• International Journal of Safety
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2007

In this study mechanical strength of A53B carbon steel was analyzed using several types of test specimens directly machined from oil recycling pipe experienced a failure due to hydrogen attack in chemical plants. High temperature hydrogen attack (HTHA) is the damage process of grain boundary facets due to a chemical reaction of carbides with hydrogen, thus forming cavities with high pressure methane gas. Driven by the methane gas pressure, the cavities grow on grain boundaries forming intergranular micro cracks. Microscopic optical examination, tensile test, Charpy impact test, hardness measurement, and small punch (SP) test were performed. Carbon content of the hydrogen attacked specimens was dramatically reduced compared with that of standard specification of A53B. Traces of decarburization and micro-cracks were observed by optical and scanning electron microscopy. Charpy impact energy in hydrogen attacked part of the pipe exhibited very low values due to the decarburization and micro fissure formation by HTHA, on the other hand, data tested from the sound part of the pipe showed high and scattered impact energy. Maximum reaction forces and ductility in SP test were decreased at hydrogen attacked part of the pipe compared with sound part of the pipe. Finite element analyses for SP test were performed to estimate tensile properties for untested part of the pipe in tensile test. And fracture toughness was calculated using an equivalent strain concept with SP test and finite element analysis results.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제13권3호통권33호
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• pp.92-99
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• 1999

High temperature and pressure materials in power plant are degraded by creep damage, if they are exposed to constant loads for long times, which occurs in load bearing structures of pressurized components operationg at elevated temperatures. Many conventional measurement techniques such as replica method, electric resistance method, and hardness test method for measuring creep damgage have been used. So far, the replica method is mainly used for the inspection of high temperature and pressure components. This technique is, however, restricted to applications at the surface of the testpieces and cannot be used to material inside. In this paper, ultrasonic evaluation for the detection of creep damage in the form of cavaties on grain boundaries or intergranular microcracks were carried out. And the absolute measuring method of quantitative ultrasonic velocity technique for Cr-Mo material degradation was analyzed. As a result of ultrasonic tests for crept for specimens, we founded that the sound velocity was decreased as increase of creep life fraction(${phi}c$) and also, confirmed that hardness was decreased as increase of creep life fraction(${phi}c$).

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.291-297
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• 2011

This work investigated the microstructure and mechanical properties of 6063 Al alloy fabricated by shear-drawing (SD) technique where shear and drawing strains were combined together within a predetermined die. To find the optimum condition for sound deformation, three different dies having different inner angle and diameter of the exit channel were prepared. After single deformation of the present sample, the sound deformation took place without an abrupt failure of the sample if the inner angle would be greater than $135^{\circ}$ in this study, when the channel diameter of the SD die was reduced from 10 to 9 mm. Microstructural observation showed that the inner angle of $135^{\circ}$ was found to be more effective than that of $150^{\circ}$ in terms of the alignment of each grain to the shear direction imposed by SD method. In addition, the yield strength of the SD-deformed sample was twice higher than that of the initial counterpart while loosing ductility in tension.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2015

This article describes the basic technical concepts for applying the friction stir welding (FSW) process to titanium and its alloys. Titanium and its alloys are demanding applications of FSW. During FSW, a protective atmosphere is needed at the welding region to prevent the joints from oxidation due to the absorption of interstitial elements (O, N, and H) at high temperature. The process parameters for FSW have great influence on the microstructure and properties of the joints. No phase transformation occurred in CP Ti because FSW was achieved below the ${\beta}$-transus temperature. Therefore, the mechanical properties of the joints with CP Ti were governed by recrystallization and grain refinement. Furthermore, the strong crystallographic texture indicating <0001>//ND formed in the stir zone. On the other hands, the phase transformation occurred in Ti-6Al-4V alloy because the process temperature reached above ${\beta}$-transus temperature. For this reason, the mechanical properties of the joints with Ti-6Al-4V alloy were altered by not only recry stallization and grain refinement but also phase transformation during FSW. Engineers who want to get sound FSW joints with Ti-6Al-4V alloy have to pay attention to the control about process conditions.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.34-39
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• 2012

This study was conducted to investigate the microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir lap joints. Invar 42 and SS 400 were selected as the experimental materials, and friction stir welding was carried out at a tool rotation speed of 200 rpm and welding speed of 100 mm/min. The application of friction stir welding to Invar 42 effectively reduced the grain size in the stir zone; the average grain size of Invar 42 was reduced from $11.5{\mu}m$ in the base material to $6.4{\mu}m$ in the stir zone, which resulted in an improvement in the mechanical properties of the stir zone. The joint interface between Invar 42 and SS 400 showed a relatively sound weld without voids and cracks, and the intermetallic compounds with $L1_2$ type in lap jointed interface were partially formed with size of 100 nm. Moreover, the hook in the advancing side of Invar 42 was formed from SS 400, which contributed to maintenance of the tensile strength. The evolution of microstructures and mechanical properties of friction stir lap jointed Invar 42 and SS 400 are also discussed herein.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제49권11호
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• pp.893-899
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• 2011

Fabrication of a complex aluminum alloy by the ARB process using dissimilar aluminum alloys has been carried out. Two-layer stack ARB was performed for up to six cycles at ambient temperature without a lubricant according to the conventional procedure. Dissimilar aluminum sheets of AA1050 and AA5052 with thickness of 1 mm were degreased and wire-brushed for the ARB process. The sheets were then stacked together and rolled to 50% reduction such that the thickness became 1 mm again. The sheet was then cut into two pieces of identical length and the same procedure was repeated for up to six cycles. A sound complex aluminum alloy sheet was successfully fabricated by the ARB process. The tensile strength increased as the number of ARB cycles was increased, reaching 298 MPa after 5 cycles, which is about 2.2 times that of the initial material. The average grain size was $24{\mu}m$ after 1 cycle, and became $1.8{\mu}m$ after 6 cycles.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.110-119
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• 2002

수중퇴적물의 투과음향특성을 실험실 조건에서 고찰하였다. 물로 포화된 입자지름 0.5 mm이하의 모래퇴적물을 (재질의 두께가 1 mm이고 부피가100mm×100m×42m인 아크릴상자 안에) 형성시켜 수중모래퇴적물 시료를 제작하였다. 수중 모래퇴적물 시료의 다공율을 조절할 수 있도록 퇴적물 내부에 내경 3 mm, 길이 42 mm인 원통형 관들을 이용하여 물로 채워진 관을 위치시켜서, 원통다공율이 각각 0 %, 5%, 11%, 18%, 26%인 다섯 개의 수중 모래퇴적물 시료를 만들었다. 수중 모래퇴적물 시료의 음향특성을 다공율과 0.3 MHz에서 4 MHz의 구간에서 주파수의 함수로 분석하였다. 수중 모래퇴적물 시료를 투과한 음향신호는 시료 전체로부터 나온 첫번째파 (first-kind wave)와 관을 통하여 나온 두번째파 (second-kind wave)를 구분하여 관측하였다. 중심주파수 1 MHz에서는 첫번째파가 지배적이었으나 중심주파수 2.25 MHz에서는 두번째파가 지배적이었다. 첫번째파의 경우, 다공율이 증가되면 음압투과계수는 작아지고 음속은 물의 음속에 가깝게 낮아지며, 주파수가 증가되면 투과계수는 점차 작아지나 음속의 변화는 없었다. 두번째파의 경우, 다공율이 커지면 투과계수가 커지고 음속은 변화가 없었으며, 주파수가 증가되어도 투과계수와 음속의 변화는 없었다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.10-18
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• 2000

초음파를 이용한 목재의 비파괴시험은 등급구분 수분 및 결점 탐지, 썩은 정도 평가 등의 용도에 적용되고 있다. 이와 같은 기술을 실제로 적용하기 위해서는 목재 내의 초음파 전달과 목재의 성질 사이의 관계에 대한 기본적인 연구가 선행되어야 한다. 이 연구에서는 함수율과 섬유경사각이 초음파 전달 속도에 미치는 영향을 분석하기 위하여 낙엽송과 소나무를 대상으로 초음파 비파괴시험을 실시하였다. 함수율에 대한 시험을 위한 시험편은 생재상태, 30%, 20%, 10% 및 전건상태의 함수율을 갖도록 준비하였고 섬유경사각에 대한 시험을 위해서는 접선방향으로 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75 및 90도의 섬유경사각을 갖는 시험편을 준비하였다. 초음파 전달 속도는 섬유포화점에 근사한 30% 이하의 낮은 함수율 범위에서는 함수율에 반비례하였으며 이보다 높은 함수율 범위에서는 함수율에 관계없이 일정한 경향을 나타내었다. 목재의 압축강도와 함수율 사이의 관계에서도 이와 유사한 경향이 관찰되었다. 목재의 섬유경사각도 초음파 전달 속도 및 압축강도와 반비례하는 경향을 나타내었다. 압축강도와 초음파 전달 속도 사이의 관계는 정비례하는 관계로서 하나의 직선식으로 나타낼 수 있었다.

• 한국결정학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.141-148
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• 2005

It is well known that the general metals have a lot of grain boundaries. The grain boundaries play a negative role to increase the resistivity and to decrease the conductivity. The small resistivity and the large conductivity have been a goal of the material scientists, and no signal noise, perfect signal transfer, and the realization of the real sound are the dream of electronic engineers and audio manias. Generally, oxygen free copper (OFC) and Ohno continuous casting (OCC) copper cables have been used for the purpose of the precise signal transfer and low noise. However they still include a lot of grain boundaries. In our study, we have grown the single crystal by the Czochralski method and succeeded to produce single crystal wires from the crystal in the dimension of $0.5{\times}0.5{\times}2500mm$. The produced wire still possesses very good single crystal properties. We observed the structure of the wire, and measured the resistance and impedance. Glow Discharge Spectrometer (GDS) was used for analyzing the compositions of copper single crystals and commercial copper. Current-Voltage curve, resistance, total harmonic distortion and speaker frequency response were measured for comparing electrical and acoustic properties of two samples.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제24권11호
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• pp.585-590
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• 2014

Microstructural evolution in the thickness direction of an oxygen free copper processed by accumulative rollbonding (ARB) is investigated by electron back scatter diffraction (EBSD) measurement. For the ARB, two copper alloy sheets 1 mm thick, 30 mm wide and 300 mm long are first degreased and wire-brushed for sound bonding. The sheets are then stacked and roll-bonded by about 50% reduction rolling without lubrication at an ambient temperature. The bonded sheet is then cut to the two pieces of the same dimensions and the same procedure was repeated on the sheets up to eight cycles. The specimen after 1 cycle showed inhomogeneous microstructure in the thickness direction so that the grains near the surface were finer than those near the center. This inhomogeneity decreased with an increasing number of ARB cycles, and the grain sizes of the specimens after 3 cycles were almost identical. In addition, the aspect ratio of the grains decreased with an increasing number of ARB cycles due to the subdivision of the grains by shear deformation. The fraction of grains with high angle grain boundaries also increased with continuing process of the ARB so that it was higher than that of the low angle grain boundaries in specimens after 3 cycles. A discontinuous dynamic recrystallization occurred partially in specimens after 5 cycles.