• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.117-123
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• 1977

The strain ageing behaviour of quenched Zircaloy--4 has been studied as a function of ageing time and temperature in the temperature range 523 to 588 K for a short-ageing time of 1 to 52 seconds. At the test conditions, the strain ageing stress increased with ageing time and temperature at a strain rate of 5.55$\times$10$^{-4}$ sec$^{-1}$ . Applying stress on the Quenched Zircaloy-4, the strain ageing effect indicated following two stages: an initial stage having an activation energy of 0.39 ev considered to be due to Snoek type ordering of intersitial oxygen atoms in the stress field of a dislocation and a second stage having an activation energy of 0.60 ev, due to mainly long-range diffusion of oxygen atoms.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.29-38
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• 1986

본 논문은 분극처리된 PZT 압전 세라믹 소자의 물리, 음향학적 제 특성이 시간의 함수로 나타 나는 시효현상을 다루고 있다. SrCO\sub 3\, NiO 및 Fe\sub 2\O\sub 3\를 소량 첨가하여 직접 제조한 PZT 세라믹은 분극처리 후, f\sub r\ 은 증가하는 시효현상을 보여주었다. 시효현상 기구의 이해를 위하 여 이중 포텐샬우물 모델을 이용하였으며, 외부에서 가한 응력, 역방향 전장 및 온도상승에 따라 분극현 상을 나타내었다. 시효현상의 주 원인은 분극처리시 전장 방향으로 분역들이 정렬되면서 내부에 저장되 었던 잔유응력의 이완에 의한 분역계면의 운동에 있음을 간접적으로 확인하였다. 이러한 분역계면의 운 동은 열적 활성화 에너지를 갖는 시간에 의존하는 운동으로써 분극의 감소를 유발하며, 이것이 시효현 상으로 나타나는 것으로 사료된다.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.9 no.7
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• pp.695-700
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• 1999

Effects of two-step aging treatment on the stress corrosion cracking(SCC) resistance of 7050 Al alloy were investigated by transmission electron microscopy, electrical conductivity measurement and stress corrosion facter(SCF) evaluation. It was found that η', principal hardening phase, transformed to η during over aging above maximum hardness, and SCC resistance was improved by increasing of the size and interspacing of η particles in matrix and grain boundary. The electrical conductivity increased with aging time, but SCF decreased due to the decrease of yield strength. This results mean increase of SCC resistance The optimum two-step aging condition in forged 7050 Al alloy was to be first aged at $120^{\circ}C$ for 6h and then finally aged at $175^{\circ}C$ for 12h.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.275-282
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• 2012

In this study, tensile tests were performed using standard and notched-bar specimens under two different displacement rates and various temperatures, in order to investigate the effects of the stress and strain concentration at the notched section on the dynamic strain aging (DSA) behavior of carbon steel piping material. In addition, finite element simulations were conducted to evaluate quantitatively the stress and strain states for both types of specimen under uniaxial tensile loading. The results showed that serration and an increase in tensile strength, which are considered to be evidence of DSA in carbon steels, can be observed from tensile tests for notched-bar specimens. It was also found that the temperature region of DSA observed in the notched-bar specimens was higher than the DSA region observed in the standard tensile specimens tested under the same displacement rate. The results of finite element analysis showed that this behavior is associated with the high strain rate at the notched section, which is caused by the stress and strain concentration.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 1993.10a
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• pp.27-33
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• 1993

천마 연소관 및 Bracket는 고강도 특수강의 일종인 Maraging steel C-250 Grade로서 유동성형공정 (flow forming process: F/F) 및 용접공정을 거쳐 시효경화후의 경도(HRC 48-52)가 높아 절삭가공 및 Tapping에 어려움이 있다고 판단되어 브라켓 밀링가공(Tapping포함)을 시효경화공정 이전에 완성하는 것으로 공정 FLOW를 설정하였으나, 시효경화 시 유동성형공정 잔류응력 및 재질특성에 의한 수축, 변형 등으로 도면상 요구된 품질(형상 및 위치공차) 만족이 미흡하였을 뿐만 아니라 오히려 전체 공정 수만 증가하였음. 따라서 연소관 및 Bracket 완성가공을 시효경화 후에 실시하는 것으로 공정 개선 하고자 시험 작업한 결과, 선삭, 밀링작업등 다른 기계가공 공정의 문제점은 대부분 해결할 수 있었으나, Tapping공정만은 해결할 수 없어서 진정한 공정개선을 기할 수 없었음. 그러나, 제품의 품질 및 생산성을 고려 시효경화 후 Tapping 공정실시 필요성이 강력히 대두되어 Maraging steel 재질특성에 적합한 공구 및 작업조건을 검토, 설정 시험작업 함으로써 공정개선을 이룰 수 있었음.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.151-157
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• 1976

The strain ageing behavior of cold-worked Zircaloy-4 in vacuum was studied as a function of deformation temperature and oxygen content from 1143 ppm to 3500 ppm 0. Strain ageing occured in the temperature range between 200 and 45$0^{\circ}C$ for the 0 to 10% cold-worked Zircaloy-4, decreasing with increasing amount of cold work. This suppression of strain ageing by cold work is considered to be due to the trapping of oxygen atoms by cold work-produced defects. It has been found that the maximum strain ageing stress in cold-worked Zircaloy-4 is proportional to the square root of oxygen content.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.89-98
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• 1989

The expanding copper mandrel test performed at three strain rates (3.2$\times$10E -5/s, 2.0$\times$10E-6/s and 1.2$\times$10E-7/s) over 553-873 K temperature range by varying the heating rates (8-1$0^{\circ}C$/s, 1-2$^{\circ}C$/s and 0.5$^{\circ}C$/s) in air and in vacuum (5$\times$10E-5 torr). The yield stress peak, the strain rate sensitivity minimum and the activation volume peaks could be explained in terms of the dynamic strain aging. The activation energy for dynamic strain aging obtained from the yield stress peak temperature and strain rate was 196 KJ/mol and this value was in good agreement with the activation energy for oxygen diffusion in $\alpha$-zirconium and Zircaloy-2 (207-220 KJ/mol). Therefore, oxygen atoms are responsible for the dynamic strain aging which appeared between 573 K and 673 K. The yield stress increase due to the oxidation was obtained by comparing the yield stress in air with that in vacuum and represented by the percentage increase of yield stress ( $\sigma$$^{a}$ $_{y}$ - $\sigma$$^{v}$ $_{y}$ / $\sigma$$^{v}$ $_{y}$ ). The slower the strain rate, the greater the percentage increase occurs. In order to estimate the yield stress of PWR fuel cladding material under the service environment, the yield stress in water was obtained by comparing the oxidation rate in air that in water assuming the relationship between the oxygen pick-up amount and the yield stress increase.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2001.06a
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• pp.517-522
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• 2001

The purpose of this study is to investigate the thermal embrittlement and the mechanical properties of 2.25Cr-1Mo steel aged at high temperature and stress for 250 hours. Original, aged artificially material were tested to obtain the hardness and impact absorbed energy. Hardness and impact absorbed energy decreased with the increasing aging time. The carbide morphology with the thermal embrittlement was found to contribute to the mechanical property change by X-Ray diffraction method.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.35 no.7
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• pp.717-722
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is to predict the residual stress in Al6061 during T6 heat treatment. In this study, the variable residual stress in case of the solid solution($530^{\circ}C$, 2h) and artificial ageing($175^{\circ}C$, 9h) of Al6061 subjected to T6 heat treatment is determined at different ageing times. A heat treatment experiment is conducted to determine the heat transfer coefficient, on the basis of which the residual stress during the T6 heat treatment is predicted. In order to take into account the relaxation of residual stress during artificial ageing, a Zener-Wert-Avrami function is used and elasto-plastic nonlinear analysis is conducted through FE-simulation. Further, the residual stress is measured by using the X-ray diffraction(XRD) method, and the result is compared with the result from the FE-simulation. It is found that the residual stress predicted form the FE-simulation is in good agreement with the residual stress measured by using the XRD method.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.119-127
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• 1994

용접 이음부는 토우부의 응력집중에 의해 피로강도가 저하된다는 것은 잘 알려져 있는 사실이다. 이 때문에 용접 이음부의 피로강도 개선을 위하여 여러 방법이 제안되어 있으나 본 연구에서는 강을 가열후 급랭하여 극저탄소강의 피로강도 개선에 미치는 시효의 영향을 조사하였다. 탄소 함유량 0.019-0.080% 범위의 8종의 탄소강을 용해 제조하여 압연한 후 피로시험편을 가공하였다. 이 시험편을 $A_1$점 이하 $700^{\circ}C$로 가열하여 급랭 시효에 의한 저탄소강의 피로강도에 미치는 탄소함유량의 영향을 조사하였다. $700^{\circ}C$로부터의 급랭 및 시효에 의하여 인장강도 및 피로강도는 노랭, 공랭재의 경우에 비하여 훨씬 높아짐을 알 수 있었다. 또한 급랭후의 시효에 의한 피로강도 향상 효과가 가장 크게 나타나는 것을 페라이트의 탄소고용한도 0.02%에 가까운 합금 조성을 갖는 경우이었다.