• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.279-286
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• 2016

To enhance the safety of nuclear reactors after the Fukushima accident, researchers are developing various types of accident tolerant fuel (ATF) to increase the coping time and reduce the generation of hydrogen by oxidation. Coated cladding, an ATF concept, can be a promising technology in view of its commercialization. We applied 3D printing technology to the fabrication of coated cladding as well as of coated pellets. Direct metal tooling (DMT) in 3D printing technologies can create a coated layer on the tubular cladding surface, which maintains stability during corrosion, creep, and wear in the reactor. A 3D laser coating apparatus was built, and parameter studies were carried out. To coat pellets with erbium using this apparatus, we undertook preliminary experiments involving metal pellets. The adhesion test showed that the coated layer can be maintained at near fracture strength.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2015.11a
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• pp.172-173
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• 2015

3D 프린터를 이용하면 짧은 시간에 복잡한 3차원 형상을 제작하는 것이 가능하며 적층하는 횟수를 조절하여 제작물의 크기와 모양, 두께를 쉽게 조절할 수 있다. 또한, 표면 열처리 기술을 적용하여 열로 표면을 처리하게 되면 매끄러운 표면 도출과 함께 외부 충격에 대한 내구성 및 접착력을 향상시킬 수 있다. 이러한 표면처리 기술은 촉각패턴과 표면과의 접착력의 제어가 가능하기 때문에 종이뿐만 아니라, 플라스틱, 금속, 세라믹 등 다양한 소재로 이루어진 표면에 적용이 가능하다. 따라서 본 연구에서 제안하는 3D 프린팅 기술과 표면 열처리 방식을 이용하면 기존의 점자 제작 방식을 개선할 수 있으며 기존 방법으로 표현하기 어려웠던 교과서 내에 삽입된 다양한 유물이나 동식물의 성장 과정 모델 등의 학습 자료를 입체적으로 만들 수 있다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Pressure Vessels and Piping
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.75-82
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• 2021

The 3D printing technology is one of the fourth industrial revolution technology that drives innovation in the manufacturing process, and should be applied to nuclear industry for various purposes according to the manufacturing trend change. In nuclear industry, it can be applied to manufacture obsolete items and new designed parts in advanced reactors or small modular reactors (SMRs), replacing the traditional manufacturing technologies. A gate valve body was manufactured, which was obsolete in nuclear power plant, using DED(Directed Energy Deposition) metal 3D printing technology after restoring design characteristics including 3D design drawing by reverse engineering. The 3D printed valve body was assembled with commercial parts such as seat-ring, disk, stem, and actuator for performance test. For the valve assembly, including 3D printed valve body, several tests were performed, including pressure test, end-loading test, and seismic test according to KEPIC MGG and KEPIC MFC. In the pressure test, hydraulic pressure of 391kgf/cm² was applied to 3D printed valve body, and no leak was detected. Also the 3D printed valve assembly was performed well in end-loading and seismic tests.

• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.196-201
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to evaluate marginal gap of 3 unit fixed dental prostheses (FDPs) fabricated by 3-dimensional (3D) printing technology and to compare marginal gap of its by a conventional method (lost wax technique and casting method). Ten study models were manufactured. Three unit FDPs were fabricated by 3D printing technique (3D group) and conventional methods (CV group). Marginal gaps were measured by silicone replica technique and digital microscope (${\times}160$). Mann-Whitney test was executed (${\alpha}=0.05$). The mean${\pm}$standard deviation of marginal gap for premolars and molars were $112.5{\pm}8.6{\mu}m$ and $110.2{\pm}7.0{\mu}m$ in the 3D group and $83.2{\pm}4.4{\mu}m$ and $82.2{\pm}4.6{\mu}m$ in the CV group. There were statistically significant differences (p<0.05). As results, clinical application further improvement of 3D printing technique may be required.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.9-15
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• 2017

In hot forming process, the dies in which excessive worn or crack occurs is reused after repair. Generally hot forming dies are recycled through a welding repair method. Welding repair methods are highly dependent on the skills of engineer. It causes process defects such as dimensional defects and structural defects. Recently, the metal 3D printing method has been applied to the repair of used dies. The aim of this study is to evaluate the wear characteristics of AISI H13 tool steel repaired by 3D printing method. Three kinds of wear specimens were fabricated by using 3D printing, welding, and initial material. A pin-on-disk wear test was carried out to evaluate the wear characteristics. From the result of wear test, the wear characteristics of 3D printing method was superior to that of the welded material, and was similar to that of the initial material.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.87-93
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• 2022

The demand for metal-polymer joining technology have been increasing, especially in the industrial fields of automotive and aerospace, which require the manufacturing of various lightweight parts. Conventional joining processes have technical hurdles on aspects such as thermal degradation, need for chemical surface treatment, or complicated process settings. These issues can be alleviated by employing interlocking structures for the metal-polymer joined interface. In this study, we joined 3D-printed metal and polymer parts, which were featured with 3D-printed interlocking structures at their interface. By using high frequency induction heating, the joined region could be locally heated to reduce the thermal degradation and distortion of polymer parts. In addition, through the adjustment of interface morphologies and compression conditions, the polymer flow could be optimized to completely fill the interlocking grooves on metal parts, thereby achieving high joining strength. This suggests feasible guidelines for manufacturing metal-polymer joined structures involving 3D-printed architectures.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Pressure Vessels and Piping
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.11-19
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• 2023

Additive manufacturing technology, called as 3D printing, is one of fourth industrial revolution technologies that can drive innovation in the manufacturing process, and thus should be applied to nuclear industry for various purposes according to the manufacturing trend change in the future. In this paper, we performed tensile tests of 3D printed stainless steel 316L as-built specimens manufactured by two types of technology; DED (Directed Energy Deposition) and PBF (Powder Bed Fusion). Their mechanical properties (tensile strength, yield strength, elongation and reduction of area) were compared. As a result of comparison, the mechanical properties of the PBF specimens were slightly better than those of DED specimens. In the same additive type of specimens, the tensile and yield strength of specimens in the X and Y direction were higher than those in the Z direction, but the elongation and ROA were lower.

• Journal of Drive and Control
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.51-58
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• 2019

The objective of this study was to investigate a simulation technology for the AM field based on ANSYS Inc.. The introduction of metal 3D printing AM process, and the examining of the present status of AM process simulation software, and the AM process simulation processor were done in the previous study (part 1). This present study (part 2) examined the use of the AM process simulation processor, presented in Part 1, through direct execution of Topology Optimization, Ansys Workbench, Additive Print and Additive Science. Topology Optimization can optimize additive geometry to reduce mass while maintaining strength for AM products. This can reduce the amount of material required for additive and significantly reduce additive build time. Ansys Workbench and Additive Print simulate the build process in the AM process and optimize various process variables (printing parameters and supporter composition), which will enable the AM to predict the problems that may occur during the build process, and can also be used to predict and correct deformations in geometry. Additive Science can simulate the material to find the material characteristic before the AM process simulation or build-up. This can be done by combining specimen preparation, measurement, and simulation for material measurements to find the exact material characteristics. This study will enable the understanding of the general process of AM simulation more easily. Furthermore, it will be of great help to a reader who wants to experience and appreciate AM simulation for the first time.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.349-355
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• 2020

The Fourth Industrial Revolution has emerged, and technologies of various industries are being converged, compounded, or clouded computing, mobile, or big data. The emergence of a variety of skills and new jobs to match them is bringing the public out of the education and occupation of traditional metal crafts. In this change, craft education should find and study the education method suitable for the present times, and apply it to the educational field to raise public interest and revival. To this end, we will investigate the cases of education in other industries where new materials or technologies have been introduced, and use them in education of traditional metal craft techniques. In addition, we will investigate various cases and features of 3D printing technology and use it for education in craft techniques that have limited time, space and resources.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.602-608
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• 2021

For the comparison of bond strength between the Co-Cr alloy and ceramic, which are clinically used, test samples made with a traditional casting method as a control group), and Milling and SLM(3d printing group) samples were made as an experimental group. The metal-ceramic bond strength was measured with a universal testing machine. For the measurement, a three-point bending test was conducted. After the bond strength was measured, metal-ceramic interface was observed. According to the test result, casting group had 53.59 MPa, milling group had 45.90 MPa, and 3d printing group had 58.34 MPa. There was no statistical significance. With regard to failure pattern, most of the samples in two groups, showed mixed failure. This study showed a clinically applicable value when measuring the bond strength of alloy-ceramic material with an alloy produced by 3D printing.