• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.164-174
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• 2023

Electropolishing technology uses an electrochemical reaction and improves surface roughness, glossiness, and corrosion resistance. In this investigation, electropolishing was performed to improve the corrosion resistance of super austenitic stainless steel. As a result of electropolishing, surface roughness (0.16 ㎛) was improved by about 76.5% compared to mechanical polishing (0.68 ㎛). In addition, the electropolished surface was smooth because the average and variance values of the depth histogram were small. Tafel analysis was performed after a potentiodynamic polarization experiment with seawater temperature, and the microstructure was compared and analyzed. The corrosion current density at 30 ℃, 60 ℃, and 90 ℃ was reduced by 0.083 ㎂/cm², 0.296 ㎂/cm², and 0.341 ㎂/cm², respectively. Pitting occurred in the mechanical polished specimen at 30 ℃, but partial intergranular corrosion was observed in the electropolished specimen, and pitting occurred predominantly at both 60 ℃ and 90 ℃. In addition, the damage depths of the electropolished specimen were shallower than those of mechanical polishing at 30 ℃ and 60 ℃, but the opposite result was seen at 90 ℃.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.471-476
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• 2019

Additively manufactured metallic components contain high surface roughness values, which lead to unsatisfactory high cycle fatigue resistance. In this study, high cycle fatigue properties of selective laser melted Ti-6Al-4V alloy are investigated and the effect of dry-electropolishing, which does not cause weight loss, on the fatigue resistance is also examined. To reduce the internal defect in the as-built Ti-6Al-4V, first, hot isostatic pressing (HIP) is conducted. Then, to improve the mechanical properties, solution treatment and aging are also implemented. Selective laser melting (SLM)-built Ti64 shows a primary α and secondary α+β lamellar structure. The sizes of secondary α and β are approximately 2 ㎛ and 100 nm, respectively. On the other hand, surface roughness Ra values of before and after dry-electropolishing are 6.21 ㎛ and 3.15 ㎛, respectively. This means that dry-electropolishing is effective in decreasing the surface roughness of selective laser melted Ti-6Al-4V alloy. The comparison of high cycle fatigue properties between before and after dry-electropolished samples shows that reduced surface roughness improves the fatigue limit from 150 MPa to 170 MPa. Correlations between surface roughness and high cycle fatigue properties are also discussed based on these findings.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.69-73
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• 2004

Ni alloy tape is electropolished to be used as a metal substrate for fabrication of IBAD (ion-Beam Assisted Deposition)-MgO texture template fur HTS coated conductor. Electropolishing is needed to obtain a very smooth surface of Ni alloy tape because the in-plane texture of templates is sensitive to the roughness of metal substrate. The critical current of YBCO coated conductor depends on the texture of YBCO that depends on the texture of the IBAD MgO layer. And so the smoothness of the metal substrate is directly related to the superconducting properties of the coated conductor. In this study, we have prepared a reel-to-reel electropolishing apparatus to polish the Ni alloy tapes for IBAD. Various electropolishing conditions were investigated to improve the surface roughness. Hastelloy tape is continuously electropolished with high polishing current density (0.5 ∼ 2 A/$\textrm{cm}^2$) and fast processing time (1 ∼ 3 min). Polished hastelloy tapes have surface roughness(RMS) of below 1 nm on a 5 ${\times}$ 5 $\mu\m^2$ from AFM and SEM.

• 한국초전도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국초전도학회 2004년도 High Temperature Superconductivity Vol.XIV
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• pp.92-92
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• 2004

• 열처리공학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.368-374
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• 2009

Nickel titanium shape memory alloys (NiTi) have been investigated for applications in the biomedical industry. However, little is known about the influences of surface modifications on the propertise of these alloys. The effect of electropolishing and heat treatments was found to exhibit significant surface roughness. Change of phase was B2, r-phase and B19' by heat treatments. In this study, effect of the electropolishing conditions on surface roughness is investigated in Ni-Ti alloys (Nitinol). Variation in phases with heat treatment temperature is investigated for a Ni-Ti alloy by X-ray diffraction and DSC. Characteristic of the microstructure have been observed by SEM. Surface roughness have been measured by AFM. The results clearly show that significant different in surface property to heat treated at $500^{\circ}C$ (R-phase). $TiO_2$ phases preciritated all of the specimens. It is not good effect of surface roughness because made to surface relief. The surface roughness appears to be important in the property of Ni-Ti alloys for biomedical applications.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.722-727
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 전류효율 향상을 통하여 전해연마 공정 중 발생하는 폐산 폐기물 발생량을 감소시키고자 하였다. 구형 부스바와 Taguchi 기법을 이용하여 전해연마 공정의 최적 조건을 도출하였다. 전해연마 공정 중 전류효율에 영향을 미치는 제어인자로 전류밀도, 전해연마 시간, 전해액 온도, 유량을 선택하였다. 각 제어인자에 대하여 3수준을 고려하여 직교 배열표를 작성하여 실험을 수행하였다. Taguchi 기법에 따라 망대특성 SN비를 산출한 결과 전류밀도가 가장 큰 영향을 미치고 전해연마 시간이 가장 적은 영향을 미치는 것을 확인하였다. 폐산 폐기물 발생량을 최소화할 수 있는 최적 조건은 전류밀도 $45A/dm^2$,전해연마 시간 4 min, 전해액 온도 $65^{\circ}C$, 유량 7 L/min였다. 분산분석 결과 전류밀도, 전해액 온도, 유량이 신뢰수준 95%에서 유의함을 확인하였다. 구형 부스바 사용으로 접촉 면적 및 접촉력 증가로 전류효율이 향상되어 폐산 폐기물 발생량을 감소시킬 수 있었다. 부스바의 형태(선 접점 부스바, 반구형 면 접점 부스바, 구형 면 접점 부스바)에 따른 전류효율의 영향과 관련한 비교 연구가 향후 진행될 예정이다.

• 한국마이크로전자및패키징학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국마이크로전자및패키징학회 2000년도 추계 기술심포지움 논문집
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• pp.37-39
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• 2000

• 대한용접접합학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한용접접합학회 2001년도 춘계학술발표대회 개요집
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• pp.279-282
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• 2001

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 1992

Three chemical precleaning methods-degreasing, electropolishing and acidic etching-suitable for stainless steel vacuum chamber have been studied and compared. The techniques used in evaluating and comparing the three treatments include Auger analysis and the measurement of the outgassing rate. The obtained outgassing rates (N2 equivalent) are 1.1 $\times$ 10-10torr l/s cm2 and 3.9 $\times$ 10-11torr l/s cm2 for degreasing electropolishing, and etching method, respectively, after 48 hours from the initial pumpdown at room temperature. A simple model is introduced to analyze the pumpdown curve. Some surface parameters, such as surface coverage, mean residence time, and desorption energy, are calculated from corresponding equations derived from this model.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2008년도 추계학술발표대회 및 제15회 신소재 심포지엄
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• pp.39.2-39.2
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• 2008