• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.6 no.8
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• pp.841-851
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• 1996

In a recent investigation, the formation of bainite phase in direct-quenched low carbon non heat-treated steel was reported. In this study the effects of bainite phase on the mechanical properties of direct-quenched microalloying steels were investigated. By isothermal transformation at $480^{\circ}C$ for 7 sec., volume fraction of bainite lath was 15~20%, and the UTS and impact energy were increased. In this case $B_{ll}$ and $B_{lll}$ type bainite was observed and the fractography of impact test specimen showed a ductile fracture tendency. Isothermal transformation for 100sec., yielded 30% volume fraction of granular bainite and the mechanical properties were decreased. The f ractography of impact test specimen showed a brittle fracture tendency. The addition of Mo was more effective than B for improving impact energy because amounts of boron aditions were restricted to considerably lower levels, typically 10~ 30ppm. From this study, it is predicted that 15~20% volume fraction of lath bainite on the direct quenching process is procduced by addition of Mo up to 1.2wt. % and controlling the finish forging proc¬ess at $1000^{\circ}C$ and using oil as direct quenching media. This will improve mechanical properties of the direct- quenched steel.

• Journal of Power System Engineering
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.51-56
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• 2012

The effect of deformation induced martensite transformation on the mechanical properties in austenitic stainless steel with high Mn was studied. ${\alpha}$'-martensite was formed by deformation in austenitic stainless steel with high Mn. Deformation induced ${\alpha}$'-martensite was formed with surface relief by cold rolling. With the increase of deformation degree, volume fraction of deformation induced martensite was increased rapidly in early stage of deformation and then, increased slowly. With the increase of deformation degree, hardness and tensile strength were rapidly increased with linear relations, while elongation was rapidly decreased and then slowly decreased. Hardness, tensile strengths and elongation were influenced strongly by deformation induced martensite.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.272-278
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• 2002

The changes in damping capacity with volume fractions of thermal and deformation-induced ${\varepsilon}$ martensites were compared and analyzed in an Fe-23%-Mn alloy. The volume fraction of thermal ${\varepsilon}$ martensite increased with decreasing cooling temperature, whereas that of deformation-induced ${\varepsilon}$ martensite increased steeply up to 10%- of cold rolling and nearly saturated in further cold rolling. In the case of thermal ${\varepsilon}$ martensite, the damping capacity increased linearly with the increase in ${\varepsilon}$ martensite content. For the deformation-induced ${\varepsilon}$ martensite, however, the damping capacity increased continuously up to 70%- of ${\varepsilon}$ martensite, over which it decreased suddenly. TEM microstructures showed that the deterioration of damping capacity above 70%- of deformation-induced ${\varepsilon}$ martensite is ascribed to the introduction of perfect dislocations, which play a important role in inhibiting the movement of damping sources such as stacking fault boundaries inside ${\varepsilon}$ martensite, ${\varepsilon}$ martensite variant boundaries and ${\gamma}/{\varepsilon}$ interfaces.

• Journal of Power System Engineering
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.70-75
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• 2005

The damping property of Fe-12Cr-22Mn-X alloys has been investigated to develop high damping and high strength alloy. Particularly, the effect of the phase of austenite, alpha and epsilon martensite, which constitute the structure of the alloys Fe-12Cr-22Mn-X alloys, on the damping capacity at room temperature has been investigated. Various fraction of these phases were formed depending on the alloy element and cold work degree. The damping capacity is strongly affected by ${\varepsilon}$ martensite while the other phase, such as ${\alpha}'$ martensite, actually exhibit little effect on damping capacity. In case of Fe-12Cr-22Mn-3Co alloy, the large volume fraction of ${\varepsilon}$ martensite formed at about 30% cold rolling, and in case of Fe-12Cr-22Mn-1Ti alloy, formed at about 20% cold rolling and showed the highest damping capacity. Damping capacity showed higher value in Fe-12Cr-22Mn-1Ti alloy than one in Fe-12Cr-22Mn-3Co alloy.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.1 no.3
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• pp.115-124
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• 1991

In this study, the relationship between mechanical properties and the effects of second phase in tri-phase steel which was composed of ferrite-martensite-bainite was investigated. In order to obtain different microstructure of ferrite+martensite(DP), ferrite+bainite(F+B), and ferrite+martensite+bainite(TP, different heat treatment has been accomplished. The effects of volume fraction and microstructure of each specimen were studied on tensile property, Charpy impact energy and stretch-flangeability. As the bainite content in triphase steels increased, the tensile strength, and yield strength decreased as well as the reduction of area and strength-uniform elongation increased. However, ferrite-bainite steel had high yield ratio and yield point elongation. The Charpy impact energy of TP and F+B steel was higher than that of DP steel. In addition, the characteristics of hole expanding limit($\lambda$) of TP steel and F+B steel were higher than that of DP steel. These mechanical properties of tri-phase steel have been improved, because bainite could be deformed easily within ferrite matrix. The effect of bainite on ductility in tri-phase steel has been found to be favorable. In this experiment, tri-phase steel contained within 27% bainite volume fraction had good nechanical properties and superior stretch-flangeability.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2005.06a
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• pp.1812-1818
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• 2005

Even though SMA actuators have high power to volume ratio, there exist disadvantages such as hysteresis and saturation. So the model identification for SMA actuators is very difficult. For the qualitative model identification, we described the behavior of SMA actuators using a so-called diagonal model, which can readily expect the turning point of an incomplete phase transformation. For the quantitative model identification, we developed the general dynamics of SMA actuators using the modified Liang's model. Using this dynamics we can describe the hysteresis and the saturation very well. It is also very important to notice that the modified Liang's model maintains a continuous martensite fraction at the change of the phase transformation but the original model cannot.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1996.05c
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• pp.182-187
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• 1996

원자로 압력용기강의 품질 열처리인 ？칭과 템퍼링 중간에 페라이트와 오스테나이트가 공존하는 2상영역에서 열처리를 행함으로써 인성을 향상시키는 제조공정을 개발하였다. 710~74$0^{\circ}C$에서 4~8시간 동안 2상영역 열처리를 추가하면 기존 열처리 과정에 비하여 상온 충격인성이 크게 증가하였다. 상온 충격인성과 두께를 고려하여 결정한 최적 조건안 7$25^{\circ}C$에서 6시간 동안 2상영역 열처리를 하면 최대 흡수 에너지가 30~50% 증가하고, 천이 온도가 약 l$0^{\circ}C$ 감소하였다. 2상영역에서 형성된 침상 오스테나이트는 냉각 중에 하부 베이나이트 또는 마르텐사이트로 변태하여 템퍼드 베이나이트와 복합조직을 이루므로 균열진전을 억제하여 충격인성이 향상되었다. 2상영역 열처리 온도가 높거나 시간이 길면 오스테나이트의 체적 분율이 증가하거나 조대화가 일어나 균열진전억제 효과는 저하되었다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.235-239
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• 2001

급속 표면가열과 기존의 전기로 열처리에서 얻어지는 경화의 가장 중요한 차이점은 전자가 불균질한 오스테나이트를 생성할 수도 있다는 것이다. 즉, 오스테나이트에 미용해 탄화물이 존재할 수도 있고 탄소와 합금원소의 농도 구배가 존재할 수도 있다. 합금강에서, 이러한 탄화물은 합금성분이 비교적 높기 때문에 철 탄화물에 비해서는 좀 더 천천히 기지에 용해된다. 또한 망간, 크롬, 니켈 및 몰리브덴과 같은 치환형 합금원소는 천천히 확산한다. 따라서, 균일한 오스테나이트를 생성하기 위해서는 더 많은 시간과 더 높은 온도가 요구된다. 그러나 표면 구역의 낮은 경화능에도 불구하고 냉각속도가 마르텐사이트의 체적분율이 큰 미세조직을 확보할 만큼 충분히 크기 때문에 경도는 높게 된다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.106-112
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• 2017

In this study dual-phase steels with different ferrite grain size and martensite fraction were fabricated by varying micro-alloying elements and intercritical anneling temperatures, and then the tensile properties were investigated in terms of yield and tensile strengths, elongation, and yield ratio. The addition of micro-alloying elements reduced ferrite grain size, and the increased intercritial transformation tempeature increased the martensite fracton. The tensile test results showed that yield and tensile strengths of all the steel specimens increased with increasing the martensite fraction. However, the elongation and yield ratio were differently changed according to variations in the morphology and carbon content of martensite, ferrite grain size, and precipitates resulting from the addition of micro-alloying elements and intercritical annealing.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.10-14
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• 2015

In recent years, industrial demands for superior mechanical properties of powder metallurgy steel components with low cost are rapidly growing. Sinter hardening that combines sintering and heat treatment in continuous one step is cost-effective. The cooling rate during the sinter hardening process dominates material microstructures, which finally determine the mechanical properties of the parts. This research establishes a numerical model of the relation between various cooling rates and microstructures in a sinter hardenable material. The evolution of a martensitic phase in the treated microstructure during end quench tests using various cooling media of water, oil, and air is predicted from the cooling rate, which is influenced by cooling conditions, using the finite element method simulations. The effects of the cooling condition on the microstructure of the sinter hardening material are found. The obtained limiting size of the sinter hardening part is helpful to design complicate shaped components.