• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.9 no.5
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• pp.329-335
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• 2002

Recently, the fabrication process of the W-Cu nanocomposite powders has been studied to improve the sinterability through the mechanical alloying and reduction of W and Cu oxide mixtures. In this study. the W-Cu composites were produced by mechanochemical process (MCP) using $WO_3-CuO$ mixtures with two different milling types of low and high energy, respectively. These ball-milled mixtures were reduced in $H_2$ atmosphere. The ball-milled and reduced powders were analyzed through XRD, SEM and TEM. The fine W-Cu powder could be obtained by the high energy ball-milling (HM) compared with the large Cu-cored structure powder by the low energy ball-milling (LM). After the HM for 20h, the W grain size of the reduced W-Cu powder was about 20-30 nm.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.43-49
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• 2009

Titanium carbides are widely used for cutting tools and grinding wheels, because of their superior physical properties such as high melting temperature, high hardness, high wear resistance, good thermal conductivity and excellent thermal shock resistance. The common synthesizing method for the titanium carbide powders is carbo-thermal reduction from the mixtures of titanium oxide($TiO_2$) and carbon black. The purpose of the present research is to fabricate nano TiC powders using titanium salt and titanium hydride by the mechanochemical process(MCP). The initial elements used in this experiment are liquid $TiCl_4$(99.9%), $TiH_2$(99.9%) and active carbon(<$32{\mu}m$, 99.9%). Mg powders were added to the $TiCl_4$ solution in order to induce the reaction with Cl-. The weight ratios of the carbon and Mg powders were theoretically calculated. The TiC and $MgCl_2$ powders were milled in the planetary milling jar for 10 hours. The 40 nm TiC powders were fabricated by wet milling for 4 hours from the $TiCl_4$+C+Mg solution, and 300 nm TiC particles were obtained by using titanium hydride.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.101-106
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• 2010

In this study, we successfully synthesized a nano-sized lanthanum-modified lead-titanate (PLT) powder with a perovskite structure using a high-energy mechanochemical process (MCP). In addition, the sintering behavior of synthesized PLT nanopowder was investigated and the sintering temperature that can make the full dense PLT specimen decreased to below $1050^{\circ}C$ by using $Bi_2O_3$ powder as sintering agent. The pure PLT phase of perovskite structure was formed after MCP was conducted for 4 h and the average size of the particles was approximately 20 nm. After sintered at 1050 and $1150^{\circ}C$, the relative density of PLT was about 93.84 and 95.78%, respectively. The density of PLT increased with adding $Bi_2O_3$ and the specimen with the relative densitiy over 96% were fabricated below $1050^{\circ}C$ when 2 wt% of $Bi_2O_3$ was added.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.270-274
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• 2003

Recently, the fabrication process of W-Cu nanocomposite powders has been researched to improve the sinterability by mechanochemical process (MCP), which consists of ball milling and hydrogen-reduction with W- and Cu-oxide mixture. However, there are many control variables in this process because the W oxides are hydrogen-reduced via several reduction stages at high temperature over 80$0^{\circ}C$ with susceptive reduction conditions. In this experiment, the W-15 wt%Cu nanocomposite powder was fabricated with the ball-milling and hydrogen-reduction process using W and CuO powder. The microstructure of the fabricated W-Cu nanocomposite powder was homogeneously composed of the fine W particles embedded in the Cu matrix. In the sintering process, the solid state sintering was certainly observed around 85$0^{\circ}C$ at the heating rate of 1$0^{\circ}C$/min. It is considered that the solid state sintering at low temperature range should occur as a result of the sintering of Cu phase between aggregates. The specimen was fully densified over 98% for theoretical density at 120$0^{\circ}C$ for 1 h with the heating rate of 1$0^{\circ}C$/min.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.1-8
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• 2007

The ultra-fine tungsten carbide(WC) powders have been actively used in the cemented carbides industry, because they have excellent mechanical properties such as high hardness, strength, and toughness. In this study, ultra-fine WC-Co alloys powders have been fabricated by thermochemical and thermomechanical process such as spray conversion process or high energy ball milling. The non-coated end-mill which is made of ultra-fine tungsten carbide is investigated by measuring cutting force, tool wear, tool life, and surface roughness profile according to cutting length. The machining test was conducted with high hardened workpiece and their performances are investigated in high speed cutting conditions. Also, the relationship between the machining characteristics and the Co contents are investigated under various high speed cutting conditions.

• Proceedings of the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.36-36
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• 2002

최근 한국기계연구원에서 개발된 Mechanochemical process (MCP)는 Spray conversion 법에 의하여 나노크기의 W/Cu 복합 분말을 제조하는 방법으로서, 현재 (주)나노테크에서 산업화를 위한 시험/개발이 진행 중이다. 이 방법에 의하여 W /1 0 ~ 40wt. %Cu 조성의 초미렵 W/Cu 복합 분말의 양산화가 가능하게 됨으로써, 나노복합분말을 사용한 초미립 W/Cu 합금의 소결 제조 연구 역시 나 노태크에서 분말사업화와 동시에 수행되고 있다. 현재 Spray conversion 법으로 제조되고 있는 W/Cu 나노복합분말 및 그 소결체는 Cu의 조성범 위에 따라 민수용 및 군수용 제품으로의 적용이 시도되고 있으며, 각기 특성향상을 목표로 각 적용 분야에서 요구되는 제반 성능에 대한 검토가 이루어지고 있다. 특히 군수용의 목적으로 사용될 경우, 정적 및 동적부하상태에서 재료의 균일한 변형이 가장 중요한 특성이다. 현 개발품의 경우, 일반 W 빛 Cu 원료에 비하여 상대적으로 높은 순도의 원료를 사용하였기 때문에 분말 및 소재상태 에서의 순도가 높아서, 연성을 저하시키는 것으로 알려진 기지상내 합금원소 또는 interface 게재물 이 존재할 가능성이 매우 낮다. 또한 초미립 W 입자들과 Cu 상의 혼합도가 극대화된 상태이기 때문에 상대적으로 저옹에서도 완전치밀화된 미세조직을 얻을 수 있는데, 이는 분말상태의 균일한 미세구조를 유지할 수 있으며, 동시에 W 업자간의 과도한 neck 형성을 방지함으로써 기계적 변형시 재료의 연성 향상이 기대된다. 이러한 W/Cu 나노복합분말 소결체의 특성은 균일한 밀도분포와 동시에 과도한 동적 부하상태에서 균일한 변형이 보장되어야만 하는 특정 군수용 목적에 잘 부합하는 것으로 판단된다. 본 고에서는 상기한 W/Cu 나노복함분말을 사용하여 균일한 미세구조를 가지는 완전치밀화된 소결재를 제조하는 과정과 제조된 소결재를 향후 군수용 제품에 척용시키기 위하여 진행된 단조특성에 대한 연구결과틀을 재료의 미세구조척 관점에서 논의하였다.