The microstructural evolution and modulation of mechanical properties were investigated for a Ti65Fe35 hypereutectic alloy by addition of Bi53In47 eutectic alloys. The microstructure of these alloys changed with the additional Bi- In elements from a typical dendrite-eutectic composite to a bimodal eutectic structure with primary dendrite phases. In particular, the primary dendrite phase changed from a TiFe intermetallic compound into a β-Ti solid solution despite their higher Fe content. Compressive tests at room temperature demonstrated that the yield strength slightly decreased but the plasticity evidently increased with an increasing Bi-In content, which led to the formation of a bimodal eutectic structure (β-Ti/TiFe + β- Ti/BiIn containing phase). Furthermore, the (Ti65Fe35)95(Bi53In47)5 alloy exhibited optimized mechanical properties with high strength (1319MPa) and reasonable plasticity (14.2%). The results of this study indicate that the transition of the eutectic structure, the type of primary phases and the supersaturation in the β-Ti phase are crucial factors for controlling the mechanical properties of the ultrafine dendrite-eutectic composites.

To alloy high melting point elements such as boron, ruthenium, and iridium with copper, heat treatment was performed using metal oxides of B2O3, RuO2, and IrO2 at the temperature of 1200 oC in vacuum for 30 minutes. The microstructure analysis of the alloyed sample was confirmed using an optical microscope and FE-SEM. Hardness and trace element analyses were performed using Vickers hardness and WD-XRF, respectively. Diffusion profile analysis was performed using D-SIMS. From the microstructure analysis results, crystal grains were found to have formed with sizes of 2.97 mm. For the copper alloys formed using metal oxides of B2O3, RuO2, and IrO2 the sizes of the crystal grains were 1.24, 1.77, and 2.23 mm, respectively, while these sizes were smaller than pure copper. From the Vickers hardness results, the hardness of the Ir-copper alloy was found to have increased by a maximum of 2.2 times compared to pure copper. From the trace element analysis, the copper alloy was fabricated with the expected composition. From the diffusion profile analysis results, it can be seen that 0.059 wt%, 0.030 wt%, and 0.114 wt% of B, Ru, and Ir, respectively, were alloyed in the copper, and it led to change the hardness. Therefore, we verified that alloying of high melting point elements is possible at the low temperature of 1200 oC.

토양온도는 비점오염과 관련된 수문학적 및 생지화학적 과정에 영향을 주는 중요한 물리적 환경인자 중 하나이다. 이 연구에서는 분포형 유역모델인 CAMEL(Chemicals, Agricultural Management and Erosion Losses)의 겨울철 토양온도 모의성능을 개선하기 위해서 융설과 토양 동결-융해 모델을 개발하였으며, 경기도 여주에 위치한 시험유역의 4개 지점에서 3개월 동안 관측한 토양온도 자료를 사용하여 모델을 보‧검정하였다. 모의 결과, 표층 토양온도에 대해서는 모델이 토양온도의 시계열 변화를 비교적 잘 재현하는 반면(R2 0.71～0.95, RMSE 0.89～1.49℃), 하부토양층 온도에 대해서는 경우에 따라 모델의 예측오차가 다소 크게 나타났는데(R2 0.51～0.97, RMSE 0.51～5.08℃), 이것은 모델에서 토양 깊이별 토성을 동일한 것으로 가정한 것이 주요 원인인 것으로 판단된다. 한편, 개발된 모델은 융설에 의한 단열효과와 토양 동결-융해 과정에서 유입 또는 방출되는 잠열흐름의 영향으로 토양온도의 진폭이 감소하는 현상을 잘 모의하고 있다. 비록 모델 구조의 한계와 자료의 부족으로 토양온도에 대한 다소의 예측오차가 발생하였지만, 개발된 토양온도 모델은 시험유역의 토지이용 및 지형에 따른 토양온도와 적설상당수량의 시공간적 분포를 합리적으로 잘 모의하는 것으로 사료된다.