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Since reconstruction of old town in Korea requires high-rise and seismic design construction, many attentions have been paid to high strength seismic reinforced steel bar. In the present paper, technical developments and trends are summarized for developing next-generation seismic reinforced steel bar of grade 700 MPa. Steelmaking process requires high..... More

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The deformation mechanism at room temperature in water quenched (WQ) and furnace cooled (FC) mild steels was investigated in a plane tilted 45° from the tensile direction, using electron back scattered diffraction, XRD, and TEM. The occurrence of (211) twinning was confirmed by pole figures and the slip systems were..... More

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The effects of alloying elements (Mn, Cr, and C) on the corrosion resistance of steel were examined using weight loss test, polarization test in a sour environment, analysis of rust, and the prediction of stable corrosion product. Carbon was found to improve corrosion resistance after 7-day immersion, while manganese and..... More

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The low mechanical properties of SiC limit its wide application despite many attractive properties. To improve the mechanical properties, a second phase has been generally added to make a nanostructured composite. In this respect, graphene was evaluated as the reinforcing agent of SiC. SiC-graphene composites were sintered within 2 min..... More

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Open cell Cu foam, which has been widely utilized in various industries because of its high thermal conductivity, lightweight and large surface area, was successfully joined with Cu plate by diffusion bonding. To prevent excessive deformation of the Cu foam during bonding process, the bonding pressure should be lower than..... More

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The reliability of printed circuit boards (PCB) has emerged as a critical concern as the size of solder bump decreases and current density to solder bump increases by fine pitch formation. The main failure mode of solder bumps is open-circuits due to void formation as intermetallic compounds (IMC) grow, mainly..... More

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In this work, niobium (V) fluoride was selected as an additive to heighten the hydrogen sorption rates of Mg. Specimens of pure Mg, 5 wt% niobium fluoride－added Mg, and 10 wt% niobium fluoride-added Mg were prepared by planetary ball milling in hydrogen. The hydrogen sorption properties of the specimens were..... More

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The aim of this study is to optimize the microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-39Nb-6Zr (TNZ40) for bio-implant applications. TNZ40 was designed to have a low elastic modulus (~40 GPa) and good biocompatibility. However, the alloy shows relatively low strength compared to other titanium alloys for bio-implant. In the present..... More

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In this study, we established a correlation between the electrical conductivity and catalytic properties of vanadium borophosphate glass containing Fe₂O₃. Glasses were synthesized in the 78V₂O₅–15P₂O₅–7B₂O₃ ternary-system containing x mol% Fe₂O₃ (x = 1, 5, 7.5, and 10). Electrical conductivity was measured at 45 ℃ for samples heat-treated at 340..... More

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Korea is famous for its long history of manufacturing high tin bronze objects of near peritectic composition by the application of forging and rapid cooling at approximately 700 °C. Not much is known, however, of the origin and developmental processes of this technique. Fortunately, valuable evidence for assessing the associated..... More