• Proceedings of the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Conference
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• 2002.04b
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• pp.20-22
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• 2002

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.211-217
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• 2002

It is well known that the powder injection molding(PIM) process can overcome the shape limitations of traditional powder compaction, the costs of machining, the productivity limits of isostatic pressing and slip casting, and the defect and tolerance limitations of conventional casting. Increasing demands from industry for not only the dimensional accuracy nut mechanical strength in PIMed parts have had much effort focused on the investigation of mechanical properties of mechanical strength in PIMed parts have had much effort focused on the investigation of mechanical properties of sintered parts formed with high-strength metallic powders. The 17_4 PH $10\mu{m}$ were injection-molded into flat tensile specimens. Sintering of the compacts was carried out at the various temperatures ranging from 900 to $1350^{\circ}C$. Sintering behavior of the compacts and tensile properties of sintered specimens were investigated.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.305-308
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• 2001

Powder injection molding (PIM) uses the shaping advantage of injection molding but is applicable to metals and ceramics. This process combines a small quantity of polymer with an inorganic powder to form a feedstock that can be molded. After shaping, the polymeric binder is extracted and the powder is sintered often to near-theoretical densities. Accordingly, PIM delivers structural materials in a shaping technology previously restricted to polymers. The process overcomes the shape limitations of traditional powder compaction, the costs of machining, the productivity limits of isostatic pressing and slip casting, and the defect and tolerance limitations of casting. The 17-4 PH stainless steel powders with average diameter of $10{\mu}m$ were injection-molded into flat tensile specimens. Sintering of the compacts was carried out at the various temperatures ranging from 900 to $1350^{\circ}C$. Sintering behavior of the compacts and tensile properties of sintered specimens were investigated.

• Proceedings of the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.23-23
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• 2003

분말야금된 소결체의 가장 큰 특징 중의 하나는 피할 수 없는 소결체의 기공이다. 이러한 기공이 기계적 특성에 미치는 영향에 관해서는 많은 연구가 오래 전부터 진행되었었다. 그러나 기존의 연구는 거의 대부분 일반 분말야금에 의한 것이고 분말사출성형된 소결체의 기공율과 기계적 특성 광계는 거의 연구가 이루어 지지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 기공율의 조절이 용이한 분말사출성형 공정을 이용하여 소결 초기부터 완전 치밀화에 가까운 조직까지 다양한 소경율의 시편을 만들어 기계적 특성에 미치는 순수기공의 영향은 조사하기 위해 다음과 같이 조사하고자 하였다. 사출성형에 사용된 재료는 고강도 이며 내식성이 뛰어난 17-4 PH STS이고 평균 입경은 10mm였다. 열분해와 소결은 수소 분위기에서 행하였으며 소결온도는 900~$1350^{\circ}C$였다. 연구수행을 통해 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 기공율과 기계적 특성의 관계는 닫힌 기공이 지배하는 고밀도 영역과 열린 기공이 지배하는 저밀도 영역을 분리하여 해석해야한다. 2. 저밀도 영역에서의 기공율과 강도의 관계는 넥 성장에 따른 load bearing area의 증가로 나타낼 수 있고 아래와 같다. $\frac{\delta}{\delta_o}=1-\frac{P}{P_i}$ 3. 고밀도 영역에서의 기공율과 강도의 관계는 소결 현상과 초기 충진율을 고려한 ideal pore모델을 도입하였고 아래와 같이 나타났다. $\frac{\delta}{\delta_o}=1-1.95(P_i\;{\cdot}\;P)^{2/3}$

• Proceedings of the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Conference
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• 2006.09a
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• pp.582.1-582.1
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• 2006

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Pressure Vessels and Piping
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.49-55
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• 2024

Stainless 630 (or 17-4PH) is a precipitation-hardening martensitic stainless steel that has excellent mechanical properties and corrosion resistance. These characteristics make the STS630 to be used as a consisting material for various components such as spider, pin, spring, and spring retainer, of the control rod drive mechanism (CRDM) in pressurized water reactors (PWRs). In general, it is well known that the oxide layer of stainless steel consists of a duplex layer, a compact inner layer of FeCr₂O₄ spinel, and a coarse-grained outer layer of Fe₃O₄ spinel in PWR primary coolant condition. However, the characteristics of the oxide layer can be sensitively influenced by various water chemistry conditions such as temperature, dissolved oxygen, dissolved hydrogen, pH, pH adjuster type, and exposure time. In this work, we investigate the corrosion properties of the STS630 as a function of coolant temperature in an NH3 alkaline solution for its boron-free application in a small modular reactor, to confirm the feasibility for usage as a boron-free SMR structural material. As a result, oxide layer of corroded STS630 is consist of double-layer oxides consisting of a Cr-rich dense inner oxide and a Fe-rich polyhedral outer particles like as that in commercial PWR primary coolant. The corrosion rate of STS630 increases with increase in test time and temperature and the corrosion rate-time model equation was developed based on experimental data. Overall, it is expected that the results in this study provides useful data for the corrosion behavior of STS630 in alkaline environments, contributing to the development of selecting suitable materials for SMRs.