• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.8 no.8
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• pp.707-713
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• 1998

The influence of plasma carburizing process on the surface hardness of SCM415 low-alloy steel (0.15% C) was investigated under the various process conditions of gas composition. gas pressure, plasma current density. temperature and time. The effective case depth was found to depend on the amount of methan gas containing carbon. thus the deepest case depth and the uniform hardeness were obtained with the 100% methan gas. The case depth increased with the plasma current density. The effective plasma carburizing temperature of SCM415 steel was found to be higher than 85$0^{\circ}C$, and the case depth was proportional to the square root of carburizing time under the same current density. The bending fatigue strength of the plasma carburized specimen is' higher than those of as- received specimen or reheat-quenched specimen.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.31 no.6
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• pp.282-286
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• 2021

Penetration depth and compressive residual stress of laser-carburized TiZrN coating by thickness of carbon paste were investigated in terms of carbon potential. The carbon paste was covered with a thickness of 1.1 mm using screen printing, and applied to a thickness of 0.4 mm using spin coating, and laser carburization was performed under the same conditions. As the thickness of carbon paste increased, the diffraction pattern of the laser-carburized TiZrN coating shifted to a lower angle, indicating solid solution strengthening and lattice distortion. For microstructure analysis using TEM, the defects and carbon concentration of the laser-carburized TiZrN coating increased as the carbon paste was thicker. It indicated that the variation of the carbon potential corresponds to the change in the paste thickness. In XPS depth profile analysis, high concentration of carbon and formation of carbide were observed in laser-carburized TiZrN coating with thick carbon paste. It revealed that the carbon concentration on the surface and carbon potential were changed by the thickness control of carbon paste. The compressive residual stress increased from 3.67 GPa to 4.58 GPa by the variation of carbon concentration.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.32-36
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• 2021

This study was investigated in carbon diffusion behavior of laser-carburized TiZrN coating layer and the changes of mechanical properties. The carbon paste was deposited on TiZrN coatings, and the laser was irradiated to carburize into the coatings. The XRD peak corresponding to the (111) plane shifted to a lower angle after the carburization, showing the lattice expansion by doped carbon. The decreased grain size implied the compression by the grain boundary diffusion of carbon. The XPS spectra for the bonding states of carbon was analyzed that carbon was substitute to nitrogen atoms in TiZrN, as carbide, through the thermal energy of laser. In addition, the combination of sp2 and sp3 hybridized bonds represented the formation of an amorphous carbon. The cross-sectional TEM image and the inverse FFT of the TiZrN coating after carburizing were observed as the wavy shape, confirming the amorphous phase located in grain boundaries. After the carburization, the hardness increased from 34.57 GPa to 38.24 GPa, and the friction coefficient decreased by 83 %. In particular, the ratio of hardness and elastic modulus (H/E) which is used as an index of the elastic recovery, increased from 0.11 to 0.15 and the wear rate improved by 65 %.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.142.2-142.2
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• 2005

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.155-156
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• 2007

AISI316L강에 저온 프라즈마 침탄과 저온 프라즈마 질화를 연속적으로 실시하여 표면경도와 내식성을 동시에 증가시키는 처리법에서 질화처리 시 처리시간 및 온도에 따른 표면특성변화를 조사하였다. 모든 시편의 표면에 N에 의해 확장된 오스테나이트(${\gamma}_N$)가 형성되었으며, 형성된 ${\gamma}_N$로 인하여 표면경도가 약 $3{\sim}4$배 증가하였다. 처리시간과 온도가 증가함에 따라 ${\gamma}_N$층의 두께와 표면의 N농도가 증가 하였다. 표면처리한 모든 시편은 표면의 N의 영향으로 내식성이 증가 하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.159-160
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• 2007

저온 플라즈마 침탄 처리 후 연속적인 공정으로 저온 플라즈마 질화를 실시하여 내식성과 표면경도를 향상시키는 처리에서 질화처리 시 Ar 가스가 표면특성에 미치는 영향을 조사 하였다. 모든 시편의 경도가 미처리재 보다 약4배 증가하였으며, Ar가스의 양이 증가할수록 N의 침투깊이가 깊어졌다. 전체 경화증의 두께는 거의 일정하였고, 경화층은 모재보다 내식성이 증가되어 단면조직사진에서 밝게 나타났다.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.12-19
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• 1999

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.18-26
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• 2020

The effects of the carburizing process on the sliding wear behavior of SCM420H steel have been investigated. In particular, the effects of grain boundary corrosion observed in the surface layer after gas carburizing and the effects of hardness of the carburized cases after heat-treatment on the sliding wear properties were examined. Pin specimens carburized by two methods (gas carburizing and vacuum carburizing) were tempered at two temperatures of 180℃ and 400℃ after oil-quenching, respectively. Sliding wear tests were carried out against heattreated SKH51 steel at several sliding speeds using a pin-on-disc type test machine. As results, it can be found that there is no difference in the wear behavior between the pins carburized using two methods. This implies that the grain boundary corrosion that formed in the surface layer after gas carburizing has no effect on the sliding wear behavior of carburized SCM420H steels. Additionally, there is no significant difference in the wear behavior between carburized pins tempered at 400℃ and at 180℃ after oil-quenching, regardless of the carburizing method. This is because carburized pins tempered at 400℃ have a troostite structure, which exhibits higher tribochemical reactivity even though its hardness is lower than that of martensite structure. In this respect, it can be considered that good wear resistance of carburized cases is maintained at least until the effective case depth.

• 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.231-237
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• 2004

Vacuum carburizing continues to gain acceptance as an alternative to atmosphere carburizing particularly in the car industry. The advantages of low-pressure carburization over atmospheric gas carburization is not only the creation of a surface entirely free of oxide and the environmentally friendly nature of these methods but also an improvement in deformation behaviour achieved by combining carburization with gas quenching, a reduction in batch times by increasing the carburization temperature, low gas and energy consumption and the prevention of soot to a large extent. In present study, an improved vacuum carburizing method is provided which is effective to deposit carbon in the surface of materials and to reduce cycle time. Also LPC process simulator was made to optimize to process controls parameters such as pulse/pause cycles of pressure pattern, temperature, carburizing time, diffusion time. The carburizing process was simulated by a diffusion calculation program, where as the model parameters are proposed with help the experimental results and allows the control of the carburizing process with good accordance to the practical results. Thus it can be concluded that LPC process control method based on the theoretical simulation and experimental datas appears to provide a reasonable tool for prototype LPC system.

• 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.