Sukjin Lee

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Education: B.S.: Materials Science and Engineering, Chungnam Unversity; Ph.D.: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University

Office: Hill Hall 278

Email: Slee1@mines.edu

Mailing Address:
ASPPRC
George S. Ansell Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO 80401
USA

RESEARCH AREA

• Physical metallurgy
• Relationships between structure and mechanical properties on ultra-high strength steels
• Analysis of deformed microstructures

TECHNICAL FOCUS

My research focused on mechanical properties of ultra-high strength steels. Previously, I was involved in the research projects on various medium-Mn high strength lightweight steels. Because the mechanical properties of medium-Mn lightweight steels are strongly dependent on the microstructures and deformation mechanisms, I investigated the operating deformation mechanisms of the medium-Mn lightweight steels. Especially, I studied the formation of deformation-induced martensite from austenite grains having optimal mechanical stability and the κ-carbide precipitation of medium-Mn lightweight steels.

 More recently, I investigated the impact of boron (B) and nickel (Ni) on the toughness of medium carbon steels.