This study investigates the effect of thermo-mechanical treatment on the damping capacity of the Fe-20Mn-12Cr- 3Ni-3Si alloy with deformation induced martensite transformation. Dislocation, αʹ and ε-martensite are formed, and the grain size is refined by deformation and thermo-mechanical treatment. With an increasing number cycles in the thermo-mechanical treatment, the volume fraction of ε-martensite increases and then decreases, whereas dislocation and α'-martensite increases, and the grain size is refined. In thermo-mechanical treated specimens with five cycles, more than 10 % of the volume fraction of ε-martensite and less than 3 % of the volume fraction of αʹ-martensite are attained. Damping capacity decreases by thermomechanical treatment and with an increasing number of cycles of thermo-mechanical treatment, and this result shows an opposite tendency for general metal with deformation induced martensite transformation. The damping capacity of the thermomechanical treated damping alloy with deformation induced martensite transformation greatly affect the formation of dislocation, grain refining and α'-martensite and then ε-martensite formation by thermo-mechanical treatment.

This study investigates the effect of fatigue stress on the damping capacity in a damaged Fe-22Mn-12Cr-3Ni-2Si- 4Co damping alloy under fatigue stress. α’ and ε-martensite forms by fatigue stress in the damaged Fe-22Mn-12Cr-3Ni-2Si- 4Co damping alloy under fatigue stress. The α’ and ε-martensite forms with the specific direction and surface relief, or they cross each other. With an increasing fatigue stress, the volume fraction of α’-martensite and ε-martensite increases. With an increasing fatigue stress, the damping capacity increases with an increase in the volume fraction of ε-martensite. The increase in the damping capacity in the damaged Fe-22Mn-12Cr-3Ni-2Si-4Co alloy under fatigue stress strongly affects the increase of ε-martensite formed by fatigue stress, but the damping capacity of the damaged Fe-22Mn-12Cr-3Ni-2Si-4Co damping alloy under fatigue stress is strongly controlled by a large amount of α’-martensite.

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of grain size on the damping capacity of the Fe-26Mn-4Co-2Al damping alloy. α’ and ε-martensite were formed by cold working, and these martensites were formed with a specific direction and surface relief. With an increase in grain size, the volume fraction of α’ and ε-martensite increased by decrement the austenite phase stability. This volume fraction more rapidly increased in cold-rolled specimen than in the specimen that was not cold-rolled. The damping capacity also increased more with the augmentation an increased grain size and more rapidly increased in cold-rolled specimen than in the specimen that was not cold rolled. The effect of grain size on the damping capacity was larger in the cold-rolled specimen than the specimen that was not cold-rolled. Damping capacity linearly increased with an increase in volume fraction of ε-martensite. Thus, the damping capacity was affected by the ε-martensite.

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of deformation induced martensite on the damping capacity of Fe-26Mn-4Co-2Al damping alloy. α‘ and ε-martensite were formed by cold working, and; deformation induced martensite was formed with according to the specific direction and the surface relief. With an increasing degree of cold rolling, the volume fraction of α‘-martensite increased rapidly, while the volume fraction of ε-martensite decreased after rising to a maximum value at a specific level of cold rolling. Damping capacity was increased, and then decreased with an increasing of the degree of cold rolling. Damping capacity was influenced greatly by the volume fraction of ε-martensite formed by cold working, but the effect of the volume fraction of α‘-martensite have a actually on effect on the damping capacity.

dynamic strain gage와 12bit AD(analog to digital converter)를 이용한 새로운 제진특성 측정 장치를 제작하였다. 이 장치를 이용하여 일반재료와 고제진재료의 제진특성을 연구하였다. 또한 열처리 조건, 초기 진동 진폭, 그리고 내부응력의 변화에 따른 SDC(specific damping capacity)변화에 관하여 연구하였다. 일반재료와 제진재료의 비교에서, 제진재료는 진동을 가한 후 0.4초 이내에 진동 진폭이 거의 사라졌지만, 같은 시간에 일반재료의 진동 진폭은 거의 감소하지 않았다. Fe-16wt. %Cr계 합금의 제진 특성은 노냉일 때 SDC max 가 40%이상이었고, Fe-5.5wt.%Ai합금의 제진 특성은 공냉일 때 SDC max값이 30%이상이었다. 초기 진동 진폭이 증가할수록 최대 제진 특성치는 낮은 진동 진폭 영역으로 이동하였다. 제진 특성은 내부 응력이 증가할수록 급격한 감소를 보였으며, 본 연구에서 개발한 제진측정 장치는 낮은 진동 진폭의 영역에서 정확한 제진 특성 측정이 가능하였다.