In the present study, Zr-base metallic glass (MG) and Zr-base BMG/diamond composites were fabricated using a combination of gas atomization and spark plasma sintering (SPS). The microstructure, thermal stability and mechanical property of both the specimens as atomized and sintered were investigated. The experimental results showed that the SPSed specimens could be densified into nearly 100% and maintained the initial thermal stability at the sintering temperature of 630K. In addition, MG/diamond powder composites were successfully synthesised using SPS process. The composites, even a very low diamond volume fraction, generated a significant increase in compressive strength. With increasing the diamond volume fraction, the compressive strength was also increased due to the addition of hardest diamonds. It suggests that these composites would be potential candidates for a new cutting tool material.

In a view point of environment, the advanced electric contact material without environmental load element such as cadmium has to be developed. Extensive studies have been carried out on electric contact material as a substitute of Ag-CdO contact materials. In the present study, powder metallurgy including compaction and sintering is introduced to solve the incomplete oxidation problems in manufacturing process of electrical contact material. The contact material, fabricated in this study, was actually set in an electric switchgear of which working voltage is 462V and current is between 25 and 40A, for the purpose of testing its performance. As a result, it exceeded the existing Ag-CdO contact materials in terminal-temperature ascent and main contact resistance

원형 혹은 H형 단면의 표지판지주에 소형차가 충돌할 때 차량 및 지주의 거동을 확인하기 위하여 Barrier VII 프로그램을 이용한 시뮬레이션을 실시하였다. 이 프로그램은 연성 베리어에 충돌하는 차량의 운동과 베리어의 변위를 해석하는 프로그램이나, 지주를 수평 빔 요소로 하고 각 노드에 강성을 조절한 기둥 요소로 연결함으로써 소형지주에 대한 충돌해석이 가능함을 보였다. 0.9ton 소형차가 기초와 강결된 파이프형태의 소형 지주에 30km/h, 60km/h, 70km/h 110km/h의 속도로 충돌하는 경우, 0.9ton 소형차와 1.35ton 중형차가 기초에 강결된 H형 단면 지주에 110km/h의 속도로 충돌하는 경우, 그리고 0.9ton 소형차가 분리되는(slip base) 형태로 기초에 연결된 파이프형태의 소형 지주에 110km/h의 속도로 충돌하는 경우 등 총 7가지 경우에 대한 시뮬레이션을 실시하여 지주의 변형과 충돌차량의 거동을 분석하였다. 시뮬레이션을 통하여 고속충돌 시 기초에 강결 된 원형지주의 경우 과다한 휨 변형으로 표지판과 차량 전면부와의 충돌위험성이 있고 H형 지주와 같이 비교적 큰 표지판용 지주는 소형차 충돌 시 지주의 변형은 거의 없고 차량에 가해지는 충격력, 지주가 과다하게 차체 안으로 침투할 위험성이 크다는 사실과 breakaway 장치로 단부처리를 하는 경우 위험이 줄어들 수 있음을 확인하였다.

This work is to report not only the effect of rapid solidification of alloys on the micro-structure, but also the extrusion behavior on the materials properties. The average grain size of the atomized powders was about . The alloy powders of , consisted of I-Phase (Icosahedral, ) as well as Cubic structured W-Phase (), which was finely distributed within matrix. The oxide layer formed along the Mg surface was about 48 nm in thickness. In order to study the consolidation behavior of Mg alloy powders, extrusion was carried out with the area reduction ratio of 10:1 to 20:1. As the ratio increased, fully deformed and homogeneous microstructure could be obtained, and the mechanical properties such as tensile strength and elongation were simultaneously increased.

Bulk metallic glass (BMG) composite was fabricated by consolidation of milled metallic glass composite powders. The metallic glass composite powder was synthesized by a controlled milling process using the Cu-based metallic glass powder blended with 30 vol% Zr-based metallic glass powders. The milled composite powders showed a layered structure with three metallic phases, which is formed as a result of mechanical milling. By spark plasma sintering of milled metallic glass powders in the supercooled liquid region, a fully dense BMG composite was successfully synthesized.