• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.145-151
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• 1997

In order to obtain high quality products in powder metallurgy, it is important to control and understand the densification behavior of metal powders. The effect of the characters of powders on the compaction behavior was studied in this study by using three types of powders produced by the gas atomization, the centrifugal atomization and the twin roll-pulverization. The shape of the powders was a major factor in the apparent or tap density, and the deformation resistance of the matrix of the powders was a major factor in compactibility. Han's yield function (eq.2) for metal powders was simplified from the relationship based on the experimental results of copper powders. In spite of some assumptions, the calculated compaction curves using a new yield functionw was in accordance with the experimental results.

• Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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• v.49 no.10
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• pp.790-796
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• 2011

To reduce the heat released during intermetallic reaction, Ni-50at%Al powder compact has been previously annealed at several conditions before the reaction. The effects of the pre-annealing conditions on the reaction synthesis process have been investigated. Experimental results show that the heat released during the reaction synthesis decreased proportionally with increase of the pre-annealing temperature and duration time. The reaction duration period was significantly increased when the intermetallics were formed in the powder compact during the pre-annealing. This was attributed to the fact that the reaction occurred by solid-state diffusion between the un-reacted elemental atoms and that the $NiAl_3$ phase formed predominantly during pre-annealing.

• Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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• v.47 no.9
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• pp.567-572
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• 2009

The densification behaviors of mixtures of copper and steel powders during cold die compaction were investigated. We proposed the pressure-dependent yield function based on the rule of the mixtures of each yield function of a critical relative density type. The constitutive equations were implemented into a finite element program (DEFORM2D) to analyze the densification and deformation behavior of powder mixtures, and the simulated results are in good agreement with the experimental results in reference studies.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.130-134
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• 2019

In this paper, a laser-based non-contact load cell is newly developed for measuring forces in prestressed concrete tendons. First, alumina particles have been sprayed onto an empty load cell which has no strain gauges on it, and the layer has been used as a passive stress sensor. Then, the spectral shifts in fluorescence spectroscopy have been measured using a laser-based spectroscopic system under various force levels, and it has been found that the relation of applied force and spectral shift is linear in a lab-scale test. To validate the field applicability of the customized load cell, a full-scale prestressed concrete specimen has been constructed in a yard. During the field test, it was, however, found that the coating surface has irregular stress distribution. Therefore, the location of a probe has to be fixed onto the customized load cell for using the coating layer as a passive stress sensor. So, a prototype customized load cell has been manufactured, which consists of a probe mount on its casing. Then, by performing lab-scale uniaxial compression tests with the prototype load cell, a linear relation between compression stress and spectrum shift at a specific point where laser light had been illuminated has been detected. Thus, it has a high possibility to use the prototype load cell as a force sensor of prestressed concrete tendons.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.51-57
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• 2003

Using the wastes of Ta powder fabrication process for capacitor, TaC powder was synthesized by SHS method. In previous to synthesis, the waste Ta was needed of milling and deoxidization treatments for active reaction and prevention of oxidation. In SHS reaction, it was found that the TaC single phase was obtained in composition of 5～6wt.％C. The reaction temperature was affected by the compaction pressure of the specimens, exhibiting the maximum values at 1600psi, respectively.

• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.216-221
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• 2017

Recently, interest in multifunctional energetic structural materials (MESMs) has grown due to their multifunctional potential, especially in military applications. However, there are few studies about extrinsic factors that govern the reactivity of MESMs. In this paper, a shock compaction process was performed on the nano Ni/Al-mixed powder to investigate the effect of particle size on the shock reaction condition. Additionally, heating the statically compacted specimen was also performed to compare the mechanical properties and microstructure between reacted and unreacted material. The results show that the agglomerated structure of nanopowders interrupts the reaction by reducing the elemental boundary. X-ray diffraction analysis shows that the NiAl and $Ni_3Al$ intermetallics are formed on the reacted specimen. The microhardness results show that the $Ni_3Al$ phase has a higher hardness than NiAl, but the portion of $Ni_3Al$ in the reacted specimen is minor. In conclusion, using Ni/Al composites as a reactive material should focus on energetic use.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.8 no.6
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• pp.551-559
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• 1998

장경비가 큰 탄화규소를 탄소와 규소간의 고온연소반응으로 제조하기 위하여 공정변수에 따른 연소거동과 미세조직의 변화를 조사하였다. 연소합성된 생성물은 주로 $\beta$-SiC이며 연소반응이 충분히 진행되지 못하였을 경우에는 미량의 잔류 반응물과 $\alpha$-SiC가 관찰되었다. 생성된 탄화규소의 평균입도는 약 5$\mu\textrm{m}$로 작았으며, $1300^{\circ}C$ 이상의 예열 조건에서 장경비가 30이상인 탄화규소를 합성할 수 있었다. 압분 강도가 69MPa인 분말의 성형체에서 평균 연소 온도와 평균 전파 속도는 각각 약 $1425^{\circ}C$와 2.1mm/sec 범위이며, 연소 온도는 흑연 분말을 사용하였을 경우가 탄소 섬유를 사용한 경우보다 약 $10^{\circ}C$ 높았다. 연소 반응을 임의로 중단시킨 시편의 계면을 EDX와 Auger 전자 현미경으로 분석한 결과 상호 확산층이 관찰되지 않았다. 이는 탄화규조의 연소합성이 용해-석출 모델에 의하여 진행됨을 시사한다. 예열 온도에 따른 연소 반응 중의 온도 분포를 유한 요소법으로 해석함으로써 $2500^{\circ}C$의 초기 연소 개시 온도에 대하여 예열 온도 $300^{\circ}C$에서는 연소파가 거의 전파할 수 없으며 예열 온도가 $1300^{\circ}C$에서는 시료 내부에 자체 전파가 가능한 $2000^{\circ}C$이상의 온도 구역이 존재함을 알았다.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.406-410
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• 2011

Green strength is an important property of powders since high green strength guarantees easy and safe handling before sintering. The green strength of a powder compact is related to mainly mechanical and surface characters, governed by interlocking of the particles. In this study, the effect of powder surface roughness on the green strength of iron powders was investigated using a transverse rupture test. Three-dimensional laser profiler was employed for quantitative analyses of the surface roughness. Two different surface conditions, i.e. surface roughness, of powders were compared. The powders having rough surfaces show higher green strength than the round surface powders since higher roughness leads increasing interlocked area between the contacting powders.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.50-59
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• 2003

It was known that high pressure injection is an effective method to enhance thermal efficiency and decrease exhaust emissions in diesel engines. If injection pressure becomes ultra high, it is predicted that there may be a suitable injection pressure which the enhancement rate of spray characteristics is moderate. Also, there may be a limit injection pressure which spray characteristics is reversed and get worse. But these are unknown. To investigate a suitable injection pressure and a limit injection pressure, ultra high pressure injection equipment(UHPIE), which can realize the injection pressure of 3,200bar, was developed. UHPIE is a basic apparatus of single shot injection, and ultra high pressure was achieved by second stage rapid compression in short time. From the evaluation of UHPIE, a injection curve like a conventional diesel engine(jerk type) was realized. Also, it was proved that repetition of experiment was excellent. Therefore it was found that there was no problem to perform the study on the ultra high pressure injection with UHPIE. Consequently, the foundation of the study on ultra high pressure injection could be established.

• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.228-233
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• 2012

In this study, powder compaction of AZO (alumina doped zinc oxide) powder was performed with a MTS 810 test system using a cylindrical die having a diameter of 10mm. Pressure-density curves were measured based on the load cell and displacement of the punch. The AZO powder compacts with various densities were formed to investigate the mechanical properties such as fracture stress of the AZO powder as a function of the compact density. Two types of compression tests were conducted in order to estimate the fracture stress using different loading paths: a diameteral compression test and a uniaxial compression test. The pressure-density curves of the AZO powder were obtained and the fracture stress of the compacted powders with various densities was estimated. The results show that the compact pressure dramatically increases as the density increases. Based on the experimental results, calibration of the modified Drucker-Prager/Cap model of the AZO powder for use in FE simulations was developed.