• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.47-53
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• 2013

SCMH2 steel is widely used in the industrial members of car and tractor. This study focused on material properties and evaluation technology of the SCMH2 steel regarding the surface treatment followed by carburizing and nitriding, by means of impact test, hardness test. and fatigue test including HCF (high cycle fatigue) and VHCF (very high cycle fatigue). Drop weight impact tester (Instron, 9250 Hv) and Cantilever type rotating-bending fatigue tester (YRB200, 3150 rpm) were used to characterize the SCMH2 standard specimen before and after carburizing/nitriding. In order to understand those effects on fatigue characteristics and material properties, the fractured surfaces were carefully observed and analyzed by SEM (scanning electron microscope) and EDS (energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy).

• Journal of Surface Science and Engineering
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• v.47 no.6
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• pp.282-286
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• 2014

Wear characteristic of the nitrided SKD61 which is a typical mold material using for the extrusion of Al6061 alloy was investigated. The surface of SKD61 was nitrided by salt bath and plasma processes. The thickness of surface nitride layer was about $8.9{\mu}m{\sim}21.3{\mu}m$. Reciprocating friction wear test conducted using pin on disk type indicated the plasma treatment followed salt bath has a lower friction coefficient and a smaller adhesive wear with Al6061 alloy. That was identified by the $Fe_4N$ which has a better wear resistance than FeN mainly formed by plasma nitriding.

• Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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• v.46 no.3
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• pp.125-130
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• 2008

Conventional plasma carburizing or nitriding for austenitic stainless steels results in a degradation of corrosion resistance. However, a low temperature plasma surface treatment can improve surface hardness without deteriorating the corrosion resistance. The 2-step low temperature plasma processes (the combined carburizing and post nitriding) offers the increase of both surface hardness and thickness of hardened layer and corrosion resistance than the individually processed low temperature nitriding and low temperature carburizing techniques. In the present paper, attempts have been made to investigate the influence of the introduction of Ar gas (0~20%) in nitriding atmosphere during low temperature plasma nitriding at $370^{\circ}C$ after low temperature plasma carburizing at $470^{\circ}C$. All treated specimens exhibited the increase of the surface hardness with increasing Ar level in the atmosphere and the surface hardness value reached up to 1050 HV0.1, greater than 750 $HV_{0.1}$ in the carburized state. The expanded austenite phase (${\gamma}_N$) was observed on the most of the treated surfaces. The thickness of the ${\gamma}_N$ layer reached about $7{\mu}m$ for the specimen treated in the nitriding atmosphere containing 20% Ar. In case of 10% Ar containing atmosphere, the corrosion resistance was significantly enhanced than untreated austenitic stainless steels, whilst 20% Ar level in the atmosphere caused to form CrN in the N-enriched layer (${\gamma}_N$), which led to the degradation of corrosion resistance compared with untreated austenitic stainless steels.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.93-99
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• 2002

• Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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• v.2 no.3
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• pp.12-16
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• 1989

• Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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• v.2 no.3
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• pp.17-20
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• 1989

• Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.281-284
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• 2003

• Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.270-278
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• 1999

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2016.02a
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• pp.171.1-171.1
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• 2016

재료의 표면 강화 방법 중의 하나인 질화공정을 이용하여 탄소강 S45C 소재의 질화 거동에 대하여 연구하였다. $520^{\circ}C$ 온도에서 질화 공정을 진행하여 공정시간에 따른 Kn값을 수소 센서로 측정하여 공정시간에 따른 N-potential의 변화와 그에 따른 화합물층 성장 및 화합물층의 상변화에 대해 관찰하였다. 화합물 층의 미세구조 변화는 광학현미경 및 주사전자현미경을 통해 관찰하였다. 가스 질화 처리 후 표면경도는 약 600Hv의 경도값이 측정되었고, 공정 시간이 늘어남에 따라 화합물층 및 경화깊이가 증가되고 표면 화합물이 성장하여 porous가 감소하는 것을 확인 할 수 있다. 경화깊이는 1440분 일 때 약 0.5mm 경화 깊이를 얻었고, 화합물층의 성장은 ${\varepsilon}$상(Fe2-3N)과 ${\gamma}$'상(Fe4N)으로 두 개의 상으로 형성되는 것을 관찰할 수 있었다. 시험 결과를 바탕으로 S45C 소재의 탄소 함량에 따른 lehrer diagram을 열역학 적으로 계산하고 화합물층의 형성 기구에 대해 비교 분석하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.315-323
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• 1998

This study has been conducted to develope the combined heat treating technique of gas carburising - gas nitriding and gas carburising to improve the hot working performance of type H3 hot work tool steel. Case depth and carbrides coarsening were increased with increasing carburising temperature and time, respectively. Surface hardness showed decreasing tendency with increasing 2nd tempering temperature after carburising treatment. After carburising, 2nd treatment at 500 to 600 was chosen according to a hardness demand of final product. High temperature tempering resistance showed more excellent quality during such carburising-nitriding or carburising than complex treatment as after conventional hardening.