• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.162-169
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• 2009

Pure titanium and its alloys are drastically used in implant materials due to their excellent mechanical properties, high corrosion resistance and good biocompatibility. However, the widely used Ti-6Al-4V is found to release toxic ions (Al and V) into the body, leading to undesirable long-term effects. Ti-6Al-4V has much higher elastic modulus than cortical bone. Therefore, titanium alloys with low elastic modulus have been developed as biomaterials to minimize stress shielding. For this reason, Ti-30Ta-xZr alloy systems have been studied in this study. The Ti-30Ta containing Zr(5, 10 and 15 wt%) were 10 times melted to improve chemical homogeneity by using a vacuum furnace and then homogenized for 24 hrs at $1000^{\circ}C$. The specimens were cut and polished for corrosion test and Ti coating and then coated with TiN, respectively, by using DC magnetron sputtering method. The analyses of coated surface were carried out by field emission scanning electron microscope(FE-SEM). The electrochemical characteristics were examined using potentiodynamic (- 1500 mV~+ 2000 mV) and AC impedance spectroscopy(100 kHz~10 mHz) in 0.9% NaCl solution at $36.5{\pm}1^{\circ}C$. The equiaxed structure was changed to needle-like structure with increasing Zr content. The surface defects and structures were covered with TiN/Ti coated layer. From the polarization behavior in 0.9% NaCl solution, The corrosion current density of Ti-30Ta-xZr alloys decreased as Zr content increased, whereas, the corrosion potential of Ti-30Ta-xZr alloys increased as Zr content increased. The corrosion resistance of TiN/Ti-coated Ti-30Ta-xZr alloys were higher than that of the TiN-coated Ti-30Ta-xZr alloys. From the AC impedance in 0.9% NaCl solution, polarization resistance($R_p$) value of TiN/Ti coated Ti-30Ta-xZr alloys showed higher than that of TiN-coated Ti-30Ta-xZr alloys.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.70-80
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• 2014

Duplex stainless steels with nearly equal fraction of the ferrite(${\alpha}$) phase and austenite(${\gamma}$) phase have been increasingly used for various applications such as power plants, desalination facilities due to their high resistance to corrosion, good weldability, and excellent mechanical properties. Hyper duplex stainless steel (HDSS) is defined as the future duplex stainless steel with a pitting resistance equivalent (PRE=wt.%Cr+3.3(wt.%Mo+0.5wt.%W)+30wt.%N) of above 50. However, when HDSS is welded with gas tungsten arc (GTA), incorporation of nitrogen in the Ar shielding gas are very important because the volume fraction of ${\alpha}$-phase and ${\gamma}$-phase is changed and harmful secondary phases can be formed in the welded zone. In other words, the balance of corrosion resistance between two phases and reduction of $Cr_2N$ are the key points of this study. The primary results of this study are as follows. The addition of $N_2$ to the Ar shielding gas provides phase balance under weld-cooling conditions and increases the transformation temperature of the ${\alpha}$-phase to ${\gamma}$-phase, increasing the fraction of ${\gamma}$-phase as well as decreasing the precipitation of $Cr_2N$. In the anodic polarization test, the addition of nitrogen gas in the Ar shielding gas improved values of the electrochemical parameters, compared to the Pure Ar. Also, in the erosion-corrosion test, the HDSS welded with shielding gas containing $N_2$ decreased the weight loss, compared to HDSS welded with the Ar pure gas. This result showed the resistance of erosion-corrosion was increased due to increasing the fraction of ${\gamma}$-phase and the stability of passive film according to the addition $N_2$ gas to the Ar shielding gas. As a result, the addition of nitrogen gas to the shielding gas improved the resistance of erosion-corrosion.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.242-249
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• 2003

아연 전극은 고농도의 KOH전해질 용액의 알카리 전지용 양극재료로 폭넓게 이용되고 있다. 그러나 급속한 전기화학적 반응과 높은 용해도에 의한 수지상의 생성에 의해 사이클 수명이 현저하게 짧아지는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 용액온도 $25^{\circ}C$의 $40wt.\%$ KOH 전해질에 $Ca(OH)_2$, Citrate, Tartrate 및 Gluconate 등의 첨가제를 첨가하고 그리고 $Pb_3O_4\;5wt\%$를 아연 전극에 혼합하였을 때 아연 전극의 전기화학적 거동에 미치는 Pb,04와 첨가제의 효과를 동전위 분극 곡선, 순환전위전해분석법, 가속수명시험 및 SEM사진 분석을 통하여 고찰하였다. $Pb_3O_4$의 첨가는 아연 전극의 부식 속도를 확실히 감소시키는 효과가 있었으며 그리고 $Pb_3O_4$의 첨가에 의한 아연 전극의 부식 전위는 순수아연 전극에 비하여 다소 높았으나 개로 전압에는 거의 영향이 없었다. 그리고 4가지 종류의 첨가제는 내식성과 가속 수명시험시의 사이클 수명을 향상시키는 데 중요한 역할을 하고 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 더욱이 Tartrate 첨가는 4가지 종류의 첨가제 중에서 상대적으로 충방전 특성을 개선할 뿐 아니라 양호한 내식성 효과가 확인되었다.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.277-283
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• 2015

함정에 사용되는 선체재료로는 연강, 고장력강, 고강도강, 알루미늄 합금 및 복합재료 등이 있다. 그 중 함정의 선체는 수밀과 강도의 유지 및 탑재장비의 지지 등 기본적인 기능을 위하여 철강 재료를 주로 사용하고 있다. 함정의 주 임무는 해양에서 작전을 수행하는 것이므로 해수에 의한 선체 부식이 필연적으로 발생하게 된다. 선체의 부식을 방지하기 위하여 도장 방법, 희생양극법 및 강제 전류 방식이 사용되고 있다. 특히 Al 및 Zn을 활용한 희생양극법의 경우 부식특성 개선을 위하여 인듐(In), 카드뮴(Cd) 및 납(Pb) 등의 중금속이 첨가되어 있다. 하지만 이러한 중금속은 인체 및 환경에 매우 유해하므로 전 세계적으로 사용이 점차 규제되고 있다. 이에 본 논문에서는 인체 및 환경에 무해한 미세원소(Ma, Ca, Ce 및 Sn)를 첨가하여 Al 및 Zn 합금을 제조하였다. 제조된 함정용 Al 및 Zn 희생양극의 효율 특성 측정을 위하여 SEM, XRD, 동전위 분극실험 및 전류효율 평가를 실시하였으며, 실험결과 Al-3Zn-0.6Sn 및 Zn-3Sn 합금의 양극 성능이 다른 합금 보다 효율성이 우수하였다.

• Journal of Korean Dental Science
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.10-21
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• 2017

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the electrochemical characteristics of nanotubular Ti-25Nb-xZr ternary alloys for dental implant materials. Materials and Methods: Ti-25Nb-xZr alloys with different Zr contents (0, 3, 7, and 15 wt.%) were manufactured using commercially pure titanium (CP-Ti), niobium (Nb), and zirconium (Zr) (99.95 wt.% purity). The alloys were prepared by arc melting in argon (Ar) atmosphere. The Ti-25Nb-xZr alloys were homogenized in Ar atmosphere at $1,000^{\circ}C$ for 12 hours followed by quenching into ice water. The microstructure of the Ti-25Nb-xZr alloys was examined by a field emission scanning electron microscope. The phases in the alloys were identified by an X-ray diffractometer. The chemical composition of the nanotube-formed surfaces was determined by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Self-organized $TiO_2$ was prepared by electrochemical oxidation of the samples in a $1.0M\;H_3PO_4+0.8wt.%$ NaF electrolyte. The anodization potential was 30 V and time was 1 hour by DC supplier. Surface wettability was evaluated for both the metallographically polished and nanotube-formed surfaces using a contact-angle goniometer. The corrosion properties of the specimens were investigated using a 0.9 wt.% aqueous solution of NaCl at $36^{\circ}C{\pm}5^{\circ}C$ using a potentiodynamic polarization test. Result: Needle-like structure of Ti-25Nb-xZr alloys was transform to equiaxed structure as Zr content increased. Nanotube formed on Ti-25Nb-xZr alloys show two sizes of nanotube structure. The diameters of the large tubes decreased and small tubes increased as Zr content increased. The lower contact angles for nanotube formed Ti-25NbxZr alloys surfaces showed compare to non-nanotube formed surface. The corrosion resistance of alloy increased as Zr content increased, and nanotube formed surface showed longer the passive regions compared to non-treatment surface. Conclusion: It is confirmed that corrosion resistance of alloy increased as Zr content increased, and nanotube formed surface has longer passive region compared to without treatment surface.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2017

$TiO_2$, $Al_2O_3$, and $TiO_2-Al_2O_3$ nanolaminated films were grown by atomic layer deposition (ALD) on the 316L stainless steel (SS316L) substrates at a temperature of $150^{\circ}C$. The growth kinetics of $ALD-TiO_2$ and $Al_2O_3$ thin films were systematically investigated in order to precisely control the thickness of each layers in the $TiO_2-Al_2O_3$ nanolaminated films using a high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. And, the exact deposition rates of $ALD-TiO_2$ on $Al_2O_3$ surface and $ALD-Al_2O_3$ on $TiO_2$ surface were revealed to be 0.0284 nm/cycle and 0.11 nm/cycle, respectively. At given growth conditions, the microstructures of $TiO_2$, $Al_2O_3$ and $TiO_2-Al_2O_3$ nanolaminated films were amorphous. The potentiodynamic polarization test revealed that the $TiO_2-Al_2O_3$ nanolaminated film coated SS316L had a best corrosion resistance, although all ALDcoated SS316L exhibited a clear improvement of the corrosion resistance compared with a bare SS316L.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.54-61
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• 2018

Plasma Nitriding treatment was performed on STS 204Cu stainless steel samples at a temperature of $400^{\circ}C$ for 15 hours with varying $N_2$ content as 10%, 15% and 25%. Regardless of the content of $N_2$, S-Phase which is a hardened layer of Nitrogen (N) supersaturated phase, was formed in the surface of plasma treated samples. When $N_2$ content was 25%, the thickness of the hardened layer reached up to about $7{\mu}m$ and the surface hardness reached a value of $560Hv_{0.05}$, which is about 2.5 times higher than that of untreated sample (as received $220Hv_{0.05}$). From potentiodynamic polarization test, it was observed that compared to as received sample, the corrosion potential and the corrosion current density of the plasma treated samples were decreased regardless of the $N_2$ content, but the corrosion resistance was not increased much due to the precipitation of $Cr_2N$. On the other hand, pitting potential of the samples treated with 10% and 15% $N_2$ was higher than that of as received sample, however, the samples treated with 25% exhibited a lower pitting potential. Therefore, 10% $N_2$ content was selected as optimum plasma nitriding condition and to further increase both the thickness and surface hardness and the corrosion resistance of the hardened layer, different $CH_4$ content such as 1%, 3% and 5% was introduced into the plasma nitriding atmosphere. With 1% $CH_4$, the thickness of the hardened layer reached up to about $11{\mu}m$ and the surface hardness was measured as about $620Hv_{0.05}$, which is about 2.8 times that of as received sample. And the corrosion resistance of the plasma treated sample by using 1% $CH_4$ was improved significantly due to much higher pitting potential, and lower corrosion current density. When the $CH_4$ content was more than 1%, the thickness and surface hardness of the hardened layer decreased slightly and the corrosion resistance also decreased.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.45-51
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• 1998

Ni-MH 전지의 음극으로 쓰이는 수소저장합금(MH)의 한 종류인 $AB_2$계 합금은 수소저장량이 큰 장점이 있으나 초기활성화나 싸이클 수명 및 자기방전 특성이 나쁜 단점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 Zr-Ti-V-Mn-Ni계 합금에 비화학양론적으로 Cr을 소량 첨가했을 때와 La을 첨가하여 불화처리 했을 때의 초기활성화, 싸이클 수명 및 자기방전에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다 EPMA 및 SEM을 이용하여 합금의 표면을 분석하였으며 XRD 분석으로 결정구조를 관찰하였다. 또한 합금으로 전극을 제조하여 정전류 시험법, 임피던스법과 전위주사법 등에 의해 전극특성을 조사하였다. Cr이 첨가될수록 전극표면에 안정한 산화막이 형성되어 V등의 전해질로의 용해를 막아주어 충, 방전에 따른 수명특성 및 자기방전 특성을 향상시키지만 초기 전하이동 반응이 저해되어 초기활성화 특성이 악화되었다. La을 첨가 후 불화처리하면 표면에 반응성이 좋은 입자를 형성하여 전극의 초기 활성화가 크게 향상되었다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.377-388
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• 2008

이 연구에서는 다양한 부식 환경하에서 니켈티타늄 파일에 대한 부식 경향을 전기화학적 검사와 시각적 검사를 이용해 비교 평가하였다. 각 45개의 21 mm ProTaper Universal 52와 21 mm #25/0.06의 Hero642 file을 기계적 하중 여부, 저장 용액(증류수 및 차아염소산나트륨), 저장 온도(22$^{\circ}C$ 및 55$^{\circ}C$), 파일 종류에 따라 18개의 그룹(n = 5)으로 나누었다. 40개의 발거 치아 근관을 성형한 후 18시간 동안 저장 용액에 조건에 따라 보관하였다. 부식 산물의 생성 여부나 변색 등을 관찰하고 주사전자현미경을 이용해 각 시편을 다양한 배율에서 관찰하였으며 에너지 분산형 X선 분광기로 성분 분석을 하였다 전기화학적분극시험을 통하여 새 파일과 근관 성형에 사용한 파일의 부식저항성을 검사하였다. 본 실험 조건하에서는 저장 용액의 종류와 보관 온도가 니켈 티타늄 파일의 부식에 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 이종 금속이 존재하는 경우 갈바닉 부식의 영향으로 인해니켈 티타늄 파일의 부식 경향이 증가할 수도 있음을 보였다.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.129-137
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• 2009

Corrosion behaviors of TiN coated dental casting alloys have been researched by using various electrochemical methods. Three casting alloys (Alloy 1: 63Co-27Cr-5.5Mo, Alloy 2: 63Ni-16Cr-5Mo, Alloy 3: 63Co-30Cr-5Mo) were prepared for fabricating partial denture frameworks with various casting methods; centrifugal casting(CF), high frequency induction casting(HFI) and vacuum pressure casting(VP). The specimens were coated with TiN film by RF-magnetron sputtering method. The corrosion behaviors were investigated using potentiostat (EG&G Co, 263A. USA) in 0.9% NaCl solution at $36.5{\pm}1^{\circ}C$. The corrosion morphologies were analyzed using FE-SEM and EDX. Alloy 1 and Alloy 2 showed the ${\alpha}-Co$ and ${\varepsilon}-Co$ phase on the matrix, and it was disappeared in case of TiN coated Alloy 1 and 2. In the Alloy 3, $Ni_2Cr$ second phases were appeared at matrix. Corrosion potentials of TiN coated alloy were higher than that of non-coated alloy, but current density at passive region of TiN coated alloy was lower than that of non-coated alloy. Pitting corrosion resistances were increased in the order of centrifugal casting, high frequency induction casting and vacuum pressure casting method from cyclic potentiodynamic polarization test.