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Effects of Nb and Ti Addition and Surface Treatments on the Electrical Conductivity of 316 Stainless Steel as Bipolar Plates for PEMFC (고분자전해필 연료전지 분리판용 316 스테인리스강의 전기전도도에 미치는 Nb, Ti 첨가 및 표면처리 효과)

  • Lee, Seok-Hyun;Kim, Jeong-Heon;Kim, Min-Chul;Chun, Dong-Hyun;Wee, Dang-Moon
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.11a
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    • pp.324-324
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    • 2006
  • Nb and Ti were added to 316 stainless steel, and then heat-treatments and surface treatments were performed on the 316 stainless steel and the Nb- and Ti-added alloys. All samples indicated enhanced electrical conductivity after surface treatments, whereas they showed low electrical conductivity before surface treatments due to the existence of non-conductive passive film on the alloy surface. In particular, the Hb- and Ti-added alloys showed remarkable enhancement of electrical conductivity compared to the original alloy, 316 stainless steel. Surface characterization revealed that small carbide particles formed on the alloy surface after surface treatments, while the alloys indicated flat surface structure before surface treatments. $Cr_{23}C_6$ mainly formed on the 316 stainless steel, and NbC and TiC mainly formed on the Nb- and Ti-added alloys, respectively. We attribute the enhanced electrical conductivity after surface treatments to the formation of these carbide particles, possibly acting as a means of electro-conductive channel through the passive film. Furthermore, NbC and TiC are supposed to be more effective carbides than $Cr_{23}C_6$ as electro-conductive channels of stainless steel

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Transverse load carrying capacity of sinusoidally corrugated steel web beams with web openings

  • Kiymaz, G.;Coskun, E.;Cosgun, C.;Seckin, E.
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.69-85
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    • 2010
  • The present paper presents a study on the behavior and design of corrugated web steel beams with and without web openings. In the literature, the web opening problem in steel beams was dealt with mostly for steel beams with plane web plates and research on the effect of an opening on a corrugated web was found out to be very limited. The present study deals mainly with the effect of web openings on the transverse load carrying capacity of steel beams with sinusoidally corrugated webs. A general purpose finite element program (ABAQUS) was used. Simply supported corrugated web beams of 2 m length and with circular web openings at quarter span points were considered. These points are generally considered to be the optimum locations of web openings for steel beams. Various cases were analyzed including the size of the openings and the corrugation density which is a function of the magnitude and length of the sine wave. Models without web holes were also analyzed and compared with other cases which were all together examined in terms of load-deformation characteristics and ultimate web shear resistance.

Numerical study of the cyclic behavior of steel plate shear wall systems (SPSWs) with differently shaped openings

  • Ali, Mustafa M.;Osman, S.A.;Husam, O.A.;Al-Zand, Ahmed W.
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.361-373
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    • 2018
  • This paper presents the development of finite element (FE) models to simulate the behavior of diagonally stiffened steel plate shear wall systems (SPSWs) with differently shaped openings subjected to a cyclic load. This walling system has the potential to be used for shear elements that resist lateral loads in steel-framed buildings. A number of $\text\tiny{^1/_2}$-scale one-story buildings that were un-stiffened, stiffened and stiffened with opening SPSWs are modeled and simulated using the finite element method based on experimental data from previous research. After validating the finite element (FE) models, the effects of infill plate thickness on the cyclic behavior of steel shear walls are investigated. Furthermore, triple diagonal stiffeners are added to the steel infill plates of the SPSWs, and the effects are studied. Moreover, the effects of a number of differently shaped openings applied to the infill plate are studied. The results indicate that the bearing capacity and shear resistance are affected positively by increasing the infill plate thickness and by adding triple diagonal stiffeners. In addition, the cyclic behavior of SPSWs is improved, even with an opening in the SPSWs.

Enhancing seismic performance of ductile moment frames with delayed wire-rope bracing using middle steel plate

  • Ghalandari, Akram;Ghasemi, Mohammad Reza;Dizangian, Babak
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.139-147
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    • 2018
  • Moment frames have considerable ductility against cyclic lateral loads and displacements; however, sometimes this feature causes the relative displacement to exceed the permissible limits. This issue can bring unfavorable hysteretic behavior on the frame due to the reduction in the stiffness and resistance against lateral loads. Most of common bracing systems usually control lateral displacements through increasing stiffness while result in decreasing the capacity for energy absorption. This has direct effect on hysteresis curves of moment frames. Therefore, a system that is capable of both having the capacity of energy absorption as well as controlling the displacements without a considerable increase in the stiffness is quite important. This paper investigates retrofitting of a single-storey steel moment frame using a delayed wire-rope bracing system equipped with the ductile middle steel plate. The steel plate is considered at the middle intersection of wire ropes, where it causes cables to be continuously in tension. This integrated system has the advantage of reducing considerable stiffness of the frame compared to cross bracing systems as a result of which it could also preserve the frame's energy absorption capacity. In this paper, FEM models of a delayed wire-rope bracing system equipped by steel plates with different geometries have been studied, validated, and compared with other researchers' laboratory test results.

Preparation of Microcolumns Made of Glass-Lined Stainless Steel Tubing or Other Materials and Their Chromatographic Application (내벽이 유리로 코팅된 스테인레스 스틸 관 및 기타 재질을 이용한 마이크로 컬럼의 제작과 그의 크로마토그래피 응용에 관한 연구 (Ⅱ))

  • An, Hyun Joo;Cheong, Won Jo
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.39 no.11
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    • pp.863-868
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    • 1995
  • We have prepared microcolumns made of stainless steel tubing, glass-lined stainless steel tubing, and silica-lined stainless steel tubing and examined their performances comparatively. The length of columns was fixed as 30 cm, and the I.D.'s, either 1 mm or 0.5 mm. Octadecyl bonded silica paticles $(5\mu)$ were used as the stationary phases. p-Nitroaniline, N,N-dimethyl-o-nitro-p-toluidine,and ethylbenzene were used as the test solutes. The glass-lined or silica-lined stainless steel columns showed better performances than the plain stainless steel column did. The number of theoretical plates over 10,000 were obtained even for the 0.5 mm I.D. (30 cm long) column as long as the glass-lined stainless steel tubing was used.

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