• 한국주조공학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.186-190
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• 2011

A new Cu-Hf-Al-Be monolithic bulk amorphous alloy was developed utilizing minimal use of toxic and expensive Be. The developed alloy exhibits a large glass forming ability (GFA) (${\Phi}8$ mm). The possible mechanisms underlying the enhancement of the glass forming ability by this alloy are discussed based on the dimensionless parameter ${\gamma}$. In addition, alloy design strategy for the improvement of GFA is proposed in the viewpoint of heat of mixing (${\Delta}H_{mix}$)difference and atomic packing state.

• Advances in materials Research
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.141-151
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• 2024

The aim of this work was to determine the behavior of alloy elements and compounds formed during solidification in the manufacturing process of the CuAgZrCr alloy under an oxidizing environment. Bulk and surface analysis techniques, such as Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Raman and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were used to characterize the phases obtained in the solidification process. In order to focus the analysis on the on grain boundary interface, partial removal of the matrix phase by acid attack was performed. The compositional differences obtained by SEM-EDX, Raman and XPS on post-manufacturing materials allowed us to conclude that the composition of grain boundaries of the alloy is directly influenced by the oxidizing environment of alloy manufacturing.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.682-689
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• 1995

Mg-Zn합금계의 입자미세화를 위하여 0.5-6 wt.% 조성범위의 Cu 및 Si를 첨가하였다. 합 잉곳트는 4 $\times$ $10^{-4}$ Torr의 진공의 BN을 내벽에 바른 석영관내에서 제조하였다. 제조된 합금을 435$^{\circ}C$에서 8시간 용체화처리한 후 결정립크기와 경도를 측정하였다. 측정결과 Mg-6wt.%Zn합금의 입자미세효과는 Cu가 2wt.%첨가될때, Si은 1.5wt.%가 첨가될 때가 최적의 조건이었다. Mg-6wt.% Zn과 Mg-6wt.%Zn-2wt.%Cu 및 Mg-6wt.%Zn-1.5wt.%Si합금을 시효열처리하여 시효거동을 조사하였다. 입자미세화에 의한 경도증가효과는 Mg-Zn-Cu합금계에서 크게 나타났으며 시효에 의한 경도증가 효과는 Mg-Zn-또합금계에서 크게 나타났다.

• 한국주조공학회지
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.419-433
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• 2021

Al-Si-Cu 합금은 구리 첨가에 따른 석출경화로 경도와 강도가 현저하게 강한 합금을 생성하는 장점이 있습니다. 그러나 구리를 첨가하면 Al-Si-Cu 합금의 응고 범위가 확장되고 합금은 응고 중에 발생하는 가장 흔하고 심각한 파단 현상 중 하나 열간 균열이 발생하기 쉽습니다. 합금의 열간 균열 특성에 대한 기존의 평가 방법은 이 특성에 대한 정량적 데이터를 제공하지 않는 상대적이고 정성적인 분석 방법입니다. 이 연구에서 Al-Si-Cu 주조 합금의 열간 균열 특성에 대한 더 신뢰할 수있는 정량 데이터를 얻기 위해 Instone et. al 이 개발 한 장치를 부분적으로 수정되었습니다. Cu 원소의 영향을 평가하기 위해 Al-Si-Cu 계 합금에서 4 가지 수준의 Cu 함량을 (0.5, 1.0, 3.0, 5.0) wt. %로 설정하고 각 합금에 대해 열간 균열 특성을 평가했습니다. Cu 함량이 증가함에 따라 열간 균열 강도는 (2.26, 1.53, 1.18, 1.04) MPa)로 감소했습니다. 열간 균열이 발생하는 시점, Cu 함량이 증가함에 따라 고액 공존 범위가 증가하여 동일 온도에서 해당 고상율 및 응고 속도가 감소하였다. 파단면의 형태는 수상 돌기에서 잔류 액상으로 덮인 수상 돌기로 바뀌었고, 열간 균열 발생 인근에서 CuAl₂ 상이 관찰되었다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제24권10호
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• pp.538-542
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• 2014

Microstructural and mechanical characteristics of Al-6Si-2Cu alloy for lightweight automotive parts were investigated. The test specimens were prepared by gravity casting process. Solution heat treatments were applied to as-cast alloys to improve mechanical properties. The microstructure of the gravity casting specimen presents a typical dendrite structure, having a secondary dendrite arm spacing (SDAS) of $37{\mu}m$. In addition to the Al matrix, a large amount of coarsened eutectic Si, $Al_2Cu$ intermetallic phase, and Fe-rich phases were identified. After solution heat treatment, single-step solution heat treatments were found to considerably improve the spheroidization of the eutectic Si phase. Two-step solution treatments gave rise to a much improved spheroidization. The mechanical properties of the two-step solution heat treated alloy have been shown to lead to higher values of properties such as tensile strength and microhardness. Consequentially, the microstructural and mechanical characteristics of Al alloy have been successfully characterized and are available for use with other basic data for the development of lightweight automotive parts.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.64-68
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• 2005

We fabricated Ni-based alloy substrates for YBCO coated conductor using powder metallurgy. Tungsten and copper were selected as alloy elements due to their mutual solubility to the base element of nickel. The alloying elements were mixed with nickel using ball milling and dried in air. The powder mixtures were packed in a rubber mold, cold isostatic pressed 200 MPa and made into rods. The compacted rods were sintered at $1150^{\circ}C$ for 6 hours for densification. It was confirmed by neutron diffraction experiment that W and Cu atoms made complete solid solution with Ni. Lattice constant of nickel alloy increased by $0.004{\AA}$ for 1at. $\%$ W in Ni-W alloy, $0.0006{\AA}$ for 1 at. $\%$ Cu in Ni-W-Cu alloy.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2004년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.382-387
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• 2004

Nanoindentation technique has been used to measure the mechanical properties of aluminium alloy foam cell walls. Al-Si-Cu-Mg alloy foams of different compositions and different cell morphologies were produced using powder metallurgical method. Cell morphology of the foam was controlled during production by varying foaming time and temperature. Mechanical properties such as hardness and Young's modulus were calculated using two different methods: a continuous stiffness measurement (CSM) and an unloading stiffness measurement (USM) method. Experimental results showed that hardness and Young's modulus of Al-5%(wt.)Si-4%Cu-4%Mg (544 alloy) precursor and foam walls are higher than those of Al-3%Si-2%Cu-2%Mg (322 alloy) precursor and foam walls. It was noticed that mechanical properties of cell wall are different from those of precursor materials.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.223-227
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• 2009

The precipitates, hardness, and tensile properties of Al-6.2Si-2.9Cu AC2B alloy were investigated with respect to solution treatment time at $500^{\circ}C$. $Al(Cu)-Al_2Cu$ eutectic, Si, ${\theta}-(Al_2Cu)$, and $Q-(Al_5Cu_2Mg_8Si_6)$ phases were observed in the as-cast specimen. With increasing the solution treatment time at $500^{\circ}C$, the $Al(Cu)-Al_2Cu$ eutectic and ${\theta}-(Al_2Cu)$ phases were gradually reduced and finally almost disappeared in 5 h. The mechanical properties, such as hardness, tensile strength, and elongation, were improved with solution treatment time until about 5 h due to the dissolution of the $Al_2Cu$ particles. With further holding time, the mechanical properties did not change much. The solution treated specimens for over 5 h at $500^{\circ}C$ exhibit almost the same tensile properties even after aging at $250^{\circ}C$ for 3.5 h. Accordingly, the optimal solution treatment condition of the Al-Si-Cu AC2B alloy is considered to be 5 h at $500^{\circ}C$.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.47-55
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• 2006

이 논문에서 Al-2.5Cu-1.5Mg wt.% 합금에서 미세한 Cu 석출물에 대한 투과전자현미경 관찰이 보고 되었다. 이 새로운 관찰은 시료에 오염된 산화물을 제거하기 위해 ion milling을 하고 곧바로 시료 관찰을 했을 때 우연히 이루어 졌다. 특히 이 Cu석출물은 $150^{\circ}C$에서 100시간 aging한 시료에서 분명하게 관찰되었다. 그리고 ion milling 전 시료표면에서 분명히 관측되는 산화물은 $Cu_2O$임이 확실히 밝혀졌다. 이러한 분석과정은 회절 환 패턴의 정밀 분석을 요구함으로 이에 대한 시뮬레이션에 필요한 이론적 공식도 만들었다. 마지막으로 이 합금에 대한 예기치 않은 ion milling효과와 그 중요성이 논의되었다.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제66권11호
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• pp.1600-1604
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• 2017

Mo-Cu alloys have been widely used for heat sink materials, vacuum technology, automobile and many other applications due to their excellent physical and electronic properties. Especially, Mo-Cu composites with 5~20 wt% copper are widely used for the heavy duty service contacts due to their excellent properties like low coefficient of thermal expansion, wear resistance, high temperature strength and prominent electrical and thermal conductivity. In most of the applications, high dense Mo-Cu materials with homogeneous microstructure are required for high performance, which has led in turn to attempts to prepare ultra-fine and well-dispersed Mo-Cu powders in different ways, such as spray drying and reduction process, electroless plating technique, mechanical alloying process and gelatification-reduction process. However, most of these methods were accomplished at high temperature (typically degree), resulting in undesirable growth of large Cu phases; furthermore, these methods usually require complicated experimental facilities and procedure. In this study, Mo-Cu alloying were prepared by planetary ball milling (PBM) and spark plasma sintering (SPS) and the effect of Cu with contents of 5~20 wt% on the microstructure and properties of Mo-Cu alloy has been investigated.