plastic behavior of $LI_{2}$ single phase alloys and two-phase alloys consisting of a few% $Cr_{2}Al$ was also investigated. Homogenization of arc melted ingots substantially reduced the amount of second phases but introduced extensive pore. When Cr content increased in $Ll_{2}$ single phase alloys after the homogenization, the volume fraction of pore in the alloys decreased, and no residual pore was observed in two-phase alloys consisting of a few% $Cr_{2}Al$ phase. Environmental effect on the ductility of the alloys was investigated using compression test at different strain rates($1.2 \times 10^{-4}/s$ and $1.2 \times 10^{-2}/s$). Environmental embrittlement was least significant in A1-25Ti-10Cr alloy consisting of LIZ single phase among the alloys tested in this study. However, based on the combined estimation of the pore formation, environmental embrittlement and ingot cast structure, AI-21Ti-23Cr alloy consisting of 20% $Cr_{2}Al$ as the second phase is expected to show the best tensile elongation behavior.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.5 no.7
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• pp.869-879
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• 1995

TiAi intermetallic compound has been extensively studied for possible high temperature structural applications because of its high specific strength at high temperature, high creep resistance, and good oxidation resistance at elevated temperatures. In addition to its good properties, an economic manufacturing routes should be developed for this material to be used more extensively. One of the promising route in manufacturing TiAl intermetallics is the Self-propagating High-temperature Synthesis (SHS) method. Thus in this study, an attempt was made to study the mechanism of the SHS process in TiAl synthesis. The composition of the sample was Ti-(45, 50, 53)at% Al and the microstuctures of the products were analyzed using optical microscope and scanning electron microscope. When the phases formed at the main SHS reaction of whicyh combustion temperature is higher than the melting temperature of aluminum were identified as TiAl and Ti$_3$Al ; Ti$_3$Al cores surrounded by TiAl phase. In order to increase the combustion temperature, carbon was added 5 and 10at.%. When the carbon content was 10at.%, the heat of the reaction was large enough to melt the phase formed and that is consistent with the theoretical calculation results of the adiabatic temperature. The combution temperatue, which was measured by a computer data acquisition system, increased with the carbon content. The phases formed from the reaction involving the carbon added were indentified as TiAl and Ti$_2$AlC using XRD. The vickers hardness of the reaction product increased with the carbon content.