• Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.343-349
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• 2001

The effect of cooling rate on the solidification microstructure and segregation behavior of 7075 and 7050 aluminum alloy was investigated. Samples were solidified with cooling rates from 0.3 to $17^{\circ}K/sec$. Using the cooling curves of each sample, liquidus, eutectic and intermetallic reaction temperatures were estimated. The microstructures were characterized in terms of dendrite arm spacing and eutectic volume fraction. The segregation behavior of each alloying element of these alloys in various cooling rates was discussed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2001.04a
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• pp.381-384
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• 2001

The combined stirring method to uniform distribution of particle is consisted of two strring force both electro-magnetic stirring generated from induction heating and mechanical stirring with graphite stirrer. PMMC billets were fabricated with the volume fractions ranged from 0% to 20% and particle sizes ranged from 14$\mu\textrm{m}$ to 25$\mu\textrm{m}$. It is important to control the size of primary ${\alpha}$-AI solid particles because it could become the cause of the particle pushing or capture phenomena from the fact that secondary dendrite arm spacing size depends on the cooling rate during the solidification in hypoeutectic AI-Si alloy.

• Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.254-261
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• 1998

Microstructure and mechanical properties of the low pressure die-cast Al wheels were investigated by microscope, image analyzer, NDT (non-destructive test), and tensile test. The variation of SDAS (secondary dendrite arm spacing), porosity per unit area, quality grade, and tensile properties with the mold temperatures were examined. SDAS was gradually decreased with a decrease in temperature. However, the lowest value of porosity per unit area was observed at the mold temperature of $405^{\circ}C$ and the optimum mold temperature was found to be $405^{\circ}C$. Besides, from the observation of pore morphology, it was also found that the pore formation was mainly caused by shrinkage during solidification. The tensile strength, elongation, and impact toughness were markedly decreased, however the yield strength was nearly constant. The decrease of mechanical properties is attributed to the increase of porosity.

• Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.225-230
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• 2012

In this study, a more practical and simulation approach which can predict the mechanical properties of aluminum alloys is proposed. First, cooling rate, micro-structure, and mechanical properties of casting product were measured through casting experiment. The relation between cooling rate and SDAS decrease exponentially and the linearly decreasing relation exist between SDAS and mechanical properties. Then, the cooling rate was calculated by casting process simulation and the mechanical properties were predicted by using the relations that were derived through experiment. Experimentally measured mechanical properties and predicted values by simulation were in the range of relatively small difference. The mechanical properties of various Al alloys are expected to be predicted by the casting process simulation before actual casting.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2006.10a
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• pp.629-630
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• 2006

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.167.2-167.2
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• 2017

수지상 구리분말은 하나의 상(statue)이 복수의 접점(contact point)를 제공하며 표면적이 넓은 구조적인 특징으로 인해 발열기판 전도성 페이스트 등 다양한 전기 전가 분야에 활용되어왔다. 때문에 본 연구에서는 전해도금방법으로 수지상 구리분말이 형성될 때 첨가제가 수지상의 형상에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 분석하였다. 첨가제는 PEG, JGB를 사용하여 농도별로 실험을 진행하였다. SEM 이미지 분석결과 첨가제가 추가함에 따라 수지상이 미세해지며 첨가제의 농도가 증가함에 따라 DAS(dendrite arm spacing)값이 감소하여 표면적이 증가하였다. BET 비표면적 분석결과 PEG($1.882m^2/g$)보다 JGB($2.119m^2/g$)에서 표면적을 넓히는 효과가 뛰어났다.

• Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.181-186
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• 2016

The typical microstructure of Al-5%Mg-2%Zn cast alloy mainly consists of an aluminum matrix with a small amount of AlMgZn 2nd phase. The secondary dendrite arm spacing and the grain size of the cast alloy tend to be inversely proportional to the section thickness of casting; however, the tensile properties cannot be said to be clearly related to the cast microstructure. After T6 heat treatment, the tensile strength of the alloy was enhanced significantly. TEM analysis results show that very fine AlMgZn precipitates were formed after the heat treatment. The corrosion resistance, measured according to the corrosion potential, was found to increase slightly after the conducting of heat treatment.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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• 2004.10a
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• pp.329-332
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• 2004

Cast-forging process has a lot of advantages in terms of saving materials along with enhancement of mechanical properties. Therefore, this process has been taken as one of candidate process to manufacturing automotive suspension parts. Since most of cast-forging parts are made with using Al-Si alloys of high castability, the mechanical properties largely depends on the primary ${\alpha}$ and eutectic Si particles. During hot forging step these microstructural features evolve with strain increment. In the present study, the mechanical property evolution was investigated in terms of microstructual evolution with strain. Specially, fracture behavior of A356 alloy was studied to find out how to improve the mechanical properties.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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• 2005.10a
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• pp.130-133
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• 2005

The effect of microstructural characteristics of A356 alloys on tensile behavior was studied ill the present study. To authors' knowledge, the microstructural effect on mechanical properties of A356 alloy has not been well understood even though this alloy system is one of the most widely used alloys for the industrial purpose. Specially, quantitative relationship between properties like ductility and fracture toughness with microstructural features is lacking. In the present study, three processing routes was used to fabricate samples with different microstructures like size and distribution of primary alpha and eutectic phases. Also, compressive deformation was used to close casting porosity for the cast samples. Tensile behavior was examine and discussed in terms of microstructural aspects.

• Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.398-405
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• 1991

Al-Li alloy has a high strength with low density. Practically this alloy should use by the material which made from the rapid solidification. Therefore we examine the solidification structures of alloy with cooling rate. According to cooling rate increased, grain size and secondary dendrite arm spacing were smaller. Also grain size was further smaller by Zr added. To obtain more fine solidification structure, rapid solidification by single roll melt spinning was performed. According to higher wheel speed, cooling rate increased and cell size was smaller. Because of locally different cooling rate, different cell size was obtained in same specimen. More than cooling rate $10^6^{\circ}C$ /sec, zone A(insensible zone to corrosion)was obtained.