• Archives of Metallurgy and Materials
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• 제65권3호
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• pp.997-1000
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• 2020

With the recent advancement in technology for titanium metal powder injection molding and additive manufacturing, high yield and good flowability powder production is needed. In this study, titanium powder was produced through vacuum induction melting gas atomization with a cold crucible, which can yield various alloy compositions without the need for material pretreatment. The gas behavior in the injection section was simulated according to the orifice protrusion length for effective powder production, and powder was prepared based on the simulation results. The gas distribution changes with the orifice protrusion length, which changes the location of the recirculation zone and production yield of the powder. The produced powders had a spherical morphology, and the content of impurities (N, O) changed with the injected-gas purity.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.101-106
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• 2023

Liquid metal extraction (LME), a pyrometallurgical recycling method, is popular owing to its negligible environmental impact. LME mainly targets rare-earth permanent magnets having several rare-earth elements. Mg is used as a solvent metal for LME because of its selective and eminent reactivity with rare-earth elements in magnets. Several studies concerning the formation of Dy-Fe intermetallic compounds and their effects on LME using Mg exist. However, methods for reducing these compounds are unavailable. Fe reacts more strongly with B than with Dy; B addition can be a reducing method for Dy-Fe intermetallic compounds owing to the formation of Fe₂B, which takes Fe from Dy-Fe intermetallic compounds. The FeB alloy is an adequate additive for the decomposition of Fe₂B. To accomplish the former process, Mg must convey B to a permanent magnet during the decomposition of the FeB alloy. Here, the effect of Mg on the transfer of B from FeB to permanent magnet is observed through microstructural and phase analyses. Through microstructural and phase analysis, it is confirmed that FeB is converted to Fe₂B upon B transfer, owing to Mg. Finally, the transfer effect of Mg is confirmed, and the possibility of reducing Dy-Fe intermetallic compounds during LME is suggested.

• 품질경영학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.93-101
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• 2008

The rare metals, used for semiconductors, PDP-LCS and other specialized metal areas necessarily, has been playing a key role for the Korean economic development. Rare metals are influenced by exogenous variables, such as production quantity, price and supplied areas. Nowadays the supply base of rare metals is threatened by the sudden increase in price. For the stable supply of rare metals, a rational demand outlook is needed. In this study, focusing on the domestic demand for chromium, the uncertainty and probability materializing from demand and price is analyzed, further, a demand forecast model, which takes into account various exogenous variables, is suggested, differing from the previously static model. Also, through the OOS(out-of-sampling) method, comparing to the preexistence ARIMA model, ARMAX model, multiple regression analysis model and ECM(Error Correction Mode) model, we will verify the superiority of suggested model in this study.

• 융복합기술연구소 논문집
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.13-17
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• 2011

The car industry is one of the technological applications which more rare earth metals employes as three-way catalysts. Therefore, the recovery of rare earth metals from the used automotive three-way catalysts could be important source to obtain these metals. This work presents the analysis of market and demand for rare earth metal in automotive three-way catalyst and introduces the dry and the wet processes for the recovery of rare earth metals from used three-way catalyst. Finally, the alternative methods to conventional wet processes was simply suggested based on the economic and ecological point of view.

• Archives of Metallurgy and Materials
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• 제65권4호
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• pp.1273-1276
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• 2020

Liquid metal extraction (LME) process results in 100% neodymium (Nd) extraction but the highest extraction efficiency reported for Dysprosium (Dy) so far is 74%. Oxidation of Dy is the major limiting factor for incomplete Dy extraction. In order to enhance the extraction efficiency and to further investigate the limiting factors for incomplete extraction, experiments were carried out on six different particle sizes of under 200 ㎛, 200-300 ㎛, 300-700 ㎛, 700-1000 ㎛, 1000-2000 ㎛ and over 2000 ㎛ at 900℃ with magnesium-to-magnet scrap ratio of 15:1 for 6, 24 and 48 hours, respectively. This research identified Dy₂Fe₁₇ in addition to Dy₂O₃ phase to be responsible for incomplete extraction. The relationship between Dy₂Fe₁₇ and Dy₂O₃ phase was investigated, and the overall extraction efficiency of Dy was enhanced to 97%.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.107-113
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• 2013

In this study, the microstructure and valuable metals dissolution properties of PDP waste panel powders were investigated as a function of milling parameters such as ball diameter size, milling time, and rotational speed during high-energy milling process. The complete refinement of powder could achieved at the ball diameter size of 5 mm due to sufficient impact energy and the number of collisions. With increasing milling time, the average particle size was rapidly decreased until the first 30 seconds, then decreased gradually about $3{\mu}m$ at 3 minutes and finally, increased with presence of agglomerated particles of $35{\mu}m$ at 5 minutes. Although there was no significant difference on the size of the particle according to the rotational speed from 900 to 1,100 rpm, the total valuable metals dissolution amount was most excellent at 1,100 rpm. As a result, the best milling conditions for maximum dissolving amount of valuable metals (Mg: 375 ppm, Ag 135 ppm, In: 17 ppm) in this research were achieved with 5 mm of ball diameter size, 3min of milling time, and 1,100 rpm of rotational speed.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.74-83
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• 2012

희토류 금속의 제련은 광석에서부터 파분쇄, 선별과정을 거쳐 정광을 만들고, 정광 중의 희토류 성분을 추출하고 성분별로 분리하는 분리정제공정을 거쳐 희토류산화물이나 염화물과 같은 희토류화합물을 제조한 다음 희토류화합물에서 금속을 추출해내는 환원과정을 거친다. 본 고에서는 대표적 희토류 광물로서 불탄산염계광물인 바스트나사이트(bastnasite, ((RE)($CO_3$)F)와 인산염계 광물인 모나자이트(monazite,(RE)($PO_4SiO_4$))의 분해 침출과 분리정제 방법에 대해서 간략히 기술하고, 분리공정의 산물인 희토류화합물에서부터 범용 희토류금속 제조법으로 사용되고 있는 금속열환원법과 용융염전해법에 대하여 개략적인 내용을 소개하였다.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.66-77
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• 2018

우리나라의 희유금속 수입액은 6,034 백만불에 달하나 국내 희유금속 자급률은 1% 수준에 불과하여 효율적인 비축제도의 운영이 필요하다. 이에 본 연구에서는 효율적인 비축전략 수립을 위해 비축 대상이 되는 희유금속의 유 무형 위험 요인을 정량화하여 비축 적정성을 평가할 수 있는 체계를 수립하였다. 본 연구에서 개발한 모형은 중장기적인 관점에서 기술변화와 시장변화에 맞추어 우선 비축이 요구되는 희유금속을 선별하고 비축정책의 방향성을 제시하는데 그 목적이 있다. 모형을 통해 도출된 평가결과는 위험상태 행렬(criticality matrix)로 표현되어 희유금속의 안보수준을 정량적으로 측정할 수 있으며 상대비교를 가능케 한다. 따라서 향후 정책수립에 있어 본 논문에서 제안한 모형이 활용된다면 보다 효율적인 비축정책 수립이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.147-154
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• 2014

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.79-86
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• 2012