• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.44 no.3
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• pp.89-94
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• 2011

In this study, the photocurrent characteristics of plasma sprayed $TiO_2$ coatings have been investigated according to additive transition metal (Fe, Mn, Nb powder) and heat treatment conditions. The plasma sprayed $TiO_2$ coatings by heat treatment at $400^{\circ}C$ and 90 min had the higher photocurrent at ultraviolet light, no photocurrent at visible light. The photocurrent of plasma sprayed $TiO_2$ coatings added by Fe, Mn, Nb (named by plasma sprayed $TiO_2$ composite coatings) was lower than that of plasma sprayed $TiO_2$ coatings at ultraviolet light, as was low in intensity ratio of XRD(101)/(110). and the atomic percentage of oxygen by plasma sprayed $TiO_2$ composite coatings was higher than that by plasma sprayed $TiO_2$ coatings. The photocurrent of plasma sprayed $TiO_2$ composite coatings in heat treatment at $400^{\circ}C$ and 90 min was higher than that of plasma sprayed $TiO_2$ coatings in same heat treatment conditions at ultraviolet and visible light, as was high in oxygen affinity by heat treatment.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.08a
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• pp.249-249
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• 2010

핵융합로에서는 디버터의 열부하에 대한 안전성을 고려하기 위해 열전도도 및 열 저항성이 높은 텅스텐이 대면 물질로 고려되고 있으며, 경제적인 측면과 실용성 측면에서 텅스텐블록을 직접 제작하여 사용하는 것보다 텅스텐코팅이 효과적이라는 의견이 지배적이다. 또한 ASDEX Upgrade 에서는 탄소블럭에 텅스텐을 코팅하여 챔버 외벽 및 디버터 영역까지 구성하여 캠페인을 진행하였고, 재료적인 측면에서 안정성을 확인 하였다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 디버터 및 챔버외벽 등에 대한 대면물질을 구성하기 위해 상압 열플라즈마 제트를 이용하여 고온에서의 용융 및 냉각을 통해 모재에 텅스텐 피막을 적층하는 과정을 수행하고 있다. 기존의 연구를 통해 일부 공정 변수에 대해서는 이미 적정한 범위의 공정조건을 확보하였고, 기공도와 산화도 및 부착력 등의 물성치에 대한 추가적인 향상을 위해 주요 공정 변수에 집중하여 최적의 조건을 탐색하는 과정이 진행 중이다. 이를 위해 출력증가실험의 일환으로서 기존 36kW급 플라즈마 토치 전력을 한 단계 끌어 올려 48kW급 전력까지 단계적으로 상승시킴으로써 이에 따른 물성치 변화를 검증하고 있다. 현재 44kW 급까지 실험이 수행되었으며, 이를 통해 공극률 감소 및 미세구조 변화에 대한 결과를 얻었다. 실제로 토치의 출력을 증가시킴으로서 텅스텐 피막의 물성치가 변화하는 메커니즘은 플라즈마 제트의 중심부 온도 및 축방향 속도에 의해 결정된다. 중심부 온도가 상승하게 될수록 코팅을 위해 분사되는 분말의 용융률은 증가하지만 분말 외벽에 산화텅스텐이 형성될 가능성은 증가하게 되며, 플라즈마 제트의 모재를 향상 축방향 속도가 증가할수록 용융 된 분말이 모재에 증착 시 형성하는 형태가 원형에 가깝게 되므로 기공이 감소하는 효과가 발생한다. 특히 용융된 분말의 증착 형태는 모재의 온도 및 분말의 입사속도에 결정적이 영향을 받게 되며, 결국 모재와 분말사이의 습윤성에 의한 분말 분산속도가 분말의 입사속도에 버금갈 경우 분말은 모재 위에서 효과적으로 원형으로 전이하며 적층하게 된다. 이러한 전이 현상은 앞에서 언급한 모재의 온도 등에 의해 결정적으로 영향을 받게 되며, 모재의 온도가 전이온도 이하일 경우 폭파형태에서 원형으로 분말의 증착 형태가 전이하게 된다. 이외에 추가적으로 진행하고 있는 연구는 코팅 전처리에 해당하는 분말 효과이며, 특히 탄화텅스텐 분말을 통한 재료적 auto-shroud 효과와 미세분말을 이용한 분말 표면열속의 증가에 따른 용융률 증가효과를 연구에 포함할 계획이다. 이러한 연구는 열적, 그리고 재료적 해석을 바탕으로 해석적 접근을 통해 이루어진다.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.51-59
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• 2000

Sink roll has been used in molten 55%Al-Zn alloy bath of continuous galvanizing line for sinking and stabilizing working steel strip in molten metal bath. In the process, the sink roll body inevitably build up dross compounds and pitting on the sink roll surface during 55%Al-Zn alloy coated strip production, and the life time of the sink roll is shorten by build up dross compounds and pitting. The present study examined the application of thermally sprayed ceramic coatings method on sink roll body for improving erosion resistance at molten 55% Al-Zn pool. In this experiment, the stainless steels such as STS 316L and STS 430F were used as the substrate materials. The CoNiCr and WE-Co powder were selected as bond coating materials. Moreover $Al_2O_3-ZrO_2-SiO_2 and ZrO_2-SiO_2$ powders selected as the top coating materials. Appearances of the specimens before and after dipping to molten 55%Al-Zn pool were compared and analyzed. As a result of this study, STS430F of substrate, WC-Co of bond spray coatings, $ZrO_2-SiO_2$ power of top spray coatings is the best quality in erosion resistance test at molten 55%Al-Zn pool

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.30 no.5
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• pp.333-346
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• 1997

Plasma spray processes for functional coatings of tubular SOFC ( Soild oxide Fuel Cell).consisting of air electrode, oxide electrolyte, an fuel electrode, are optimized by fully saturated fractional factorial testing. Material and electric characteristics of each coating are analtsed by the implementation of SEM and optical microscope for evaluating microstructure and porosity, X-ray diffraction method for investigating compositional change between raw powder and sprayed coating, and Van der Pauw method for measuring electrical conductivity. LSM ($La_{0.65}Sr_{0.35}MnO_3$air electrode and Ni-YSL fuel electrode coatings have porosities of around 23~30% sufficient for effective fuel and oxidant gas supply to electrochemical reaction interfaces and electrical conductivities of around 90 S/cm and 1000 S/cm, respectively, enough for acting as current collecting electrodes. YSZ($ZrO_2-8mol%Y_2O_3$) electrolyte film has a high ionic conductivities of 0.05~0.07 S/cm at $1000^{\circ}C$ in air atmosphere, but appears to be somewhat too porous to reduce the thickness. for enhancing the cell efficiency. A unit tubular SOFC has beem fabricated by the optimized plasma spray processes for each functional coating and the cell. Its electrochemical chracteristics are investigated by measuring voltage-current and power density with variation of operationg temperature, radio of fuel to air gas flowrates, and total gas flowrate of reactants.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.192-202
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• 1993

The characteristics of the high-performance ceramic coatings fabricated on the optimum processings con-ditions for the atmospheric plasma spraying are evaluated by various material tests and analyses. The opti-mum processing parameters for the plasma spraying are determined by using the two-level orthogonal arrays of fractional factorial testing method as a statistical approach. Material tests for the coating specimens are carried out to evaluate microstructure, hardness, adhesion strength, and deposition efficiency. The properties of Al2O3-13%TiO2 coating are discussed with regard to the effective processings parameters. The decarburization effects of WC-12%Co coating is examined by XRD analysis in terms of the arc power and the secondary gas species. The hardness of Al2O2-13%TiO2 coating is increased with the arc power and shows the maximum value at around 40 lpm of Ar gas flowrate, which appears to be the most critical parame-ter on the deposition efficiency. For reducing the decarburization of WC-12%Co coating, the injection of inert He gas instead of reactive H2 gas as a secondary gas is more effective than the dropping of arc power to lessen the plasma enthalpy.

• Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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• v.19 no.5 s.66
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• pp.43-49
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• 2005

This paper is to investigate the effect of corrosion by acoustic emission method in tensile loading and the adhesiveness between substrate and coating layer. The powders used are Zn and Amdry625, respectively. They are coated on brass alloy substrate. AE signals of Zn and Amdry625 coating layer increase drastically in strain $2\%$. However, those of Zn specimen have more than those of Amdry625 specimen. When the specimens executed the corrosion test under $3.5\%$ NaCl solution for 500, 1000 hours, the salt solution penetrated into the surface of the substrate through the pores of the coating layer. As a result, corrosion production formed on the surface of the substrate. The adhesiveness between coating layers is weakened by the polarization and corrosion itself. The AE event, count, and energy of corroded coating specimens decrease, compared to specimens without corrosion. The results are summarized as follows : 1. In the tensile tests, the time that it took to start and develop the cracks and exfoliations between the surface of the substrates and the plasma spray coatings were different according to the type of plasma sprayed material, which are Zn and Amdry625. These phenomena were obvious at the strain rate 1 to $5\%$, and few available data were found after that stage. 2. The specimens with Zn coating showed the characteristics of crack, according to the changes of the tensile strength applied on the substrates while those with Amdry625 showed exfoliation as a result of low adaptation to the tensile strength. 3. The anti-corrosion specimens showed that the adhesive properties between the substrate and the plasma spray coating were strong in the order of Zn, Amdry. It showed that Corroded specimens cracked or exfoliated easily, even with the small energy, because those had a comparatively weakened adhesive property, due to corrosion. 4. Zn specimen showed no corrosion phenomena on the surface of the substrates, because they had the function of sacrifice anode however, Amdry625 specimen showed the corrosion, because it did not have that function.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.46 no.5
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• pp.181-186
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• 2013

We performed plasma spraying for 2001 (Bi:Cu = 2:1), 0212 (Sr:Ca:Cu = 2:1:2) oxide powders. $Bi_2Sr_2CaCu_2Ox$ (2212) superconductor has been prepared by PMP-AT (partial melting process-annealing treatment). The 2212 phase is synthesized between Sr-Ca-Cu oxide coating layer (0212) and Bi-Cu oxide coating layer (2001) by movement of partial melted Bi on 2001 layer and the diffusion reaction (Cu, Sr, Ca) after PMP-AT. There are two different coating layers on joining process. The one is ABAB coating layers and the other is BAAB coating layers by arrangement of 2001 (A), 0212 (B) layers. We performed heat treatment these two different coating layers processes under same PMP-AT conditions. We obtained Bi-2212 superconducting layers at each experimental condition, and the result of MPMS, the critical temperature was showed about 78 K. But the microstructure images and result of EDS as each experimental variable were showed about the qualitatively different Bi-2212 superconducting phases. We also deduced the generation mechanism of Bi-2212 superconducting layer as a result of these experimental data, microstruc ture images, EDS data and phase diagram.