• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.455-463
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• 2000

In order to develop nondestructive techniques for the quantitative estimation of creep damage a series of crept copper samples were prepared and their ultrasonic velocities were measured. Velocities measured in three directions with respect to the loading axis decreased nonlinearly and their anisotropy increased as a function of creep-induced porosity. A progressive damage model was described to explain the void-velocity relationship, including the anisotropy. The comparison of modeling study showed that the creep voids evolved from sphere toward flat oblate spheroid with its minor axis aligned along the stress direction. This model allowed us to determine the average aspect ratio of voids for a given porosity content. A novel technique, the back propagation neural network (BPNN), was applied for estimating the porosity content due to the creep damage. The measured velocities were used to train the BP classifier, and its accuracy was tested on another set of creep samples containing 0 to 0.7 % void content. When the void aspect ratio was used as input parameter together with the velocity data, the NN algorithm provided much better estimation of void content.

• 한국주조공학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.176-180
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• 2009

Effect of matrix microstructure on creep behaviors of squeeze cast magnesium matrix composites was investigated. Aluminum borate whisker was used as reinforcement and AZ31, AS52 and Sr added AS52 Mg alloys were used for matrix alloys. The reinforcement was distributed homogeneously and defect-free composite was manufactured. Creep tests were carried out at the temperature of $150^{\circ}C$ under the applied stress of 50 and 100 MPa for Mg alloys and Mg MMCs, respectively. The creep resistance of Mg MMCs was in this order: AS52-Sr > AS52 AZ31 MMCs. Void initiation during creep mainly occurred at $Mg/Mg_{17}Al_{12}$ interface and propagation went along grain boundaries. On the other hand, $Mg_2Si$ phase was not attributed to the creep void initiation.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.32-40
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• 1997

Solid state diffusion bonding is the joining process performed by creep and diffusion, which is accelerated by heating below melting temperature and proper pressing, in vacuum or shielding gas atmosphere. By this process we can obtain sufficient joint which can't be expected from the fusion welding. For Ti-6Al-4V alloy, the optimum solid state diffusion bonding condition and mechanical properties of the joint were found, and micro void morphology at bond interface was observed by SEM. The results of tensile test showed sufficient joint, whose mechanical properties are similar to that of base metal. 850$^{\circ}$C, 3MPa is considered as the optimum bonding condition. Void morphology at interface is long and flat at the initial stage. As the percentage of bonded area increases, however, small and round voids are found. Variation of void shape can be explained as follows. As for the void shrinkage mechanism, at the initial stage, power law creep is the dominant, but diffusion mechanism is dominant when the percentage of bonded area is increased.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.208-215
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• 1999

급냉응고 강화된 Al-9.45wt%Fe-4.45wt%Cr 합금의 크 거동을 40~115Mpa 응력범위와, 300~$441^{\circ}C$(0.53~0.66Tm) 온도 범위에서 조사하였다. 이 계열의 합금은 비행기 및 자동차의 구조용재료 혹은 엔진용 부품에 많이 사용되고 있으며, 재료의 사용이 주로 고온에서 이루어지므로 안전성을 확보하기 위해서는 크 실험이 특히 중요하다. 이 합금의 크 실험 결과 응력지수와 크 활성화에너지가 높았으며 실험 응력과 온도에 크게 좌우되었다. 크 응력이 조대화에 강하게 영향미치는 것으로 보이기 때문에 모든 크 시편의 분산입자의 조대화율은 등온 소둔시편 보다도 더 빠르게 나타났다. 분산상과 연결된 전위는 고응력, 저온의 크 시편에서 더욱 자주 관찰되었다. Power law creep에서의 크 변형 속도는 문턱응력과 전위분리기구를 포함하는 Sherby와 Rosler/Arzt식으로 예견되는 것과 일치함을 발견하였다. 이 합금에서 분산상은 void생성원으로 작용하였으며 소위 입계파괴인 입자내의 연성파괴의 원인이 되었다. 생성된 void는 성장하여 Al기지내의 분산상과 분리되고, 슬립에 의해 결정립계에 집적되어 결국 입계파괴가 일어났다. 그러므로 이들 분산상이 $Al_{13}Fe_4$, $Al_{13}Cr_2$ and $Al_2O_3$의 형성에 의해 파괴 기구의 중요한 역할을 함이 입증되었다.nd $Al_2O_3$의 형성에 의해 파괴 기구의 중요한 역할을 함이 입증되었다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.80-99
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• 2023

This paper presents the results of investigating the change in welding residual stresses of the core shroud, which is one of subcomponents in reactor vessel internals, performing finite element analysis. First, the welding residual stresses of the core shroud were calculated by applying the heat conduction based lumped pass technique and finite element elastic-plastic stress analysis. Second, the temperature distribution of the core shroud during the normal operation was calculated by performing finite element temperature analysis considering gamma heating. Third, through the finite element viscoelastic-plastic stress analysis using the calculated temperature distribution and setting the calculated residual stresses as the initial stress state, the variation of the welding residual stresses was derived according to repeating the normal operation. In the viscoelastic-plastic stress analysis, the effects of neutron irradiation on mechanical properties during the cyclic normal operations were considered by using the previously developed user subroutines for the irradiation agings such as irradiation hardening/embrittlement, irradiation-induced creep, and void swelling. Finally, the effect of neutron irradiation on the welding residual stresses was analysed for each irradiation aging. As a result, it is found that as the normal operation is repeated, the welding residual stresses decrease and show insignificant magnitudes after the 10^th refueling cycle. In addition, the irradiation-induced creep/void swelling has significant mitigation effect on the residual stresses whereas the irradiation hardening/embrittlement has no effect on those.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제50권7호
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• pp.1190-1197
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• 2018

Analysis of the GRSW-A model coupled into the FALCON code is extended by simulation of central void formation in fuel pellets due to high-temperature fuel restructuring. The extended calculation is verified against published, well-known experimental data. Good agreement with the data for a central void diameter in pellets of the rod irradiated in an Experimental Breeder Reactor is shown. The new calculation methodology is employed in comparative analysis of modern BWR fuel behavior under assumed high-power operation. The initial fuel porosity is shown to have a major effect on the predicted central void diameter during the operation in question. Discernible effects of a central void on peak fuel temperature and Pellet-Cladding Mechanical Interaction (PCMI) during a simulated power ramp are shown. A mitigating effect on PCMI is largely attributed to the additional free volume in the pellets into which the fuel can creep due to internal compressive stresses during a power ramp.

• 한국공작기계학회논문집
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.151-156
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• 2007

In this paper, the creep characteristics of lead and lead-free solder joint were investigated using the QFP(Quad Flat Package) creep test. Two kind of solder pastes(Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu, Sn-0.2Sb-0.4Ag-37.4Pb) were applied to the QFP solder joints and each specimen was checked the external and internal failures(i.e., wetting failure, void, pin hole, poor-heel fillet) by digital microscope and X-ray inspection. The creep test was conducted at the temperatures of $100^{\circ}C$ and $130^{\circ}C$ under the load of 15$\sim$20% of average pull strength in solder joints. The creep characteristics of each solder joints were compared using the creep strain-time curve and creep strain rate-stress curves. Through the comparison, the Sn-3Ag-0.5Cu solder joints have higher creep resistance than that of Sn-0.3Sb-0.4Ag-37.4Pb. Also, the grain boundary sliding in the fracture surface and the necking of solder joint were observed by FE-SEM.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.303-319
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• 2010

The effect of grain crushing on the deformation of sand in 1D compression and 1D creep at high stresses was investigated theoretically and experimentally. An approach was proposed to formulate the process of grain crushing in sand in accordance with the laws of fracture mechanics and energy conservation. With this approach, the relation between the void ratio and the amount of grains crushed in 1D compression was derived. Laboratory test data were used to verify this derived relation. In addition, it was observed that there are similarities in evolution of grain size distribution in 1D compression and 1D creep tests. This implies that the changes in microstructure in sand under 1D compression and 1D creep are comparable.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제13권7호
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• pp.429-435
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• 2003

In this study the new creep test using miniaturized specimen(10${\times}$10${\times}$0.5 ㎣) was performed to evaluate the creep characteristics for degraded materials of 2.25Cr-1Mo steel. For this creep test, the artificially aged materials for 330 hrs and 1820hrs at $630^{\circ}C$ were used. The test temperatures applied for the creep deformation of miniaturized specimens was X$630^{\circ}C$ and the applied loads were between 45 kg∼80 kg. After creep test, macro- and microscopic observation were conducted by the scanning electron microscope(SEM). The creep curves depended definitely on applied load and microstructure and showed the three stages of creep behavior like uniaxial tensile creep curves. The load exponents of virgin, 330 hrs and 1820 hrs materials based on creep rate showed 14.8, 9.5 and 8.3 at $550^{\circ}C$ respectively, The 1820 hrs material showed the lowest load exponent and this behavior was also observed in the case of load exponent based on creep rupture time. In contrast to virgin material which exhibited fined dimple fractography, a lot of carbides like net structure and voids were observed on the fractography of degraded materials.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제19권9호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 남해안 모래의 장기 크리프 침하 특성을 평가하고자 상대밀도별로 표준압밀시험을 수행하였다. 실험 결과 최종 하중 단계에서의 누적 침하량은 상대밀도가 증가할수록 감소하였고, 간극비의 변화량도 감소하였다. 모래의 장기 크리프 침하비율을 분석한 결과, 전체 침하량에 대해서 상대밀도에 따라 4.7~11.0%의 크리프 침하가 발생하였다. 또한, Schmertmann et al. (1978)의 크리프 계수, Beta는 0.17~0.40(평균 0.21)로 평가되었고, 일정 하중단계 이상이 되면 일정한 값으로 수렴하는 경향을 보였다. 층두께에 따른 크리프 계수가 큰 차이가 없는 것으로 평가되어 실제 현장 층두께와 무관하게 크리프 계수를 적용할 수 있는 것으로 확인되었다.