• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.209-216
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• 2009

It was evaluated that the microstructural and mechanical properties of Ta-bearing 9Cr-0.5Mo-2W ferritic/martensitic experimental steels. All the experimental steels showed the tempered martensitic microstructures, and $M_{23}C_6$ carbides, whose sizes were ranged from 200 to 300 nm, were easily observed at both boundaries of the prior austenite grain and the martensite lath. In addition, a relatively large Nb-rich MX carbonitrides were intermittently detected at the prior austenite grain boundaries, whereas a lot of Vrich MX carbonitrides, whose mean diameter was less than 50 nm, were observed randomly at both boundaries. Ta was mainly incorporated into the V-rich MX carbonitrides rather than the Nb-rich ones and their content was spanned from 5 to 20 at.%. Ta contents within the MX precipitates also increased as the content of Ta increased. Because the Ta addition into the steels would be attributed to the precipitation strengthening, solid solution strengthening and lath width reduction, it was shown that the mechanical properties, including hardness, tensile strength and creep rate of the 9%Cr-0.5Mo-2W steels were improved by the increase of Ta content. Especially, 9Cr-0.5Mo-2W-0.3V-0.05Nb-0.14Ta steel was revealed to be relatively excellent in the application for the SFR fuel cladding.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.182-188
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• 2008

Carbon nanotubes(CNTs) have outstanding mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties. Thus, by placing nanotubes into appropriate matrix, it is postulated that the resulting composites will have enhanced properties. Cold spray can produce thick metal-based composite coatings with very high density, low oxygen content, and phase purity, which leads to excellent physical properties. In this study, we applied cold spray coating process for the consolidation of Cu/CNT composite powder. The precursor powder mixture, in which CNTs were filled into copper particles, was prepared to improve the distribution of the CNT in copper matrix. Pure copper coating was also conducted by cold spraying as a reference. Annealing heat treatment was applied to the coating to examine its effect on the properties of the composite coating. The hardness of Cu/CNT composite coating represented similar value to that of pure copper coating. It was importantly found that the electrical conductivity of the Cu/CNT composite coating significantly increased from 53% for the standard condition to almost 55% in the optimized condition, taking annealed ($500^{\circ}C/1hr$.) copper coating as a reference (100%). The thermal conductivity of Cu/CNT composite coating layer was higher than that of pure Cu coating. It was also found that the electrical and thermal conductivities of Cu/CNT composite could be improved through annealing heat treatment. The microstructural evolution of Cu/CNT coating was also investigated and related to the macroscopic properties.

• 열처리공학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.272-280
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• 2021

The influence of acetylene flow rates on the carburizing behavior of an AISI 4115 steel in 1 ton-class mass production-type vacuum carburizing furnace has been studied through microstructure, carbon concentration, hardness analyses. The AISI 4115 steels were carburized with various flow rates (20, 32.7, 60 l/min) and locations in the furnace (top, center, bottom) at 950℃. The acetylene flow rate played an important role in controlling the carburizing properties of carburized samples, such as effective case depth and uniformity carburizing according to location in the furnace. At an acetylene flow rate of 20 l/min, the carburized samples had a shallow average hardened layer (0.645 mm) compared to the target hardening depth (1 mm) due to low carbon flux and spatial uniformity of carburization (17.8%) in the furnace. At a flow rate of 60 l/min, the carburized samples showed an average hardened layer (1.449 mm) deeper than the target hardening depth and had the spatial uniformity of carburization (98.8%). In particular, at a flow rate of 32.7 l/min, the carburized samples had an average hardened layer (1.13 mm) close to the target hardening depth and had the highest carburizing uniformity (99.1%). As a result, an appropriate flow rate of 32.7 l/min was derived to satisfy the target hardening depth and to have spatial uniform hardened layer in the furnace.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.34-40
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• 2022

Recently, high-entropy carbides have attracted considerable attention owing to their excellent physical and chemical properties such as high hardness, fracture toughness, and conductivity. However, as an emerging class of novel materials, the synthesis methods, performance, and applications of high-entropy carbides have ample scope for further development. In this study, equiatomic (Hf-Ti-Ta-Zr-Nb)C high-entropy carbide powders have been prepared by an ultrahigh-energy ball-milling (UHEBM) process with different milling times (1, 5, 15, 30, and 60 min). Further, their refinement behavior and high-entropy synthesis potential have been investigated. With an increase in the milling time, the particle size rapidly reduces (under sub-micrometer size) and homogeneous mixing of the prepared powder is observed. The distortions in the crystal lattice, which occur as a result of the refinement process and the multicomponent effect, are found to improve the sintering, thereby notably enhancing the formation of a single-phase solid solution (high-entropy). Herein, we present a procedure for the bulk synthesis of highly pure, dense, and uniform FCC single-phase (Fm3m crystal structure) (Hf-Ti-Ta-Zr-Nb)C high-entropy carbide using a milling time of 60 min and a sintering temperature of 1,600℃.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.424-431
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• 2022

3Y-TZP ceramics obtained by doping 3 mol.% of Y₂O₃ to ZrO₂ to stabilize the phase transition are widely used in the engineering ceramic industry due to their excellent mechanical properties such as high strength, fracture toughness, and wear resistance. An additional increase in mechanical properties is possible by manufacturing a composite in which a high-hardness material such as oxide or carbide is added to the 3Y-TZP matrix. In this study, composite powder was prepared by dispersing a designated percentage of WC in the 3Y-TZP matrix, and the results were compared after manufacturing the composite using the different processes of spark plasma sintering and HP. The difference between the densification behavior and porosity with the process mechanism was investigated. The correlation between the process conditions and phase formation was examined based on the crystalline phase formation behavior. Changes to the microstructure according to the process conditions were compared using field-emission scanning electron microscopy. The toughness-strengthening mechanism of the composite with densification and phase formation was also investigated.

• 한국표면공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국표면공학회 2001년도 춘계학술발표회 초록집
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• pp.3-3
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• 2001

Recently TiN, TiAlN, CrN hardcoatings have adapted many industrial application such as die, mold and cutting tools because of good wear resistant and thermal stability. However, in terms of high speed process, general hard coatings have been limited by oxidation and thermal hardness drop. Especially in the case of PCB drill, high speed cutting and without lubricant process condition have not adapted these coatings until now. Therefore more recently, superhard nanocomposite coating which have superhard and good thermal stability have developed. In previous works, WC-TiAlN new nanocomposite film was investigated by cathodic arc ion plating system. Control of AI concentration, WC-TiAlN multi layer composite coating with controlled microstructure was carried out and provides additional enhancement of mechanical properties as well as oxidation resistance at elevated temperature. It is noted that microhardness ofWC-TiA1N multi layer composite coating increased up to 50 Gpa and got thermal stability about $900^{\circ}C$. In this study WC-TiAlN nanocomposite coating was deposited on PCB drill for enhancement of life time. The parameter was A1 concentration and plasma cleaning time for edge sharpness maintaining. The characteristic of WC-TiAlN film formation and wear behaviors are discussed with data from AlES, XRD, EDS and SEM analysis. Through field test, enhancement of life time for PCB drill was measured.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.431-435
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• 2023

An irradiation hardening of Inconel 718 produced by selective laser melting (SLM) was studied based on the microstructural observation and mechanical behavior. Ion irradiation for emulating neutron irradiation has been proposed owing to advantages such as low radiation emission and short experimental periods. To prevent softening caused by the dissolution of γ' and γ" precipitates due to irradiation, only solution annealing (SA) was performed. SLM SA Inconel 718 specimen was ion irradiated to demonstrate the difference in microstructure and mechanical properties between the irradiated and non-irradiated specimens. After exposing specimens to Fe³⁺ ions irradiation up to 100 dpa (displacement per atom) at an ambient temperature, the hardness of irradiated specimens was measured by nano-indentation as a function of depth. The depth distribution profile of Fe³⁺ and dpa were calculated by the Monte Carlo SRIM (Stopping and Range of Ions in Matter)-2013 code under the assumption of the displacement threshold energy of 40 eV. A transmission electron microscope was utilized to observe the formation of irradiation defects such as dislocation loops. This study reveals that the Frank partial dislocation loops induce irradiation hardening of SLM SA Inconel 718 specimens.

• 열처리공학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.49-57
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• 2024

We investigated the changes in microstructure and surface roughness of the compound layer of GC250D gray cast iron, commonly used in brake discs, during gas nitriding. The gas atmosphere of the nitriding process was controlled with a hydrogen partial pressure of 49.5%, and the process was conducted at a nitriding temperature of 520℃ with various process times. As the nitriding process time of the GC250D material increased, both the depth of hardening and the thickness of the compound layer increased, with a maximum surface hardness of approximately 1265 HV_0.1 was measured. Additionally, the surface roughness increased with the process time. Phase analysis of the compound layer revealed an increase in the proportion of the γ' phase as the nitriding process time increased. Changes in the formation of the compound layer were observed depending on the orientation of graphite within the material, leading to the formation of wedges. Therefore, the increase in surface roughness appears to be attributed to the uneven compounds, the expansion of the compound layer and wedges formed on the surface during the nitriding process.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.423-428
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• 2016

저압터빈 최종 단 블레이드는 응축 증기 내 농축된 불순물에 의해 조성되는 부식환경 하에서, 고속회전에 따른 높은 응력이 부가되어 응력부식 균열에 의한 파손이 빈번히 발생된다. 이러한 가혹 환경 하에서 블레이드의 안정적 사용을 위해서 내식성과 고 강도 특성 등을 갖춘 12% Cr 마르텐사이트계 스테인레스 강을 널리 적용한다. 본 논문은 마르텐사이트계 스테인레스 강으로 제작된 최종 단 블레이드가 정상운전 중 갑작스럽게 파손되어, 원인진단을 위해 파손 및 건전 블레이드를 대상으로 기계적 물성, 파단면 및 미세 조직 검사를 수행한 결과를 기술한 내용이다. 파손된 블레이드의 기계적 물성 시험결과 재질 사양서 기준에 비해 충격치는 낮고 경도는 높은 전형적인 재질 취성화 특성이 확인되었다. 또한, 파단면 검사결과 가지(branch)형태의 균열이 입계를 따라 진전하였고, 표면에서 Cl, S 등의 부식성분이 검출되었다. 이상의 결과들을 토대로 블레이드의 파손원인은 응력부식 균열임을 알 수 있었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권9호통권89호
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• pp.1272-1277
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• 2007

느타리버섯 자실체의 형성과정에서 생육 및 미세구조에 미치는 배지기재의 영향을 검토한 결과, 배지의 종류에 따른 초발이소요일수는 폐면이 5일로 가장 빨랐고 볏짚은 대조와 같이 6일이었다. 볏짚과 폐면에서 생육한 느타리의 경도는 대조의 5715.4 $g/cm^2$에 비해 1/2정도로 낮게 나타났으나 톱밥 단독배지에서 생육한 느타리의 경도는 17067.3 $g/cm^2$으로 3배이상의 높은 경도를 나타내어 톱방이 느타리버섯의 경도에 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 생각된다. 배지별 느타리자실체의 갓부위를 관찰한 결과, 톱밥배지의 경우 다른 자실체의 주름으로부터 비산된 담자포자들이 대량으로 떨어져 있는 것이 관찰되었으며, 볏짚배지의 경우 갓낭상체의 발달이 관찰되었으며 폐면에서 생육한 자실체의 갓의 균사와 노화가 다른 처리에 비해 빠르게 진행되어 있는 것이 관찰되었다. 또한, 톱밥 및 폐면에서 생육한 자실체의 갓의 균사의 노화가 다른 처리에 비해 빠르게 진행되어 있는 것이 관찰되었다. 또한, 톱밥 및 폐면에서 생육시킨 느타리자실체의 담자기의 자가분해 및 담자포자 비산이 빠르게 진행되었음을 확인 하였다. 톱밥배지에서 생육시킨 느타리자실체의 대부의 균사의 생육상태는 두꺼운 균사다발이 대부위 전체를 피복한 듯한 형태가 관찰되어 이러한 균사다발층이 대의 경도를 높이는 요인으로 작용했을 것으로 판단되며, 대조군에서는 풍부한 세포질 물질을 갖는 균사들이 관찰된데 반해, 톱밥에서 생육시킨 느타리자실체의 균사는 다른 처리에 비해 착색이 많이 되어 있는 균사와 액포화된 균사의 발달이 두드러짐을 확인하였다.