기관밸브용접 SCr4-21-4N 및 SUH3-21-4N을 연구선정된 최적마찰압접조건 하에서 마찰압접을 하고 이때 생기는 압접부의 잔류응력 및 경도의 peak 등 압접결함의 제거 및 압접성능개선을 위한 열처리에 관하여 실험연구한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. (1) 배기 valve용강 SCr4-21-4N 및 SUH3-21-4N의 마찰압접을 위한 최적조건으로서 회전수 3,000rpm, 마찰가열압 p 하(1)=8 kg/mm 상(2), upset 압 p 하(2)=20 kg/mm 상(2), 압접가열시간 t 하(1)=3초, upset 시간 2.5초를 선정한 것이 매우 타당함이 실험적으로 입증되었다. (2) 이종재질 SUH3-SUH31, SCr4-SUH31, SCr4-SUH3, SUH3-CRK22, SCr4-21-4N 및 SUH3-21-4N의 마찰압접에 관한 저자의 종래 연구와 본연구 결과는 압접부의 압접 특성이 서로 매우 일치하였다. (3) SCr4-21-4N 및 SUH3-21-4N의 마찰압접부의 잔류응력 및 전도의 peak를 제거하기 위한 최적열처리조건은 600℃×30min.×room air cooling의 normalizing임이 확인되었다. (4) 이때 열처리 후에는, 열처리전의 인장강도의 약 20%가 감소했으나, 파단 위치는 열영향부로부터 모재 SCr4 및 SUH3 측으로 이동하였다. (5) 상기 최적조건 하에서 마찰압접되고 열처리된 압접부의 현미경 조직검사 결과, 압접부가 매우 좁고 압접결함이 없으며, 치밀하고 조밀한 조직의 우수한 압접이었음이 확인되었다. (6) 상기 최적조건은, 기관 valve 생산을 위한 타이종재질의 마찰압접조건으로도 응용될 수 있을 것이다.

This is an experimental study on friction welding and heat treatment of engine exhaust valve materials whose welding combination is SCr4 as stem to 21-4N as head and SUH3 to 21-4N. In this study, not only the experiments of friction welding under the selected optimum welding condition and the examination of the mechanical properties were carried out, but also the heat treatment of friction welded specimens under the two selected conditions was taken to obtain the better welding character, eliminating the latent stress and the hardness peak which appeared at the welded zones of heat resisting steel(21-4N, SUH3) and low alloyed steel (SCr4) friction weldments. The results obtained by the experiments and consideration in this study are as follows: I) It was experimentally proved quite reasonable that 'speed=3,OOO rpm, heating pressure Pl=8 kg/ mm2, upsetting pressure p, = 20 kg/mm', heating time t1 = 3 see, upsetting time TEX〉t2〈/TEX〉 = 2.5 sec' was selected as the optimum welding condition for friction-welding the engine exhaust valve materials SCr4 to 21-4 Nand SUH 3 to 21-4 N. 2) The results of the previous study and this one on friction welding of such dissimilar materials as SUH 3-SUH 31, SCr 4-SUH 31, SCr 4-SUH 3, SUH 3-CRK 22, SCr4-21-4 Nand SUH3-21-4 N agreed with each other substantially in the friction welding characteristics at welded interface zones. 3) It was also certified quite satisfactory that '600「CX30 min. Xroom air cooling' as an optimum heat treatment condition of the friction welded materials SCr 4-21-4 Nand SUH 3-21-4 N was experimentally determined to eliminate the latent stress and the hardness peak at welded zones. 4) About 20% of the tensile strength before heat treatment of friction welded specimens was decreased after heat treatment 600「CX30 min. Xair cooling, but the location of fracture was moved from heat affected zone to parent SCr4 & SUH3. 5) Microscopic examination of the weld joints friction-welded and heat-treated under the above mentioned conditions revealed that the weld zone is very narrow and has a fine grained intermixed structure without any welding defects. 6) The above mentioned conditions can be also utilized as friction welding parameters of the other dissimiar materials for engine valve production.

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