• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.21-26
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• 2012

Microstructural and mechanical property were evaluated at the medium-sized HT9 (12Cr-1MoWV) forged steel which was considered as primary candidate for the fuel cladding in sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR). Material was forged at $1170^{\circ}C$ after the induction melting to make round bar as 160mm diameter, 7000mm length then the radial distribution of microstructure as well as microhardness was evaluated. The results showed that overall microstructure exhibited as ferrite-martensite structure, where small amount (2~3%) of delta ferrite was formed throughout the specimen and maximum 15% of transformed ferrite was formed at the center, where it gradually decreased toward the radial direction. Sensitivity analysis of the cooling curve and Time-Temperature-Transformation (TTT) diagram revealed that formation of transformed ferrite could be avoided when the diameter was decreased down to 120mm.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.9
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• pp.218-228
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• 2020

The material industry is an important infrastructure industry that uses process technology in order to produce parts applied to the final product and determine the quality of the finished product. However, the market environment, which has been recognized as a 3D industry, has deteriorated recently and lost competitiveness compared to other material industry countries. This study analyzed the characteristics of forging companies and The study found that three characteristics of the forging industry, facility-oriented, order-based, and field-centered, and internal failure cost and external failure costs were set as the range of quality cost. A total of eight quality tasks were selected by applying the quality cost management system and continuous quality improvement process developed for large-scale A forging company, and improvement activity proved its effectiveness reducing quality costs by 63.3% compared to the previous year. The research helps forging companies establish a quality management strategy by systematically managing and analyzing quality costs.

• The Safety technology
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• no.123
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• pp.34-37
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• 2008

• The Safety technology
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• no.171
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• pp.48-51
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• 2012

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.221-227
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• 2016

The main shaft is one of the key components connecting the rotor hub and gear box of a wind power generator. Typically, main shafts are manufactured by open die forging method. However, the main shaft for large MW class wind generators is designed to be hollow in order to reduce the weight. Additionally, the main shafts are manufactured by a casting process. This study aims to develop a manufacturing process for hollow main shafts by the open die forging method. The design of a forging process for a solid main shaft and hollow shaft was prepared by an open die forging process design scheme. Finite element analyses were performed to obtain the flow stress by a hot compression test at different temperature and strain rates. The control parameters of each forging process, such as temperature and effective strain, were obtained and compared to predict the suitability of the hollow main shaft forging process. Finally, high productivity reflecting material utilization ratio, internal quality, shape, and dimension was verified by the prototypes manufactured by the proposed forging process for hollow main shafts.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.612-617
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• 2001

A nondestructive evaluation technique for detecting internal defects of an hot forged Al-Si alloy part is established in this study. Ultrasonic characteristics of various internal planar defects are investigated by experiments for establishing a reliable test procedure. The effect of the angle between ultrasonic energy propagation directions and planar defects on the ultrasonic signal configuration is evaluated in the pulse-echo technique. A characteristic of ultrasonic signal for the internal planar defect located near the edge is also evaluated. The applicability of the through-transmission technique is also discussed. Reliability of the presented approach is validated by the destructive testing for more than 500 specimens.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.10 no.10
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• pp.2577-2582
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• 2009

A rivet which can fasten two parts is one of an important mechanical elements. In this study, the process design of a blind revet is implemented using finite element method in order to manufacture it which can resist high vibration and has strong coherence between two parts. Considering plastic flow, ease of manufacture, high strength, material loss, and so forth, an optimal four-stage process is proposed by finite element analysis and process design rules. In addition, the finite element simulation results such as shape of the forged rivet, strain distribution and forging load are investigated for the usefulness of the forging process of the blind rivet. These results will be contributed to the forging process design and the die design of the blind rivet.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.337-344
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• 1989

The upper bound elemental technique (UBET) is used to simulate the bulk flow characteristics in axisymmetric closed die forging process. Internal flow inside the cavity is predicted using a kinematically admissible velocity field that minimizes the rate of energy consumption. Application of the technique includes an assessment of the formation of flash and of degree of filling in rib-web type cavity using billets with various aspect rations. The technique considering bulging effect is performed in an incremental manner. The results of simulation show how it can be used for the prediction of forging load, metal flow, and free surface profile. The experiments are carried out with plasticine. There are good agreements in forging load and material flow in cavity between the simulation and experiment. The developed program using UBET can be effectively applied to the various forging problems.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.35-43
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• 1988

ADI는 우수한 기계적 성질과 경제성을 바탕으로 80년내 들어 중요한 공업소재의 하나가 되었다. 성공적인 ADI 개발에 중요시 되는 요소로는 오스테나이트화 온도와 시간, 오스템퍼링 온도와 시간, 합금원소, 주물의 질 등이다. 온도와 시간은 ADI의 성능과 매우 밀접한 관계가 있으므로 엄격한 제어가 필요하다. 양질의 주물만이 양질의 ADI을 생산할 수 있으므로 열처리 전 주물의 질에 대한 관리가 필요하다. ADI의 우수한 성능으로는 고강도, 고연성 및 고인성, 내피로성, 내마모성 등이 있다. ADI의 성능을 이용하여 응용될 수 있는 분야는 기어 및 자동차 부품등의 단조강철 대체품과 주조성 및 가공성 등을 이용한 일반 공업제품에 이르기까지 다양하다. 경제적 측면에서의 ADI의 잇점은 생산에너지 및 가공비의 절감 등이다. 새 공업 소재로서의 ADI의 전망은 기술적, 경제적 측면에서 보강되어야 할 사항이 있으나, 이의 최대 장점인 우수한 강도 및 연성, 내 피로성, 파괴인성의 조합적인 기계적 성질과 강철 단조품에 대한 경제성, 주조가 부여하는 부품설계상의 융통성을 바탕으로 대단히 밝다고 할 수 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.141-144
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• 2002

This study presents the enhancement of forgeability of SNCM522H materials. Target parts are output shaft(OP shaft) used as components of power train for automobiles. To carry out cold forging process of OP shaft by 1 pass instead of existing 2 pass process, studies in terms of process design and heat treatment were performed. To introduce the new process, Finite element Method are accomplished, and to verify the validity of proposed heat treatment cycle, several experiments(Hardness test, Observation of optical microstructures, tensile test) are carried out.