• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.213-216
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• 2009

In this study, three cold-rolled TRIP steels containing different Al content (0.04wt%, 1.0 wt.% and 2.00wt%) were fabricated to understand the complex effects of Al in TRIP steel. The influences of Al on microstructural evolution of cold-rolled TRIP steels have been analyzed by using advanced analysis techniques, such as transmission electron microscope (TEM) and three dimensional atom probe tomography (3D-APT). TEM results revealed that second phases such as bainte and retained austenite decrease with increase of Al content. In addition, 3D-APT was used to characterize atomic-scale distribution of alloying elements at the constituent phases. Through these analysis techniques, the advanced characteristics of constituent microstructure in TRIP steels were identified depending on Al contents in TRIP steels.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.471-479
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• 1992

AlN powder was synthesized by carbothermal reduction and nitridation using Al2(SO4)3.18H2O as the starting material. The synthesized AlN powder was fine but contained oxygen. Therefore carbonaceous material (carbon black or phenol novolac) was added teogether with the sintering aids (CaO, CaF2, CaCl2, Y2O3 and YF3). It was found that pressureless sintering at 1700~180$0^{\circ}C$ after deoxidation at 150$0^{\circ}C$ suppressed the formation of second phase (27R) and reduced the contents of lattice oxygen within AlN ceramics.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.1-6
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• 2013

The B2-ordered NiAl has attracted much attention as one of the candidates as a next generation high temperature material, because it has a high melting temperature, a low specific gravity and an excellent high temperature oxidation resistance. However, the application of NiAl to structural materials needs the improvement of its brittleness at room temperature. The study was carried out on the relation between several properties of NiAl and some variation of Ni content within NiAl phase, which means deviations from the stoichiometric composition. The main results were as follows; (i) Good ductility was obtained at the testing temperature more than 1073 K irrespective of Ni content. (ii) Increasing Ni content offered preferable tensile properties. (iii) Every NiAl with varying Ni contents showed the superior oxidation resistance.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.15 no.11
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• pp.730-734
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• 2005

Cr-Al-Si-N coatings were deposited on WC-Co substrates by a hybrid coating system of arc ion plating and DC magnet :on sputtering technique in $N_2/Ar$ mixture. The Cr-tll-Si-N coatings were synthesized with different Si contents. Their microstructure and mechanical properties were systematically investigated. The average size of crystallites largely decreases with the increase of Si content compared with Cr-Al-N. The microhardness of Cr-Al-Si-N coatings largely increases from 24 to 55 GPa. The enhanced hardness is believed to originate from the microstructural change by the fine composite microstructure of Cr-Al-N coatings with Si addition. The average friction coefficient of Cr-Al-Si-N coatings decreases from 0.84 to 0.45 with increasing Si content up to $16\;at.\%$.

• Journal of Surface Science and Engineering
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• v.57 no.5
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• pp.379-385
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• 2024

Al-Ag thin films with varying compositions were fabricated using a combinatorial sputtering system to develop highly sensitive SAW devices. The Al-Ag sample library exhibited a wide range of electrical resistivity and chemical compositions, providing valuable data for selecting optimal materials. Recognizing the significant influence of both resistivity and density of IDT electrodes on the generation of acoustic waves from piezoelectric materials, three types of Al-Ag thin films with different Al contents were fabricated, maintaining a consistent thickness of 150 nm. As the Al content decreased from 84.6 at% to 21.7 at%, the resistivity increased from 5.1 to 0.8 × 10^-5 Ω-cm, while the calculated density increased from 3.9 to 8.8 g/cm³. The SAW devices fabricated with these Al-Ag IDT electrodes resonated at 71 MHz without frequency shifts, but the resonant frequency selectivity and insertion loss deteriorated with decreasing Al content, highlighting the predominant influence of electrode density over electrical conductivity on SAW device performance.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2011.05b
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• pp.970-973
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• 2011

유색 금 합금 중의 하나인 퍼플골드(purple gold)는 특유의 적자색(보라색)이 나는 78wt%Au-22wt%Al의 조성으로 이루어진 금 합금으로 많은 각광을 받고 있다. 본 연구에서는 78wt%Au-22wt%Al(이후 Au1)인 기준 조건보다 Al의 상대조성이 커짐에 따라 보라색과 기계적 물성의 변화를 확인하기 위해 76wt%Au-24wt%Al(이후Au2), 74wt%Au-26wt%Al(이후 Au3), 72wt%Au-28wt%Al(이후 Au4)으로 Al 조성을 22~26%Al까지 변화시키고 이때의 비커스 경도, 광학현미경, EDS, UV-VIS-NIR 색차분석 실험을 실시하였다. 비커스경도 측정결과 Al의 함유량이 증가함에 따라 경도값은 감소하는 경향성을 보였으며, 26wt%Al 이상의 조성에서 Au1 조성에 상응하는 경도 값을 유지할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 광학현미경을 이용한 미세구조 분석결과 Al의 함유량이 증가함에 따라 적자색을 띄는 결정립 $AuAl_2$의 분포는 감소하며, 결정립계에 석출하는 Al-rich 상의 분포와 크기는 증가하는 경향을 확인하였다. EDS를 이용한 성분분석 결과 실제 목표했던 조성과 분석오차를 고려하면 잘 일치함을 확인하였다. UV-VIS-NIR를 이용한 색차 분석결과 Au3 조성까지도 보라색을 유지할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 따라서 비커스경도와 색을 고려하면 기존 19K인 Au1보다 18K의 Au2 조성에서도 퍼플골드 구현이 가능하였다. 이후 Au2 조성으로 블랙홀과 아라크네를 모티브로 하여 실제 주얼리 제품을 성공적으로 제조하였다.

• Digital Contents
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• no.8 s.75
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• pp.44-52
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• 1999

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.584-591
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• 2000

The separation of Nd from the simulated $U_3Si/Al$ spent fuel solution with sequential two-step anion exchange separation has been studied. To prepare the simulated $U_3Si/Al$ spent nuclear fuel, unirradiated $U_3Si/Al$ whose composition consists of small $U_3Si$ particle dispersed in an Al matrix with Al cladding was dissolved with a mixture of 4 M HCl and 10 M $HNO_3$ and 8 or 15 fission product elements were added to the dissolved solution. The trace amount of silica in the solutions was removed by evaporating to dryness with HF and the U was adsorbed on the first anion exchange resin. Neodymium can be purely isolated from the fission product elements with a methanol-nitric acid eluent using the second anion exchange resin. A large excess of Al didn't influence on the elution velocity of Nd, but reduced the eluted contents of Nd, Al, Eu, Gd, Sm and Sr, A large amount of Al was removed first from the column with 3 mL of loading solution (0.8 M $HNO_3$/99.8% MeOH) before Nd elution by the eluent [0.04 M $HNO_3$-99.8% MeOH(1:9)]. The recovery of Nd was more than 94%, regardless of Al contents. Taking the 9 to 13 mL fraction of eluate was effective to purely isolate Nd.

• Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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• v.50 no.11
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• pp.801-808
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• 2012

TiAlCN coatings with various C contents were synthesized by unbalanced magnetron sputtering. The characteristics, the crystalline structure, surface morphology, hardness, and friction coefficient of the coatings as a function of the C content were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), a microhardness tester, and a wear test. In addition, their corrosion behaviors in a deaerated 3.5 wt% NaCl solution at $40^{\circ}C$ were investigated by potentiodynamic polarization tests. The results indicated that the $Ti_{14.9}Al_{15.5}C_{30.7}N_{38.9}$ coating had the highest hardness, elastic modulus, and a plastic deformation resistance of 39 GPa, 359 GPa, and 0.55, respectively, and it also had the lowest friction coefficient of approximately 0.26. Comparative evaluation of the TiAlCN coatings indicated that a wide range of coating properties, especially coating hardness, could be obtained by the synthesis methods and processing variables. The microhardness of the coatings was much higher than that from previously reported coating using similar magnetron sputtering processes. It was almost as high as the microhardness measured from the TiAlCN coatings (~41 GPa) synthesized using an arc ion plating process. The potentiodynamic test showed that the corrosion resistance of the TiAlCN coatings was significantly better than the TiAlN coatings, and their corrosion current density ($i_{corr}$), corrosion potentials ($E_{corr}$) and corrosion rate decreased with an increasing C content in the coatings. The much denser microstructure of the coatings due to the increased amount of amorphous phase with increasing C contents in the coatings could result in the the improved corrosion resistance of the coatings.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.287-297
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• 1994

To elucidate the cause of growth decline of pitch pine (Pinus rigida) in Seoul, tree density, tree age and physico-chemical properties of soils were investigated at 33 sites of pitch pine forests in metropolitan Seoul, its vicinity and rural areas. The physical properties of soils except for soil texture in Seoul did not differ from those in rural areas. pH values, base saturation, and Ca and Mg contents of soils in Seoul, however, were significantly lower than those in suburbs and rural areas. In contrast, soluble Al and $S0_4^{2-}-S$ contents in Seoul were higher than those in rural areas. Low pH of forest soils in Seoul and suburbs seems to be caused by acid deposition. According to multiple regression analysis, growth of pitch pine in Seoul was affected by several factors in the following order: soil bulk density < Al content of soils < tree density < Mg contents of soil < tree age. We concluded that the acidification of forest soil can be a predisposing factor for the growth decline of pitch pine in metropolitan areas.