• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.17 no.7
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• pp.466-472
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• 2008

In this paper, tension tests and formability tests are performed to construct a database related to mechanical properties and the formability of the AZ31B Mg alloy sheet. A forming test with a hemi-spherical punch is conducted at varying temperatures to establish a forming limit diagram. In order to verify the applicability of the analysis using the conventional flow hardening model, a finite element analysis is performed on the hemi-spherical punch forming process and the results are compared with experimental ones. The study investigates problems involving a computational analysis that does not consider flow softening of the magnesium alloy at elevated temperatures.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.67-69
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• 2006

Since magnesium alloy has a limited formability at room temperature, forming should be carried out at the elevated temperature. If the initial grain size is small, superplasticity could be expected over $400^{\circ}C$. Using superplastic behavior, blow forming can be used to overcome the low formability of Mg alloys. In the present study, the optimization of blow forming of AZ31 alloy at the elevated temperature was investigated. Finite element simulation was carried out and verified with the blow forming experiments.

• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.373-379
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• 2008

A fundamental study on warm incremental forming of a magnesium alloy sheet has been carried out. In order to enhance the incremental formability of the magnesium alloy sheet, a local heating device was newly designed and manufactured. Through the incremental forming tests of AZ31 under various forming conditions, the effects of process parameters such as the temperature, feeding depth per cycle, and inclination angle on the incremental formability of AZ31 were investigated. In addition, conventional FLDs at elevated temperatures were constructed experimentally and applied to predict the forming failure.

• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.16 no.4 s.94
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• pp.234-238
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• 2007

Magnesium alloy sheets in room temperature have unusual mechanical properties such as high in-plane anisotropy/asymmetry of yield stress and hardening behavior. In this paper, the continuum plasticity models considering the plastic behavior of AZ31B Mg alloy sheet were derived. A new hardening law based on modified two-surface model was developed to consider the general stress-strain response of metals including Bauschinger effect, transient behavior and the unusual asymmetry. Three deformation modes observed during the continuous tension/compression tests were mathematically formulated with simplified relations between the state of deformation and their histories. To include the anisotropy and asymmetry of the initial yield stress, the Drucker-Prager's pressure dependent yield surface was modified by adding anisotropic constants.

• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.117-123
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• 2008

In this study, optimum processing condition of rolled AZ31 Mg alloy was investigated by utilizing processing map and constitutive equation considering microstructure evolution(dynamic recrystallization) occurring during hot-working. A series of mechanical tests were conducted at various temperatures and strain rates to construct a processing map and to formulate the recrystallization kinetics in terms of grain size. Dynamic recrystallization(DRX) was observed to occur at a domain of $250^{\circ}C$ and 1/s(maximum dissipation-efficiency region). The effect of DRX kinetics on microstructure evolution was implemented in a commercial FEM code followed by remapping of the state variables. The volume fraction and grain size of deformed part were predicted using a modified FEM code and were compared with those of actual hot forged part. A good agreement was observed between the experimented results and predicted ones.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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• 2007.10a
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• pp.250-253
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• 2007

Since Mg alloy has many attractive advantages among the practically used metals, many researchers have been studied to develop useful process and material. The crystal structure of Magnesium was hexagonal close-packed, so its formability was poor at room temperature. But formability was improved in high temperature with increasing of slip planes, twins, dynamic recrystallization. In this study The formability of AZ31B magnesium sheet is estimated according to the variable temperatures, forming speed, thickness, blank holding force. The results of deep drawing experiences show that the formability is well at the range from 200 to $250^{\circ}C$, 20 to 60 mm/min forming speed and 2.5 to 3KN blank holding force.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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• 2007.10a
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• pp.254-257
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• 2007

In this paper, anisotropic tensile properties of the AZ31B Mg-alloy sheet are obtained with the tensile test at elevated temperatures. Change of microscopic structures and the hardness is inspected after the solution heat treatment process in order to confirm the micro-structural stability of the used sheet metal. Results obtained from tensile tests show that it is very difficult to apply the conventional modeling scheme with the assumption of strain hardening to the forming analysis of the magnesium alloy sheet which shows the strain-softening behavior at the elevated temperature.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.35-35
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• 2015

AZ31B 마그네슘 합금 판재를 이용하여 자동차 부품을 가공하는 경우에는 판재를 성형하고 이를 접합하여 복잡한 형태의 부품을 만들게 되는데, 대부분의 경우에서 전착도장 공정을 필수로 거치게 된다. 그리고 전착도장 공정은 기존의 자동차 생산 공정에 사용되는 도료 및 공정을 그대로 이용하여야 하며, 현재까지 연구된 결과에 의하면 마그네슘 소재의 전착도장은 전착도장 공정 전에 행해지는 화성처리 공정이 적절하게 처리되었다면 공정상 별다른 문제를 발생시키지 않는다. 즉 마그네슘의 화성처리는 전착도장 공정과 전착도장된 제품의 내식성에 매우 중요한 요소이다. 이러한 화성처리 공정은 화성처리 공정 전단계의 표면 전처리 공정에 크게 영향을 받게 되는데, 본 연구에서는 AZ31B 마그네슘 함금 판재의 전처리-화성처리-전착도장으로 구성되는 마그네슘 표면처리에 있어서 전처리 공정중 산에칭 공정이 화성처리-전착도장의 최종 물성에 미치는 영향에 관하여 조사하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.36-36
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• 2015

AZ31B 마그네슘 합금 판재를 이용하여 자동차 부품을 가공하는 경우에는 판재를 성형하고 이를 접합하여 복잡한 형태의 부품을 만들게 되는데, 대부분의 경우에서 전착도장 공정을 필수로 거치게 된다. 그리고 전착도장 공정은 기존의 자동차 생산 공정에 사용되는 도료 및 공정을 그대로 이용하여야 하며, 현재까지 연구된 결과에 의하면 마그네슘 소재의 전착도장은 전착도장 공정 전에 행해지는 화성처리 공정이 적절하게 처리되었다면 공정상 별다른 문제를 발생시키지 않는다. 즉 마그네슘의 화성처리는 전착도장 공정과 전착도장된 제품의 내식성에 매우 중요한 요소이다. 이러한 화성처리 공정은 화성처리 공정 전단계의 표면 전처리 공정에 크게 영향을 받게 되는데, 본 연구에서는 AZ31B 마그네슘 함금 판재의 전처리-화성처리-전착도장으로 구성되는 마그네슘 표면처리에 있어서 전처리 공정중 산에칭 공정이 화성처리-전착도장의 최종 물성에 미치는 영향에 관하여 조사하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.64-68
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• 2005

In recent years, there has been a growth of the manufacture and application of magnesium products because of its small specific gravity as well as its relatively high strength. However, there are so many studies to assure good formability because magnesium sheet alloy is difficult to form. In this study, uniaxial tensile and biaxial tensile test of AZ31 magnesium sheet alloy with thickness of 1.2mm were performed at room temperature. Uniaxial tensile test were performed until $7\%$ of engineering strain. R-values and stress-strain curve were obtained. Biaxial tensile tests with cruciform specimen were performed until the breakdown of the specimen occurs. The yield loci are made by application of plastic work theory. The results are compared with the theoretical predictions based on the Hill and Logan-Hosford model. However, next study will be performed at warm-temperature because the specimens are broken under the $0.5\%$ of equivalent strain at biaxial tensile test.