• Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.534-540
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• 1998

6061Al-matrix composite with TiNi shape memory fiber as reinforcement has been fabricated by Permanent Mold Casting to investigate the mechanical properties of the smart composites. The composites have showed good interface bonding as a result of the analysis of SEM and EDX. The smartness of composite is given due to the shape memory effect of the TiNi fiber which generates compressive residual stresses in the matrix material when heated after being prestrained. The tensile strength of the composites was tested at temperatures between $90^{\circ}C$ and room temperature with increasing amount of pre-strain, and it showed that the tensile strength at $90^{\circ}C$ was higher than that of the room temperature. Especially, the tensile strength of the composite increases with increasing pre-strain. It showed that hardness of matrix was higher than that of common 6061Al alloy.

• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.74-79
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• 2013

The ultra-precision polishing method using MR fluid has come into the spotlight for polishing metals and optical materials. The MR fluid jet polishing process can be controlled using a change of viscosity by an imposed magnetic field. The MR fluid used for polishing process is a mixture of CI particles, DI water, $Na_2CO_3$ and glycerin. The efficiency of polishing depends on parameters such as polishing time, magnetic field, stand-off distance, pressure, etc. In this paper, the MR fluid jet polishing was used to polish nickel and brass mold materials, which is used to fabricate backlight units for 3-D optical devices in mobile display industries. In MR jet polishing, ferromagnetic materials like nickel can decrease the polishing efficiency by interaction with the cohesiveness of the MR fluid more than non-ferromagnetic materials like copper. A series of tests with different polishing times showed that the surface roughness of brass (Ra=1.84 nm) was lower than that of nickel (Ra=2.31 nm) after polishing for 20 minutes.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.23 no.7 s.166
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• pp.1075-1084
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• 1999

The family of unidirectional continuous fiber reinforced polymeric composites are currently used in automotive bumper beams and load floors. The material properties and mechanical characteristics of the compression molded parts are determined by the curing behavior, fiber orientation and formation of knit lines, which are in turn determined by the mold filling parameters. In this paper, a new model is presented which can be used to predict the 3-dimensional flow under consideration of the slip of mold-composites and anisotropic viscosity of composites during compression molding of unidirectional fiber reinforced thermoplastics for isothermal state. The composites is treated as an incompressible Newtonian fluid. The effects of longitudinal/transverse viscosity ratio A and slip parameter $\alpha$ on the buldging phenomenon and mold filling patterns are also discussed.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.564-573
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• 2001

The mechanical properties of short carbon/glass fiber reinforced polypropylene are experimentally measured as functions of fiber content and nozzle diameter. Also, these properties are compared with the survival rate of reinforced fibers and fiber volume fraction using image analysis after pyrolytic decomposition. The survival rate of fiber aspect ratio as well as fiber volume fraction is influenced by injection processing condition, the used materials and mold conditions such as diameter of nozzle, etc. In this study, the survival rate of fiber aspect ratio is investigated by nozzle size variations in injection/mold sides. It is found that the survival rate of glass fiber is higher that the survival rate of glass fiber is higher than that of carbon fiber. Both tensile modulus and strength of short-fiber reinforced polypropylene are improved s the fiber volume fraction and nozzle diameter are increased.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.73-80
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• 2005

Injection molding is the most widely used process for the industrial forming of plastic articles. During an injection molding process of composites, the fiber-matrix separation and fiber orientation are caused by the flow of molten polymer/fiber mixture. As a result, the product tends to be nonhomogeneous and anisotropic. Hence, it is very important to clarify the relations between separation orientation and injection molding conditions. So far, there is no research on the measurement of fiber orientation using image processing. In this study, the effects of fiber content ratio and molding condition on the fiber orientation-angle distributions are studied experimentally. Using the image processing method, the fiber orientation distribution of welding parts in injection-molded products is assessed. And the effects of fiber content and injection mold shapes on the fiber orientation in case of fiber reinforced polymeric composites are studied experimentally.

• Composites Research
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.11-18
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• 1999

The compression molding is widely used in the automotive industry to produce products that are large, thin, lightweight and stiff. The molded product is formed by squeezing a fiber-reinforced plastic composites. During a molding process of fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites, control of filling patterns in mold, orientation and distribution of fibers are needed to predict the effects of molding parameters on the flow characteristics. It is the objective of this paper to develop an isothermal compression molding simulation that can handle both thin and thick charges and motion of the flow front, and can predict pressure distributions and accurate velocity gradients. The composites are treated as an incompressible Newtonian fluid. The effects of slip parameter $\alpha$ and extensional/shear viscosity ratio $\zeta$ on the mold filling parameters are also discussed.

• Composites Research
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.399-405
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• 2017

We manufactured the long fiber-reinforced thermoplastic prototype of under cover using in-line compounding technology, and investigated the formability, mechanical properties and durability of the prototype of under cover. We manufactured the injection mold for the prototype through injection molding analysis and consideration of weight reduction. We investigated the formability of the prototype by evaluating the residual length and dispersion of fiber, and also tested the mechanical properties such as flexural strength, stiffness and impact strength. We investigated the durability of the prototype by the Key-Life Test(KLT) method which is generally used for the automotive interior parts.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.747-753
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• 2000

There has been a number of investigations in recent years reporting the results obtained on the structure and properties of metals deformed to severe plastic deformation (SPD). Being deformed to SPD, ultra-fine grains (UFG) are usually formed, and UFG structure exhibits fundamental differences in original physical properties. One method often used to obtain SPD is equal channel angular pressing (ECAP). In order for this technique to be exploited, it is important to understand the deformation behavior during the ECAP processing and relationship to the configuration of die. The finite element method (FEM) has been used to investigate this issue. It has been found that the plastic deformation is sensitive to the channel angle and material properties and is not uniform across the width of the specimen and the pressing load is relative to deformation during the ECAP processing.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2014.11a
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• pp.29-29
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• 2014

최근 화석에너지 고갈 및 에너지 수요의 폭발적 팽창을 해결하기 위하여 경량화와 내마모 측면에서 고효율 시스템을 적용한 자동차 및 각종 성형 기기들이 개발되고 있다. 특히 장치의 고성능화라는 요구조건을 충족시키기 위해서는 금속가공산업에서 표면개질의 중요성이 부각되고 있다. 이러한 표면개질에는 일반적으로 표면의 성질을 개선하여 마모(abrasion) 및 국부 압력(local stress) 또는 피로(fatigue), 마식(wear and corrosion)에 견디게 하여 부품의 수명증대와 제품의 소형화에 기여하고 있다. 이러한 표면개질법에는 경질의 물질을 표면에 코팅시켜 재료표면의 특성을 향상시키는 방법과 금속의 표면에 다른 원소를 침투 및 확산시키는 방법으로 나눌 수 있다. 확산방법으로 침탄, 질화, 보로나이징, 크마이징 처리 방법 등이 있다. 상업적으로 가장 많이 사용되는 표면 개질법은 침탄기술로서, 고온에서 짧은 시간내에 물성 향상이 가능하지만, 강의 변태점 이상의 온도에서 진행됨으로서, 변형에 따른 문제가 발생되어 후처리를 필요로 하는 문제점을 가지고 있다. 반면, 질화법은 변태점 이하의 저온에서 철강 표면에 N을 침투시켜 강을 경화시키는 특징을 가진다. 변형이 적고 질소원자가 강내에 침투함으로 인해 내마모성, 내피로성, 내식성 등의 물리적 성질을 향상시키는 점에서 유리하여 각종 정밀 부품 및 자동차 부품, 금형 등에 많이 사용된다. 또한, 경도 향상 및 결정구조의 영향으로 코팅처리시 모재와 코팅 층의 밀착력 향상을 가져오면 이러한 이유로 코팅 층의 하지 층으로써 각광 받고 있다. 본 발표에서는 플라즈마 질화의 이해를 높이기 위해 관련 기술에 대한 전반적인 소개와 향후 플라즈마 질화 기술의 적용이 기대되는 침탄대체 적용 가능 부품, 침류질화 기술, PECVD 공정과의 접목 등 산업적은 응용 측면에서 응용 분야에 대한 소개를 진행하고자 한다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.509-518
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• 1987

The paper is concerned with the analysis of axisymmetric forward extrusion by using the method of weighted residuals. In the method of weighted residuals, the flow function and the stress functions are assumed so as to cover the global control volume. The derived stress and strain components are used to formulate a constitutive equation in the error form, so that the error is minimized to determine the stress and strain components. The method of least squares is then chosen for the minimization of errors. The distribution of stresses and strains and the forming load are determined for the workhardening material considering the frictional effect at the die surface. The computed results are very similar to those obtained by the finite element method. The method is simpler in application and requires less computational time than the finite element method. Experiments are carried out for aluminum and steel specimens using curved dies. It is found that the experimental observation is mostly in agreement with the computed results by the method of weighted residuals.