• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.113-119
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• 2012

Ultrasonic bonding is the novel packaging method for flip-chip with high yield and low-temperature bonding. The bonding module is a core part of the bonding machine, which can transfer the ultrasonic energy into the bonding spot. In this paper, we propose topology optimization technique which can make new design of boding modules due to the constraints on resonance frequency and mode shapes. The designed bonding module using topology optimization was fabricated in order to evaluate the bonding performance and reliable operation during the continuous bonding process. The actual production models based on the proposed design satisfied the target frequency range and ultrasonic power. The bonding test was performed using flip-chip with lead-free Sn-based bumps, the results confirmed that the bonding strength was sufficient with the designed bonding modules. Also the performance degradation of the bonding module was not observed after the 300-hour continuous process with bonding conditions.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.121-124
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• 2003

A new form-joining process with the aid of an adhesive is proposed in which an epoxy adhesive is applied to a sheet metal pair, and before it cures the pair is clinched to cause the geometric constraint in the form of a protrusion. In order to reduce the forming load and the height of protrusions, a new die and punch set with a very small clearance was devised to reduce the depth of drawing and the forming load. Taguchi method was employed to find the optimal values of design parameters. To implement each case of the orthogonal array, the finite element method was used. The experiments showed that on the tensile-shear test, the bonding strength of the new form-joining process with an epoxy adhesive is approximately the same as that of the resistance spot welding; and in comparison with the other two form-joining processes with an epoxy adhesive, the height of protrusions was reduced by more than 65 percent and the forming load by 50 percent.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.633-638
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• 2012

The doctor blade is a core part of a laser printer and directly influences the printing quality. The main specifications for doctor blades ate for them to be precise and durable. It is necessary to study an automatic production system for doctor blades in order to obtain high-efficient manufacturing processes. In this paper, the technology and the design of the automatic production line has for manufacturing doctor blades has been researched. The automated manufacturing process consists of five steps, which are the supplying of raw material, shearing, bending, bracket supplying, and the laser-spot welding process. The proposed automatic manufacturing system allowed for faster and more reliable production of doctor blades.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.213-218
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• 2017

In this study, a reverse design of the F-theta lens was proposed for a 2D scanner in remote welding applications. The curvature and distance of the lens were set as variables, and the focal length of the lens was set as the marginal ray height. The ZEMAX commercial software was used to perform a simulation with unlimited iterations for the optimization process. The target value was optimized using the internal Merit function with the weight factors of focal length and spot diameter. The number of lenses was four, and the focal length obtained from the results was 135mm that is slightly less than that of the commercial lens, which is set with a focal length of 185 mm. The calculated spot diameters are $1.3{\mu}m$, $6.2{\mu}m$, and $16.1{\mu}m$ for $0^{\circ}$, $12.5^{\circ}$ and $23^{\circ}$ of incident laser beam, respectively. It is expected that an optimized lens design is possible by performing the reverse design of a lens by the ray tracing method.

• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.392-400
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• 2009

Clinching is a method of joining sheet metals together. This process can be substituted for the resistance spot welding on the joining of aluminum alloys. However, the joining strength of the clinching is lower than that of welding and riveting. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the effect of shape parameters of tools on the joining strength of the clinching and to optimize clinching tools. Twelve parameters have been selected as shape parameters on the clinching tools such as punch and die. The design of experiments (DOE) method is employed to investigate the effect of the shape parameters of tools on the joining strength of the clinching. The neck thickness and undercut of the clinched sheet metal after the clinching, and the separation load at detaching are estimated from the result of FEA using DEFORM. Optimal combination of shape parameters to maximize the joining strength of clinching is determined on the basis of the result of DOE and FEA. In order to validate the result of DOE and FEA, the experiment of clinching is performed for the optimal combination of shape parameters. It is shown from the result of the experiment that optimization of shape parameters improves the joining strength of clinching.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.302-309
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• 2024

The purpose of this study was to elucidate effects of a thin (tens to hundreds of nanometers) Ni-flash coating layer on hydrogen embrittlement (HE) and liquid metal embrittlement (LME) in ultra-high-strength electrogalvanized steel with a tensile strength of more than 1 GPa. Various experimental and analytical methods, including thermal desorption spectroscopy, slow strain rate testing, resistance spot welding, X-ray diffraction, and metallographic observation, were employed. Results showed that an increase in Ni target amount for flash coating resulted in a decrease in diffusible hydrogen content during electrogalvanizing, resulting in a significant decrease in HE sensitivity. Moreover, a Ni target amount of more than 1000 mg/m² drastically reduced the occurring frequency and average depth of LME. This reduction could be primarily attributed to formation of Zn-Ni intermetallic phases during the welding process that could inhibit liquefaction of intermetallic phases in the heat-affected zone. This study provides a desirable Ni target amount for Ni-flash coating on ultra-high-strength steels conducted in a continuous galvanizing line or a high-speed batch line to achieve high resistance to both HE and LME.

• Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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• 1999.10a
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• pp.142-145
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• 1999

The dynamic resistance monitoring is one of the important issues in that in-process and real time quality assurance of resistance spot weld is needed to increase the product reliability. Secondary dynamic resistance patterns, as a real manner, are hard to adapt those factors in real time and in-plant system. In the present study, a new dynamic resistance detecting method is presented as a practical manner of weld quality assurance at the primary circuit. By the correlation analysis, it is found that the primary dynamic resistance patterns are basically similar to those of the secondary. Various dynamic resistance indices are characterized with the primary curve. And quality of the weld, like the tensile shear strength, is estimated using adaptive neuro-fuzzy estimation system which is consisted of the Sugeno fuzzy algorithm. Through the fuzzy clustering and parameter optimization, real time weld quality assurance system with less efforts is proposed.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.257-263
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• 1984

저항 점 용접시 발생하는 어려운 문제점의 하나는 아무리 동일한 용접조건 하에서 용접을 한다하 더라도 균일한 용접품질을 얻을 수 없다는 점이다. 이는 주로 용접중의 전원에서의 변화로 인한 용접전류 및 전압변동, 용접모재의 표면상태 및 두께의 불균일, 두 전극의 마멸 및 맞춤상태 등의 인자 때문에 기인한다고 볼 수 있다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해서는 용접하는 도중에 수시 로 인자 때문에 기인한다고 볼 수 있다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해서는 용접하는 도중에 수 시로 용접 상태를 점검하여 용접조건을 그때 그때에 적합하게 변화시켜 주는 것이 바람직한데 우 선 용접상태를 판별하기 위해서는 용접품질(weld quality)을 잘 대변할 수 있는 용접법 변수를 찾 아내는 것이 중요한 일이다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 용접품질에 관련되는 변수중, 전기동저항과 전 극분리현상을 측정해서 마이크로 컴퓨터를 사용하여 관련되는 특정값들을 구했고 이들과 인장실 험에서 얻은 용접강도와의 상관관계를 얻음으로써 과연 어떠한 공정변수가 용접품질을 잘 대변해 줄 수 있는가를 실험적으로 조사하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2000.07c
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• pp.1800-1802
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• 2000

본 연구에서는 냉음극 발광 소자인 FEA를 이용하여 Cold Cathode Lamp 제작과 그 구조에 대해서 연구하였다. Anode plate에는 ZnO:Zn 형광체를 전기영동법으로 증착한 후 tube slabs와 anode plate를 frit glass를 이용하여 접합하였다. FEA와 substrate의 bonding, addressing을 위한 wire bonding, substrate와 집속전극, setter를 stem base의 외부전극에 연결하기 위한 spot welding, tube와 stem base를 glass melting method로 접합 공정을 하였다. 진공배기 시스템에 배기판을 연결하여 ${\sim}10^{-7}$torr까지 배기한 후 heater를 이용하여 배기관을 tip-off하였다. 최종적으로 진공을 유지하기 위해 getter를 RF 고주파로 활성화하였다. 결론적으로 lamp외 특성을 비교분석한 후 휘도 및 발광효율을 향상시키기 위한 구조절 개선과 방안을 고찰하였다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.34 no.9
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• pp.1137-1143
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• 2010

This paper presents a fatigue design method for plug- and ring-type gas-welded joints, which takes into account the effects of welding residual stress. To develop this method, we simulated the gas-welding process by performing nonlinear finite element analysis (FEA) To validate the FEA results, numerically calculated residual stresses in the gas welds were then compared with experimental results obtained by the hole-drilling method. To evaluate the fatigue strength of plug- and ring-type gas-welded joints influenced by welding residual stresses, the use of stress amplitude $(\sigma_a)_R$, which includes the welding residual stress in gas welds, is proposed $(\sigma_a)_R$ on the basis of a modified Goodman equation that includes the residual stress effects. Using the stress amplitude $(\sigma_a)_R$ at the hot spot point of gas weld, the relations obtained as the fatigue test results for plug and ring type gas welded joints having various dimensions and shapes were systematically rearranged to obtain the $(\sigma_a)_R-N_f$ relationship. It was found that more systematic and accurate evaluation of the fatigue strength of plug- and ring-type gas-welded joints can be achieved by using $(\sigma_a)_R$.