Papers by Author: Dae Guen Kim

Abstract: In this study, the effect of CaO as alloying element on Mg-Zn-Y and Mg-Y-Zn alloys were investigated to develop wrought magnesium alloys available for aeronautic components. The evaluation for the effect of CaO addition in these alloy systems was performed by the processing map development, the tensile test, and the ignition temperature measurement. The addition of CaO changed the hot workability and improved the ignition resistance of both Mg-Zn-Y and Mg-Y-Zn alloys. Although the mechanical properties of CaO added Mg-Zn-Y alloy were lower than those of Mg-Zn-Y alloy, the CaO addition in Mg-Y-Zn alloy enhanced the ductility of the alloy. The effect of metallic Ca addition in these alloy systems were investigated to be compared with the CaO addition.

Abstract: In this study, the effect of plane strain on the microstructure and texture of AZ31 sheet was investigated with various reduction ratios. To achieve plane strain, that is, to prevent shear deformation during warm-rolling, AZ31 sheet was capsuled by pure Cu tube. The large strain induced by simple one-pass warm-rolling led to the significant grain refinement and texture randomization. The two-dimensional finite-element method showed that the warm-rolling of AZ31 sheet capsuled by Cu tube imposed a uniform plane strain in the whole sheet thickness. The high reduction ratio caused the dynamic recrystallization during annealing of the rolled sheet.

Abstract: In the present work, the effect of Nd addition on microstructure change, precipitation behaviours and mechanical properties, of Mg-5Sn-3Ca based alloys were investigated. With increasing of Nd addition, size of the Mg-Sn-Ca ternary phases with fine needle shape (A-type) was decreased and volume fraction of these phase were increased. As Nd was increase from 0.5, 1.0 and 3.0 wt.%, size and volume fraction of Mg2Sn with coarse needle shape phase (B-type) was decreased. However, in 3.0 wt.% Nd containing alloy, size of these Mg2Sn phase was smaller than that of 0.5 and 1.0 wt% Nd addition alloy and volume fraction of these phase was decreased.

Abstract: The effect of Ca addition on microstructure change, precipitation behaviours and mechanical properties, in the present work, of Mg-Sn based alloys were investigated. With increasing of Ca additions, size of the Mg-Sn-Ca ternary phases (A-type) with fine needle shape was decreased and volume fraction of these phase were increased. As Ca was increase from 1 wt.%, 2 wt.%, size and volume fraction of Mg2Sn with coarse needle shape phase (B-type) was increased. However, in 3 wt.% Ca containing alloy, size of these Mg2Sn phase was smaller than that of 2 wt% Ca addition alloy and volume fraction of these phase was decreased.

Abstract: The aims of this study are to investigate the microstructure evolution of AZ31 Mg alloys with normal rolling and cross rolling as the large strain hot rolling affects microstructure, texture and mechanical properties of AZ31 Mg alloys. In the microstructures of as-rolled both samples, twins are clearly apparent, small and recrystallized grains are visible along some grain boundary and twinned regions. The Lankford values of large strain cross rolled sample obviously demonstrate the higher average r-value and lower planar anisotropy value. The press formability of cross rolled Mg alloy might be improved due to control of texture and grain size by severe deformation.

Abstract: AZ31 Mg / 5083 Al clad sheet was fabricated by the hot rolling method and its mechanical properties were investigated in this study. The tensile strength and yield strength of Mg- Al clad samples were slightly higher than that of AZ31 Mg sample, resulting in high strength 5083 Al alloy. Also, in the case of the AZ31 Mg sample, tensile strength indicated different values to the rolling directions. The thickness of interface layers between magnesium and aluminum materials increased with increasing rolling temperature. The thickness of interface layer was about 1.2 μm and 1.6 μm, respectively. The difference of thickness on the interface layer with variation of rolling temperature was attributed to promote the diffusion between magnesium and aluminum materials. The Vickers hardness of Mg-Al interface layer was around 125 Hv. The interface layer composed of hard inter-metallic phases which may act a increment of Vickers hardness depending upon its thickness.

Abstract: The as-cast microstructure of Mg-5Al-3Ca-2Sm alloy consists of equiaxed α-Mg matrix, (Mg, Al)2Ca eutectic phase and Al-Sm rich intermetallic compounds. This eutectic phase of the extruded alloys was elongated to extrusion direction and size of this phase was finered compare to that of as-cast alloys because of severe deformation during hot extrusion. After hot extrusion, the average grain size of Mg-5Al-3Ca and Mg-5Al-3Ca-2Sm alloys was 4.8 *m and 3.8 *m, respectively. In load-unload hardness test, penetration depth was decreased with added Sm and after extrusion procedure because of grain size refining by addition Sm and large deformation. Hardness value of the alloys containing Sm was higher than that of Mg-5Al-3Ca alloy due to grain refining and formation Al-Sm rich intermetallic compound at gain boundary and α-Mg matrix. Maximum hardness value was obtained at the extruded Mg-5Al-3Ca-2Sm alloy at elevated temperatures.