SCM 415 has been vacuum carburized in the carburizing pressure of 60-65kpa and the carburizing temperature of 1233k and 1273k after varied to 0-20 in the ratio of $N_2/C_3H_8$ and then diffusion treated for various times at 1123k. The results obtained from the experiment are as follows. 1. With increasing from 0 to 20 in ratio of $N_2/C_3H_8$ the sooting formation of surface after carburizing considerably decreased. 2. The hardness control and surface carbon content of carburizing surface has been modified by the addition of nitrogen to the propan. 3. The appoximate value of k is indirectry calculated at 1123k which results are obtained to $0.58{\times}10^{-2}(wt.%.S^{-1/2})$. 4. A great deal of propan by addition of nitrogen gas in carburizing gas was possible to saving without considerable change in case hardening depth. 5. The effective carburizing depth range is obtained to 0.8-1.1mm by diffusion temperature of 1123k after carburization at 1273k-3.6ks, and the surface hardness is increased as the increasing of $T_D/T_c$ in our experimental condition, and the maximum hardness as reachin distance from surface is decreased.

An experimental study of the constitutive response of precipitation-strengthened Al-0.55wt% Zr alloy, which consists of an Al matrix precipitation-strengthened by coherent particles, ${\beta}^{\prime}(Al_3Zr)$ with $L1_2$ structure has been performed. The deformation response of the materials has been examined by stress relaxation test at 573K, 623K and 673K. It was found that there exist the threshold stress during stress relaxation and threshold stress results from the presense of ${\beta}^{\prime}(Al_3Zr)$ particles. The ratio of threshold stress and Orowan stress decreased gradually with increasing temperature. The resistance to climb-pass of particles was independent of particles size for a fixed volume fraction although the threshold for bowing and particles cutting are sensitive to the particles dimensions. The smaller particles cutted by dislocations. This behavior of dislocations in this alloy was explained in terms of the small value antiphase boundary energy. The dislocation networks wrere more extensive in spesimens subjected to stress relaxation and there were numerous areas that have a high denstiy of jogged dislocation. This experiment results indicate that the rate controlling stress relaxation process is the climb of edge dislocation over particles.

7072Al 을 기지로하고 W 섬유를 강화재로 사용하여 진공 hot press 에서 복합재료를 제조한 후 시간을 변수로 열처리하여 처리시간에 다른 계변층의 변화와 이에 따른 기계적 성질의 변화를 비교 검토하였다. 각종기기(SEM, XRD 등)를 사용하여 계면층을 분석한 결과 처리시간이 10시간까지는 계면층의 변화는 미미하였으나 10시간을 초과하면서 계면층은 현저히 성장하기 시작했다. 이 계면층은 취성이 있는 $WAl_{12}$ 및 $WAl_5$의 화합물로 확인되었다. 이 화합물층의 생성은 기계적성질의 저하를 초래화고 있었다. 즉 인장강도가 처리시간이 10시간을 초과하면서 현저하게 감소하고 있었다. 또한, 파괴양상은 계면화합물층으로 인해 열처리한 후에는 열처리전의 연성파괴에서 취성파괴로 변화되었다.

This study has been performed to investigate into some effects of temperature, gas mixing ratio and time on the optical microstructure, hardness and wear characteristics of medium carbon alloy steel treated by plasma nitriding. The results obtained from the experiment are summarized as follows: (1) Optical micrographs of AISI 4140 steel plasma-nitrided by the double stage technique have revealed that the nitrided layer is composed of the compound layer and the diffusion layer. The variation in temperature at the first stage gives effects, on the formation of compound layer and the growth rate is shown to be relatively fast at $460^{\circ}C$. (2) The thickness of compound layer has been found to increase with increasing nitrogen percentage in the gas mixture and the holding time. It is therefore recommended that a shorter holding time and a lower nitrogen percentage are more effective to produce a tougher compound layer and a diffusion layer only. (3) X-ray diffraction analysis for AISI 4140 steel has shown that the compound layer consist of ${\gamma}^{\prime}-Fe_4N$ and ${\alpha}-Fe$ and that tough compound layer diffustion layer only can be obtained by the double stage plasmanitriding process. (4) There is also a tendency that the total hardened layer depth increases with increasing temperature, time and nitrogen percentage in the first stage during the double stage plasma nitriding. (5) The wear resistance of plasma nitrided specimens has been found thobe considerably increased compared to the untreated specimens and the amount of increment has appeared to increase further with increasing nitriding temperature, holding time and notrogen percentage of gas mixture in the first stage treatment.

Coolingability of coolants is important factor in cooling processor heat treatment of steel. Using standard apparatus and method defined in the Korean Industrial Standard three different shapes of probe were designed, ie, cylinderical, spherical and square on shape with same volume of standard probe. Distilled water and sodium aquious solutions with different concentration of NaOH, NaCl and $Na_2CO_3$ were examined. Estimation of coolingability of each quenchants for the probes of cylinderical, spherical or square shape, the cooling rate is greater square, cylinder and sphere in order. Coolingability of sodium aquious solution of NaCl, $Na_2CO_3$ and NaOH is found generally greater then that of distilled water. Effectiveness of ingredients is in the order of $Na_2CO_3$, NaOH and NaCl. In both solutions coolingability increases in 20%, 5%, and 10%in order. Analytical results obtained from Finite Element Method were compared with experimental ones and found as practically satisfactional.

A study of the precipitation process of Al-Li binary alloy at low ageing temperature has been carried by electrical resistivity measurement. Two types of G.P.zones were formed during ageing at low temperature. G.P. (1) zone and G.P. (2) zone have been formed primarily at ageing temperature below $60^{\circ}C$ and at ageing temperature range of $80^{\circ}C$ to $100^{\circ}C$, respectively. Therefore the precipitation process of Al-Li binary alloy was as follows; G.P.(1) zone ${\rightarrow}$ G.P.(2) zone ${\rightarrow}{\delta}^{\prime}{\rightarrow}{\delta}$ G.P. (1) zone might be affected by excess vacancies, but G.P. (2) zone might be affected by secondary defects. clusters and Li-vacancy pairs. The activation energy for formation of G.P. (2) zone is 0.87eV. It is lower than that of Al-Cu alloy.