• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.53-61
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• 1993

One of the most interesting and promising steel groups considered for the rocket motor case, aircraft and aerospace component is the maraging(martensitic plus aging) nickel steel, developed by International Nickel Company in 1960. This material attains a very high strength with good fracture toughness by simple heat treatments which do not involve a quenching. Full strength can be obtained by "maraging" at 480.deg. for 3 hours for the 18% Ni maraging steel. The effect of heat treatments was considered on the residual stress field of 18% Ni maraging steel weldments. In experiments, various heat treatments such as stress relieve heat treatment, aging and solution heat treatment were carried out of the GTA weldments and the residual stresses were measured by using the hole drilling method. Whereas the conventional pattern of residual stress shows the stresses to be maximum along the weld centerline with tensile stress extending into the heat affected zone, the pattern in maraging steels shows the centerline stress to be compressive. After welding, a series of aging, solution heat treatment and solution heat treatment plus aging treatment were carried out and the residual stresses were measured to reveal that these heat treatments almost completely remove the welding residual stresses.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.38-43
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• 1994

고강도 알루미늄합금은 중량이 가벼우면서 인장강도와 항복강도가 높고 가공성, 성형성이 좋아 항공기, 자동차, 선박 등 수송용 재료로 각광을 받고 있으며, 이 중 Al-Zn-Mg계(7000계) 알루미늄 합금은 용접 구조물용 경량소재로 활용범위가 높다. Al-Zn-Mg계 알루미늄 합금은 고온에서 용체화 처리후 저온으로 급냉시킨 재료를 자연시효 또는 인공시효처리를 하여 이 때 석출되는 시효 석출물에 의해 강도를 증가시킨 석출 경화형 합금이다. 그런데, 7000계열 알루미늄합금은 적절한 열처리 작업을 통해 최적의 기계적 성질이 얻어지도록 합금설계가 되어있기 때문에 구조물 제작시 용접에 의한 ARC 열을 받게 되면 열이력(thermal cycle)에 의해 모재의 미세조직이 변화하고 용접 결함이 발생하며 강도의 약화와 함께 내식성 등이 저하한다. 따라서 고강도 알루미늄합금의 용접성을 향상시키기 위해서는 용접부의 미세조직거동과 용접부에 발생하는 용접결함의 현상을 조사하여 용접용 고강도 합금에 필수적으로 요구되는 용접성에 대한 검토가 충분히 이루어져야 한다. 따라서 본 고에서는 알루미늄합금, 특히 7000계열 알루미늄합금에 주목하여, 용접방법, 각종 결함과 대책, 용접부의 시효경화와 응력부식균열 및 기계적 성질 등을 지금까지 보고된 각종 자료를 기초로 하여 3회에 걸쳐 기술하고자 한다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.1-9
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• 1998

The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of solution-treatment temperature on the microstructure and damping capacity of a martensitic Fe-7%Ni-0.4%C alloy. The size of lath increased from $0.3{\mu}m$ to $0.55{\mu}m$ with increasing the solution-treatment temperature from 700 to $1100^{\circ}C$. In addition, the size of block, packet, and austenite grain had tendency to increase with increasing solution-treatment temperature. The damping capacity of the Fe-7%Ni-0.4%C martensitic alloy decreased with increasing the solution treatment temperature. The reason is not attributed to the increase in the size of lath, block, packet, and austenite grain, but to the increase in vacancy concentration which hinders dislocation motion.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.1-7
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• 2022

In this study, dissolution and melting phenomenon of the Al₂Cu was studied for the high-strength Al-Si-Cu aluminum alloy in automobile component. The Solution heat treatment was performed at 480℃ and 510℃ for 4hours. Microstructure analysis of the specimen was performed using the optical micrograph and scanning electron microscope for qualitative and quantitative analysis of various phases, the chemical composition of secondary phases was achieved by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and electron probe micro analysis (EPMA). As a result of the electron probe micro analysis, a plate like Al₂Cu phase was observed, and eutectic Si phase was observed of a coarsen plate shape. At a temperature of 510, necking phenomenon occurs in a specific part of plate like Al₂Cu, and it is segmented and dissolved in the Al matrix. When the temperature of the alloy exceeds the melting point of Al₂Cu, incipient melting occurs at the grain boundary of undissolved Cu particles

• Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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• v.38 no.5
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• pp.103-110
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• 2018

The effects of a heat treatment on the carbide formation behavior and mechanical properties of the cobalt-based superalloy X-45 were investigated here. Coarse primary carbides formed in the interdendritic region in the as-cast specimen, along with the precipitation of fine secondary carbides in the vicinity of the primary carbides. Most of the carbides formed in the interdendritic region were dissolved into the matrix by a solution treatment at $1274^{\circ}C$. Solutionizing at $1150^{\circ}C$ led to the dissolution of some carbides at the grain boundaries, though this also caused the precipitation of fine carbides in the vicinity of coarse primary carbides. A solution treatment followed by an aging treatment at $927^{\circ}C$ led to the precipitation of fine secondary carbides in the interdendritic region. Very fine carbides were precipitated in the dendritic region by an aging heat treatment at $927^{\circ}C$ and $982^{\circ}C$ without a solution treatment. The hardness value of the alloy solutionized at $1150^{\circ}C$ was somewhat higher than that in the as-cast condition; however, various aging treatments did not strongly influence the hardness value. The specimens as-cast and aged at $927^{\circ}C$ showed the highest hardness values, though they were not significantly affected by the aging time. The specimens aged only at $982^{\circ}C$ showed outstanding tensile and creep properties. Thermal exposure at high temperatures for 8000 hours led to the precipitation of carbide at the center of the dendrite region and an improvement of the creep rupture lifetimes.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.126-133
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• 2015

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of solution treatment on the corrosion behavior of Mg-8%Al-(0-1)%Zn casting alloys in 1M NaCl aqueous solution. After the solution treatment, all alloys showed single ${\alpha}$-(Mg) phase microstructure by dissolution of ${\beta}(Mg_{17}Al_{12})$ phase into the ${\alpha}$-(Mg) matrix. The $H_2$ evolution volume decreased with an increase in Zn content, which indicates that the addition of Zn plays a beneficial role in decreasing corrosion rate of the Mg-Al-Zn alloy in solution-treated state. The microstructural evaluations on the corrosion products and corroded surfaces after the immersion test in 1 M NaCl solution revealed that the incorporation of more $Al_2O_3$ and ZnO into the corrosion product, by which the penetration of $Cl^-$ ions is impeded, are thought to be responsible for the better corrosion resistance in relation with the Zn addition.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.213-219
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• 2018

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of hot forging ratio and solution treatment temperature on the mechanical properties of incoloy 825 alloy. With an increasing of the hot forging ratio, grain size and range of grain size was decreased. With an increasing of the solution treatment temperature after 90% forging, grain size and range of grain size was increased. Cr carbides and Ti nitrides was precipitated at below $900^{\circ}C$ and volume fraction of precipitate was increased with an decreasing of the solution treatment temperature. With an increasing of the hot forging ratio, hardness, tensile strength and elongation, toughness was increased. With an increasing of the solution treatment temperature after 90% forging, hardness and strength was increased, elongation and toughness was decreased by grain refinement. With an increasing of the forging ratio, effect of solution treatment temperature on the hardness, strength and elongation was small, but on the toughness was large.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.37-41
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• 1991

In this study, the effect of solution treatment temperature on the tensile property in intermediate thermo-mechanical treated Al-Li alloys are investigated. After the intermediate thermo-mechanical treated Al-Li, Al-Li-Mg and Al-Li-Mg-Zr alloys were solution treated at various temperatures (500, 520 and $540^{\circ}C$), these were aged at $190^{\circ}C$, $240^{\circ}C$ and tested tensile properties. The results obtained from the experiment are as follows ; 1) The optimum solution heat-treatment temperature is $540^{\circ}C$ for a Al-Li alloy, and the recrystallized grain size is about $70{\mu}m$. 2) The optimum solution heat-treatment temperature is $500^{\circ}C$ for a Al-Li-Mg alloy, and the recrystallized grain size is the most coarse in all alloys. 3) The tensile property is independent of the solution treatment temperature in a Al-Li-Mg-Zr alloy, and the recrystallized grain size is the finest owing to addition of Zr.

• Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.137-139
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• 2006

In order to establish the optimum hot forming temperature and solution heat treatment temperature for 25% chromium super duplex stainless steel weld, a commercial 25%Cr-10%Ni-4%Mo weld metal for super duplex stainless steel(UNS S32750) with different solution heat treatment conditions at $1100^{\circ}C,\;1050^{\circ}C,\;1025^{\circ}C\;and\;1000^{\circ}C$ for 1.5 hours has been investigated by means of optical metallography, and estimated mechanical properties. It is found that exposure to elevated temperatures at $1050^{\circ}C,\;1025^{\circ}C\;and\;1000^{\circ}C$ except $1100^{\circ}C$ brings partial decomposition of ferrite to austenite and sigma phase, which deteriorates their properties and heat treatment at $1100^{\circ}C$ shows acceptable mechanical properties.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.238-244
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• 1998

Sn-rich합금의 석출 현상을 조사하였다. 첫째, 대기중과 진공 중에서 용해된 90Sn-o10Bi(wt%)합금을 $140^{\circ}C$에서 용체화 처리한 후 석출반응을 조사하였다. 90Sn-10Bi(wt%)합금은 불연속 석출(DP)현상을 나타냈다. 공기 중에서 용융된 시료의 DP반응이 진공 중에서 용융된 시료보다 빠르게 진행되었다. 이것은 공기 중에서 용융하는 과정에서 시료에 용존된 산소에 의해 입계 에너지가 감소한 것에 기인하는 것으로 판단된다. 둘째, 용융 후 서냉 응고된 Sn-Bi(-In)합금을 $140^{\circ}C$이하의 온도에서 열처리하여 미세조직 변화를 조사하였다. 명확한 고경각 입계가 존재하지 않는 응고조직에서, 편석영역으로부터 DP반응이 진행되어 석출셈이 형성되었다. DP반응선단에는 반응계면이 관찰되었다. 이 현상은, 이제까지 알려진 바와는 다르게, DP반응이 반응 전에 존재하는 고경각 입계뿐만 아니라 재결정현상에 의해 새로운 석출계면이 생성될 수 있음을 의미한다. 이러한 재결정 현상은 확산에 의한 정합변형(coherency strain)으로 설명된다.