• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.7-21
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• 2000

This paper describes an overview of the thixoforming and thixomolding processes. Semi-solid metalworking (SSM), which is called the thixoforming process of aluminium materials, incorporates the elements of both casting and for the manufacture of near net shape parts. The SSM has some advantages such as net shape or near net shape manufacturing, the ability to form thin walls, excellent surface finish, tight tolerance, and excellent dimensional precision. The thixomolding process of Mg alloy (AZ9l) is a combination of two technologies both conventional die casting and plastic injection molding. The feed material used is a machined chip with a geometry of approximately 1 mm square and a length of 2~3 mm. The semi-solid forming (SSF) of high quality aluminium and magnesium parts will be established in the automotive and electronic industry, in the future. The hybrid method of casting/forging has been caused attention. This process uses a preformed material made by casting instead of the wrought material and finishes it by a single forging process. This process is expected to lower costs without sacrificing the mechanical and finishes it by a single forging process. The process is expected to lower costs without sacrificing the mechanical properties. The authors, intending that the casting/forging process contributes to a reduction in production cost of aluminum automotive parts in Korea, describes the feature of the casting/forging process, aluminum alloys suitable for the cast preform, microstructure and mechanical properties of the cast preform, application examples of cast/forging, and further study.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.31-38
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• 2013

The transition of serrated grain boundary and its effect on liquation behavior in the simulated weld heat-affected zone (HAZ) have been investigated in a wrought Ni-based superalloy Alloy 263. Recently, the present authors have found that grain boundary serration occurs in the absence of adjacent coarse ${\gamma}^{\prime}$ particles or $M_{23}C_6$ carbides when a specimen is direct-aged with a combination of slow cooling from solution treatment temperature to aging temperature. The present study was initiated to determine the interdependence of the serration and HAZ property with a consideration of this serration as a potential for the use of a hot-cracking resistant microstructure. A crystallographic study indicated that the serration led to a change in grain boundary character as special boundary with a lower interfacial energy as those terminated by low-index {111} boundary planes. It was found that the serrated grain boundaries are highly resistant to boron enrichment, and suppress effectively grain coarsening in HAZ. Furthermore, the serrated grain boundaries showed a higher resistance to susceptibility of liquation cracking. These results was discussed in terms of a significant decrease in interfacial energy of grain boundary by the serration.

• 분석과학
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.179-191
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• 1996

초내열 718 합금의 고온 변형 거동을 이해하기 위하여 rotating grade의 718 합금을 이용하여 온도 $927{\sim}1066^{\circ}C$, 변형속도 $5{\times}10^{-4}{\sim}5{\times}10^0sec^{-1}$ 범위에서 진변형량 0.7까지 압축실험을 수행하였다. 최대 유동 응력은 변형 속도가 증가하고 시험 온도가 감소함에 따라 증가하였다. 변형 속도 $5{\times}10^{-1}sec^{-1}$을 제외한 대부분의 설험 조건에서 가공 연화현상이 관찰되었다. 가공 연화는 저온, 고변형 속도에서는 주로 동적 회복 및 변형 쌍정에 의해 일어나는 반면 고온, 저변형 속도 조건에서는 동적 재결정에 의해 발생하였으며 $5{\times}10^{-1}sec^{-1}$의 변형 속도 조건에서는 동적 재결정된 결정 입자들의 재가공 경화에 의해 가동 경화현상이 나타났다. 변형 속도 감도(m)는 변형 속도가 낮은 경우에는 0.3 정도로서 주로 동적 재결정에 의해 변형 거동이 나타남을 반영하였으며 고변형 속도에서는 0.1 정도로서 동적 회복과 변형 쌍정의 발생으로 718 합금의 변형이 이루어짐을 알 수 있었다.