• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.405-412
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• 2001

Corrosion tests were carried out in $360^{\circ}C$ water and $360^{\circ}C$ 70ppm LiOH solution to investigate the corrosion behavior of new zirconium alloys (Zr-0.4Nb-0.8Sn-xFeCrMn, Zr-0.2Nb-1.1Sn-xFeCrMn, Zr-1.0Nb-xFeCu). Microstructures of tested alloys were analyzed by optical microscope and TEM. The cross-sectional surface and crystalline structure of the oxide layer were analyzed by SEM and XRD. From the results of corrosion test, all the alloys showed higher corrosion rates in $360^{\circ}C$ 70ppm LiOH aqueous solution thats in $360^{\circ}C$ water. Especially, high Nb-containing alloy exhibited the acceleration of corrosion rate in LiOH solution. The low Nb- and Sn-added alloys showed better corrosion resistance than the Sn- free high Nb alloy. from the effect of final annealing on the corrosion, it was observed that the partially recrystallized alloys showed better corrosion resistance than fully recrystallized alloys. This would be related to the size and distribution of the second phase particles.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.324-324
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• 2006

Nb and Ti were added to 316 stainless steel, and then heat-treatments and surface treatments were performed on the 316 stainless steel and the Nb- and Ti-added alloys. All samples indicated enhanced electrical conductivity after surface treatments, whereas they showed low electrical conductivity before surface treatments due to the existence of non-conductive passive film on the alloy surface. In particular, the Hb- and Ti-added alloys showed remarkable enhancement of electrical conductivity compared to the original alloy, 316 stainless steel. Surface characterization revealed that small carbide particles formed on the alloy surface after surface treatments, while the alloys indicated flat surface structure before surface treatments. $Cr_{23}C_6$ mainly formed on the 316 stainless steel, and NbC and TiC mainly formed on the Nb- and Ti-added alloys, respectively. We attribute the enhanced electrical conductivity after surface treatments to the formation of these carbide particles, possibly acting as a means of electro-conductive channel through the passive film. Furthermore, NbC and TiC are supposed to be more effective carbides than $Cr_{23}C_6$ as electro-conductive channels of stainless steel

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.2 no.5
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• pp.343-352
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• 1992

The high temperature deformation behavior of microalloyed hot forging steels has been examined as a function of the temperature, the strain rate, and the alloying element by using high temperature compression test. The high temperature deformation mechanism, which was obtained by analyzing the flow stress-strain curve and microstructure, could be considered to dynamic recrystallization. The peak stress of Nb-V-Mo steel was more increased and the dynamic recrystallization of Nb-V-Mo steel was faster than those of Nb-V steel. The peak stress of 1.2Mn-0.09Nb steel was more increased and the dynamic recrystallization of 1.2Mn-0.09Nb was delayed a little bit than those of 1.0Mn-0.05Nb. The peak stress of C-Nb-V steel was more increased and the dynamic recrystallization of C-Nb-V steel was delayed than those of C-steel. The constitutive equation of high temperature deformation had a power law type. The grain size of dynamic recrystallization was refined as the Zener-Hollomon parameter was increased. The relation of the dynamic recrystallization grain size and Zener-Hollomon parameter could be quantified to power law.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.17-24
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• 1993

Sol-gel spin-coating technique was used to produce Nb2O5 thin films on silicon substrates from Nb(OC2H5)5 precursor. The films were heat-treated at temperatures between $600^{\circ}C$ and 100$0^{\circ}C$ in oxygen atmosphere and their crystalline phases, chemical states, and dielectric characteristics were investigated by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), and C-V measurements, respectively. After 1 hour heat-treatment at 80$0^{\circ}C$, T-type Nb2O5 was formed, and its chemical composition was homogeneous with no appreciable SiO2 oxide at interfaces between the films and substrates. The films heat-treated at temperatures between $600^{\circ}C$ and 80$0^{\circ}C$ exhibit dielectric constant of less than 20 while the films heat treated at 100$0^{\circ}C$ show dielectric constant of 28.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2006.10a
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• pp.20-21
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• 2006

In this study, structural and microwave dielectric properties of the ${Ba_5}{B_4}{O_{15}}$ (B=Ta, Nb} cation-deficient perovskite ceramics with sintering temperature were investigated. All sample of the ${Ba_5}{B_4}{O_{15}}$ (B=Ta, Nb) ceramics prepared by conventional mixed oxide method and sintered at $1325^{\circ}C{\sim}1575^{\circ}C$. The bulk density and dielectric constant of the ${Ba_5}{Ta_4}{O_{15}}$ ceramics were increased continuously with increasing of sintering temperature. And the bulk density and dielectric constant of the ${Ba_5}{Nb_4}{O_{15}}$ ceramics was increased in $1375^{\circ}C{\sim}1400^{\circ}C$ but decerased in $1425^{\circ}C$. In the case of ${Ba_5}{Ta_4}{O_{15}}$ ceramics sintered at $1475^{\circ}C$ and ${Ba_5}{Nb_4}{O_{15}}$ ceramics sintered at $1400^{\circ}C$, The dielectric constant and quality factor, and temperature coefficient of the resonant frequency (TCRF) were 25.15, 53,105 GHz, $-3.06\;ppm/^{\circ}C$ and, 39.55, 28,052 GHz, $5.7\;ppm/^{\circ}C$ respectively.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.218-224
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• 1996

The magnetic properties and crystallization behaviors of $Fe_{83-x}Al_{x}Nb_{5}B_{12}(X=1~5at%)$ alloys were investigated. The $Fe_{80}Al_{3}Nb_{5}B_{12}$ alloy was developed a very good soft magnetic material with ultra-fine grain structure in Fe-Al-Nb-B system alloys. When 1 at% of Cu was added in Fe-Al-Nb-B alloy, the soft magnetic properties were found to improve significantly through the reduction of the grain size upto about 6~7 nm at $450^{\circ}C$. The magnetic properties of the $Fe_{79}Al_{3}Nb_{5}B_{12}Cu_{1}$ alloy were as follows : ${\mu}_{eff}(1\;kHz)=26,000,\;B_{10}=1.45\;T,\;H_{c}=25\;mOe,\;P_{c}(100\;kHz,\;0.2\;T)=55\;W/kg$, respectively.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.63-68
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• 2021

This study was focused to investigate the effect of NbC-coated crucible on the quality of the SiC crystals. Then, the different properties between SiC crystals grown in a conventional graphite crucible and NbC-coated crucible were systematically compared. SiC crystals were grown using the Physical Vapor Transport (PVT) method at a temperature of 2300℃ and a pressure of 5 Torr in Ar atmosphere. After grinding and polishing, the polytype of the grown SiC crystal was analyzed using Raman spectroscopy, and crystallinity was confirmed by HR-XRD. Furthermore, the defect density and the concentration of impurities were analyzed by an optical microscope and a SIMS, respectively.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.422-428
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• 1991

The reaction sintering of Al2O3-ZrO2-Nb composite has been investigated using Al2O3, and ZrAl2 powders. Two kinds of specimens, 78.3Al2O3-14.0Nb2O5-7.7ZrAl2 in wt.% (AZN-5) and 72.3Al2O3-13.8Nb2O5-7.5ZrAl2-6.4ZrO2(AZN-10), were prepared. Powder compacts were sintered at various temperatures between 1$600^{\circ}C$ and 1$700^{\circ}C$ for 30 min in Ar. DTA and X-ray analysis have showen that a reaction between Nb2O5 and ZrAl2 started at 149$0^{\circ}C$ to form Al2O3, ZrO2, and Nb. The sintered density increased with the sintering temperature. AZN-10 specimen showed higher density than AZN-5 specimen for almost all the experimental conditions. Al2O3-ZrO2-Nb composite hot pressed after reaction sintering showed higher toughness and lower hardness than hot pressed Al2O3-ZrO2. The crack propagated through many metallic Nb particles which showed plastic deformation, and this is the cause of the increase in toughness of Al2O3-ZrO2-Nb composite over Al2O3-ZrO2.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.3 no.6
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• pp.565-574
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• 1993

The Ar/Ar- $H_{2}$ plasma method Lvas applied to reduce and refine high purity Nb metal. Inaddition, the reaction between molten Nb metal and hydrogen were also analyzed in the Ar-(20%)$H_{2}$plasma. The metallic Nb of 99.5wt% was obtained at the ratio of $C/Nb_{2}O_{5}$=5.00 in the Ar plasma reductionand the $O_2$ loss from the thermal decomposition of niobium oxides did not take place. In the Ar-(20%)Hi plasma the metallic Nb of 99.8wt% was produced at the ratio of $C/Nb_{2}O_{5}$=4.80. It was observedthat a major reaction of the deoxidation was the reaction with H, Hi, and a deoxidation by the evaporationof $NbO_x$ did not occur but a mass loss of Nb did by a "splash" effect. The deoxidation reaction rateobeyed the 1st order reaction kinetics and the reaction rate constant(k') of deoxidation was $7.8 \times 10_{-7}$(m/sec).The solubility of hydrogen in Nb metal was 60ppm and it was larger than the solubility of molecularstate hydrogen by 40ppm in the Ar-(20%)$H_{2}$ plasma method. A saturation was within 60sec anda hydrogen content was reduced below lOppm by a Ar plasma re-treatment.by a Ar plasma re-treatment.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.251-260
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• 2000

Ta and Hf added Ti-l5Sn-4Nb alloys without V and Al elements for biomaterial were melted by arc furnace in response to recent concerns about the long term safety of Ti-6Al-4V alloy. All specimens were homogenized at $1000^{\circ}C$ and solution treatment was performed at $812^{\circ}C$ and aging treatment at $500^{\circ}C$. The microstructure and mechanical properties were analysed by optical micrograph, hardness tester and instron. Ti-l5Sn-4Nb system alloys showed widmanstatten microstructure which is typical microstructure in $\alpha$＋$\beta$ type Ti alloys. The Ti-l5Sn-4Nb-2Hf and Ti-l5Sn-4Nb-2Ta alloys showed better hardness and tensile strength compared with Ti-6Al-4V. The result of XPS analysis, Ti-l5Sn-4Nb alloy in air atmosphere consisted of $TiO_2$, SnO and NbO.