• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.796-805
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• 1996

A fabrication process using Semi-Solid Material(SSM) for casting alloy has been studied to demonstrate the possibility for mass production with controlled solid fraction. The SSM was fabricated under the various solid fractions and preheating temperatures of mold. The behaviour of a semi-solid global microstructure has been investigated under the various heating and die temperatures for solid fraction. The effect of reheating time on the globularization of SSM microstructure has been investigated in detail. And the behavior of SSM which has the solid fraction 0.5 was observed under compression. The stress strain relationship was also obtained for the compression test of semi-solid materials. The rheological behaviour of semi-solid with globule microstructure was investigated as a function of the compression velocity under isothermal holing conditions.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.64-68
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• 2014

This paper introduces the use of a crown-shaped (CR) lens to effectively diffuse the light from a light-emitting diode (LED) without any loss in the light intensity, in contrast to polymer-bulb-type diffusers. The diffusion lens was designed based on the Snell's law, which describes the physical path of a ray passing through the boundary between different media. CR lenses were fabricated by polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) casting and UV-embossing processes, which used a pre-designed metal mold and UV-curable resin, respectively. Through experiments and optical evaluations, it was verified that the newly proposed CR lens not only decreased the vertical light strength and glare effect from an LED light source but also improved the diffusion characteristics while maintaining the quality of the LED's light intensity.

• Applied Microscopy
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.235-241
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• 1996

Amophization and decomposition behaviour in $Mg_{62}Cu_{26}Y_{12}$ alloy prepared by melt spinning method and wedge type metal mold casting method have been investigated by a detailed transmission electron microscopy. Amorphous phase has formed in melt-spun ribbon. In the case of the wedge type specimen, however, the amorphous phase has formed only around the tip area within about 2 mm thickness. The remaining part of the wedge type specimen consists of crystalline phases, $Mg_{2}Cu\;and\;Cu_{2}Y$. The supercooling for crystallization behaviour of the amorphous $Mg_{62}Cu_{26}Y_{12}$ alloy, ${\Delta}T_x$ has been measured to be about 60 K. Such a large undercooling of the crystallization bahaviour enables formation of the amorphous phase in the $Mg_{62}Cu_{26}Y_{12}$ alloy under the cooling rate of $10^{2}K/s$. The amorphous $Mg_{62}Cu_{26}Y_{12}$ has decomposed into crystalline phases, $Mg_{2}Cu\;and\;Cu_{2}Y$ after heat treatment at $170^{\circ}C\;and\;250^{\circ}C$.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.13 no.12
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• pp.142-150
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• 1996

Nowadays, as the development paeiod of new products becomes even shorter, the importance of Rapid Prototyping Technology(RPT) has been rapidly increased. The major application of RPT is an early verification of product designs and quick production of prototypes for testing. Moreover, RPT is applied not only as a second tooling process such as mold making and investment casting but also as a creating some physical structure in medical field. Despite the remarkable progress of RPT, it is required to improve various problems resulting from application such as production time, accuracy and materials. This paper presents a laser scan path generation for accuracy of stereolithographicparts The methodology of laser scan path generation is discussed based on the stereolithography, The procedure of this research is as follows : 1) Input laser scanning conditions such as a laser beam diameter and a laser scanning interval, 2) Reconstruct original contours without self intersecting offset, 3) Calculate offset about reconstructed contours, 4) Calculate intersection points between horizontal or vertical lines and offset contours for internal hatch, 5) Decide laser shutter on/off points. The algorithm developed and programmed by C language is verified as an efficient method after testing a number of STL files of mechanical parts.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.36-38
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• 2003

In this paper, the surface modificatioin of PDMS (polydimethyl-siloxane) which is a useful material of microfluidic devices is presented. PDMS-based devices can be fabricated by casting the polymer in a mold, but the porosity and the hydrophobicity of PDMS make difficult to use as bio-medical devices. To overcome these disadvantages, the PDMS surface is grafted with HEMA (2-Hydroxyethyle methacrylate) treatments and $O_2$ plasma process. The $O_2$ plasma process is performed for 20 sec after curing PDMS, and PDMS is put in the prepared HEMA without Monomethyle Ether Hydroquinone. Residual monomers and homopolymers of HEMA-treated PDMS surface are removed using soxhlet extractor. The PDMS surface modification using HEHA without Monomethyle Ether Hydroquinone is experimented, and compare to when additing $FeCl_2{\cdot}2H_2O$. A method with a soxhlet extractor compare to the existing rinse method. The hydrophilicity is confirmed by the measurement of a contact angle, and we observe whether the hydrophilicity is retained.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.42-47
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• 2016

This paper presents the development of a floating outboard type of compact water jet propulsion system. The planning case of the water jet system is developed by performing precision processing after manufacturing FRP (Fiber Reinforced Plastics) from plug mold casting. This system is composed of an intake, impeller, diffuser, reverse bucket, and main shaft. In addition, a rebuilt engine was applied through marine engineering. The water jet propulsion system performance was verified to discharge a maximum $0.29m^3/s$ of flow rate and 37 m/s of flow velocity in a test pool on land. A field test was performed by installing the water jet propulsion device on board a ship that was tested off the coast of Korea. The weight of the hull, engine, and other equipment was approximately 1.2 tons, and the sailing speed was a maximum 22 knots at 3,600 rpm.

• Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.125-130
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• 1992

1991년 현재 우리나라에는 45개의 정밀주조공장이 있는 것으로 조사되었으나, 실제 가동중인업체는 31개사 정도였다. 이들의 90년도 총 생산량은 몰드수로는 79, 980mold로 총 6,108ton을 생산하였고, 여기에 종사하는 종업원수는 1,465명이었다. 업체의 지역별 분포를 보면, 경인, 경북, 경남의 대도시 권역을 중심으로 분포하고 있고, 특히 경인지방을 중심으로 한 수도권에 전체 업체의 58%가 분포되어 있다. 기업 연령은 10년 이상의 업체가 5개사 정도이고, 전체의 74%가 5년 이하로 기업역사가 일천한 편이다. 생산규모 면에서 월산 5,000mo1d 이상의 업체는 5개사 정도 있지만, 전체의 45% 정도는 2,000mo1d이하의 소규모 공장이다. 종업원 규모는 $20{\sim}50$인인 업체가 전체의 45%로 가장 많았으며, 50인 이하가 71%를 차지하고 있다. 생산 재질별로는 주강 및 특수강 제품이 주종을 이루며, 일부 업체가 알루미늄 및 동합금을 생산하고 있다. 금번조사에서 제품의 품목별 생산에 대한 통계는 수집되지 않았으나, 주종이 valve부품, 식품, 섬유기계, 일반기계, 컴퓨터 부품 등으로 저가 제품이 주종을 이루고 있다. 정밀주조업체는 금후 정밀주조분야의 시장증대에 대한 전망을 밝게 보고 있지만, 상당수의 공장이 현재의 당면 애로사항으로서 기능인력의 부족과 함께 생산량 확보를 거론하고 있다. 또한 수입 원 ${\cdot}$ 부자재의 공동구매에는 반대의 입장을 보이고 있는 점이 특이하다.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.496-504
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• 2005

The thermal and mechanical properties of an electro-slag cast steel of a similar chemical composition with an AISI-6F2 steel are investigated and compared with a forged AISI-6F2 steel. AISI-6F2 is a hot-working tool steel. Electro-slag casting (ESC) is a method of producing ingots in a water-cooled metal mold by the heat generated in an electrically conductive slag when current passes through a consumable electrode. The ESC method provides the possibility of producing material for the high quality hot-working tools and ingots directly into a desirable shape. In the present study, the thermal and mechanical properties of yield strength, tensile strength, hardness, impact toughness, wear resistance, thermal fatigue resistance, and thermal shock resistance for electro-slag cast and forged steel are experimentally measured for both annealed and quenched and tempered heat treatment conditions. It has been found that the electro-slag cast steel has comparable thermal and mechanical properties to the forged steel.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.38-42
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• 2015

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is a widely used material for replicating micro-structures because of its transparency, deformability, and easy fabrication. At the nanoscale, however, it is hard to fill a nanohole template with uncured PDMS. This paper introduces several simple methods by changing the surface energy of a nanohole template and PDMS elastomer for replicating 100nm-scale structures. In the case of template, pristine anodic aluminum oxide (AAO), hydrophobically treated AAO, and hydrophillically treated AAO are used. For the surface energy change of the PDMS elastomer, a hydrophilic additive and dilution solvent are added in the PDMS prepolymer. During the molding process, a simple casting method is used for all combinations of the treated template and modified PDMS. The nanostructured PDMS surface was investigated with a scanning electron microscope after the molding process for verification.

• Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.47-51
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• 1985

FMC(FULL MOLD CASTING)법(法)이란 발포 polystyrene모형을 사용하여 조형후, 주형으로부터 모형을 발형치 않은채, 용탕을 주입하여 주물을 제조하는 방법을 말한다. 합성수지 발포체를 주조용(用) 모형의 재료로써 사용하는 방법은 1956년 미국의 슈로이어(H. F. Shroyer)에 의하여 발명되었으나 이것은 실제 주조에 응용하기에는 여러 곤란한 문제가 있어, 단순히 착상에 그치고 공업적으로 적용할 수 있는 기술을 확립치는 못하였다. 그후 서독 아헨대학교수로서 당시 발포폴리스티렌을 포함하는 각종단열재 제조회사 G+H 사(社)의 A. Wittmoser에 의하여 1962년에 처음으로 공업적으로 이용되어, 현재 서독, 미국, 일본등 유럽전역에서 응용되고 있다. 당사(當社)는 1977년6월 5일 첫 가동된 이후, 동(同)그룹 사(社)인 현대자동차로부터 자동차금형 (Press Die)주조를 FMC법(法)으로 생산하여 달라는 요구를 받고, 그해 12月부터 개발시험에 착수하여 이듬해 6월(月)부터 본(本) FM주조를 적용하여왔다. 그러나 1) 폴리스티렌 모형의 주입시(時) 부(不)기화 잔유물에 의한 주물표면결함 2) 도형제 박리 현상에 의한 표면결함 3) 주입시(時) 다량의 매연발생 및 4) 조형시(時) 모형의 변형에 의한 칫수결함 등의 문제가 대두되어 품질면에서는 1982년6월(月)에 와서야 어느정도 정상궤도에 도달하여 본격적인 FM 생산을 해오고 있는 중이다. 여기서 그동안 당사가 경험한 대형주물 (자동차금형:$1{\sim}10$톤/개)에 있어서의 FM 주조법의 적용사례를 본지(本誌)를 통하여 간단히 소개하고자 한다.