• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.117-122
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• 2005

Titanium alloy has widely been used as material for glasses frame parts because it has high specific strength. It is also light and harmless to human body. However, we have little design data about the mechanical properties such as the creep behaviors of the alloy. Therefore, in this study, creep tests under four constant stress conditions have been conducted with four different temperature conditions. A series of creep tests had been performed to get the basic design data and life prediction of titanium products and we have gotten the following results. First, the stress exponents decrease as the test temperatures increased. Secondly, the creep activation energy gradually decrease as the stresses became bigger. Thirdly, the constant of Larson-Miller parameter on this alloy was estimated as about 2.5. Finally, the fractographs at the creep rupture showed the ductile fracture due to the intergranullar rupture and some dimples.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.573-588
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• 2016

Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) and Titanium Alloy (Ti6Al4V) stack, extensively used in aerospace structural components are assembled by fasteners and the holes are made using drilling process. Drilling of stack in one shot is a complicated process due to dissimilarity in the material properties. It is vital to have optimal machining condition and tool geometry for better hole quality and tool life. In this study the tool wear and hole quality were analysed by experimental analysis using three modified twist drills and online tool condition monitoring using Acoustics Emission (AE) sensor. Helix angle and point angle influence tool performance and cutting force. It was found that a tool geometry (TG1) with high helix angle of $35^{\circ}$ with low point angle $130^{\circ}$ results in reduction in thrust force of 150-500 N range but the TG2 also perform almost similar to TG1, but when compared with the AErms voltage generated during drilling it was found that progressive rise in voltage in TG1 is less with respect to TG2 which can be attributed to tool life. In process wear monitoring was done using crest factor as monitoring index. AErms voltage were measured and correlated with the performance of the drills.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.150-154
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• 2012

Ti-6Al-4V ELI (Extra Low Interstitial) alloy have been widely used as alternative to bone due to its excellent biocompatibility, although it still has many problems such as high elastic modulus and toxicity. Therefore, biomaterials with low elastic modulus and non toxic characteristics have to be developed. A novel ${\beta}$ Ti-35wt%Nb-7wt%Zr-Calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) composite that is a biocompatible alloy without elemental Al or V was fabricated by spark plasma sintering (SPS) at $1000^{\circ}C$ under 70 MPa using high energy mechanical milled (HEMM) powder. The microstructure and phases of the milled powders and the sintered specimens were studied using SEM, TEM, and XRD. Ti-35wt%Nb-7wt%Zr alloy was transformed from ${\alpha}$ phase to ${\beta}$ phase in the 4h-milled powder by sintering. The sintered specimen using the 4h-milled powder showed that all the elements were distributed very homogeneously and had higher density and hardness. ${\beta}$ Ti alloy-CPP composite, which has nanometer particles, was fabricated by SPS using HEMMed powder. During the sintering process, $CaTiO_3$, TixOy, and CaO were formed because of the reaction between Ti and CPP. The Vickers hardness of the composites increases with the increase of the milling time and the addition of CPP. The biocompatibility of the Ti-Nb-Zr alloys was improved by addition of CPP.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.849-861
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• 2006

타이타늄은 기계적 특성이 우수하고 생체적합성이 뛰어나 의료용 장비의 주 재료로 사용되고 있으며 타이타늄 보다 기계적 특성이 더 우수한 타이타늄 합금들(주로 Ti-6Al-4V와 Ti-6Al-7Nb 합금)도 개발되어 치과와 의료용 임플란트로 사용되고 있다. 그러나 타이타늄 합금 성분들 중 알루미늄 (aluminum)과 바나디움(vanadium)은 인체에 노출되면 세포손상과 신경계에 문제를 일으킬 수 있다. 따라서 인체에 독성이 없으면서 기계적 성질과 생체적합성이 우수한 타이타늄 합금의 개발이 필요하다. 최근 인체에 독성이 없는 성분들이 함유된 새로운 ${\beta}$ - 형태의 타이타늄 합금들이 개발되고 있는데, ${\beta}$ - 타이타늄 합금은 그 기계적 성질이 기존의 ${\alpha}+{\beta}$ 타이타늄 합금에 비해 우수하다고 알려져 있다. 최근 새로운 ${\beta}$ - 타이타늄 합금이 전남대학교 부설 타이타늄 연구소에서 개발되었다. 이 연구는 새로 개발된 ${\beta}$ - 타이타늄 합금의 생채 적합성을 세포 증식도, 알카리 인산 분해 효소 활성과 유전자 증폭을 통해 알아보고자 하였다. 그 결과는 다음과 같다; 1. Titanium-6aluminum-4vanadium (Ti-6Al-4V) 합금 표면애서의 세포 증식율은 Titanium-Titanium8Tantalum-3Niobium (Ti-8Ta-3Nb) 합금과 순수 타이타늄 표면에 비해 유의하게 낮았다(p<0.00l). Ti-8Ta-3Nb 합금 표면에서의 증식도는 순수 타이타늄 표면과 유사하였다. 2. Ti-8Ta-3Nb 합금과 순수 타이타늄에서 배양된 세포이 알카리 인산 분해 효소의 활성도는 Ti-6Al-4V 합금에서의 것보다 유의하게 높았다 (p<0.001). 3. 유전자 증폭 분석 결과, Ti-8Ta-3Nb 합금과 순수 타이타늄에서 collagen type I과 bone sialoprotein mRNA 가 유사한 수준으로 발현되었다. 이상의 결과는 생체 적합성 측면에서 Ti-8Ta-3Nb 합금과 순수 타이타늄의 차이가 없음을 보여주며 따라서 Ti-8Ta-3Nb 합금이 의학 및 치의학 영역에서 새로운 임프란트 재료로 사용될 수 있음을 의미한다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.263-269
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• 2019

The mechanism of microstructure and hardness changes during mill annealing of Ti-6Al-4V alloy was investigated. The annealing heat treatments were performed at $675{\sim}795^{\circ}C$ in vacuum for 2 hours, followed by air cooling. The microstructure was observed by using an optical microscope and X-ray diffraction, and hardness was measured by using a Rockwell hardness tester and micro Vickers hardness tester. The average grain size becomes smaller at $675^{\circ}C$ to $735^{\circ}C$ due to the formation of new grains rather than grain growth, but becomes larger at $735^{\circ}C$ to $795^{\circ}C$ due to growth of the already-formed grains rather than formation of new grains. The mill annealing temperature becomes higher, the ${\beta}$ phase fraction decreases and ${\alpha}$ phase fraction increases at room temperature. This is because the higher annealing temperature, the smaller amount of V present in the ${\beta}$ phase, and thus the ${\beta}$ to ${\alpha}$ transformation occurs more easily when cooled to room temperature. As the mill annealing temperature increases, the hardness value tends to decrease, mainly due to resolution of defects such as dislocations from $675^{\circ}C$ to $735^{\circ}C$ and due to grain growth from $735^{\circ}C$ to $795^{\circ}C$, respectively.

• The Journal of Engineering Research
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.161-168
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• 2004

In the present study, a simple method was successfully used for hydroxyapatite coatings on Ti-6AL-4V substrates deposited by using a sol-gel derived precursor. Prior to hydroxyapatite coating the samples were micropolished (0.1 micron) and divided into three sets. The first set, were the micropolished samples kept as such. The second set were coated with titania sol and the third set was treated with 5M NaOH. After three repetitions of hydroxyapatite coating procedures on each set and heat treatment at $600^{\circ}C$, the formation of hydroxyapatite has been confirmed by XRD analyses and the substrate material was found to be oxidized with negligible amount of CaO in the coating. The SEM studies revealed surface morphology. Hydroxyapatite, calcined at $600^{\circ}C$, displaying a porous structure arisen from heating of the bulk

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.202-208
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• 2015

Alumina dispersion strengthening copper(ADSC) alloy has great potential for use in many industrial applications such as contact supports, frictional break parts, electrode materials for lead wires, and spot welding with relatively high strength and good conductivity. In this study, we investigated the oxidation behavior of ADSC alloys. These alloys were fabricated in forms of plate and round type samples by surface oxidation reaction using Cu-0.8Al, Cu-0.4Al-0.4Ti, and Cu-0.6Al-0.4Ti(wt%) alloys. The alloys were oxidized at $980^{\circ}C$ for 1 h, 2 h, and 4 h in ambient atmosphere. The microstructure was observed with an optical microscope(OM) and a scanning electron microscope(SEM) equipped with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDS). Characterization of alumina was carried out using a 200 kV field-emission transmission electron microscope(TEM). As a result, various oxides including Ti were formed in the oxidation layer, in addition to ${\gamma}$-alumina. The thickness of the oxidation layer increased with Ti addition to the Cu-Al alloy and with the oxidation time. The corrected diffusion equation for the plate and round type samples showed different oxidation layer thickness under the same conditions. Diffusion length of the round type specimen had a value higher than that of its plate counterpart because the oxygen concentration per unit area of the round type specimen was higher than that of the plate type specimen at the same diffusion depth.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.7 no.4 s.19
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• pp.70-78
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• 2004

A study has been made to investigate the high temperature deformation behavior of Ti-6Al-4V alloyand to predict the final microstructure under given forming conditions. Equiaxed and $Widmanst\ddot{a}tten$ microstructures of Ti-6Al-4V alloys were prepared as initial microstructures. By performing the compression tests at high temperatures$(700\~1100^{\circ}C)$ and at a wide range of strain rates$(10^{-4}\~10^2/s)$, various parameters such as strain rate sensitivity(m) and activation energy(Q) were calculated and used to establish constitutive equations. When the specimens were deformed up to strain 0.6, equiaxed microstructure did not show any significant changes in microstructure, while $Widmanst\ddot{a}tten$ microstructure revealed considerable flow softening, which was attributed to the globularization of a platelet at the temperature range of $800\~970^{\circ}C$ and at the strain rate range of $10^{-4}\~10^{-2}/s$. To predict the final microstructure after forming, finite element analysis was performed considering the microstructural evolution during the deformation. The grain size and the volume fraction of second phase of deformed body were predicted and compared with the experimental results.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.166-175
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• 2018

In this study, the electrochemical properties of CP-Ti (commercially pure titanium) and Ti-64 (Ti-6Al-4V) were evaluated and the effect of hydrofluoric acid on corrosion resistance and electrochemical properties was elucidated. Additive manufactured materials were made by DMT (Directed Metal Tooling) method. Samples were heat-treated for 1 hour at $760^{\circ}C$ and then air cooled. Surface morphologies were studied by optical microscope and SEM. Electrochemical properties were evaluated by anodic polarization method and AC-impedance measurement. The oxide film formed on the surface was analyzed using an XPS. The addition of HF led to an increase in the passive current density and critical current density and decreased the polarization resistance regardless of the alloys employed. Based on the composition of the oxide film, the compositional difference observed by the addition of HF was little, regardless of the nature of alloys. The Warburg impedance obtained by AC-impedance measurement indicates the dissolution of the constituents of CP-Ti and Ti-64 through a porous oxide film.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2006.10a
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• pp.67-68
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• 2006