• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.7-15
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• 2014

This study investigated the densification behavior of rhenium alloys including W-25 wt.%Re and Re-2W-1Ta (pure Re) during sintering. The dilatometry experiments were carried out to obtain the in-situ shrinkage in $H_2$ atmosphere. The measured data was analyzed through shrinkage, strain rate and relative density, and then symmetrically treated to construct the linearized form of master sintering curve (MSC) and MSC as a well-known and straightforward approach to describe the densification behavior during sintering. The densification behaviors for each material were analyzed in many respects including apparent activation energy, densification parameter, and densification ratio. MSC with a minimal set of preliminary experiments can make the densification behavior to be characterized and predicted as well as provide guideline to sinter cycle design. Considering the results of linearized form and MSC, it was confirmed that the W-25 wt.%Re compared to Pure Re is more easily densified at the relatively low temperature.

• Journal of Ceramic Processing Research
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• 제13권spc2호
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• pp.328-331
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• 2012

With the recent development of super-precision optical instruments, camera modules for devices, such as portable terminals and digital camera lenses, are increasingly being used. Since an optical lens is usually produced by high-temperature compression molding methods using tungsten carbide (WC) alloy molding cores, it is necessary to develop and study technology for super-precision processing of molding cores and coatings for the core surface. In this study, Rhenium-Iridium (Re-Ir) thin films were deposited onto a WC molding core using a sputtering system. The Re-Ir thin films were prepared by a multi-target sputtering technique, using iridium, rhenium, and chromium as the sources. Argon and nitrogen were introduced through an inlet into the chamber to be the plasma and reactive gases. The Re-Ir thin films were prepared with targets having a composition ratio of 30 : 70, and the Re-Ir thin films were formed with a 240 nm thickness. Re-Ir thin films on WC molding core were analyzed by scanning electron microscope (SEM), atomic force microscope (AFM), and Ra (the arithmetical average surface roughness). Also, adhesion strength and coefficient friction of Re-Ir thin films were examined. The Re-Ir coating technique has received intensive attention in the coating processes field because of promising features, such as hardness, high elasticity, abrasion resistance and mechanical stability that result from the process. Re-Ir coating technique has also been applied widely in industrial and biomedical applications. In this study, WC molding core was manufactured, using high-performance precision machining and the effects of the Re-Ir coating on the surface roughness.

• Advances in materials Research
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.205-219
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• 2012

Co-Re alloy development is prompted by the search for new materials for future gas turbines which can be used at temperatures considerably higher than the present day single crystal Ni-based superalloys. The Co-Re based alloys are designed to have very high melting range. Although Co-alloys are used in gas turbine applications today, the Co-Re system was never exploited for structural applications and basic knowledge on the system is lacking. The alloy development strategy therefore is based on studying alloying additions on simple model alloy compositions of ternary and quaternary base. Various strengthening possibilities have been explored and precipitation hardening through fine dispersion of MC type carbides was found to be a promising route. In the early stages of the development we are mainly dealing with polycrystalline alloys and therefore the grain boundary embrittlement needed to be addressed and boron addition was considered for improving the ductility. In this paper recent results on the effect of boron on the strength and ductility and the stability of the fine structure of the strengthening TaC precipitates are presented. In the beginning the alloy development strategy is briefly discussed.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제26권12호
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• pp.751-756
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• 2016

Graphite was diffusion-bonded by hot-pressing to W-25Re alloy using a Ti interlayer. For the joining, a uniaxial pressure of 25 MPa was applied at $1600^{\circ}C$ for 2 hrs in an argon atmosphere with a heating rate of $10^{\circ}C\;min^{-1}$. The interfacial microstructure and elemental distribution of the W-25Re/Ti/Graphite joints were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Hot-pressed joints appeared to form a stable interlayer without any micro-cracking, pores, or defects. To investigate the high-temperature stability of the W-25Re/Ti/Graphite joint, an oxy-acetylene torch test was conducted for 30 seconds with oxygen and acetylene at a 1.3:1 ratio. Cross-sectional analysis of the joint was performed to compare the thickness of the oxide layer and its chemical composition. The thickness of W-25Re changed from 250 to $20{\mu}m$. In the elemental analysis, a high fraction of rhenium was detected at the surface oxidation layer of W-25Re, while the W-25Re matrix was found to maintain the initial weight ratio. Tungsten was first reacted with oxygen at a torch temperature over $2500^{\circ}C$ to form a tungsten oxide layer on the surface of W-25Re. Then, the remaining rhenium was subsequently reacted with oxygen to form rhenium oxide. The interfacial microstructure of the Ti-containing interlayer was stable after the torch test at a temperature over $2500^{\circ}C$.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.647-653
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• 2020

Stainless steel is used commonly in nuclear applications for shielding radiation, so in this study, three different types of new stainless steel samples were designed and developed. New stainless steel compound ratios were determined by using Monte Carlo Simulation program Geant 4 code. In the sample production, iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), chromium (Cr), silicium (Si), sulphur (S), carbon (C), molybdenum (Mo), manganese (Mn), wolfram (W), rhenium (Re), titanium (Ti) and vanadium (V), powder materials were used with powder metallurgy method. Total macroscopic cross sections, mean free path and transmission number were calculated for the fast neutron radiation shielding by using (Geant 4) code. In addition to neutron shielding, the gamma absorption parameters such as mass attenuation coefficients (MACs) and half value layer (HVL) were calculated using Win-XCOM software. Sulfuric acid abrasion and compressive strength tests were carried out and all samples showed good resistance to acid wear and pressure force. The neutron equivalent dose was measured using an average 4.5 MeV energy fast neutron source. Results were compared to 316LN type stainless steel, which commonly used in shielding radiation. New stainless steel samples were found to absorb neutron better than 316LN stainless steel at both low and high temperatures.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.56-62
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• 2015

폐 초내열합금으로부터 침출된 염산용액에서 레늄을 회수하기 위하여 용매추출법을 이용한 레늄의 분리연구를 수행하였다. 용매추출공정을 통해 수상은 레늄이 용해된 합성용액을 사용하고 추출제의 종류 및 농도, 수상의 pH, HCl의 농도, 불순물의 영향을 조사하는 연구를 진행하였다. 레늄의 원료로 Ammonium perrhenate ((APR), Aldrich, $NH_4ReO_4$)을 사용하였고, 수상에 존재하는 레늄을 유기상으로 추출하기 위해 추출제는 음이온추출제인 Alamine304-1, 양이온추출제인 Cyanex272과 $D_2EHPA$를 사용하였다. 음이온추출제인 Alamine304-1 사용시 레늄의 추출율이 99% 이상 나타났으며 수상의 pH 는 0-2 사이에서 99% 추출되었다. Alamine304-1의 농도를 0.1, 0.5, 1 및 2%으로 조절하여 추출실험한 결과, 농도가 증가함에 따라 추출율이 증가한다. 레늄용액에 알루미늄, 코발트, 바나듐을 첨가하여 용매추출법에 의해 분리 실험한 결과 레늄은 99.8 %으로 추출되었으나 기타 금속들은 거의 추출되지 않았다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권12호
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• pp.27-36
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• 2019

작은 굴절률 및 높은 굴절률을 갖는 저 분산 렌즈에 대한 요구가 증가함에 따라, 높은 내열성 및 내마모성을 갖는 이형성 보호 필름에 대한 필요성이 증가하고 있다. 그러나 광학 산업은 비구면 유리 렌즈 성형에 사용되는 이형보호 필름의 제조 공정 및 품질 표준에 대한 명확한 표준을 아직 확립하지 못했다. 이 기술은 광학 렌즈를 제조하는 각 회사의 노하우로 취급된다. 본 연구에서는 FCVA (Filtered Cathode Vacuum Arc) 기반 ta-C 박막 코팅의 이온에칭, 각 소스 및 필터부의 마그네트론 및 아크 전류, 바이어스 전압의 최적화에 관한 실험을 수행하였다. 그 결과, 코팅성능 측면에서, 이리듐- 레늄 합금 박막 스퍼터링 제품 대비 필름 두께가 약 50% 얇고, 경도는 약 20%, 박막의 접착강도는 약 40 % 개선된 것으로 측정되었다. 본 연구의 박막 코팅 공정 결과는 금형 이형 박막층의 최소 기계적 특성 및 품질 확립을 위한 유리 렌즈의 개발 및 활용에 크게 기여할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제49권11호
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• pp.882-892
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• 2011

The influence of rhenium (Re) and ruthenium (Ru) addition on the solidification and solute redistribution behaviors in advanced experimental Ni-base superalloys has been investigated. A series of model alloys with different levels of Re and Ru were designed based on the composition of Ni-6Al-8Ta and were prepared by vacuum arc melting of pure metallic elements. In order to identify the influence of Re and Ru addition on the thermo-physical properties, differential scanning calorimetry analyses were carried out. The results showed that Re addition marginally increases the liquidus temperature of the alloy. However, the ${\gamma}^{\prime}$ solvus was significantly increased at a rate of $8.2^{\circ}C/wt.%$ by the addition of Re. Ru addition, on the other hand, displayed a much weaker effect on the thermo-physical properties or even no effect at all. The microsegregation behavior of solute elements was also quantitatively estimated by an electron probe microanalysis on a sample quenched during directional solidification of primary ${\gamma}$ with the planar solid/liquid interface. It was found that increasing the Re content gradually increases the microsegregation tendency of Re into the dendritic core and ${\gamma}^{\prime}$ forming elements, such as Al and Ta, into the interdendritic area. The strongest effect of Ru addition was found to be Re segregation. Increasing the Ru content up to 6 wt.% significantly alleviated the microsegregation of Re, which resulted in a decrease of Re accumulation in the dendritic core. The influence of Ru on the microstructural stability toward the topologically close-packed phase formation was discussed based on Scheil type calculations with experimentally determined microsegregation results.