• Journal of the KSME
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• v.44 no.6
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• pp.34-39
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• 2004

형상기억합금(SMA : Shape Memory Alloy)은 일반적인 금속이나 합금에서는 찾아볼 수 없는 형상기억효과(shape memory effect)와 초탄성 (superelasticity) 거동을 보이고 있다. 이러한 특성은 1951년에 금-카드뮴(Au-Cd) 합금에서 처음으로 발견되었으며, 1963년에 미국 해군병기연구소(Naval Ordnance Laboratory)에서 니켈-티타늄 (Ni-Ti) 합금에서 형상기억효과를 발견한 후로 널리 상용화되었다. 니티놀(nitinol)이라고 불려지는 니켈-티타늄 계열의 형상기억합금은 단위 부피당 많은 에너지를 낼 수 있고, 내 부식성(corrosion resistance)과 생화학적 적합성(bio-compatibility)이 뛰어나다. 또한 100,000사이클 이상의 긴 사용수명을 갖기 때문에 작동기(actuator)로서 우수한 특징을 갖는다. (중략)

• Composites Research
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.38-45
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• 2005

Phase transformation behaviors and crystal structures of Nitinol shape memory alloy $(54.5Ni-45.5Tiwt\%)$ are investigated by varying annealing heat treatment conditions through DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry) and XRD (X-Ray Diffraction). Annealing heat treatment conditions were considered as heat treated times of 5min, 15min. 30m1n, and 45min, as well as heat treated temperatures of $400^{\circ}C,\;500^{\circ}C,\;525^{\circ}C,\;550^{\circ}C,\;575^{\circ}C,\;600^{\circ}C,\;700^{\circ}C,\;800^{\circ}C,\;and\;900^{\circ}C$ According to the results, annealing heat treatment conditions such as heat treated times and heat treated temperatures were found to affect significantly on phase transformation behaviors and crystal structures of Nitinol shape memory alloy.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.49-54
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• 2007

Electropolishing, the anodic dissolution process without contact with tools, is a surface treatment method to make a surface planarization using an electrochemical reaction with low current density. Nitinol is a metal alloy composed of Ni and Ti around 50% respectively which has shape memory effect. Nitinol can be put various applications which require purity and high pricision surface of products. The aim of this study is to investigate the characteristic of electropolishing effect for nitinol workpieces. In order to analyze the characteristics of electropolishing effect, surface roughness and micro-burr size were measured in terms of machining conditions such as current density, machining time and electrode gap. The tendencies about improvement of surface roughness and deburring effect by electropolishing for nitinol workpieces were determined.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.551-557
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• 2009

A development of smart materials is becoming a prominent issue on present industries. A smart material, included in functions, is needed for micro fabrication. A shape memory alloy(SMA) in a smart material is best known material. Ni-Ti alloy, composed of nikel and titanium is one of the best shape memory alloy(SMA). Nitinol SMA is used for a lot of high tech industry such as aero space, medical device, micro actuator, sensor system. However, Ni-Ti SMA is difficult to process to make a shape and fabrications as traditional machining process. Because nitinol SMA, that is contained nikel content more than titanium content, has similar physical characteristics of titanium. In this paper, the characteristics of ECM grooving process for nitinol SMA are investigated by experiments. The experiments in this study are progressed for power, gap distance and machining time. The characteristics are found each part. Fine shape in work piece can be found on conditions; current 6A, duty factor 50%, gap distance 15%, gap distance $15{\mu}m$, machining time 10min.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.11-17
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• 2010

In this paper we make an flap actuator by using shape memory effects of SMA spring. We studied that the force and stroke what we need to design and the flap mechanism. The force and stroke was estimated through the analysis program which like a catia, matlab etc. We could design and make flap actuator. So The actuator which used SMA spring can apply to small aircraft.

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.493-501
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• 2015

Superelastic shape memory alloys (SMAs) are metallic materials that can automatically recover to their original condition without heat treatment only after the removal of the applied load. These smart materials have been wildly applied instead of steel materials to the place where large deformation is likely to concentrate. In spite of many advantages, superelastic SMA materials have been limited to use in the construction filed because there is lack of effort and research involved with the development of the material model, which is required to reproduce the behavior of superelastic SMA materials. Therefore, constitutive material models as well as algorithm codes are mainly treated in this study for the purpose of simulating their hysteretic behavior through numerical analyses. The simulated curves are compared and calibrated to the experimental test results with an aim to verify the adequacy of material modeling. Furthermore, structural analyses incorporating the material property of the superelastic SMAs are conducted on simple and cantilever beam models. It can be shown that constitutive material models presented herein are adequate to reliably predict the behavior of superelastic SMA materials under cyclic loadings.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2018.06a
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• pp.132-132
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• 2018

NiTi 형상 기억 합금은 형상기억 효과 (Shape memory effect) 또는 초탄성 효과 (superelasticity effect)를 나타낸다고 알려져 있다. 대표적으로 Ni:Ti 조성비가 1:1을 갖는 NiTi(니티놀) 합금은 형상기억 및 초탄성 효과가 우수하여 기계 가공 공정뿐만 아니라 우수한 내마모성을 요구하는 공구에 사용하기 적합하다. 하지만 NiTi 박막은 합금과 같은 Damping capacity를 가지고 있지만 비교적 낮은 물리적 특성을 가지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 NiTi 박막의 낮은 물리적 특성을 향상시키기 위하여 TiN과 NiTi의 2층형 박막을 제조하고 각 층의 두께 변화를 조절하여 특성 향상에 대한 기초연구를 진행했다. 타겟은 NiTi (Ni:Ti=48.2:51.8 at.%) 합금 타겟과 Ti 타겟을 사용하였고, 시편과 타겟 간의 거리는 약 10cm 이며, 시편은 기초분석을 위한 SUS304, 물리적 특성 평가를 위한 초경 을 사용하였다. 초경은 실제 공구에서 사용하고 있는 Co함량이 10% 함유된 시편은 선정했다. 시편 전처리는 알코올과 아세톤으로 세척을 실시한 후 진공챔버에 장착하고 ${\sim}10^{-5}Torr$ 까지 진공배기를 실시하였다. 기판 정청은 글로우 방전 방식으로 약 800 V 전압에서 30분간 실시했다. 공정 가스는 Ar와 $N_2$ 혼합가스를 사용하였으며, UBM(Un-Balanced Magnetron) 스퍼터링 소스를 이용하여 2층형 박막을 제조했다. TiN과 NiTi 층의 두께 비율을 0.5, 1 그리고 2 로 변화시켜 코팅했으며, 박막의 총 두께는 약 ${\sim}3{\mu}m$ 이다. 기초분석은 FE-SEM을 통해 두께와 박막 비율을 확인 및 XRD 분석을 통해 박막 정성분성을 실시했다. 2층형 박막의 물리적 특성은 Nanoindentation test, AFM 및 ball on disc를 이용하여 평가했으며, 그 결과 두께 비율 변화에 따라 물리적 특성 변화가 나타남을 확인했다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.229-230
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• 2006

Shape memory alloy, Nitinol is used for medical stent, artificial human joint, antenna of artificial satellite, fire door, temperature sensor...etc. It is important for some nitinol product high precision and clean surface. In this study, we experiment about deburring of edge and surface of nitinol work piece with micro electrolytic-deburring. We made an observation in case electric currents are $1A{\sim}4A$, above 5A and each machining times.