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Evaluation of Residual Stresses in 12%-Cr Steel Friction Stir Welds by the Eigenstrain Reconstruction Method

  • Jun, Tea-Sung;Korsunsky, Alexander M.
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.15-22
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    • 2015
  • In the present paper we report the results of a study into Friction Stir Welds (FSWs) made in 13 mm-thick 12%-Cr steel plates. Based on residual strains obtained by diffraction techniques, eigenstrain analysis was performed using the Eigenstrain Reconstruction Method (ERM), which is a novel methodology for the reconstruction of full-field residual strain and stress distributions within engineering components. Significant eigenstrain distributions were found at around Thermo-Mechanically Affected Zone (TMAZ) where the most severe plastic deformation was occurred. Microstructure analysis was used to elucidate this phenomenon showing that the grain structure in TMAZ was bent and not successfully recrystallised, resulting in severe deformation behaviour. The reconstructed residual strain distributions by the ERM agree well with the experimental results. It was found that the approach based on theory of eigenstrain is a powerful basis for reconstructing the full-field residual strain/stress distributions in engineering components and structures.

Neutron diffraction study on the structure of pure $TeO_2$ glass (고순도 $TeO_2$ 유리 구조의 중성자 회절 연구)

  • Toshinobu Yoko
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.189-196
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    • 1995
  • Abstract The short range structure of pure $TeO_2$ glass was studied by neutron diffraction. In order to decide the values of $Te{\cdot}O$ bond length ($d_{Te-O}$) and the coordination number $(N_{Te-O})$ of oxygen atoms surrounding a Te atom, the first peak of the $Q_{max}$ = 20, 23, 25, 28 and 30 in the highly resolved RDF curves was deconvoluted by the least - squares method under the assumption that both of the pair distribution functions have a Gaussian form On the basis of these results, it is found that pure $TeO_2$ glass consists of $TeO_4$ structural units, in which Te atoms are coordinated by four oxygens and each two oxygen atoms are bonded to a Te atom with the average bond length of 1.916 $\AA$ and 2.123 $\AA$, respectively.

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Development of Sample Environment at High Temperature for the four Circle Diffractometer at HANARO: Structural Study of $LiTaO_3$ at Room and High Temperatures (하나로 4축 단결정 회절장치용 고온시료환경장치의 개발: $LiTaO_3$의 상온 및 고온 구조 연구)

  • 김신애;성기훈;이창희
    • Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.140-144
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    • 2002
  • The sample environment at high temperature for the four circle diffractometer at HANARO in Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute is developed. The performance test was carried out for a structurally known sample through the high temperature experiment with this equipment. In this study we found out that the developed sample environment is stable for a long time experiment at over 900 K. By the neutron diffraction from a single crystal of $LiTaO_3$(phase transition temperature about 900 K) at 298 and 913 K, the lithium atomic positions at both temperatures and disordered state of lithium atom at high temperature were confirmed. These are hardly possible to determine by the conventional X-ray diffraction method.

Microstructure Observations in $(1-x)NdAlO_3-xCaTiO_3$ System ($(1-x)NdAlO_3-xCaTiO_3$ 시스템의 미세구조 관찰)

  • Lee, Hwack-Joo;Ryu, Hyun;Park, Hyun-Min;Cho, Yang-Koo;Kim, Jae-Chun;Nahm, Sahn
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.9-15
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    • 2002
  • Microstructural investigations of $(1-x)NdAlO_3-xCaTiO_3$ (NACT) complex perovskite compounds were carried out using X-ray diffractometry, neutron diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. When $0.3{\leq}x{\leq}0.9$, NACT had not only the 1 : 1 chemical ordering of cations but also the antiphase and inphase tilting of oxygen octahedron and the antiparallel shift of cations. Both the antiphase boundaries and the ferroelastic domains were present in the microstructure. The long and straight ferroelastic domains became degenerate as x decreases. When x was smaller than 0.3, the chemical ordering was absent and the antiphase tilting of oxygen octahedron was observed. The defects like tangled dislocations and the second phase were also found in the microstructure.

A study on the Structure of (62-x)CaO·38Al2O3 ·xBaO Glasses by Molecular Dynamics Simulation (분자동력학법에 의한(62-x)CaO·38Al2O3 ·xBaO 유리의 구조 분석)

  • Lee, Seong-Joo;Kang, Eun-Tne
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.44 no.3 s.298
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    • pp.175-181
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    • 2007
  • Molecular dynamics simulation (MD) of $(62-x)CaO{\cdot}38Al_{2}O_{3}{\cdot}xBaO$ glasses has been carried out using empirical potentials with the covalent term. The simulations closely reproduce the total neutron correlation functions of glass with 5 mol% BaO and physical properties of these glasses such as elastic constants. For these glasses, aluminum is tetrahedrally coordinated by oxygen, but there is a part of five-fold and six-fold coordination of aluminum. There are no major changes to the mid-range structure of glass, as barium is substituted for calcium. To predict the barium coordination number, we have used the bond valence (BV) theory and also compared the results of simulation with Bond valence. The coordination number for oxygen around barium atoms is close to 8 and the average distance of barium and oxygen is nearly 2.80 A. The viscosity of these glasses increases with the content of barium oxide substituted for calcium oxide.

Annealing Effect on Exchange Bias in NiFe/FeMn/CoFe Trilayer Thin Films

  • Kim, Ki-Yeon;Choi, Hyeok-Cheol;You, Chun-Yeol;Lee, Jeong-Soo
    • Journal of Magnetics
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.97-101
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    • 2008
  • We investigated the exchange bias fields at the NiFe/FeMn and FeMn/CoFe interfaces in 18.9-nm NiFe/15.0-nm FeMn/17.6-nm CoFe trilayer thin films as the annealing temperature was varied from room temperature to $250^{\circ}C$ in a vacuum for 1 hour in a magnetic field of 150 Oe. Interestingly, magnetic hysteresis (M-H) measurements showed that NiFe/FeMn/CoFe trilayer thin films exhibited a completely contrasting variation of the exchange bias fields at both the NiFe/FeMn and FeMn/CoFe interfaces with annealing temperatures. High-angle X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements indicated the absence of any discernible effect of thermal treatment on the NiFe(111) and FeMn(111) peaks. The compositional depth profile obtained from X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) results presented the asymmetric compositional depth profiles of the Mn and Fe atoms throughout the FeMn layer. We contend that this asymmetric compositional depth profile and the preferential Mn diffusion into the NiFe layer, compared to that into the CoFe layer, are conclusive experimental evidence of the contrasting variation of the exchange bias fields at two interfaces having a common polycrystalline FeMn(111) layer.

Effects of ion irradiation on microstructure and properties of zirconium alloys-A review

  • Yan, Chunguang;Wang, Rongshan;Wang, Yanli;Wang, Xitao;Bai, Guanghai
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.47 no.3
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    • pp.323-331
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    • 2015
  • Zirconium alloys are widely used in nuclear reactors as structural materials. During the operation, they are exposed to fast neutrons. Ion irradiation is used to simulate the damage introduced by neutron irradiation. In this article, we briefly review the neutron irradiation damage of zirconium alloys, then summarize the effect of ion irradiation on microstructural evolution, mechanical and corrosion properties, and their relationships. The microstructure components consist of dislocation loops, second phase precipitates, and gas bubbles. The microstructure parameters are also included such as domain size and microstrain determined by X-ray diffraction and the S-parameter determined by positron annihilation. Understanding the relationships of microstructure and properties is necessary for developing new advanced materials with higher irradiation tolerance.

Metal-Insulator Transition Induced by Short Range Magnetic Ordering in Mono-layered Manganite

  • Chi, E.O.;Kim, W.S.;Hong, C.S.;Hur, N.H.;Choi, Y.N.
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.24 no.5
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    • pp.573-578
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    • 2003
  • The structural, magnetic, and transport properties of a mono-layered manganite $La_{0.7}Sr_{1.3}MnO_{4+{\delta}}$ were investigated using variable temperature neutron powder diffraction as well as magnetization and transport measurements. The compound adopts the tetragonal I4/mmm symmetry and exhibits no magnetic reflection in the temperature region of 10 K ≤ T ≤ 300 K. A weak ferromagnetic (FM) transition occurs about 130 K, which almost coincides with the onset of a metal-insulator (M-I) transition. Extra oxygen that occupies the interstitial site between the [(La,Sr)O] layers makes the spacing between the [MnO₂] layers shorten, which enhances the inter-layer coupling and eventually leads to the M-I transition. We also found negative magneto resistance (MR) below the M-I transition temperature, which can be understood on the basis of the percolative transport via FM metallic domains in the antiferromagnetic (AFM) insulating matrix.

Ordering of manganese spins in photoconducting $Zn_{1-x}Mn_xTe$

  • Kajitani, T.;Kamiya, T.;Sato, K.;Shamoto, S.;Ono, Y.;Sato, T.;Oka, Y.
    • Proceedings of the Korea Association of Crystal Growth Conference
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    • 1998.06a
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    • pp.39-43
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    • 1998
  • Single crystals of{{{{ { Zn}_{ 1-x} {Mn }_{x }{Te} }}}} with x=0.3-0.6 were prepared by the standard Bridgeman method. Diffuse neutron diffraction intensities due to the short range magnetic ordering is found in the vicinities of 1 1/2 0 reciprocal point and its equivalent point, indicating that the magnetic correlation of the clusters is the type III antiferromangetic one do the F-type Bravais class crystals, being identical with that of {{{{{ Cd}_{ 1-x} {Mn }_{x }Te }}}}. Neutron inelastic scattering measure-ment has been performed for {{{{{ Zn}_{ 0.6} { Mn}_{ 0.4}Te }}}} sample using the cold neutron spectrometer. AGNES. High resolution measurement with the energy resolution of {{{{ TRIANGLE E= +- .01meV}}}} was carried out in the temperature range from 10K to the ambient. Critical scattering, closely related with the spin glass transition, has been observed for the first time in this semimagnetic semi-conductor. The critical scattering is observed at temperatures in the vicinity of the spin glass transition temperature, 17K. The scattering is observed as a kind of quasielastic scattering in the reciprocal range where the elastic magnetic diffuse scattering has been observed, e.g., 11/20 reciprocal point, indicating the spin fluctuation has dynamic components in this material. Photoconductivity has been discovered below 150K in {{{{{ Zn}_{ 0.4} {Mn }_{0.6 } Te}}}}. The electric AC conductivity has been increased dramatically under the laser light with the wave lengths of {{{{ lambda =6328,5145 and4880 }}}}$\AA$ ,respectively. After the light was darkened, the conductivity was reduced to the original level after about 2000 seconds at 50K, being above the spin glass transition temperature. This phenomenon is the typical persistent photoconductivity; PPC which was similarly found in {{{{ { Zn}_{ 1-x} { Mn}_{x} Te}}}}.

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