• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1998.05b
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• pp.99-104
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• 1998

40$0^{\circ}C$ $H_2O$ steam 분위기에서 Zr-2,5wt%Nb 및 Zr-20wt%Nb 합금의 산화거동을 열처리조건에 따른 미세조직 관점에서 고찰하였으며, 형성된 oxide를 분석하여 산화기구를 규명하고자 하였다. Zr-Nb 합금의 산화거동은 열처리에 따라 협성된 조직상에 매우 민감하였는데, 주 조직인 a-Zr 상 보다는 $\beta$상들에 ($\beta$-Zr, $\beta$-Nb) 보다 큰 영향을 받는 것으로 보인다. $\beta$-Zr 상은 $\alpha$-Zr 상에 비해 부식저항성이 낮으며, 그 양에 관계없이 유사한 정도의 부식거동을 보인다. $\beta$-Nb 상의 경우, 미세한 크기로 적은양이 존재하는 경우 부식저항성에 별다른 영향이 없어 보이는 반면, 상당량의 $\beta$-Nb 상이 조대한 크기로 (약 0,2$\mu\textrm{m}$) 존재하는 경우 매우 불안정한 부식거동을 보였다. 이들 $\beta$상들의 낮은 산화저항성은 Nb$_2$O$_{5}$ 을 포함한 Nb 계 oxide의 형성에 주로 기인한 것으로 추정된다.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.34 no.6
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• pp.569-576
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• 1997

Electrically-induced strain and polarization studies of the (1-x)Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbZrO3 crystalline solutions have been done. Dielectric constants with temperature were investigated for 0$\leq$x$\leq$0.95. With increasing PbZrO3 content the transition maxima were found to move to higher temperature region and DPT (Diffused Phase Transition) properties were decreased for x$\leq$0.60. Phase transition between ferroelectric states and antiferroelectric states was confirmed for 0.93$\times$10-3 for 0.4

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1996.11b
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• pp.533-538
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• 1996

40$0^{\circ}C$ $H_2O$, D$_2$O 및 $O_2$ 분위기에서 Zr-2.5wt% Nb 합금의 부식거동을 비교.분석하였다. Zr-2.5wt% Nb 합금은 열처리에 따른 조직에 따라 각각의 부식매질에 대해 부식거동이 큰 차이를 보이고 있으나, 형성된 oxide는 열처리 및 부식매질에 관계없이 monoclinic ZrO$_2$ 만이 관찰되었다. 급냉조직인 martensitic $\alpha$'-Zr 상과 소둔처리 조직의 준안정상인 $\beta$-Zr 상의 경우. 부식분위기에 매우 민감하여, D$_2$O, H $_2$O, $O_2$ 순으로 큰 부식속도를 보였다. 반면, 안전성들인 $\alpha$-Zr과 $\beta$-Nb 상의 경우, 부식 분위기에 따른 별다른 부식거동 차이를 보이지 않았다. 이들 실험 결과를 바탕으로 월성형 원자로 압력관의 부식특성을 분석하였다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.27 no.7
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• pp.1132-1137
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• 2003

This study dealt with the suppression of interfacial reaction between Nb and MoSi$_2$ for the fabrication of high toughness Nb/MoSi$_2$ laminate composites, based on the results of a thermodynamical estimation. Especially, the effect of ZrO$_2$ particle on the interfacial reaction of Nb/MoSi$_2$ bonding materials has been examined. Nb/MoSi$_2$ bonding materials have been successfully fabricated by alternatively stacking matrix mixtures and Nb sheets and hot pressing in the graphite mould. The addition of ZrO$_2$ particle to MoSi$_2$ matrix is obviously effective for promoting both the interfacial reaction suppression and the sintered density of Nb/MoSi$_2$ bonding materials, since it is caused by the formation of ZrSiO$_4$ in the MoSi$_2$-ZrO$_2$ matrix mixture. The interfacial shear strength of Nb/MoSi$_2$ bonding materials also decreases with the reduction of interfacial reaction layer associated with the content of ZrO$_2$ particle and the fabrication temperature.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.173-173
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• 2009

무독성 원소를 포함하는 Ti-35Nb-x(3, 5, 7, 10, 15)Zr 합금을 제조하여 양극산화 방법을 통해 표면에 nanotube를 형성한 후 0.9% NaCl 용액에서 부식특성을 관찰하였다. 합금 표면에 형성된 안정된 nanotube 형태의 $TiO_2$, $Nb_2O_5$ 및 $ZrO_2$가 내식성 향상에 영향을 주었음을 알 수 있었다.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.378-385
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• 1999

To evaluate the effect of Sn on the corrosion behavior of Zr alloys for nuclear fuel claddings, the corrosion tests on the binary Zr-xSn and the ternary Zr-0.4Nb-xSn alloys were performed in water at $360^{\circ}C$. The binary alloys containing 0.5, 0.8 and 1.5wt.% Sn showed the transition corrosion rate at 15 days. On the other hand, the binary alloy containing 2.0wt.% Sn showed a good corrosion resistance without the transition of corrosion rate up to 80 days. The corrosion rate of the ternary alloy increased with increasing Sn content. The difference of corrosion behaviors between binary and ternary alloys is considered due to the different solubility of Sn, Nb content and precipitates. The corrosions of Zr-xSn and Zr-0.4Nb-xSn alloys would be controlled by the fraction of tetragonal-$ZrO_2$and the amount of hydrogen pick-up.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.34 no.6
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• pp.645-651
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• 1997

Tetragonal zirconia polycrystals (TZPs) doped with $Y_{2}O_{3}$ and $Nb_{2}O_{5}$ were prepared by the conventional sintering to enhance fracture toughness and phase stability of TZPs without controlling the grain size. TZP composites were obtained by adding the transformable TZP to the non-transformable TZP in wt%. The monolithic tetragonal $ZrO_2$, same as the composite composition containing 15 wt% transformable TZP, sintered at $1550^{\circ}C$ for 10h in air, exhibited the fracture toughness of 9$MPam^{1/2}$ and no low-and high-temperature degradation at temperatures in the range of 220 to $1000^{\circ}C$ for 100h in air. The corresponding single composition was 90.24 mol% $ZrO_2$-5.31 mol% $Y_{2}O_{3}$-4.75 mol% $Nb_{2}O_{5}$. The microstructure observation revealed that the t-$ZrO_2$ grains grew grandually with sintering time and no microcraking and twinning were observed.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.263-269
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• 1987

It is investigated that the determination of the correlation between the change of microstructure and electrical properties. Yttria is added to the compositiojn of rhombohedral region in Pb(Mg1/3Nb2./3)O3-PbTiO3-PbZrO3 ternary system. Average grian size, lattice parameters and distribution of yttrium are characterized by XRD, SEM and EDS. Electrical properties are determined by measurement of Curie temperature, piezoelectric properties and hysteresis loops. The results are as follows; 1. Both lattice parameters, a and ${\alpha}$, are changed by addition of yttria to the composition of rhomboheadral region in Pb(Mg1/3Nb2./3)O3-PbTiO3-PbZrO3 ternary system and Curie temperature is proportional to the values at (90-${\alpha}$).

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.34 no.9
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• pp.915-920
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• 1997

Tetragonal ZrO2 polycrystal (TZP), consisted of 90.24 mol% ZrO2-5.31 mol% Y2O3-4.45 mol% Nb2O5, were prepared using hot-press and mechanical properties and high-temperature degradation were investigated. The specimen, hot-pressed for 1 h at 140$0^{\circ}C$ in Ar atmosphere, exhibited flexural strength of 1010 MPa and fracture toughness of 7.5 MPam1/2 and experienced no low-temperature degradation below 40$0^{\circ}C$. However, as aged for 100h at temperatures higher than 40$0^{\circ}C$, TZP was suffered by high-temperature degradation due to an extensive cavitation caused by the oxidation of carbon. XPS observation revealed that the carbon incorporated in TZPs during hot-pressing exists as either an ether-type CO or a carbonyl-type C=O. Despite of the high-temperature degradation of t-ZrO2 co-doped with Y2O3 and Nb2O5, its flexural strength and fracture toughness were superior to those of the commercial 3 mol% Y2O3-TZP hot-pressed under the identical condition as determined before and after the aging treatments.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.27 no.7
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• pp.934-942
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• 1990

The quarternary system ceramics 0.5[yPb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3-(1-y)Pb(Ni1/3Nb2/3)O3]-0.5[xPbTiO3-(1-x)PbZrO3](PZN-PNN-PT-PZ) was fabricated by the columbite precursor method to obtain a stabilized perovskite structure and by conventional method to evaluate the efficiency of the former methd. Dielectric and piezoelectric properties were investigated and the stability of the perovskite phase was studied as a function of PZN and PT contents and firing temperature. In the samples prepared by the columbite precursor method, the pyrochlore phase, which is detrimental to both the dielectric and piezoelectric properties, was not observed in the absence of PZN, and electric properties were improved even when fabricated at low temperature. By adding PZN, some pyrochlore phase appeared and the morphotropic phase boundary of the samples shifted to more Zr-rich composition. The temperature dependence of piezoelectric constant decreased with the addition of PZN, due to the rising of the Curie point.