• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.311-320
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• 1998

The cryogenic fracture behaviors of austenitic stainless steel HN2 developed for nuclear fusion reactor were evaluated quantitatively by using the small punch(SP) test. The electrochemical polarization test was applied to study thermal aging degradation of HN2 steel. The X-ray diffraction(XRD) analysis was conducted to detect carbides and nitrides precipitated on the grain boundary of the heat treated HN2 steel. The mechanical properties of the HN2 steel significantly decreased with increasing time and temperature of heat treatment or with decreasing testing temperature. The integrated charge(Q) obtained from electrochemical polarization test showed a good correlation with the SP energy(ESP) obtained by means of SP tests. From the results observed in the x-ray diffraction and anodic polarization curve, it was known that the material the grain boundary. Combining SP test and electrochemical polarization test, it could be useful tools to non-destructively evaluate the cryogenic fracture behaviors and the aging degradation for cryogenic structural material.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2000년도 추계학술대회 논문집 학회본부 A
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• pp.265-268
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• 2000

In this study, a small punch creep (SP-Creep) test using miniaturized specimen has been described for the development of the new creep test method for high temperature structural components such as headers and tubes of boiler, turbine casing and rotor, and reactor vessel. The SP-Creep testing technique has been applied to 1Cr-0.5Mo steel used widely as boiler header material and the creep test temperature are varied at $550^{\circ}C{\sim}600^{\circ}C$. From the experimental results, e.g. SP-Creep curve behaviors, the creep rate in steady state and creep rupture life with test temperature and load, the load exponential value(n, m), the activation energy($Q_{spc}$), the Monkman-Grant relation and the creep life assessment equation etc., it can be summarized that the SP-Creep test may be a useful test method to evaluate the creep properties of the heat resisting material such as boiler header.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.8-17
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• 2006

When subjected to severe shear deformation by ECAP, microstructure of Al2024 becomes extremely refined. To measure the strength of that, small punch(SP) testing method was adopted as a substitute for the conventional uniaxial tensile testing because the size of material processed by ECAP were limited to ${\psi}12\;mm$ in transverse direction. SP tests were performed with specimens in longitudinal and transverse directions of Al2024 ECAP metal. For comparing the strength values with those assessed by SP tests, uniaxial tensile tests were also conducted with specimens in longitudinal direction. Failure surfaces of the tested SP specimens showed that failure mode was shear deformation and Al 2024 ECAP metal has an anisotropy in strength. Thus, conventional equations proposed for assessing the strength characteristics were improper to assess those of Al2024 ECAP metal. In this paper a way of assessing the strength of Al 2024 ECAP metal was proposed and was proven to be effective.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.284-292
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• 2020

In this study, hydrogen charging was conducted for API X70 steel by the electro-chemical hydrogen charging method. Right after hydrogen was diffused from the specimen surface to the inside of the X70, the small punch tests and hydrogen concentration analysis was conducted within 5 minutes. Hydrogen was analyzed by melting the whole specimen and detect the gas after melting. Mechanical properties were measured by the small punch (SP) testing. Fracture surface and specimen surface were observed using scanning electron microscope. Three tests were repeated for study sensitivity of the SP test results under a same charging condition. It was observed that the variation of the maximum load, SP displacement at failure, hydrogen concentration as the charging period was not much in the case of X70 as the other steel such as Inconel. It can be argued that X70 base metal may have high hydrogen damage resistance and hydrogen diffusion in the base metal would not cause much embrittlement. Limitations of the SP test with 0.5 mm thickness for hydrogen damage test for X70 were discussed.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.64-70
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• 2015

TRIP강의 수소에 의한 취성화정도를 확인하기 위하여 산성과 알칼리성 전해질 분위기 하에서 전류밀도와 주입시간을 달리하여 수소를 강제주입시킨 후 sp시험으로 평가하고자 하였다. SP시험결과 산성 전해질 분위기가 알칼리성 전해질 분위기에 비해 수소 취성화가 더욱 민감하게 반응하는 것으로 조사되었다. 또한 산성 전해질은 주입시간과 전류밀도가 수소취성화에 영향을 미치는 인자로 확인되었으며, 알칼리성 전해질은 주입시간이 전류 밀도보다 수소 취성화를 촉진하는 요소로 조사되었다.

• 에너지공학
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.56-62
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 X65강의 용접부에 전기화학적 방법으로 수소를 장입한 이후에, 소형펀치시험편을 사용하여 기계적 강도를 평가하고 파면을 분석하였다. 모재부의 경우와는 다르게 용접부에서는 수소장입정도에 따라 강도저하가 민감하게 나타나는 거동을 보였다. 수소장입시 전류밀도, 온도, 장입시간의 변화에 따라 강도 및 연신율 등의 기계적 성질이 민감하게 변화하였다. 특히, 전류밀도가 높고 장입시간이 길어짐에 따라서 강도의 저하가 크게 나타났으나, 상대적으로 전해질 온도의 영향은 비교적 작게 나타났다. 또한 주사전자현미경을 통해 관찰한 시험편의 파면에서 수소침투된 표면근처의 재료에서 취성파면이 발견되었으며, 이는 강도의 저하 거동과 일치되는 경향이다. 수소취화 거동 평가 연구를 위해 본 연구에서 채택한 시험시스템은 재현성이 높게 나타나고 있으며, 이 방법을 이용한 재료의 강도평가 결과 매우 높은 신뢰성을 보이고 있다. 따라서 소형펀치시험과 전기분극법을 이용함으로써 X65강 용접부의 수소취화에 의한 강도변화를 민감하게 평가할 수 있었다. 산출된 데이터의 통계적인 처리를 통해 강도변화값을 예측할 수 있었음도 보였다.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.40-46
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• 2014

전기화학적 방법으로 수소 주입시킨 5종의 고강도 DP강의 수소취성화 정도를 소형펀치시험으로 평가하였다. SP시험 후 SP흡수에너지는, $200mA/cm^2$ 전류밀도 조건의 DP5 시험편에서 수소주입시간이 5hr에서 50hr으로 증가함에 따라 363 kgf-mm에서 209 kgf-mm로 현저히 저하되는 것을 알 수 있었다. 전류밀도와 수소주입시간의 증가에 따라 수소주입량과 SP에너지 저하는 선형적인 상관관계를 갖는 것으로 조사되었다. 또한 SP시험에 의해 생성된 bulb의 높이 변화는 1.79 mm에서 1.59 mm로 낮아지는 것으로 조사되었다. 이는 앞서의 SP 흡수에너지 결과와 유사한 경향으로 나타나, 수소취성평가의 지표로 활용 가능할 것으로 사료된다. 균열 파단부위의 SEM 관찰에서 수소주입량 증가에 따라 파단면은 취성파면 형태로 진행되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.121-128
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• 1998

The degradation of mechanical properties in the high nitrogen steel HN3 developed for nuclear fusion reactor has been evaluated quantitatively using the small punch(SP) test, X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis has also been conducted to identify carbides or nitrides precipitated on grain boundaries of the heat treated samples. Mechanical properties of the steel HN3 significantly decreased with increasing heat treatment time and temperature or with decreasing testing temperature. Combination of XRD and metallurgical observation, revealed that the material degradation in the thermally aged steel was caused by precipitation of carbides on the grain boundaries. While the weld metal showed the lowest mechanical properties among various microstructures in GTA weldments. By combining SP test and XRD analysis, cryogenic fracture behaviors and aging degradation for high nitrogen steel could be successfully evaluated in nondestructive manner.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2000년도 춘계학술대회논문집A
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• pp.43-48
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• 2000

In this study, a small punch creep(SP-Creep) test using miniaturized specimen$(10{\times}10{\times}0.5mm)$ has been described for the development of the newly semi-destructive creep test method for high temperature structural components such as headers and tubes of boiler turbine casino and rotor and reactor vessel. The SP-Creep testing technique has been applied to 2.25Cr-1Mo(STBA24) steel used widely as boiler tube material and the creep test temperature are varied at $550^{\circ}C{\sim}600^{\circ}C$. The overall deformations of SP-Creep curves are definitely depended with applied load and creep test temperature and show the creep behaviors of three steps like conventional uniaxial creep curves. The steady state creep rate${\delta}_{ss}$ of SP-Creep curve for miniaturized specimen increases with increasing creep temperature, but the exponential value with creep loading is decreased. The activation energy$(Q_{spc})$ during SP-Creep deformation with various test temperatures shows 605.7kJ/mol that is g.eater than 467.4kJ/mol reported in uniaxial creep test. This may be caused by the difference of stress states during creep deformation In two creep test. But from the experimental results, e.g. SP-Creep curve behaviors, the steady state creep rate${\delta}_{ss}$ with creep temperature, and the exponential value(n) with creep loading, it can be summarized that the SP-Creep test may be a useful test method to evaluate the creep properties of the heat resisting material.

• 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국원자력학회 1996년도 춘계학술발표회논문집(3)
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• pp.79-84
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• 1996

Small punch test was performed on CF8 duplex stainless steel aged at 370 and 400$^{\circ}C$ up to 5,000 h to evaluate the degree of the thermal aging embrittlement. At room temperature, the SP load-displacement curve was in a similar shape to those of ferritic steels and had a good reproducibility in spite of two-phase structure. The aging heat treatment resulted in a slight increase of the yield strength. As test temperature was lowered, the SP load showed a sudden drop followed by serrations before the SP specimen was fractured, resulting from the cracking of ferrite phase. The extent of thermal embrittlement was assessed in terms of the SP energy. Aging treatment at higher temperature led to a larger shift in the transition temperature and the corresponding change in the fracture mode. The main cause of the degradation was the embrittlement of ferrite phase. Additionally the phase boundary separation profoundly contributed to the degradation of the specimen aged at 400$^{\circ}C$.