• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.45 no.6
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• pp.257-263
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• 2012

CrN/AlN multilayer coatings with various bilayer periods in the range of 1.8 to 7.4 nm were synthesized using a closed-field unbalanced magnetron sputtering method. Their crystalline structure, chemical compositions and mechanical properties have been investigated with Auger electron spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry, atomic force microscopy, nanoindentation, scratch tests. The properties of the multilayer coatings varied strongly depending upon the magnitude of the bilayer period. The multilayer coating with a bilayer period of 1.8 nm showed the maximum hardness and an elastic modulus of approximately 37.6 and 417 GPa, respectively, which was 1.54 times higher than the hardness predicted by the rule of mixture from the CrN and AlN coatings. The hardness of the multilayer coating increased as the bilayer period decreased, i.e. as the rotation speed increased. The Hall-Petch type relationship, hardness being related to (1/periodicity)$^{-1/2}$, suggested by Lehoczky was confirmed for the CrN/AlN multilayer coatings with bilayer period close to the 5-10 nm range. With decreasing bilayer period, the surface morphology of the films became rougher and the critical load of films for adhesion strength gradually decreased.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.7-9
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• 2007

Thin films of CrAlSiN were deposited on SKD11 tool steel substrate using Cr and AlSi cathodes by a cathodic arc plasma deposition system. The influence of process parameters on the deposited film properties were investigated. The oxidation characteristics of the films were studied at temperatures ranging from 800 and 1000+C up to 50 h in air. The films showed superhardness and good oxidation resistance..

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.40-40
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• 2007

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.170-171
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• 2012

$Fe_2O_3$, Al, Cr과 Si 분말을 고 에너지 볼 밀링해서 나노분말을 제조한 후 고주파유도 가열 활성 연소합성 장치로 1분 이내의 짧은 시간에 합성 및 소결한 $Al_2O_3+4.65(Fe_{0.43}Cr_{0.17}Al_{0.323}Si_{0.077})$, $Al_2O_3$ + 5.33 ($Fe_{0.375}Cr_{0.11}Al_{0.3}Si_{0.075}$), $Al_2O_3$ + 6.15 ($Fe_{0.325}Cr_{0.155}Al_{0.448}Si_{0.072}$), $Al_2O_3$ + 3.3 ($Fe_{0.6}Cr_{0.3}Al_{0.6}$) 소결체 시편을 $700^{\circ}C$의 온도에서 100시간 동안 공기 중에서 산화 및 $N_2-H_20-H_2S$ 혼합 가스 내에서 황화 부식을 실시하였다. 그 결과 산화 및 황화 부식 후에 ${\alpha}-Al_2O_3$가 표면에 생성되어 보호 피막으로 작용하여 우수한 내식성을 보였다.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.146-149
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• 2016

The CrN/TiN/Al thin films for solar selective absorber were prepared by dc reactive magnetron sputtering with multi targets. The binary nitride CrN layer deposited with change in N₂ gas flow rates. The gas mixture of Ar and N2 was an important parameter during sputtering deposition because the metal volume fraction (MVF) was controlled by the N2 gas flow rate. In this study, the crystallinity and surface properties of the CrN/TiN/Al thin films were estimated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). The composition and depth profile of thin films were investigated using Auger electron spectroscopy (AES). The absorptance and reflectance with wavelength spectrum were recorded by UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometry at a range of 300~1,100 nm.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.149-151
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• 2007

The AlCrN films were grown by RF reactive sputtering method under the selected conditions. The Cr concentration was varied by the number of Cr pieces placed on the Al target. The sample quality has been studied by XRD, Auger spectroscopy, optical absorption and electrical resistant measurements. The XRD and Auger results show that the samples consist of a major phase with the $Al_{1-x}Cr_xN$ formula, which has a hexagonal structure, and a few percents at. of oxygen, which may form $Al_2O_3$. There exist the Cr clusters in the samples with high concentration of Cr. The optical absorption measurement provides the information about the band gap that relates strongly to the quality of samples. The quality of samples is also clearly reflected in electrical measurement, i.e., the temperature dependence of resistance exhibits a semiconductor characteristic only for the samples that have no Cr cluster. In these cases, the values of ionization energies $E_a$ can be derived from R(T) plots by using the function R(T) = Ro exp $(E_a/k_BT)$.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.88-97
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• 1998

The surface characteristics of 13Cr stainless steel systems by plasma nitriding were investigated. The plasma nitriding for the 13Cr steels, in which the nitriding forming elements such as Ti, V, W, Nb, Al, Zr and Si were added about 2~3wt.%, respectively, was performed. In all nitrided specimens, .epsilon.-F $e_{2-3}$N, UPSILON.'-F $e_{4}$N and CrN were detected as the nitrides with the a-Fe in the nitrided layer. VN and .betha.- $W_{2}$N were also detected in 13Cr-3V and 13Cr-3W alloys. The growth of the nitrided layer was controlled by the diffusion process. The thickness of the nitrided layer was similar in the 13Cr-2Nb and 3Zr specimens to that of 13Cr(BM) specimen, while the others exhibited the thinner layer. The activation energy for the growth of the nitrided layer in the temperature range of 773-873K was about 130kJ/mol in 13Cr(BM), 13Cr-2Ti, 3W, 3Al, 3Zr and 3Si alloys. The hardness of the nitrided specimens was significantly increased above Hv1000, comparing to the non-nitrided specimen. The specimens with the nitrided forming elements revealed much higher hardness values and, especially, 13Cr-3Al, 3V and 3Si specimens were significantly hardened up to Hv1300.v1300.0.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2012.11a
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• pp.111-111
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• 2012

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.78-85
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• 1999

Burning characteristics of solid propellants embedded with four kinds of metal wires(Ag, Cu, Al, Ni-Cr wire) were studied with varying wire diameters(O.10.8 mm) lot N-5 propellant. It was found that the order of the burning rate increment ratio($r_w$/$r_sb$) was Ag wire > Cu wire > Al wire> Ni-Cr wire which was the same as the order of the magnitude of thermal diffusivity. The burning rate increment ratio($r_w$/$r_sb$) of N-5 propellant was less than that of composite Propellant because of the difference of adiabatic flame temperature and flame structure. When Ag, Cu and Al wire having high thermal diffusivity were embedded in N-5 propellant, the plateau and mesa characteristics of the double base propellant were disappeared, but not disappeared in the case of propellant embedded with Ni-Cr wire due to its poor thermal conductivity.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.19-27
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• 2004

Metallurgical and mechanical experiments were performed to explain unexpected surface cracks encountered in fabricating ground rolled-billet of Fe-Cr-Al alloys at room temperature. The toughness of these alloys containing between 220 and 236 ppm (C+N) has been assessed using notched-bar impact tests. According to our results, with a larger grain size, a higher interstitial content of (C+N) or a smaller size of precipitates, ductile to brittle temperature(DBTT) increased and absorbed energy decreased at room temperature. These results suggest that the surface cracks at room temperature stem from a poor resistance to brittle fracture, due to dislocation movement by the finely dispersed carbides within grains under the condition of higher (C+N) content.