Flame Retardant Properties of Polymer Cement Mortar Mixed with Light-weight Materials for 3D Printing

3D printing is not only at the fundamental study and small-scale level, but has recently been producing buildings that can be inhabited by people. Buildings require a lot of cost and labor to work on the form work, but if 3D printing is applied to the building, the construction industry is received attention from technologies using 3D printing as it can reduce the construction period and cost. 3D printing technology for buildings can be divided into structural and non-structural materials, of which 3D printing is applied to non-structural materials. Because 3D printing needs to be additive manufacturing, control such as curing speed and workability is needed. Since cement mortar has a large shrinkage due to evaporation of water, cement polymer dispersion is used to improve the hardening speed, workability, and adhesion strength. The addition of polymer dispersion to cement mortar improves the tensile strength and brittleness between the cement hydrate and the polymer film. Cement mortar using polymer materials can be additive manufacturing but it has limited height that can be additive manufacturing due to its high density. When light-weight materials are mixed with polymer cement mortar, the density of polymer cement mortar is lowered and the height of additive manufacturing, so it is essential to use light-weight materials. However, the use of EVA redispersible polymer powder and light-weight materials, additional damage such as cracks in cement mortar can occur at high temperatures such as fires. This study produced a test specimen incorporating light-weight materials and EVA redispersible polymer powder to produce exterior building materials using 3D printing, and examined flame resistance performance through water absorption rate, length change rate, and cone calorimeter test and non-flammable test. From the test result, the test specimen using silica sand and light-weight aggregate showed good flame resistance performance, and if the EVA redispersible polymer powder is applied below 5%, it shows good flame resistance performance.

3D 프린팅용 경량재료 혼입 폴리머 시멘트 모르타르의 난연특성

3D 프린팅의 기술발전으로 대형물 제작이 가능하게 되면서 이를 건축물에 적용하기 위한 연구가 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 건축물에서는 구조재와 비구조재로 구분되고 비구조재는 비정형 구조물 및 내·외장패널에 적용하기 유리하다. 3D 프린팅 재료는 기본적으로 시멘트 모르타르의 압출과 적층이 가능해야하므로 시멘트 혼화용 폴리머 와 경량재료의 사용이 필수적이다. 본 연구는 3D 프린팅 적용을 위해 시멘트 모르타르에 EVA 재유화형 분말수지를 사용하였다. 경량재료 혼입 폴리머 시멘트 모르타르의 난연특성을 평가하기 위해 골재로는 규사8호와 경량재료로 경량골재, 중공글라스를 사용하여 난연 및 불연성능을 평가하였다. 연구결과, 규사8호 및 경량골재를 사용한 시험체가 충분한 난연 및 불연성능을 보였다. EVA 재유화형 분말수지를 혼입할 경우 5% 이하로 적용하여 사용하는 것이 유리하다.