• Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.67-74
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• 2015

In this study, Mg-Zn alloys are investigated in terms of their thermal properties after an addition of Cu. Al element is added to improve the mechanical properties and castability in general case. However, it was excluded here because it significantly decreases the thermal conductivity. On the other hand, Zn was added as a major element, which had less influence on reducing the conductivity and can complement the mechanical properties as well. Cu was also added, and it improved the heat transfer characteristics as the amount was increased. The composition ranges of Zn and Cu are 6 wt.% and 0~1.5 wt.%, respectively. Mg-6Zn-xCu alloy was prepared by a gravity casting method using a steel mold and then the thermal conductivity and the microstructure of the as-cast material were investigated. By measuring the density_(${\rho}$), specific heat_(Cp) and thermal diffusivity_(${\alpha}$), the thermal conductivity_(${\lambda}$) was calculated by the equation ${\lambda}={\rho}{\cdot}Cp{\cdot}{\alpha}$. As the amount of Cu increased in the Mg-6Zn-xCu alloy, the heat transfer characteristics were improved, resulting in a synergistic effect which is slow when the added Cu exceeds 1 wt.%. In order to investigate the relative thermal conductivity/emission of the Mg-6Zn-xCu alloy, AZ91 and AZ31 were experimentally evaluated and compared using a separate test equipment. As a result, the Mg-6Zn-1.5Cu alloy when compared to AZ91 showed improvements in the thermal conductivity ranging from 30 to 60% with a nearly 20% improvement in the thermal emission.

• Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.38-43
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• 2012

The effects of Mg and Cu amounts on the casting characteristics and tensile property of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys were investigated for the development of high strength aluminium alloys for gravity mold casting. Increase of copper amounts in Al-6%Zn-3%Mgy% Cu alloys resulted in reduction of the fluidity of these alloys and had little effects on the tensile property of these alloys. Increase of magnesium amounts from 1.0wt% to 3.3wt% in Al-6%Zn-x%Mg-0.5%Cu alloys resulted in reduction of the elongation of these alloys from 12% to 3% and increase of the tensile strength of these alloys from 340MPa to 450MPa, but had little effects on the fluidity of these alloys.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.362-367
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• 1998

Mg-6Zn-2Cu 및 Mg-6Zn-1.5Si(wt%)합금의 미세조직 및 석출거동을 조사하였다. 합금은 $4 x 10^{-4}$ 의 진공분위기에서 제조하였고 용체화처리는 $435^{\circ}C$에서 8시간 행하였다. Mg-6Zn합금에 1.5wt.%Si를 첨가한 합금에서는 입계 및 입내에 $10\mu\textrm{m}$-2$\mu\textrm{m}$크기의 구형의 $MgZn_{2}$와 $Mg_{2}$Si상이 존재한다. 시효경화거동은 용체화처리된 Mg-6Zn-2Cu 및 Mg-6Zn-1.5Si합금에서 조사되었다. 결정립 미세화에 의한 경도증가효과는 Mg-6Zn-2Cu합금계에서 크게 나타났으나, 시효에 의한 경도증가효과는 Mg-Zn-Si합금계에서 크게 나타났다. 시효처리 후 생성된 석출상들은 투과전자현미경 분석결과 Mg-6Zn-2Cu합금에서는$ Mg_{2}$$Zn_{3}$이었고 Mg-6Zn-1.5Si 합금에서는 $Mg_{2}$$Zn_{11}$ /이었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.153-153
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• 2017

The application of the coating supports the mechanical characteristics of the implant, and various materials and coatings are currently being used in the implant in a way to accelerate adhesion. Especially, plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) coating has been proposed continually with good surface treatment of titanium alloys. Also, the PEO process can incorporate Ca and P ions on the titanium surface through variables varied factor. PEO process for bioactive surface has carried out in electrolytes containing Ca and P ions. Natural bone is composed of mineral elements such as Mg, Si, Zn, Sr, and Mn, etc. Especially, Mg and Si of these elements play role in bone formation and growth after clinical implantation of bio-implants. In this study, corrosion charateristics of PEO-treated Ti-6Al-4V alloy in solution containing Si and Mg ions has been investigated using several experimental techniques. The PEO-treated surfaces were identified by X-ray diffraction, using a diffractometer (XRD, Philips X' pert PRO, Netherlands) with Cu $K{\alpha}$ radiation. The morphology was observed by field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM, Hitachi 4800, Japan) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX, Oxford ISIS 310, England). The potentiodynamic polarization and AC impedance tests for electrochemical degradations were carried out in 0.9% NaCl solution at similar body temperature using a potentiostat with a scan rate of 1.67mV/s and potential range from -1500mV to + 2000mV.