• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.593-600
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• 2012

Thixomolding of Mg-alloy is a semi-solid injection molding process utilizing thixotropic phenomenon. Using this process, higher strength, thinner wall section and tighter tolerance without porosity are obtained. It has been applied for production of near-net-shape magnesium component. To design optimal thixomolding process of Mg-alloy part, molding conditions such as slurry temperature, mold temperature and injection time should be determined properly. Selection of these parameters has been dependent upon engineers' experience and intuitiveness. In this paper, to improve mechanical properties of the thixomolded product, optimal selection of process variables such as injection velocity, barrel temperature and die temperature in the process has been studied through microstructural analysis and Taguchi method. Performance of the process is verified through experiments.

• Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.79-82
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• 2011

Various grain refining alloying elements such as Sr, TiB, and Ca were added to AZ91D and their effects on the mechanical properties and mold filling ability were investigated. The average grain sizes of those alloys were significantly reduced by the small amounts of the alloying elements. Ca addition was the most remarkably effective in reducing the grain size, however it was found to deteriorate the mold filling ability and tensile properties. TiB addition was observed to be the most efficient for both grain refinement and mold filling.

• Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.130-136
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• 2003

Rheocasting of AZ91D magnesium alloys yielded the microstructure consisted of the spherical primary particles in the matrix which is different from conventional casting. Rheocast ingots were produced under various processing conditions using batch type rheocaster. Morphology of primary particles was changed from rosette-shape to spherical shape with increasing stirring rate$(V_s)$ and decreasing isothermal stirring temperature$(T_s)$. With increasing $V_s$, more effective shearing between the particles occurred rather than the agglomeration and clustering, so the primary particle size decreased. But with decreasing $T_s$, primary particle size increased mainly due to sintering and partially Ostwald ripening. The sphericity of primary particles increased with increasing $V_s$ and decreasing $T_s$ due to enhanced abrasion among the primary particles. The uniformity of primary particle size increased with increasing Vs and $T_s$.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.112-115
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• 2013

One of the most important characteristics of Mg alloys is the high ratio of strength to weight. This is why there is a high demand for applications with these alloys in the transportation industries to reduce the fuel consumption and to save energy. In addition, magnesium (and its alloys) is of considerable interest as a structural material, especially in the aerospace and automotive industries thanks to its low density. However, its major drawback is its high sensitivity to corrosion. Therefore, its use requires the application of a surface treatment. This study used a die-casted AZ91D Mg alloyand all the samples were annealed (in $120^{\circ}C$). The surface microstructure and phase distribution in thin-walled AZ91D magnesium components cast on a hot-chamber die-casting machine were investigated by optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The reflectance differences in the bulk state comparison with the annealing state are caused by hydrogenation presence of the Mg layer under an oxidation surface layer.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2007.04a
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• pp.126-127
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• 2007

AZ91D 마그네슘합금상에 MAO방법을 통한 산화막 성장에 관해 연구하였다. 주요 처리조성물은 NaOH, $Na_3\;C_6H_5O_7$, $Na_4\;P_2\;O_7$이며, 양극에 Mg 샘플을, 음극에 스텐레스 플레이트를 고정하여 설치후 인가전압 50V, 2분간에 걸쳐 Mg 표면에 Micro arc에 의한 산화막이 성장되었다. 산화막 측정 결과 20회 시행후 평균 15.5um 두께를 가졌으며, 막 성장후 표면은 균일하였으며, 밝은 갈색을 띄었다. 염수농도 5%의 염수분무테스트에서는 72시간 경과후에도 5%이내의 우수한 내부식성을 보였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.231-236
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to investigate the microstructural characteristics and hardness distribution of AZ91 magnesium alloy furnace-cooled to room temperature after solution treatment, and to compare the results with those of as-cast condition. The as-cast alloy showed a partially divorced eutectic ${\beta}(Mg_{17}Al_{12})$ phase and discontinuous precipitates (DPs) with a lamellar morphology, while only DPs were observed in the furnace-cooled alloy. The DPs in the furnace-cooled AZ91 alloy had various apparent interlamellar spacings, which would be ascribed to the different transformation temperatures during the furnace cooling. The average hardness for the furnace-cooled alloy is similar to that for the as-cast alloy. It is interesting to note that the hardness values of the furnace-cooled alloy were distributed over a narrower range than those of the as-cast alloy. This is likely to be caused by the relatively more homogeneous microstructure of the furnace-cooled alloy in comparison with the ascast one.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2012.11a
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• pp.18-18
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• 2012

마그네슘 합금의 화성처리는 주로 탈지-산세-디스머트-화성처리의 4단계를 거쳐 진행되는 것으로 알려져 있다. 즉, 마그네슘 합금은 공기 중에서 자연 산화막이 쉽게 생성되며 이때 생성된 산화막을 제거하기 위한 산세 공정이 필수적이다. 본 연구에서는 AZ91D 마그네슘 주조재에 주로 사용되어 왔던 다양한 산 종류에 따른 AZ31B 마그네슘 판재의 산 에칭 후의 표면 상태 및 부식 거동을 관찰하였다. 따라서 AZ31B에 적합한 산 종류를 선별하고 그에 따른 표면 거동에 대한 논의를 통하여 마그네슘 합금의 표면에 대한 이해를 높이고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2008.02a
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• pp.174-174
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• 2008

• Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.272-276
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• 2006

For the first time AZ91 (MgAl9Zn1) and AM60 (MgAl6) Mg alloy foams with homogeneous pore structures were prepared successfully via melting foaming method by using $CaCO_3$ powder as blowing agent. The possible foaming mechanisms and pore structures of these Mg alloy foams were discussed and investigated. The results show that Mg alloy melt can affect $CaCO_3$ decomposition behavior and AZ91 Mg alloy is relative easy to be foamed into metal foam with high porosity and big pore size.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.365-373
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• 1997

316L and 420 Stainless steels were deposited onto AZ9ID commercial magnesium alloy by plasma spray process with various gas flow rate of, TEX>$H_2$ secondary gas. And hardness as well as were track volume, coefficient of friction also had been measured. wear and hardness were measured by using reciprocal configuration tribometer and microghardness tester, respectively. Also, the microstructure of the coatings surface the cross sectional area of coating surface and cross sectional area of coaing/Substrate interface had been analyzed with Scanning Electron Microscope(SEM) and Optical microscope(OM). Finally, optimal process parameters for the improvement of coating efficiency such as mechanical property and wear behavior were examined.