The present study was focused on the synthesis of a zirconium-based alloyed nanopowder by the plasma arc discharge process. The chemical composition, phase structure, particle size and hydrogen sorption property of the synthesized powders under various synthesis conditions were analyzed using XRF, XRD, SEM, XPS and the ASTM-F798 method. The chemical composition of the synthesized Zr-V-Fe-based powders approached that of the raw material with an increasing hydrogen fraction in the powder synthesis atmosphere. The synthesized powder consist of a mixed phase structure of the phases. This powder has an average particle size of about 20 nm. The synthesized nanopowder showed getter characteristics, even though it had a lower hydrogen sorption speed than the getter powder. However, the synthesized Zr nanopowder with an average particle size of 20 nm showed higher hydrogen sorption speed than the getter powder.

Cu-Zn alloy nano powders were fabricated by the electrical explosion of Zn-electroplated Cu wire along with commercial brass wire. The powders exploded from brass wire were composed mainly of phases while those from electroplated wires contained additional Zn-rich phases as , and Zn. In case of Zn-elec-troplated Cu wire, the mixing time of the two components during explosion might not be long enough to solidify as the phases of lower Zn content. This along with the high vapor pressure of Zn appears to be the reason for the observed shift of explosion products towards the high-Zn phases in electroplated wire system.

The mother Ni-W (1-5 wt.%) alloy billets for coated conductor substrate were fabricated by powder metallurgy process. The tensile test results for the sintered Ni-W rods showed the increase of mechanical strength and decrease of ductility with increasing W content due to the solid solution hardening. All the fracture surfaces of the tested specimens showed the typical ductile fracture mode of dimple rupture due to the local necking. The Ni-W alloy billets were made into tape by cold rolling. After the appropriate heat treatment for recrystallization, the brass texture formed by the cold rolling was converted to the complete cube texture. The in-plane and out of plane texture of the tapes estimated by x-ray pole figure were smaller than 9 degree and 7 degree, respectively. The effect of the W addition on the texture development seems not to be significant.

The goal of this study is to propose the effective way of finding injurious factors and making improved plan that prevents the workers against musculoskeletal disorders at a semi-finished medical product fabricating company A questionnaire and an ergonomic assessment method were adopted to analyze the symptoms of workers' musculoskeletal disorders, and an analysis of working postures and a quantitative assessment on various processes were performed to find out harmful factors of workplace. Based on the result of the evaluation, to enhance the working environment, improvement of worktable, working space, tools, and outfit was suggested, and induction of mechanical system was also suggested. It can be concluded that the method and process described in this paper could be helpful for diagnosing the musculoskeletal disorders and making improvement plans to the company with similar working conditions and process.

The PU flame-retardant coatings (TTBAH, ATBAH-10C, -20C, and -30C) were prepared using the synthesized ATBAs and HDI-trimer as curing agent at room temperature. The physical properties of PU flame-retardant coatings with chlorine and phosphorus were inferior to those with phosphorus only and the properties were getting worse with increasing chlorine content. Flame retardancy was tested with three methods. With the vertical method, complete combustion time of ATBAHs were 259~347 seconds, which means that the prepared coatings are good flame-retardant. With the 45˚ Meckel burner method, char lengths of the three prepared coatings were less than 2.9 cm, which indicates that the prepared coatings are first grade. With the limiting oxygen index (LOI) method, the LOI values of the three prepared coatings were in the range of 30~35%, which proves good flame retardancy of the prepared coatings. from the result of flame retardancy tests of the specimens that contain the same amounts of flame retarding compounds. it was found that the coatings containing both phosphorus and chlorine show higher flame retardancy than the coatings containing only phosphorus. This indicates that there exists, some synergy effect between coexisting phosphorus and chlorine.

상변환과 졸-겔 반응을 동시에 행하는 새로운 제막법으로 나노크기의 ZrO2 입자가 함유된 비대칭형 PES-ZrO2 복합 막을 제조하였다. PES-ZrO2 복합 막 제조의 최적 제막 조건을 복합 막에의 인 흡착실험을 수행하여 인 흡착량이 최대가 되는 조건으로서 결정하였는바, 최적 제막 조건은 캐스팅 용액에 1 mL의 PES 당 0.15 mL의 Zr(PrO)4 첨가 및 비용매 1 L에 1 mL Zr(PrO)4 당 30 mL의 HNO3 촉매를 첨가했을 때 이었다. 복합 막의 단면 구조, 막성능 및 ZrO2 입자 함유량 변화를 SEM, 순수투과량, TGA, ICP, XRD 및 접촉각 측정을 통해 결정하였는바, 캐스팅 용액에의 Zr(PrO)4 첨가량이 증가할수록 순수 투과량이 증가하며, ZrO2 입자 함유량은 1 mL의 PES 당 0.15 mL의 Zr(PrO)4 첨가했을 때 최대가 되었다. 복합 막의 표면 특성을 친수성으로 개선하기 위하여 인산처리를 하였으며, 인산처리 전후(前後)의 두 종류 PES-ZrO2 복합 막을 대상으로 한 BSA 용액의 dead-end 한외여과 실험을 수행하여 막오염 형성의 억제 정도를 평가한 결과 인산처리 시킨 복합 막의 경우 투과량과 BSA 배제도 모두 약 40% 정도 증가하였는데 이는 복합 막을 인산처리 시킴으로서 막특성이 친수화 되었기 때문이다.

다공성 비대칭막인 polinylidene fluoride (PVdF) 기질막을 상전환법으로 제작하였다. Styrene과 divinyl-benzene (DVB)의 비율을 달리하여 가교시킨 후 술폰산 용액인 황산을 사용하여 SO3 -기를 도입시켜 최종적으로 PVdF 이온전도성 복합막을 제작한 후 FTIR, SEM, EDS로써 SO3 -기를 확인하였다. 가교도가 증가할수록 용매의 함유율이 감소하였으며, 이온교환용량도 감소하였다. 또한 전기전도도 및 메탄올 투과도도 가교도의 증가에 따라 감소하였으나 Nafion 117보다 우수한 값을 나타내었다. DVB 함량이 8%일 때 5.58×10 -5 S/cm의 전기전도도로써 Nafion 117과 유사한 전기 전도도(6.03×10 -5 S/cm)를 나타내었으나 Nafion 117보다 낮은 메탄올투과도(1.0×10 -6 cm 2 /sec)를 보여 주었다.

술폰화 폴리아릴에테르벤즈이미다졸 공중합체를 K2CO3를 이용한 직접중합법으로 합성하고 인산도핑을 하여 고온운전 연료전지용 고분자전해질 막을 제조하였다. 최적의 전해질 막 제조를 위하여 술폰화도 0~60% 및 도핑을 0.7~5.7의 범위에서 다양한 조성의 전해질 막 제조실험이 수행되었으며, 원자현미경분석 및 열중량분석, 수소 이온 전도도측정 등을 통해 전해질 막의 기본특성들을 평가하였다. 수소 이온 전도도는 도핑율에 따라 증가하는 것으로 나타났으며, 130℃의 비 가습환경에서 측정된 수소 이온 전도도는 도핑을 5.7의 전해질 막에서 최대 7.3×10 -2 S/cm의 값을 나타내었다.

본 연구에서, 랜덤(r-) 및 블록(b-) 구조를 가지는 가교 공중합 폴리이미드를 N,N-bis(2-hyoxyethyl)-2-aminoethanesulfonic acid와 pentanediol을 가교제로 사용하여 제조하였다. 비교를 위하여 가교되지 않은 r- 과 b- 술폰화 공중합 폴리이미드도 제조하였다. 술폰산기의 조성에 강한 의존성을 보이는 이온교환능 값은 r- 과 b- 술폰화 공중합 폴리이미드에서 서로 비슷한 경향을 나타냈다. 카르복실산 기의 dimerization을 통한 물리적 가교현상은, 가교되지 않은 b- 술폰화 공중합 폴리이미드 고분자의 평균 사슬 거리를 감소시켰으며, 결과적으로 함수율과 메탄올 투과도를 r- 술폰화 공중합 폴리이미드보다 감소시켰다. 동시에, 고분자의 평균 사슬 거리의 감소는 단위 부피당 fixed-charged 이온의 함량을 증가시켰고, 이렇게 높아진 liked-charged 이온 밀도는 b- 술폰화 공중합 폴리이미드의 수소이온 전도도의 향상에 기여하였다. 가교제 및 고분자 구조에 상관없이, 가교구조의 도입은 고분자 사슬간의 평균 거리를 감소시켰고, 메탄올 투과도를 낮추었다. 반면에, 수소이온 전도도는 향상되는 경향을 나타내었는데, 이는 수소이온의 전달을 담당하는 친수성 채널이 효과적으로 형성 될 수 있기 때문이다. 특히, 이러한 경향은 술폰산기를 가진 가교제로 가교된, r- 술폰화 공중합 플리이미드에서 뚜렷하게 나타났다.

본 논문은 지하매설 철 구조물의 전기적 부식방지를 위해 Mg 희생양극을 사용하는 부식방지 기술에 대한 연구 또한 활발히 진행되고 있다. Mg 희생양극은 지하에 매설되는 철 구조물(파이프, 탱크, 파일, 고정 앵커 등)을 부식으로부터 보호하기 위하여 사용되는 것이다. 본 연구에서는 종래의 산화 소화용 표면 보호재로 이용되고 있는 비교적 값이 싼 CaCl2 염화물을 이용하여 마그네슘 합금제조 시 CaCl2 염화물의 표면보호 효과 및 제조된 Mg-Ca 합금들의 전기화학적 특성을 조사하였다 금속 Ca가 아닌 산화방지 및 소화 용제로 이용되고 있는 염화물(CaCl2)을 이용하여 자연부식 전위 값이 -1.695VSCE 이하, 사용효율도 59% 이상인 Mg-Mn-Ca 희생양극제의 제조기술을 확립하였다.

The microstructural and mechanical properties of Al-Si alloyed powder, prepared by gas atomization fallowed by hot extrusion, were studied by optical and scanning electron microscopies, hardness and wear testing. The gas atomized Al-Si alloy powder exhibited uniformly dispersed Si particles with particle size ranging from 5 to . The hot extruded Al-Si alloy shows the average Si particle size of less than . After heat-treatment, the average particle size was increased from 2 to . Also, mechanical properties of extruded Al-Si alloy powder were analyzed before and after heat-treatment. As expected from the microstructural analysis, the heat-treated samples resulted in a decrease in the hardness and wear resistance due to Si particle growth. The friction coefficient of heat-treated Al-Si alloyed powder showed higher value tough all sliding speed. This behavior would be due to abrasive wear mechanism. As sliding speed increases, friction coefficient and depth and width of wear track increase. No significant changes occurred in the wear track shape with increased sliding speed.

The Ti-Ni alloy nanopowders were synthesized by a levitational gas condensation (LGC) by using a micron powder feeding system and their particulate properties were investigated by x-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) method. The starting Ti and Ni micron powders were incorporated into the micron powder feeding system. An ingot type of the Ti-Ni ahoy was used as a seed material for the levitation and evaporation reactions. The collected powders were finally passivated by oxidation. The x-ray diffraction experiments have shown that the synthesized powders were completely alloyed with Ti and Ni and comprised of two different cubic and monoclinic crystalline phases. The TEM results showed that the produced powders were very fine and uniform with a spherical particle size of 18 to 32nm. The typical thickness of a passivated oxide layer on the particle surface was about 2 to 3 nm. The specific surface area of the Ti-Ni alloy nanopowders was based on BET method.