• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.98-101
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• 2004

The corrosion behavior of Al-Fe coatings was studied in the wet-seal atmosphere of molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFC). Fe-8Al, Fe-16Al, Fe-25Al, Fe-36Al, and Fe-70Al (in at.%) specimens were tested in Li/K carbonate at $650^{\circ}C$ by a single cell test and an immersion test. In general, the corrosion resistance of the Al-Fe coatings was enhanced due to the formation of a protective $LiAlO_2$ layer. However, when the Al-Fe coatings didn't have sufficient content of aluminum enough for maintaining the protective layer, the corrosion resistance of the Al-Fe coatings was severely degraded by the growth of non-protective scales like $LiAlO_2$. The test results revealed that the aluminum contents in the coatings should be higher than 25 at.% in order to form and maintain the protective $LiAlO_2$ layers.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.202-207
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• 2009

Nanocomposite formation of metal-metal oxide systems by mechanical alloying (MA) has been investigated at room temperature. The systems we chose are the $Fe_3O_4$-M (M = AI, Ti), where pure metals are used as reducing agent. It is found that $Fe/Al_2O_3$ and $Fe/TiO_2$ nanocomposite powders in which $Al_2O_3$ and $TiO_2$ are dispersed in ${\alpha}$-Fe matrix with nano-sized grains are obtained by MA of $Fe_3O_4$ with Al and Ti for 25 and 75 hours, respectively. It is suggested that the shorter MA time for the nanocomposite formation in $Fe/Al_2O_3$ is due to a large negative heat associated with the chemical reduction of magnetite by aluminum. X-ray diffraction results show that the average grain size of ${\alpha}$-Fe in $Fe/TiO_2$ nanocomposite powders is in the range of 30 nm. The change in magnetic properties also reflects the details of the solid-state reduction of magnetite by pure metals during MA.

• Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.71-76
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• 1999

Eutectic and off-eutectic Al-Fe alloys were unidirectionally solidified at the solidification rate of $1{\sim}50\;mm/min$ under the temperature gradients $75{\sim}80^{\circ}C/cm$. The investigation has been carried out for the microstructural variation, phase transition, mechanical properties by means of detailed analyses of stress-strain, micro-Vickers hardness and scanning electron micrography. The thermal stability at elevated temperature has been studied on $Al-Al_6Fe$ eutectic alloy held at $600^{\circ}C$ for $0{\sim}150$ hours. When the solidification rate was less than 10mm/min, the X-ray diffraction and EDS analysis showed the presence of $Al_3Fe$ compound. As the solidification rate more than 20 mm/min, $Al-Al_3Fe$ eutectic phase was transfered into $Al-Al_6Fe$ eutectic phase. The mechanical properties of unidirectionally solidified off-eutectic Al-Fe alloy is better than those of unidirectionally solidified eutecic Al-Fe alloy Maximum ultimate tensile strength was obtained in Al-2.25% Fe alloy which was unidirectionally solidified at the solidification rate of 20 mm/min. The metastable $Al-Al_6Fe$ phase was transferred into stable $Al-Al_3Fe$ phase at $600^{\circ}C$ held for 150 hours.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.198-202
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• 1998

We have studied $Al_xFe_{3-x}O_4$ produced by direct composition method using X-ray diffraction and Mssbauer spectroscopy. The cation distribution for $Al_xFe_{3-x}O_4$ was determined by the ratio of sub-spectra absorption area. The charge state of Fe atoms in octahedral site(B-site) is $Fe^{2.5+}$ based on electron hopping, $Fe^{2+}$ ↔ $(Fe^{3+},Al^{3+})$ without dependency of substituted Al amounts.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.170-171
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• 2012

$Fe_2O_3$, Al, Cr과 Si 분말을 고 에너지 볼 밀링해서 나노분말을 제조한 후 고주파유도 가열 활성 연소합성 장치로 1분 이내의 짧은 시간에 합성 및 소결한 $Al_2O_3+4.65(Fe_{0.43}Cr_{0.17}Al_{0.323}Si_{0.077})$, $Al_2O_3$ + 5.33 ($Fe_{0.375}Cr_{0.11}Al_{0.3}Si_{0.075}$), $Al_2O_3$ + 6.15 ($Fe_{0.325}Cr_{0.155}Al_{0.448}Si_{0.072}$), $Al_2O_3$ + 3.3 ($Fe_{0.6}Cr_{0.3}Al_{0.6}$) 소결체 시편을 $700^{\circ}C$의 온도에서 100시간 동안 공기 중에서 산화 및 $N_2-H_20-H_2S$ 혼합 가스 내에서 황화 부식을 실시하였다. 그 결과 산화 및 황화 부식 후에 ${\alpha}-Al_2O_3$가 표면에 생성되어 보호 피막으로 작용하여 우수한 내식성을 보였다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.21 no.7
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• pp.665-668
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• 2008

Multi-layered thin films of $Fe_2O_3/Na_3AlF_6/Fe_2O_3/Cu$, Cr, Al were deposited on glass substrate by evaporation process. As high and low refractive index material, $Fe_2O_3$ and $Na_3AlF_6$ were selected and additionally Cu, Al and Cr were chosen as mid reflective layer respectively. Optical properties including reflectance were systematically studied depending on optical thickness of $Na_3AlF_6$ especially $0.25{\lambda}$ and $0.5{\lambda}$. In order to expect the experimental result, the simulation program, the Essential Macleod Program(EMP) was adopted and compared with the experimental data. Based on the results taken by spectrophotometer at viewing angle $45^{\circ}C$, the $Fe_2O_3/Na_3AlF_6/Fe_2O_3/Cu$ show the colour rage between red and orange in $0.25{\lambda}$ and green and pupple in $0.5{\lambda}$ respectively. When the Al was used as mid reflective layers in $Fe_2O_3/Na_3AlF_6/Fe_2O_3$ system, typical yellow colour and mixed colour between green and pupple were appeared in $0.25{\lambda}$ and $0.5{\lambda}$ of $Na_3AlF_6$ respectively. As compared the experimental result to simulation data, it was found out that the experimental data is relatively well matched with the EMP simulation data.

• Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.446-452
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• 1988

To obtain detailed information on the metastable and the equilibrium phases in rapidly solidified Al-(Fe,Ce) alloys, analysis of X-ray diffraction pattern has been carried out. It has been found that the metastable phase formed in Al-Fe alloys including up to 6wt%Fe is $Al_6Fe$ and the equilibrium phase is $Al_3Fe$. Any X-ray diffraction peak corresponding to the equilibrium phase $Al_{13}Fe_4$ has not been observed during aging. In Al-4wt%Fe alloy, which is ribbon shape with thickness less than $70\;{\mu}m$, aged at $400^{\circ}C$ for 1h after rapid solidification, unidentified phase has been found. In Al-4wt%Ce alloy, only X-ray diffraction peak corresponding to the equilibrium phase, $Al_4Ce$ has been observed. It has been found that the metastable phase Formed in Al-Fe-Ce alloys including up to 6wt% Fe and 4wt% Ce is $Al_6Fe$ and the equilibrium phases are $Al_3Fe$ and $Al_{10}CeFe_2$.

• Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.55-62
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• 2013

Effect of Fe and Mn contents on the castability of Al-4wt%Mg-0.9wt%Si system alloy has been studied. According to the analysis of cooling curve for Al-4wt%Mg-0.9wt%Si-0.3wt%Fe-0.3/0.5wt%Mn alloy, ${\alpha}-Al_{15}(Fe,Mn)_3Si_2$ and ${\beta}-Al_5FeSi$ phases crystallized above eutectic temperature of $Mg_2Si$. Therefore, these phases affected both the fluidity and shrinkage behaviors of the alloy during solidification. As Fe and Mn contents of Al-4wt%Mg-0.9wt%Si system alloy increased from 0.1 wt% to 0.4 wt% and from 0.3 wt% to 0.5 wt% respectively, the fluidity of the alloy decreased by 26% and 33%. When Fe content of the alloy increased from 0.1 wt% to 0.4 wt%, 23% decrease of macro shrinkage and 19% increase of micro shrinkage appeared. Similarly, Mn content of the alloy increased from 0.3 wt% to 0.5 wt%, 11% decrease of macro shrinkage and 14% increase of micro shrinkage appeared. Judging from the castability of the alloy, Al-4wt%Mg-0.9wt%Si alloy with low content of Fe and Mn, 0.1 wt% Fe and 0.3 wt% Mn, is recommendable.

• Proceedings of the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Conference
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• 2006.09b
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• pp.1290-1291
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• 2006

Fabrication of $Fe_3AlC$ matrix in-situ composite, reinforced by a FeAl phase, was studied by using the powder metallurgical processing route. Especially, in order to disperse the second phase more finely, we chose the mechanical alloying process. We investigated the microstructural and mechanical properties of the consolidated material. After consolidation by vacuum hot pressing, the compact showed almost full density and consisted of a $Fe_3AlC$ matrix and FeAl second phase (average particle size was less than 1m). The compact showed HV746, which was higher than that of the arc melted $Fe_3AlC$ monolithic material, HV603.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.157-162
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• 2001

An optimum route to fabricate the ferrous alloy dispersed $Al_2O_3$ nanocomposites such as $Al_2O_3$/Fe-Ni and $Al_2O_3$/Fe-Co with sound microstructure and desired properties was investigated. The composites were fabricated by the sintering of powder mixtures of $Al_2O_3$ and nano-sized ferrous alloy, in which the alloy was prepared by solution-chemistry routes using metal nitrates powders and a subsequent hydorgen reduction process. Microstructural observation of reduced powder mixture revealed that the Fe-Ni or Fe-Co alloy particles of about 20 nm in size homogeneously surrounded $Al_2O_3$, forming nanocomposite powder. The sintered $Al_2O_3$/Fe-Ni composite showed the formation of Fe$Al_2O_4$ phase, while the reaction phases were not observed in $Al_2O_3$/Fe-Co composite. Hot-pressed $Al_2O_3$/Fe-Ni composite showed improved mechanical properties and magnetic response. The properties are discussed in terms of microstructural characteristics such as the distribution and size of alloy particles.