• Journal of Power System Engineering
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.38-44
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• 2015

The cold-rolled steel sheet for automobile is liable to corrosion, and will be painting in a variety of ways for the anticorrosive. This paper was coated on cold rolled steel (SPCC and SPFC590) for automobiles using five kinds of organic/inorganic hybrid solution. This was evaluated corrosion resistance and so on by the salt spray. Corrosion area was less according to increasing of curing time in 2 types of steel plate with 5 types of the coating solution. No.1 solution was showed the best corrosion resistance regardless of the kinds of the steel sheet. It is judged that the melamin hardner had the role of bridge between $SiO_2$ polysilicate and urethan resin. Other properties were excellent in all solution.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.691-698
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• 2012

The joining of aluminum and HSS (high-strength steel) by the conventional clinching process is limited by the low formability of HSS. Defects in the clinching joint, such as necking of the upper sheet, cracks, and lack of interlocking, are produced by the different ductility properties of HSS and aluminum. In this study, we propose the hole clinching process for joining Al6061 and SPFC440, in which deformation of SPFC440 is avoided by drilling a hole in the SPFC440. The dimensions of the interlocking in the hole-clinched joint necessary to provide the required joint strength were determined. Based on the volume constant of the hole clinching process, the shapes of the tools were designed by finite element (FE)-analysis. A hole clinching experiment was performed to verify the proposed process. A cross-section of the joint showed good agreement with the results of the FE-analysis. The lap shear strength was found to be 2.56 kN, which is higher than required joint strength.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.137-142
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• 2017

Recently, the reduction of vehicle weight has been increasingly studied, in order to enhance the fuel efficiency of passenger cars. In particular, the seat frame is being studied actively, owing to considerations of driver safety from external impact damage. Therefore, this study focuses on high strength steel sheet (SPFC980)/polymer heterojunction hybrid materials, and their performance in regards to impact energy absorption. The ratio of impact energy absorption was observed to be relatively higher in the SPFC980/polymer hybrid materials under the impact load. This was found by calculating the equivalent flexural rigidity, which is the bending effect, according to the Castigliano theorem. An efficient wire-web structure was investigated through the simulation of different wire-web designs such as triangular, rectangular, octagonal, and hexagonal structures. The hexagonal wire-web structure was shown to have the least impact damage, according to the simulations. This study can be utilized for seat frame design for passengers' safety, owing to efficient impact absorption.

• Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.117-117
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• 2009

저항 점 용접 시스템은 SCR 방식과 Inverter 방식으로 나뉘어지는데 현재 공급전원의 안정화 및 고속의 제어가 가능한 Inverter 방식으로 점차 변해가는 추세이다. 이러한 추세에 따라 기존 SCR 방식에서는 구현하기 힘들었던 고속의 전류제어가 요구되고 있으며 여러 제어 알고리즘들이 적용되고 있다. 일반적으로 전류를 제어하기 위해 PI제어 알고리즘이 많이 사용되고 있다. PI제어보다 좀더 반응이 빠르고 정밀한 제어 알고리즘의 적용이 시도되고 있지만 실질적으로 현장에 적용하여 활용하기에 어려움이 있어 PI제어가 많이 선호되고 있다. 일반적으로 용접전류의 제어는 일정한 전류를 공급할 수 있게 하는 것이 주요하지만 저항 점 용접 시스템에서는 일정한 전류의 공급 이외에 목표 전류까지 도달하는 응답시간 또한 주요한 사항으로 작용하고 있다. 이는 짧은 통전시간으로 인해 응답성에 따라 입열량의 차이가 나타나기 때문이다. 응답시간이 느릴수록 그만큼 전류의 공급이 적어지고 이로 인해 입열량이 감소하게 된다. 국내의 Inverter 방식의 경우 응답시간이 15ms 이상이지만, 해외 선진 제품의 경우 10ms 이하의 응답시간을 가져 크게는 1cycle(16.6ms)의 차이가 나고 같은 용접전류 조건에서도 용접성의 차이가 나타나게 된다. 본 연구에서는 응답시간에 따른 용접성의 변화와 응답시간 제어의 필요성을 확인하기 위해 PI제어기를 응답시간에 따라 설계하고 이를 자체 제작한 Inverter DC 저항 점 용접기에 적용하여 용접실험을 실행하였다. 용접소재로는 현 자동차용 강판 소재인 SPFC590, 1mmt를 사용하였고 인장 및 단면시험을 통해 용접성을 비교하였다. 또한 각각의 로브곡선을 도출하고 비교하여 응답시간에 따른 용접성의 차이를 확인하였다.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.75-80
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• 2015

Self-piercing riveting is an joining method of advanced high strength steels (AHSS) and other dissimilar materials. It has attracted considerable interest from the automotive industry. The SPR has become an interesting alternative joining technique for difficult to weld materials such as steels and aluminium alloys. In this paper, self-piercing rivet and anvil for SPR were designed for the joining conditions with AHSS and aluminium alloy. Various conditions of SPR were simulated for the design of rivets and anvils. The simulated results were in good agreement with experimental ones. As a result, over HV500 rivet is desirable to joint SPFC780 AHSS and aluminum alloy.

• Laser Solutions
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.51-60
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• 1999

In this paper, weldability and formability of Tailored-Blank (TB) and the structural impact testing of bump beam were investigated to apply TB to automobile bumper beam. The optimal $CO_2$ laser welding condition for TB of SPFC and SPRC steel plates with different thicknesses was obtained. Before welding, the cross section of butt joint was prepared only by shearing without milling process. Real type bump beam was produced by two kind of forming processes such as roll-forming and press-forming, and the good formability of TB was obtained. Impact test results of bump by using pendulum and barrier were satisfied the impact regulation of bump. Finally. It may be confirmed that laser welded TB is well-balanced material in both weight reduction and production cost of automobile bump.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.36 no.8
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• pp.857-863
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• 2012

In this study, tailor-welded blanks(TWB) were formed between high-strength steel(SABC1470) and cold rolled steels(SPFH590 and SPFC980) to improve passenger safety and reduce the weight of cars. Multi-material TWB specimens were highly strengthened through the heat treatment of SABC1470. The change in tensile strength caused by the stand-by time until water cooling after stamping and the deformation behavior of high-speed bending in a statically indeterminate condition such as in the center-pillar were evaluated. Multi-material TWB specimens that were heat-treated at the same temperature tended to show a decrease in tensile and yield strength, depending on the stand-by time until water cooling. On the other hand, Multi-material TWB specimens(SABC1470+SPFH590) that were heat treated at $850^{\circ}C$ showed good properties that were suitable for ensuring passenger safety in car accidents. From the viewpoint of passenger safety, it is best to use SABC1470 and SPFH590 in the upper and lower area of the center-pillar, respectively.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.143-150
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• 2003

Experimental research has been carried out to investigate the characteristics of the fatigue crack initiation and propagation behavior of Tailor Welded Blank(TB) sheet used for vehicle body. We used three types of specimens which were machined of the same base metal: one is 1.4mm thick, another is 1.6mm thick, and the third(TB specimen) is laser-welded of two specimens(1.4mm and 1.6mm thick ones). The results of tensile and hardness test indicate that the yield strength of the TB specimen is the highest, and the hardness around welding bead is higher than that of base metal. Fatigue strength and fatigue limit of the TB specimen are much superior to those of the base metal up to $10^6$ cycles. The fatigue crack propagation of the heat-affected zone of the TB specimen is slower than that of the base metal. Welding bead has the fastest crack Propagation in the low stress intensity factor range$(\DeltaK)$ region, but the slowest in the high $\DeltaK$ region. The fatigue propagation characteristic of the TB specimen is relatively stable in comparison with that of the base metal in the high ${\Delta}K$ region around over $28MPa\sqrt{m}$.

• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.134-141
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• 2021

In order to improve excessive spring-back behavior as a result of the roll forming process using ultra high strength steel (UHSS) sheet, local softening in region of a partial area expected to be deformed on an initial blank is considered in this study. With SPFC1470 UHSS sheet with initial blank thickness of 1.20mm, the local softening is performed with the following conditions: temperatures of 500℃, 550℃, 600℃ and 650℃, and holding time of 20s, 40s, 80s and 160s. Mechanical properties, such as yield stress and tensile strength, as well as elongation, are evaluated through uniaxial tensile tests, while the microstructural characteristics as a result of local softening are also investigated using the heat-treated specimens. As a result, it is shown that the spring-back behavior of the roll-formed prototype was reduced about by 78.9%, when the local softening at about 500℃ was performed for 160s considering the practical manufacturing condition.

• Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.68-68
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• 2009

Recently, resistance spot welding using Inverter DC is applied to improve the weldability of high strength steel for the auto-body fabrication. In this study, inverter DC spot welding machine, which is developed in the domestic, was evaluated weldability of the galvanized and cold rolled dual-phase steel(tensile strength : 590MPa). The welding conditions (welding time, current and force) were decided by tensile-shear test, and welding strength and nugget size were analyzed by statistical analysis methods which involved dynamic resistance and indentation. The results of the statistical analysis was utilized for real-time estimation of the invisible nugget size and tensile strength. Moreover, it can be achieved without the conventional destructive testing of welds.