• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.40 no.7
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• pp.667-671
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• 2003

Tape cast laminar composites with alumina/zircon(reaction-bonded mullite/zirconia) as an inner layer and alumina/zirconia or mullite/zirconia as an outer layer have been fabricated by hot-pressing. The mechanical properties(hardness and Young's modulus) and microstructure of laminar composites were examined using a nanoindentation technique and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), respectively. The indentation load-displacement curve revealed the existence of residual stress in laminar composites.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.174-180
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• 2000

Y-TZP/mullite composites were prepared by the infiltration of Y-TZP precursor into partially reaction-sintered mullite. The addition of Y-TZP(~7.2 wt%) increased the bend strength(207 MPa), fracture toughness(4.6MPa.m1/2) and Vickers microhardness(853kg/$\textrm{mm}^2$) of the uninfiltrated mullite sintered at 162$0^{\circ}C$ for 10h by more than 75, 70 and 105%, respectively. Residual alumina-rich glass was observed at a mullite/mullite junction, due to the mullitization reaction of silica melt with crystalline $\alpha$-Al2O3 during a final sintering. Although ZrO2 inclusions improved the final sintered density of mullite they did not effectively prevent its grain growth.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.548-552
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• 1990

Effects of binder addition method during compacting on microstructural change and magnetic characteristics of Sr-ferrite system was investigated. Used binders were PVA and PEG, which were added separately or simultaneously. After compacts were heated at 50$0^{\circ}C$ for 3hr in air for burning out all the binders, they were sintered at 125$0^{\circ}C$ for 2h. Based on results, in the case of using the two binders simultaneously, comparing to single binder system, compacted density was somewhat higher but sintered density was rather lower, and abnormal grain growth was accelerated. According to these sintering characteristics, remanent magnetization and coercive force were also diminished.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.121-128
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• 1980

In order to obtain the fundamental data for the preparation of ferroxplana $Zn_2Y(Ba_2Zn_2Fe_{12}O_{22})$, which is useful for GHz-band communication, the optimum coprecipitation condition of $Zn(NO_3)_2-6FeCl_3$ in $NH_4OH$ solution and the formation process of the hexagonal ferrite were investigated. By the hot-petroleum-drying and calcining the coprecipitated hydroxide mixture $Zn(OH)_2 +Ba(OH)_2+ 6Fe(OH)_3$, the fine and uniform powder was obtained , whose phase composition and microstructure were studied by X.R.D. and electron microscope. In results, it was found that $Zn_2Y$, BaM and $Zn_2W$ were the representative phases in calcined specimens whose activation energies of crystal growth were about 3, 8, 2.5, $5.4{\times}10^4$ J/mole , respectively. The sintered specimens would be appreciated as useful magnetic cores for the high frequency communication.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.13-20
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• 1986

Zirconia soild electrolytes containing 4~10mol% of yttria were prepared by wet-blending of oxides and rea-ction-sintering, Sinterbility and degree of stabilization were optimized for the development of oxygen sensor. Fracture strength thermal expansion coefficient electrical conductivity and galvanic potential were measured and discussed with respect to the amount of ytria addition phase transformation microstructure and degree of stabilization. It was found that sintering and stabilization occurred when the composition was designed to be near the boundary region of $ZrO_2-Y_2O_3$ binary system. In such away a good zirconia solid electrolyte suitable for oxygen sensor could be developed.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.293-299
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• 1988

The effects of flux KCl and dopants, La2O3 and Ta2O5, on the PTCR characteristics in molten salt synthesized BaTiO3 have been studied. The resistivity of BaTiO3 at room temperature decreases with increasing amount of dopant La2O3 up to 0.2 atom%, and then increases with La2O3 content. In case of dopant Ta2O5, it increases with increasing amount ofthe dopant. These results could be explained by observation of the microstructure and defect equation. From the results of complex impedance-frequency characteristics, the grain resistances are almost same but the resistances at the grain boundary are quite different.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.283-287
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• 1990

The study was aimed at investigating sintering characteristics, the overall properties from the ternary Li2O-Al2O3-SiO2 system. This system, which was considered without additives and selected five compositions, was studied with variation of the amount of SiO2. The reactivity of the system was observed by D.T.A.. Characteristics of sintering, microstructure, property and stability of produced phase were studied. It was found that because the range of sintering was narrow and the temperature of sintering was close to the melting temperature, the sintering by the general method was difficult. Also, these linear thermal expansion coeffecients were measured.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.169-178
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• 1990

The sintering characteristics of ZrO2 were analyzed in terms of pore microstructure and kinetics of pore elimination. The pore structue of the ZrO2 sample prepared from colloid suspension was characterized by three distinct types of pores ; intradomain, interdomain, and intergglomerate pores. Sintering data at 1600$^{\circ}C$ showed that pores larger than a certain critical size(∼3$\mu\textrm{m}$) were difficult to remove, and this was analyzed in terms of the interagglomerate pore formed from the suspension under the condition of low kinetic stability, that is, the stability ratio smaller than its critical value. A theoretical equation for densification rate was derived and was applied to the densification rate of the ZrO2 polycrystalline body containging both the matrix(the 1st-generation) pores and the interagglomerate (the 2nd-generation) pores under the condition of slow grain growth.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.219-225
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• 1990

Silicon dioxide thin film has been grown by a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique using SiH4, and O2 gaseous mixture on a silicon substrate. The experimental results indicated that the deposition rate as a function of the input ratio (O2/SiH4) shows two regions, increasing region and decreasing region. Also the deposition rate increases with increasing the deposition temperature. The microstructure of deposited silicon dioxide films is amorphous. The experimental results of infrared absorption spectrums indicate that Si-H and Si-OH bond increase with decreasing input ratio, but Si-O bond is independent on the input ratio. The interfacial charge of deposited silicon dioxide decreases with increasing input ratio.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.473-480
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• 1990

Low-voltage ZnO-based varistors were made by seed grain method at various sintering conditions. Their microstructure and electrical properties were investigated and comlpared with those of the ZnO varistors made by a conventional method at the same sintering condition. During the sintering process, the added seed ZnO grain rapidly grew to be a gaint grain(above 500$\mu\textrm{m}$) provinding easy current path. Therefore the breakdown voltage was lowered as much as the order of 1/10-1/5 in comparison to that of the varistor made by a conventional method. But the grain size of the giant ZnO was little influenced by sintering condition, so the breakdown voltate was also little influenced. The weight loss was decreased by the addition of the seed grain, because the giant grain decreased the evaporation area. Therefore the nonobmic property of the specimen made by seed grain method was little influencedby sintering condition. In this research the low-voltage varistor made by seed grain method showed the least leakage current when sintered at 1150$^{\circ}C$ for zero hour.