Papers by Author: Myung Jin Suk

Abstract: The effect of Cu on the hydrogen reduction of molybdenum oxide powders was investigated by measuring the humidity change during a non-isothermal process of hydrogen reduction. The presence of Cu induced a shift in the reduction temperature and strongly affected the reduction processes of MoO3→Mo4O11→MoO2, which comprised the contained chemical vapor transport of MoOx(OH)2. This study suggests that the surface of the Cu grains acts as a nucleation site for the reduction of MoOx(OH)2 to MoO2 particles from MoO3 or Mo4O11 phases. Such an activated reduction process results in the deposition of metallic Mo and MoO2 particles on the surface of the Cu grains.

Abstract: Feasibility of producing porous gradient structure by spark plasma sintering (SPS) process was examined. Adequate combination of porosity gradient and pore size distribution could be obtained by appropriately controlling the SPS parameter such as sintering temperature, sintering time, applied pressure, and stopper length. For the longitudinal porous gradient structure, pure W sample was prepared by specially shaped graphite mold. Stainless steel powder was employed for the radially layered porous structure with different pore size. The graded porous structure could be applied for the fabrication of W-Cu FGM by Cu-infiltration and high temperature filter with high filtration efficiency.

Abstract: Dilatometric curves of iron-copper compact made from elemental or pre-alloyed powder were compared in order to study its expansion mechanism. The compacts from a mixture of elemental iron and copper powders showed the maximum expansion at the copper powder content of 7.44mass% and at the sintering temperatures above the copper melting-point. In the case of the compacts from a mixture of iron pre-alloyed powder of (Fe- 3.44mass%Cu) and copper powder, the maximum expansion which is lower than the former case was obtained at the additive copper powder content of 4.00mass%. But the compact from a mixture of iron pre-alloyed powder of (Fe-7.18mass%Cu) and copper powder showed only shrinkages at any additive copper powder content. The penetration of liquid copper into the interstices between solid grains was observed in all sintered compacts. The iron-copper compacts containing the same content of copper powder showed a very different expansion behavior depending on the amount of copper content in the starting iron raw powder.