• Journal of the KSME
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.46-56
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• 1992

이 글에서는 현재까지 개발된 금속복합재료의 제조공법 중에서 비교적 보편화되어 있는 분말야 금법, 가압용침법, 복합주조법 등에 대하여 소개하였고, 제조된 재료가 가지는 일반적인 기계적 성질에 대하여 설명하였다. 그리고 금속복합재료의 대표적인 응용분야와 현재 국내에서도 큰 관심을 끌고 있는 자동차엔진의 부품소재로서 금속복합재료의 응용기술에 대해 소개하였다. 국 내에서 금속복합재료의 관련 연구는 주로 학교와 연구소를 중심으로 발전되어 왔으나 근년에 자동차 산업의 비약적인 발전과 항공산업 분야에서 잠재적인 수요가 예측되면서 일부 기업체에서 응용 연구를 시작하였다. 그러나 금속복합재료의 기초 소재가 되는 경합금과 보강재의 제도기 술은 선진국에 비해 크게 뒤져 있다. 현재까지 국내에서의 연구동향은 주로 금속복합재료의 제조공정개발과 물성 평가에 치중하여 왔다. 기계공업이 발전하면서 점점 더 고기능성 소재가 요구되어지는 현황을 감안할 때 금속복합재료의 실질적 응용분야의 개척과 함께 기초 소재의 개발 연구는 시급한 과제이다.

• Composites Research
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.12-22
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• 1999

Aluminum based metal matrix composites(MMCs) are well known for their high specific strength, stiffness and hardness. They are gaining further importance because of their high wear resistance. In this study wear behavior of $Al/Al_2O_3/C$ hybrid MMCs fabricated by squeeze infiltration method was characterized by the abrasive wear test under various sliding speeds at room and high temperature. Wear resistance of MMCs was improved due to the presence of reinforcements at high sliding speed. Especially wear resistance of carbon hybrid MMCs was superior to other materials because of its solid lubrication of carbon. The friction coefficient of MMCs was not affected by the sliding speed.

• Composites Research
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.19-32
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• 2000

The fabrication process of particulate metal matrix composites(PMMCs) with homogeneous distribution of reinforcement and reheating for thixoforming has been studied. Both of eletro-magnetic stirring and mechanical stirring were used to fabricate particulate metal matrix composites(PMMCs) for variation of particle size. The electrical and mechanical processing conditions for fabricating PMMCs are also suggested. For thixoforming of PMMCs, fabricated bi1lets are reheated by using the designed optimal coil with as function of length between PMMC billet and coil surface, and coil diameter and billet. The effect of reinforcement distribution according to variation of billet temperature were investigated with solid fraction theory with a function of matrix alloy and volume fraction of reinforcement.

• Composites Research
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.1-10
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• 2000

SiC particulate reinforced metal matrix composites(MMCs) are emerging as candidate materials for the automobile and aerospace industries due to their significant increase in elastic modulus and strength compared to conventional metallic materials. However, in order to make successful application of MMCs, it is very important to understand micro-failure mechanism under cyclic loading because failure mechanism of MMC is dominated by accumulation of micro-failure due to applied loading. In this study, ultrasonic Lamb wave and acoustic emission(AE) have been used to monitor microscopic damage accumulation under cyclic loading for SiC particulate reinforced metal matrix composite(SiCp/A356). It was found that the change in velocity and attenuation of ultrasonic Lamb wave due to the increase of loading cycles could be characterized by three different stages corresponding to the microscopic fracture processes. The characteristic of AE signal at each stage was analyzed and discussed by comparing with the change of ultrasonic characteristic in MMCs.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.38 no.6
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• pp.575-581
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• 2001

세라믹/금속기지 복합재료에서 횡방향의 단축인장하중을 받는 경우, 복합재료의 특성에 관한 시뮬레이션 결과이다. 세라믹과 금속기지간 계면에 강한 결합이 존재하는 복합재와, 계면에서의 결합이 약한 복합재의 두 경우에 대하여 횡방향 평균응력과 평균변형율에 대한 관계를 계산하였다. 복합재료의 미시역학적개념과 유한요소해석법을 적용하여 세라믹체적분율의 변화에 따라 각기 해석되었다. 본 연구에서 계산된 횡방향 탄성계수는 문헌에 알려져 있는 미시역학개념으로 유도된 식에 의한 횡방향탄성계수값과 잘 일치되었다. 계면에서 강한 결합이 있는 복합재와는 달리, 약한 결합의 복합재는 인장하중에 의하여 세라믹/금속계면에서 금속재료와 세라믹간의 분리가 발생된다. 이 분리는 전체복합재의 강성을 감소시키며, 금속의 부피분율이 감소될수록 (즉, 세라믹의 부피분율이 증가할수록) 횡방향 평균응력의 평균변형율에 대한 감소로 나타났다. 미시역학의 개념을 적용한 유한요소해석기법을 통하여, 이미 알고 있는 복합재 각 성분의 특성으로부터 복합재료의 계면특성과 횡방향특성을 예측할 수 있다.

• Composites Research
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.1-11
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• 1999

Cyclic deformation and fatigue behavior of $Al/$Al_2O_3$ metal matrix composites and matrix alloy were studied. Hatigue strength Al/$Al_2O_3$ composites was about 210MPa, and that of Al matrix alloy was 170MPa. Most of the resultant displacement due to permanent plastic deformation occurred in less than the first 5% of fatigue life. In case of composites, decrease of cyclic displacement was smaller than that of matrix because the reinforcements acted as barriers to dislocation movement. Consequently, cyclic stress-displacement response curve can be considered to have these atages ; an initial few cycles of rapid hardening, followed by progressive hardening for most the fatigue life, and then just prior to failure, an instantaneous drop in stress carrying capability of the material due to multiple microcrack initiation, eventual coalescence of microcrack to form a macrocrack and then rapid macroscopic crack growth.

• Composites Research
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.68-75
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• 1999

This study has observed that the dynamic behavior of Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs) in low velocity impact varies with impact velocity. MMCs with 15 fiber volume percent were fabricated by using the squeeze casting method. The AC8A was used as the matrix, and the alumina and the carbon were used as reinforcements. The tensile and vibration tests conducted yielded the yielded the tensile stress and elastic modulus of MMCs The low pass filter and instrumented impact test machine was adopted to study dynamic behaviors of MMCs corresponding to impact velocity. Stable impact signals were obtained by using the low pass filter. Impact corresponding to impact velocity. Stable impact signals were obtained by using the low pass filter. Impact energy of unreinforced alloy and MM s increased as the impact velocity increased. The increase of crack propagation energy was especially prominent, but the dynamic toughness of each material did not change much. To show the relation between crack initiation energy and dynamic fracture toughness, a simple model was proposed by using the strain energy and stress distribution at notch. The model revealed that crack initiation energy is proportional to the square of dynamic fracture toughness and inversely proportional to elastic modulus.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society For Composite Materials Conference
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• 1999.11a
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• pp.130-133
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• 1999

본 연구에서는 AC8A 알루미늄 합금과 HTZ 단섬유 및 알루미나(A12O3) 입자(particle)를 이용하여 HTZ 및 혼합 금속복합재료를 개발하고 정하중 시험을 통하여 개발된 재료의 상온 및 고온 기계적 물성을 규명하였으며, 개발된 금속복합재료가 고온에 노출되어 있을 경우 발생하는 aging에 의한 재료의 물성 변화를 분석하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.381-389
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• 2000

Metal matrix composite(MMCs) have been rapidly becoming one of the strongest candidates for structural materials for high temperature application. It is well recognized that MMCs always experience at least one large cool-down from processing temperature before my significant applied service loading. Due to the large difference in thermal expansion coefficient between the fiber and matrix, large thermal residual stresses generally develop in composites. It was reported from many previous studies that the effects of thermal residual stress on mechanical properties and fracture behavior were much more complex and dramatic than conventional engineering materials. Therefore it is crucial to evaluate the effect of heat treatment which changes the characteristic of distribution of thermal residual stress in MMCs. Single fiber composite(SFC) test based on the balance in a micromechanical model is a quite convenient method to evaluate interfacial shear strength(IFSS) and the failure mode of composite. In this study the effect of heat treatment on IFSS and the microscopic failure mechanism of MMC is investigated by combining acoustic emission(AE) technique with SFC test. The characteristic of AE signal, IFSS and microscopic failure mechanism due to heat treatment condition is discussed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society For Composite Materials Conference
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• 1999.04a
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• pp.85-90
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• 1999