• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.68-74
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• 2017

Characteristics of dissimilar metal welds between alloy steel ASTM A387 Gr. 91 and carbon steel ASTM A516 Gr.70 made with Flux cored arc welding(FCAW) have been evaluated in terms of microstructure, mechanical strength, chemical analysis by EDS as well as corrosion test. Three heat inputs of 15.0, 22.5, 30.0kJ/cm were employed to make joints of dissimilar metals with E71T-1C wire. Post-weld heat treatment was carried out at $750^{\circ}C$ for 2.5 h. Based on microstructural examination, Intragranular polygonal ferrite and grainboundary ferrite were formed only in first layer of weld metal. Another layers consisted of acicular ferrite and $Widmannst{\ddot{a}}tten$ ferrite. The amount of acicular ferrite was increased with decreasing heat input and layer. Heat affected zone of alloy steel showed the highest hardness due to the formation of tempered martensite and lower bainite. Lower and upper bainite were formed in heat affected zone of carbon steel. Tensile strengths of dissimilar metal welds decreased with increasing heat inputs. Dissimilar metal welds showed a good hot cracking resistance due to the low HCS index below 4. The salt spray test of dissimilar metals welds showed that the weight loss rate by corrosion below 170 hours was decreased with increasing heat inputs due to the increase of the amount of acicular ferrite.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.100-105
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• 2009

차세대 발전소재로 주목 받고 있는 초초임계압 페라이트기 강의 고온 등온열화손상을 평가하였다. 고온 등온열화에 따른 가역 투자율을 측정하여 미세조직 변화와의 상관성과 그 영향에 관하여 연구하였다. 고온 등온열화는 미세한 템퍼링 석출물($Cr_{23}C_6$)을 성장시키고, 새로운 금속간 화합물($Fe_2W$)을 생성시켰으며 급격한 조대화를 보였다. 또한, 래스 내부의 전위밀도를 크게 감소시켰다. 가역투자율로부터 측정한 동적 보자력은 등온열화 초기 약 500시간 이내에 급격하게 감소하고 이후 서서히 감소하였다. 이는 자벽에 대한 고착점의 개수감소와 밀접한 관련이 있으며, 미세한 석출물, 전위 및 마르텐사이트 래스와 관련된다.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제48권11호
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• pp.974-980
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• 2010

Various types of steel, namely, 0.35C, 0.2C-Cr, and 0.2C-Cr-Mo steels, were quenched and tempered by high-frequency induction heat treatment. The type, size, and spheroidization of the carbides varied depending on the tempering temperatures ($450{\sim}720^{\circ}C$). During the tempering process, the carbide was precipitated in the martensite matrix. The 0.35C, 0.2C-Cr, and 0.2C-Cr-Mo steels contained carbides that were smaller than 120 nm. The carbide was spheroidized as the tempering temperature increased. Owing to the fine microstructure and spheroidization of the carbides, all three steels had a high tensile strength as well as yield ratio and reduction of area. In the case of the 0.2C-Cr steel, the use of Cr as an alloying element facilitated the precipitation of alloyed carbides with an extremely small particle and resulted in an increase in the spheroidization rate of the carbides. As a result, a large reduction of area was achieved (>70%). The 0.2C-Cr-Mo steel had the highest tensile strength because of the high hardenability that can be attributed to the presence of alloying elements (Cr and Mo). Quenching and tempering steels by induction heat treatment resulted in a high strength of over 1 GPa and a large reduction of area (>70%) because of the rapid heating and cooling rates.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.29-37
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• 2021

Martensitic stainless steel is commonly used in the medical implant instrument. The alloy has drawbacks in terms of strength and wear properties when applied to instruments with sharp parts. 440C STS alloy, with improved durability, is an alternative to replace 420 J2 STS. In the present study, the carbide precipitation, and mechanical and corrosion properties of STS 440C alloy are studied as a function of different heat treatments. The STS 440C alloy is first austenitized at different temperatures; this is immediately followed by oil quenching and sub-zero treatment. After sub-zero treatment, the alloy is tempered at low temperatures. The microstructures of the heat treated STS 440C alloy consist of martensite and retained austenite and carbides. Using EDX and SADP with a TEM, the precipitated carbides are identified as a Cr23C6 carbide with a size of 1 to 2 ㎛. The hardness of STS 440C alloy is improved by austenitization at 1,100 ℃ with sub-zero treatment and tempering at 200 ℃. The values of Ecorr and Icorr for STS 440C increase with austenitization temperature. Results can be explained by the dissolution of Cr-carbide and the increase in the retained austenite. Sub-zero treatment followed by tempering shows a little difference in the properties of potentiodynamic polarizations.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.209-216
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• 2009

It was evaluated that the microstructural and mechanical properties of Ta-bearing 9Cr-0.5Mo-2W ferritic/martensitic experimental steels. All the experimental steels showed the tempered martensitic microstructures, and $M_{23}C_6$ carbides, whose sizes were ranged from 200 to 300 nm, were easily observed at both boundaries of the prior austenite grain and the martensite lath. In addition, a relatively large Nb-rich MX carbonitrides were intermittently detected at the prior austenite grain boundaries, whereas a lot of Vrich MX carbonitrides, whose mean diameter was less than 50 nm, were observed randomly at both boundaries. Ta was mainly incorporated into the V-rich MX carbonitrides rather than the Nb-rich ones and their content was spanned from 5 to 20 at.%. Ta contents within the MX precipitates also increased as the content of Ta increased. Because the Ta addition into the steels would be attributed to the precipitation strengthening, solid solution strengthening and lath width reduction, it was shown that the mechanical properties, including hardness, tensile strength and creep rate of the 9%Cr-0.5Mo-2W steels were improved by the increase of Ta content. Especially, 9Cr-0.5Mo-2W-0.3V-0.05Nb-0.14Ta steel was revealed to be relatively excellent in the application for the SFR fuel cladding.

• 열처리공학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.7-14
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• 2023

We investigated the effect of multiple tempering on the microstructure and mechanical properties of AISI 4340 steel. The austenitized and quenched AISI 4340 steels were tempered at 550, 600, and 650℃ for 1, 2, and 4 h by single-tempering (ST). The multiple tempering was conducted for 4 h by double-tempering (DT, 2 h + 2 h), and quadruple-tempering (QT, 1 h + 1 h + 1 h + 1 h). As tempering temperature increases, yield strength and ultimate tensile strength decrease and elongation increases due to recovery and recrystallization of martensite and coarsening of carbides. At 550℃, as the number of tempering cycles increases, the yield strength and tensile strength decrease at the expense of fracture elongation. At 600 and 650℃, the yield strength and tensile strength increase with increasing the number of tempering cycles while fracture elongation maintains similar values. The multiple tempering at the same tempering time of 4 h improves the modulus of toughness at all tempering temperatures, which is presumed to be due to the change in carbide precipitation behavior by multiple tempering.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제33권7호
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• pp.302-308
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• 2023

The influence of specimen geometry and notch on the hydrogen embrittlement of an SA372 steel for pressure vessels was investigated in this study. A slow strain-rate tensile (SSRT) test after the electrochemical hydrogen charging method was conducted on four types of tensile specimens with different directions, shapes (plate, round), and notches. The plate-type specimen showed a significant decrease in hydrogen embrittlement resistance owing to its large surface-to-volume ratio, compared to the round-type specimen. It is well established that most of the hydrogen distributes over the specimen surface when it is electrochemically charged. For the round-type specimens, the notched specimen showed increased hydrogen susceptibility compared with the unnotched one. A notch causes stress concentration and thus generates lots of dislocations in the locally deformed regions during the SSRT test. The solute hydrogen weakens the interactions between these dislocations by promoting the shielding effect of stress fields, which is called hydrogen-enhanced localized plasticity mechanisms. These results provide crucial insights into the relationship between specimen geometry and hydrogen embrittlement resistance.

• 플랜트 저널
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.48-59
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 고온 고압 배관용 단조밸브 용접부의 품질확보를 위하여 단조밸브 제작현장에서 활용할 용접후열처리의 유지시간 및 유지온도를 연구했다. ASTM A182 F92 재료를 단조밸브의 용접부에 해당되는 밸브 끝단부 및 누설방지용접부와 동일한 형상의 두께 1 inch 쿠폰으로 가공하고, 쿠폰을 가스 텅스텐 아크용접(GTAW: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding) 방법으로 완전용입 용접하여 시편을 제작했다. 용접부 호칭두께가 1 inch인 시편을 $705^{\circ}C$, $735^{\circ}C$, $750^{\circ}C$, $765^{\circ}C$, $795^{\circ}C$ 및 $825^{\circ}C$에서 1시간 유지하여 용접후열처리를 실시(Group 1)하였다. 그리고 용접부 호칭두께가 1 inch인 시편 3개를 $735^{\circ}C$에서 30분, 1시간 및 2시간으로 달리 유지(Group 2)하여 용접후열처리를 실시하였다. 다른 유지시간과 유지온도에 따른 경도의 변화를 관찰하기 위하여 모재부, 열영향부 및 용착금속부에서 경도를 측정하였다. 본 실험의 결과에 따라, 1 inch당 1시간 온도를 유지할 경우는 용접후열처리가 $750^{\circ}C{\sim}765^{\circ}C$에서 수행되어야 바람직한 것으로 확인되었다. 단조밸브 제작규격에서 요구하는 최소 유지온도 보다 $5^{\circ}C$가 높은 $735^{\circ}C$에서 1 inch당 1시간 유지할 경우에 요구된 경도 값을 만족하지 못하여, 요건보다 긴 시간인 1 inch당 2시간 용접후열처리 시 경도 값을 만족하는 것으로 확인되었다. 또한 용착금속부의 조직은 템퍼드-마르텐사이트 조직으로 확인되었다.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.579-588
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• 2016

본 연구는 수원 입북동 출토 철제환두도의 비금속개재물을 SEM-EDS로 분석하여 제철조업 온도를 추정하고 산화물을 $SiO_2$와 비교하여 조재제의 인위적 장입 여부를 판단하였으며 금속학적인 조직조사를 통하여 철제 환두도의 제작 시 열처리 기술을 연구하였다. 철제환두도의 시편들에서 wustite가 대부분 관찰되는 것으로 보아 고체저온환원법으로 제련한 철 소재를 가열-단조-성형 가공하여 제작된 것으로 판단된다. 또한 부분적으로 $P_2O_5$가 있는 것으로 보아 배소되지 않은 자연광석으로 직접 제련하였던 것으로 추정된다. $CaO/SiO_2$와 $TiO_2/SiO_2$ 등의 비로 보아 제철 원료는 철광석으로 판단되며, 석회질의 조재제도 인위적으로 장입하지는 않은 것으로 판단된다. 선단 쪽 인부의 조직은 순철인데 관부 쪽 인부는 탄소량도 높고 martensite 조직과 pearlite colony가 생성되어 있는 것으로 보아 침탄 후 담금질을 하였으며, 배부 및 병부와 환두부는 의도하지 않은 침탄이 된 것으로 판단된다. 이러한 철제환두도 시편들의 조직 양상들을 종합해본 결과 인위적인 부분적인 열처리 기법을 적용하여 제작한 것을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구에서는 한 유물에서나타나는 비금속개재물의 성분분석을 통해 얻은 산화물 데이터를 $SiO_2$로 나눈 비로 비교하는 해석하는 방법을 활용하여 좀 더 과학적인 근거를 제시하려고 노력하였다. 이러한 방법으로 기존의 분석 연구된 결과들에 의한 주장들을 재해석함으로 해서 다른 결과들을 얻을 수 있을 거라 사료된다.