• Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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• v.49 no.3
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• pp.231-236
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• 2011

Nanopowder of $Fe_2O_3$, Al, Cr and Si was fabricated by high energy ball milling. A dense nanostuctured $A_2O_3$ and $6.06Fe_{0.33}Cr_{0.16}Al_{0.23}Si_{0.29}$ composite was simultaneously synthesized and consolidated using high frequency induction heated sintering method within 1 minute from mechanically activated powders of $Fe_2O_3$, Al, Cr and Si. The grain sizes of $Al_2O_3$ and $Fe_{0.33}Cr_{0.16}Al_{0.23}Si_{0.29}$ in composite are 80 and 18 nm, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.28 no.11
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• pp.653-658
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• 2018

$ZrO_2$ is a candidate material for hip and knee joint replacements because of its excellent combination of biocompatibility, corrosion resistance and low density. However, the drawback of pure $ZrO_2$ is a low fracture toughness at room temperature. One of the most obvious tactics to cope with this problem is to fabricate a nanostructured composite material. Nanomaterials can be produced with improved mechanical properties(hardness and fracture toughness). The high-frequency induction heated sintering method takes advantage of simultaneously applying induced current and mechanical pressure during sintering. As a result, nanostructured materials can be achieved within very short time. In this study, W and $ZrO_2$ nanopowders are mechanochemically synthesized from $WO_3$ and Zr powders according to the reaction($WO_3+3/2Zr{\rightarrow}W+3/2ZrO_2$). The milled powders are then sintered using high-frequency induction heating within two minutes under the uniaxial pressure of 80MPa. The average fracture toughness and hardness of the nanostructured W-3/2 $ZrO_2$ composite sintered at $1300^{\circ}C$ are $540kg/mm^2$ and $5MPa{\cdot}m^{1/2}$, respectively. The fracture toughness of the composite is higher than that of monolithic $ZrO_2$. The phase and microstructure of the composite is also investigated by XRD and FE-SEM.

• Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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• v.50 no.5
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• pp.369-374
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• 2012

Nanopowders of Mo, Ta and Si were made by high-energy ball milling. A dense nanostructured $MoSi_2-TaSi_2$ composite was sintered by the high-frequency induction heated combustion method within 2 minutes from mechanically activated powder of Mo, Ta and Si. A highly dense $MoSi_2-TaSi_2$ composite was produced under simultaneous application of a 80 MPa pressure and the induced current. Mechanical properties and microstucture were investigated. The hardness and fracture toughness of the $MoSi_2-TaSi_2$ composite were $1200kg/mm^2$ and $3.5MPa.m^{1/2}$, respectively. The mechanical properties were higher than those of monolithic $MoSi_2$.

• Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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• v.48 no.9
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• pp.819-824
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• 2010

NiTi powders were synthesized during high energy ball milling for 10 h. Highly dense nanostructured NiTi with a relative density of up to 99% was obtained within 1 minute by high frequency induction heated sintering under a pressure of 80 MPa. The grain size, microstructure, and mechanical properties of NiTi were investigated. The grain size and hardness of TiNi are about 122 nm and $590kg/mm^2$, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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• v.47 no.11
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• pp.754-758
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• 2009

Dense $5Cu_{0.6}Fe_{0.4}-Al_{2}O_{3}$ composite was consolidated from mechanically synthesized powders by high frequency induction heating method within 2 min. Consolidation was accomplished under the combined effects of a induced current and mechanical pressure. Dense $5Cu_{0.6}Fe_{0.4}-Al_{2}O_{3}$ with relative density of up to 95% was produced under simultaneous application of a 80 MPa pressure and the pulsed current. Fracture toughness and hardness of the composite are $7.6MPa{\cdot}m^{1/2}$ and $844kg/mm^{2}$ respectively.

• Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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• v.47 no.6
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• pp.344-348
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• 2009

Dense $4.25Co_{0.53}Fe_{0.47}-Al_{2}O_{3}$ composite was simultaneously synthesized and consolidated by pulsed current activated combustion method within 2 min from mechanically activated powders. Consolidation was accomplished under the combined effects of a pulsed current and mechanical pressure. Dense $4.25Co_{0.53}Fe_{0.47}-Al_{2}O_{3}$ with relative density of up to 96% was produced under simultaneous application of 80 MPa pressure and the pulsed current. Fracture toughness and hardness of the composite are $6MPa{\cdot}m^{1/2}$ and $570kg/mm^{2}$ respectively.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.24 no.9
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• pp.495-501
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• 2014

Despite having many attractive properties, $ZrO_2$ ceramic has a low fracture toughness which limits its wide application. One of the most obvious tactics to improve its mechanical properties has been to add a reinforcing agent to formulate a nanostructured composite material. Nanopowders of $ZrO_2$ and Cr were synthesized from $CrO_3$ and Zr powder by high energy ball milling for 10 h. Dense nanocrystalline $2/3Cr-ZrO_2$ composite was consolidated by a high-frequency induction heated sintering method within 5 min at $600^{\circ}C$ from mechanically synthesized powder. The method was found to enable not only rapid densification but also the inhibition of grain growth, preserving the nano-scale microstructure. Highly dense $2/3Cr-ZrO_2$ composite with relative density of up to 99.5% was produced under simultaneous application of a 1 GPa pressure and the induced current. The hardness and fracture toughness of the composite were 534 kg/mm2 and $7MPa{\cdot}m1/2$, respectively. The composite was determined to have good biocompatibility.