• Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.255-265
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• 1995

Stainless steel type 304L has been nitrided in the low pressure (600Pa) and high nitrogen (80% $N_2$+20% $H_2$) environment for 5 hours by the square-wave-pulsed-d.c. plasma as a function of temperature $400{\sim}550^{\circ}C$ and pulsation. At the lower temperature range of $400{\sim}500^{\circ}C$ and at the relatively high ratio of pulse duration to pulse period. "S-phase" has been developed in the form of thin nitrided surface layer which has many cracks, leading to be nearly impossible for the industrial anti-wear and anti-corrosion applications. At the higher temperature up to $550^{\circ}C$ with the increasing ratio of the pulse duration to pulse period up to $50{\mu}s/100{\mu}s$, the nitrided layer, whose growth rate has increased also, has been composed mainly of CrN and $Fe_4N$ phases and has become thick, uniform and nearly crack-free.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.167-174
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• 1997

WC-C0 base cemented carbides were plasma nitrided to obtain more hadened surface layer. The surface hardness of Hv1338 which is higher than a non-treated ane by 30%, and the hardened layer thickness of about 50$\mu\textrm{m}$ were obtained by the treatment of 3hrs under the conditions of $550^{\circ}C$, and 5torr of gas pressure of which composition was 1:1 of $N_2:H_2$. The nitrided surfaces has WIN and W2N phases in the non-coated samples and AIN phase in the alumina coated sampled as the results of X-ray results, and showed surface roughnness of 5$\mu\textrm{m}$ which were caused by the sputtering action of the plasma gasee. The hardenened layer exihibits an enhanced wear resistance the cuttability test.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.427-430
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• 2002

Plasma nitrocarburizing treatment was performed for SCM 435 steel by using a plasma ion nitriding system. The effects of the variation of nitrogen and methan contents upon the hardened layer was investigated. Both the thickness of the compound layer and the amount of $\varepsilon$ phase in the compound layer increased with increasing nitrogen content. However, the thickness of the compound layer decreased due to unstable plasma for an atmosphere containing 90% $N_2$ gas content in the gas mixture. The amount of $\varepsilon$phase in the compound layer increased with increasing $CH_4$ gas content. For $CH_4$ gas content more than 2% in the gas mixture, the thickness of the compound layer decreased due to the formation of $\theta$ phase.

• Korean Journal of Crystallography
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.13-19
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• 1999

저합금강인 SCM415강에 대한 플라즈마 질화의 변수에 따른 질화특성을 관찰하여 최적공정을 확립한 후 기존의 질화법인 염욕질화와 가스질화 되어진 시편과 피로특성을 비교하였다. 가스조정비는 질소대 수소의 비가 3:1일 때 가장 높은 표면강도를 가지며, 온도는 높아질수록 표면강도는 낮아지고 유효경화깊이는 깊어지는 것을 알 수 있었다. 또한 질화시간이 증가될수록 표면경도는 낮아지고 유효경화깊이는 깊어졌다. 본 플라즈마 질화장비에서의 최적공정조건은 공정온도 500℃, 공정시간 4시간, 질소와 수소의 비가 3:1으로 관찰되었고, 이 때 표면경도는 1181 Hv, 화합물층의 깊이 17 ㎛, 유효경화깊이 450 ㎛로 측정되었다. 가스질화 되어진 시편의 표면경도는 945 Hv, 유효경화깊이 250 ㎛였고, 염욕질화 되어진 시편의 경우는 각 846 Hv, 300㎛으로 관찰되었다. 또한 플라즈마 질화공정을 거친 질화강과 가스질화, 염욕질화 되어진 질화강의 피로특성을 평가한 결과 플라즈마 질화강이 가스질화, 염욕질화 되어진 질화강에 비하여 1.5∼2배의 우수한 피로특성을 나타내었다.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.253-258
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• 1984

This paper deals with the reaction-bonded silicon nitride I terms of its microstructural development during nitrida-tion. Silicon powder compacts were reacted with nitrogen at 1185$^{\circ}C$ and 13$65^{\circ}C$ according to the nitriding schedule. Microstructures of nitrided specimens were examined by means of optical and scanning electron microscope to discuss the nitridation or microstructural development at initial and intermediat stage of nitridation. Reaction products were also analysed by X-ray diffraction method at each stage of nitridation. The results indicate that ho-mogeneous and uniform microstructure with find porosity can be obtained only under the reaction condition. such as slow and relatively constant reaction rate with time.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.31-36
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• 1989

In order to synthesize AlN-polytypes from AlN-SiO2-Al2O3 system, composition A (AlN/SiO2/Al2O3=1/0.3/0.05, mole ratio) and composition B(AlN-SiO2-Al2O3=1/0.2/0.05, mole ratio) were used. AlN-polytypes were produced by nitriding the mixture at 175$0^{\circ}C$~190$0^{\circ}C$ under N2 atmosphere. For lower reaction temperature, 15R phase was produced and in the case of higher reaction temperature, AlN phase was only produced. As each composition was heated at 185$0^{\circ}C$ in N2 atmosphere, produced main phases were 15R phase for composition A and 21R phase for composition B respectively. The fracture surfaces of produced reactants showed porous skeleton structure.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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• 2004.08a
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• pp.91-97
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• 2004

The drawbead is one of the most important factors in sheet metal forming for automotive parts. So clarifying the friction characteristics between sheets and drawbead is essential to improve the formability of sheet metal. Therefore in this study, drawbead friction test was performed at various bead materials(FC300, HC891, FCD550, HD700, HK600, HK700, SKD11) and surface treatment of beads(Base, induction hardening, Cr plating, ion nitriding, Toyoda diffusion process, TiCN, TiN, CrN). Circular shape bead has been used for the test. The results show that friction and drawing characteristics were mainly influenced by surface treatment.

• 연구논문집
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• s.25
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• pp.175-184
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• 1995

Mechanical properties of the gas nitrocarburized product depend on the surface compound layer and the diffusion zone formed. The compound layer improves the wear resistance, and the corrosion resistance. Though phase composition, pore layer and growth rate of the compound layer varies according to the treatment time, temperature and the kind of the steel substrate, they are strongly influenced by the environmental gas composition. In the current study, the growth behavior of the compound layer and diffusion zone of the carbon steel and the alloy steel upon nitrocarburizing treatment at $570^{\circ}C$, and the phase composition and the variation in the growth rate of the compound layer according to the variation of the gas environment which was the medium of the nitriding and carburizing reaction were investigated.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.28 no.6
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• pp.361-367
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• 1995

When steels are heated at $1000^{\circ}C$ in a fused borax bath containing $V_2O_5$ and $B_4C$powders, vanadium carbide layers are formed on the steel surfaces. Since a decrease in carbon concentration and in microhardness in the substrate just below the carbide layer has been observed, gas nitrocarburizing and vanadium carbide forming processes were combined to form a V(C,N) type layer which prevented the decrease in carbon concentration in the substrate. EPMA analysis was done for this V(C,N) type layer. Hardness just below the layer and wear resistance properties of such treated specimens were investigated.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1995.04b
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• pp.39-44
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• 1995

The gas nitro-carburizing treatment with the merits of carburizing and nitriding treatment is recently applied to transmission gears. the shafls of an engine oil pump and steering shafls. For all that, the researches of the gas nitro-carburizing treatment are short of the fatigue behavior and the evaluation of fatigue life. In this paer, it is examined for the effect of inclusions and hole defects with fatigue limit and the evaluation of the fatigue strengthaccording tothe hardness and resifualstress with the specimen of a notro-carburizing treatment.