• 한국주조공학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.8-14
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• 2015

Variations of nickel contents and microstructures in molten magnesium alloys on the addition of aluminum, zirconium, and manganese have been investigated. Specimens were prepared by melting under $SF_6$ and $CO_2$ atmosphere and casting into a disc of 29 mm diameter with 7~10 mm thickness from the melt acquired at the top of crucible. Before casting, the molten metal was stirred for 3 minutes after each addition of alloying elements and maintained for 30 minutes for settling down. Results showed that zirconium did not significantly affect the content of nickel while aluminum remarkably reduced it by forming $Al_3Ni_2$ phase. When manganese are added to Mg-1wt%Ni alloy along with aluminum, both elements remarkably reduced the content of nickel. The addition of 1.5 wt% manganese to Mg-1wt%Ni alloy containing aluminum further reduced the content of nickel by more than 30%, during which an additional intermetallic phase $Al_{10}Mn_3Ni$ was precipitated in the molten magnesium.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.562-568
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• 2017

Background: The chemical characterization of metallic alloys and oxides is conventionally carried out by wet chemical analytical methods and/or instrumental methods. Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) is capable of analyzing samples nondestructively. As a part of a chemical quality control exercise, Zircaloys 2 and 4, nimonic alloy, and zirconium oxide samples were analyzed by two INAA methods. The samples of alloys and oxides were also analyzed by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) and direct current Arc OES methods, respectively, for quality assurance purposes. The samples are important in various fields including nuclear technology. Methods: Samples were neutron irradiated using nuclear reactors, and the radioactive assay was carried out using high-resolution gamma-ray spectrometry. Major to trace mass fractions were determined using both relative and internal monostandard (IM) NAA methods as well as OES methods. Results: In the case of alloys, compositional analyses as well as concentrations of some trace elements were determined, whereas in the case of zirconium oxides, six trace elements were determined. For method validation, British Chemical Standard (BCS)-certified reference material 310/1 (a nimonic alloy) was analyzed using both relative INAA and IM-NAA methods. Conclusion: The results showed that IM-NAA and relative INAA methods can be used for nondestructive chemical quality control of alloys and oxide samples.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.14-23
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• 2015

Recent developing tendency of nuclear power plant are studied by searching of NDSL, KIPRIS, Science Direct and so on. Welding materials such as low alloyed steels, stainless steels, nickel-based alloys, zirconium alloy and welding methods such as narrow gap welding, laser beam welding, friction stir welding, overlay welding are investigated.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.82-89
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• 2020

탄약내의 화약류 특히, 지연제의 지연시간에 대한 온도의 영향은 우리나라와 같이 연평균 최고최저 온도차가 뚜렷한 환경에서 충분히 존재할 수 있음에도 불구하고 이와 관련한 연구는 아직까지 국내에 보고된 바가 없다. 이에 본 연구는 우리나라 탄약류에 주로 사용되는 Zr/Ni계 지연제에 대해 주변 온도에 따른 연소속도 변화를 실험적으로 확인하였다. 이를 위해, K413 수류탄용 K414 신관에 Zr/Ni계 지연제를 충전하고 우리나라 기상환경을 고려한 주변 온도구간(-40 ℃ ~ 50 ℃)에서 온도변화에 따른 K414 신관의 지연시간 변화를 확인 및 분석하였다. K414 신관의 지연시간은 상기 시험 온도구간 내에서 시험온도를 10 ℃ 씩 변화시켜가며 측정하였고, 측정된 지연시간은 Zr/Ni계 지연제 충전 시에 기록한 지연제의 높이를 이용하여 연소속도로 환산되었다. 시험결과, Zr/Ni계 지연제의 지연시간은 주변 온도가 증가함에 따라 선형적으로 감소하는 경향이 있으며, Zr/Ni계 지연제 온도가 1 ℃ 상승할 때 마다 지연시간이 4.18 ms 감소하고, 연소속도는 2.73 mm/ms 로 빨라진 것으로 분석되었다. 즉, 연평균 최고최저 온도차이가 20 ℃ 이상인 주변 온도 환경에서는 약 80 ms 의 지연시간 차이가 발생하므로, Zr/Ni계 지연제의 시험평가 기준수립 시, 지연제가 노출된 주변 온도 조건을 반영한 지연시간이 고려되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.73-79
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• 2003

재생 냉각형 액체 로켓엔진 제작에 주로 사용되는 합금에 대하여 브레이징 접합 강도 시험 및 파단면 분석을 실시하였다. 브레이징 시 사용되는 용가재(Filler Metal)로 니켈을 주성분으로 하는 BNi-2, BNi-7를 사용하였다. 5종의 합금에 대하여 모두 12개의 시편을 제작하여 인장 강도 시험 및 금속현미경을 통한 접합면 분석을 통해 재료 및 용가재 특성을 분석하였다. 크롬동과 타 합금과의 접합 강도가 크롬/지르코늄동과 타 합금과의 접합 강도보다 높게 나왔다. BNi-2가 BNi-7보다 모재에 대한 젖음성이 보다 더 우수하여 접합면 인장 강도가 BNi-2로 사용한 경우가 BNi-7을 사용한 경우보다 더 높게 나왔다.

• 멤브레인
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.140-145
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• 2024

에너지 패러다임의 변화가 요구되는 현대에 수소는 매력적인 에너지원이다. 이러한 수소를 정제하는 기술 중에서 분리막을 이용한 기술은 저비용으로 고순도의 수소를 정제할 수 있는 기술로 주목받고 있다. 그러나 수소 분리 성능이 뛰어난 팔라듐(Pd)은 가격이 매우 비싸 이를 대체한 소재가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 수소 투과 성능은 좋으나 수소 취성에 약한 니오븀(Nb)과 수소 투과 성능은 떨어지나 내구성이 뛰어난 니켈(Ni)과 지르코늄(Zr)을 혼합한 합금으로 분리막을 제조하여 1~4 bar, 350~450 ℃ 조건에서 수소 투과 특성을 확인하였다. Pd를 코팅하지 않은 Ni₄₈Nb₃₂Zr₂₀ 분리막의 경우 최대 0.69 ml/cm²/min의 투과량을 보였으며, Pd가 코팅된 경우에는 최대 13.05 ml/cm²/min의 투과량을 보였다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2010년도 춘계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.134-134
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• 2010

Fuel cell is a device that directly converts chemical energy in the form of a fuel into electrical energy by way of an electrochemical reaction. In the anode for a high temperature fuel cell, nickel or nickel alloy has been used in consideration of the cost, oxidation catalystic ability of hydrogen which is used as fuel, electron conductivity, and high temperature stability in reducing atmosphere. Most MCFC stacks currently operate at an average temperature of $650^{\circ}C$. There is some gains with decreased temperature in MCFC to diminish the electrolyte loss from evaporation and the material corrosion, which could improve the MCFC life. However, operating temperature has a strong related on a number of electrode reaction rates and ohmic losses. Baker et al. reported the effect of temperature (575 to $650^{\circ}C$). The rates of cell voltage loss were 1.4mV/$^{\circ}C$ for a reduction in temperature from 650 to $600^{\circ}C$, and 2.16mV/$^{\circ}C$ for a decrease from 600 to $575^{\circ}C$. The two major contributors responsible for the change in cell voltage with reducing operation temperature are the ohmic polarization and electrode polarization. It appears that in the temperature range of 550 to $650^{\circ}C$, about 1/3 of the total change in cell voltage with decreasing temperature is due to an increase in ohmic polarization, and the electrode polarization at the anode and cathode. In addition, the oxidation reaction of hydrogen on an ordinary nickel alloy anode in MCFC is generally considered to take place in the three phase zone, but anyway the area contributing to this reaction is limited. Therefore, in order to maintain a high performance of the fuel cell, it is necessary to keep this reaction responsible area as wide as possible, that is, it is needed to keep the porosity and specific surface area of the anode at a high level. In this study effective anodes are prepared for low temperature MCFC capable of enhancing the cell performance by using zirconium hydride at least in part of anode material.

• 한국표면공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국표면공학회 2000년도 춘계학술발표회 초록집
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• pp.1-1
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• 2000

The results of the modification of metal materials treated by high temperature pulst:d plasma fluxes (HTlPPF) with a specific power of incident flux changing in the $(3...100)10^5{]\;}W/cm^2$ range and a pulse duration lying from 15 to $50{\;}\mu\textrm{s}$ have been presented. The results of HTPPF action were studied on the stainless steels of 18Cr-l0Ni, 16Cr- 15Ni, 13Cr-2Mo types; on the structural carbon steels of (13...35)Cr, St. 3, St. 20, St. 45 types; on the tool steels of U8, 65G, ShHI5 types, and others; on nickel and high nickel alloy of 20Cr-45Ni type; on zirconium- and vanadium-base alloys and other materials. The microstructure and properties (mechanical, tribological, erosion, and other properties) of modified materials and surface alloying of metals exposed to HTPPF action have been investigated. It was found that the modification of materials by HTPPF resulted in a simultaneous increase of several properties of the treated articles: microhardness of the surface and layers of 40...60 $\mu\textrm{m}$ in depth, tribological characteristics (friction coefficient, wear resistance), mechanical properties ({\sigma_y}, {\;}{\sigma_{0.2}}.{\;}{\sigma_r}) on retention of the initial plasticity ($\delta$), corrosion resistance, radistanation erosion under ion irradiation, and others. The determining factor of the changes observed is the structural-phase modification of the near-surface layers, in particular, the formation of the fine cellular structure in the near-surface layers at a depth of $20{\;}{\mu\textrm{m}}$ with dimension of cells changing in the range from 0.1 to $1., 5{\;}\mu\textrm{m}$, depending on the kind of material, its preliminary treatment, and the parameters of plasma fluxes. The remits obtained have shown the possibility of purposeful surface alloying of metals exposed to HTPPF action over a depth up to 20...45 $\mu\textrm{m}$ and the concentration of alloying element (Ni, Cr, V) up to 20 wt.%. Possible industrial brunches for using the treatment have been also considered, as well as some results on modifying the serial industrial articles by HTPPF.