Papers by Author: Ye Lim Kim

Abstract: Ceramic coatings were synthesized on pure Mg and binary Mg-7.1wt%Al alloy by plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) technique, and the effect of current ratio, C2/C1, ranging from 0.2 to 0.85 on their mechanical and electrochemical properties was investigated. As the C2/C1 ratio increased, the thickness of the coating layer increased, while surface roughness was almost unchanged. The hardness and wear resistance had a marked tendency to increase with increasing C2/C1 ratio and Mg-Al alloy showed higher hardness and wear resistance at all C2/C1 ratios compared to pure Mg. The weight loss of the pure Mg and Mg-Al alloy in 3.5%NaCl solution was reduced by coatings. However, it had no dependence on the C2/C1 ratio. The wear resistance of the coated Mg-Al alloy was better than that of the coated pure Mg.

Abstract: Pure Mg, binary Mg-5.6wr%Al, Mg-1.0wt%Si and Mg-7.5wt%Zn alloys were coated by plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) method, and their wear properties were investigated and discussed based on surface roughness, thickness and component of coatings. All coatings showed porous layer with some volcano top-like pores on the surface and the non-uniform thickness. The coatings on Mg-Al, Mg-Si and Mg-Zn alloys were composed of primarily MgO and Al2O3, SiO2, ZnO, respectively. The coating layer on Mg-Si alloy was thicker than that of Mg-Al and Mg-Zn alloys, while it was less rough. The wear resistance of pure Mg and Mg alloys was improved by PEO method and the coated Mg alloys showed better wear resistance compared to the coated pure Mg. In particular, the coated Mg-Zn alloy revealed the best wear resistance, while the coated Mg-Si alloy had poor wear resistance despite much thicker coating layer.

Abstract: Ceramic coatings were synthesized on pure magnesium, binary Mg-Al and Mg-Zn alloys by plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) technique, and their mechanical and electrochemical properties were investigated. The coatings showed porous microstructure and some volcano top-like pores on the surface. The coatings on Mg-Al alloys consisted of MgO, MgAl2O4 and Al2O3. In the coatings on Mg-Zn alloys, MgO and ZnO were detected. The hardness and wear resistance showed slight dependence on Al content but no tendency to increase with increasing Zn content. The coated Mg alloys with Al, Zn showed better corrosion resistance in 3.5%NaCl solution but poor corrosion resistance in methyl alcohol, compared to the coated pure Mg.

Abstract: Deformation characteristics of a newly developed wave-typed heat sink during mechanical assembly of fin-base were analyzed by using the Ansys program. The original points a and b marked in the fin and base moved to the opposite y direction with increasing pressure, while their movements to x direction were relatively small. It was evident that at least 207㎫ must be applied to well bond the fin with the base. Under a constant pressure, the smaller the pressured area was, the better the bonding between fin and base was, despite a small uniform deformation in the base area as the pressured area increased.

Abstract: Plasma electrolytic oxide coatings were produced on both pure magnesium and binary Mg-Al alloys containing 3, 6, 7 wt% Al, and the effect of Al on the characteristics of coatings was investigated under the processing conditions of various coating times and current. The coatings on Mg-Al alloys showed porous microstructure and some volcano top-like pores on the surface, and they consist of MgO and Al2O3. The surface roughness became larger with increasing coating time, while it was unchanged with increasing Al content. The thickness increased with increasing coating time and showed slight dependence on Al content. The hardness was almost unchanged with increasing coating time and Al content in the coatings grown with the ratio of current, C1:C2=100:75.