• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.309-315
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• 1993

Gas pressure sintering is a promising process in various densification methods of high strength Si3N4 ceramics. Environmental influences on gas pressure sintering of Si3N4 was investigated with the variationof packing powder, specimen container and N2 gas pressure. The specimens had higher density, larger weight loss and inhomogeneous color in graphite specimen container than in SN26 crucible. The variations of sintering densities in various packing powders (Si3N4, SN26, AlN, BN) were very small but SiC powder was synthesised in graphite crucible with Si3N4 packing powder, aluminium oxynitride compounds were synthesised in SN26 crucible with AlN packing power. Also N2 gas pressure over 20kg/$\textrm{cm}^2$ reduced the densification of Si3N4 in one step-gas pressure sintering. As the result of two step-gas pressure sintering at 700kg/$\textrm{cm}^2$ for 15min., relative density of 99.9% and 3-point bending strength of 1090MPa and dense microstructure of 3~4${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ grain size were obtained.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제35권7호
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• pp.659-664
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• 1998

구조재료용 요업체로 널리 쓰이는 질화규소 요업체를 2단계 가스압 소결 방식에 의해 치밀화시켰을 때의 효과를 상압조절, 단순 가스압소결 또는 HIP 처리시와 비교하였다. 상압 소결시에는 $1800^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 분해가 일어나지만 질소 가스에 의한 가스압 소결시에는 소결 온도를 더 높일 수 있어서 ${\beta}-Si_3N_4$ 침상 조직의 발달을 이룰 수 있었다. 질소 가스압이 2MPa 정도이면 $1890^{\circ}C$까지도 상압소결시에 비해 분해가 현저히 억제될 수 있어서, 폐기공이 형성될 수 있는 단계까지는 분해만 억제시킬 수 있는 정도의 비교적 낮은 압력으로 치밀화시키고, 이어서 10MPa의 높은 압력을 가하는 소위 2단계 가스압 소결시 경도와 인성이 증진되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• The Korean Journal of Ceramics
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.193-200
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• 2000

Si$_3$N$_4$powder with 2 wt% $Al_2$O$_3$and 6 wt% $Y_2$O$_3$additives was sintered by the gas pressure sintering (GPS) technique. The unlubricated wear behavior depending on sintering conditions such as sintering temperature, pressure, and sintering time was investigated. When the sintering temperature and time increased, the larger elongated grains were formed and the microstructural heterogeneity increased. When sintering pressure increased, grain growth, however, was impeded. Also, the wear properties depended on microstructure and friction coefficient were related to grain size. Based on the experimental results, the wear properties were associated with initial friction coefficients as well as mechanical properties including fracture toughness and flexural strength.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.115-122
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• 1998

The effect of sintering conditions on the sinterability for silicon nitride has been studied by many in-vestigators. However the effect of sintering conditions on the machinability which is the major barrier to the field applications of the ceramic components has not been fully studied. In this study the sintering con-ditions such as temperature gas pressure and time in silicon nitride were varied. The physical and mechan-ical properties of the gas pressure sintered (GPS) silicon nitride were measured. The optimum mi-crostructure of silicon nitride with the excellent machinability was investigated by MFG(magnetic-fluid grinding) technique. An attempt was made to figure out how the mechanical properties influence upon the machinability of silicon nitride ball.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.431-436
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• 2017

SiAlON-based ceramics are some of the most typical oxynitride ceramic materials, which can be used as cutting tools for heat-resistant super-alloys (HRSA). SiAlON can be fabricated by using gas-pressure reactive sintering from the raw materials, nitrides and oxides such as $Si_3N_4$, AlN, $Al_2O_3$, and $Yb_2O_3$. In this study, we fabricate $Yb_{m/3}Si_{12-(m+n)}Al_{m+n}O_nN_{16-n}$ (m=0.3, n=1.9, 2.3, 2.7) ceramics by using gas-pressure sintering at different sintering temperatures. Then, the densification behavior, phase formation, microstructure, and hardness of the sintered specimens are characterized. We obtain a fully densified specimen with ${\beta}$-SiAlON after gas-pressure sintering at $1820^{\circ}C$ for 90 min. under 10 atm $N_2$ pressure. These SiAlON ceramic materials exhibited hardness values of ~92.9 HRA. The potential of these SiAlON ceramics for cutting tool application is also discussed.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제28권10호
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• pp.824-830
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• 1991

$\alpha$-SiC(B; 0.4 wt, C; 3 wt%) was sintered in Ar atmosphere from 205$0^{\circ}C$ to 220$0^{\circ}C$ by means of pressureless sintering and gas pressure sintering in order to find optimum sintering condition of $\alpha$-SiC. Mechanical properties and microstructures of sintered bodies were investigated according to sintering method. The effect of sintering condition on sinterability of $\alpha$-SiC was also examined by using the dilatometer. 97.5% and 98.8% of theoretical density were obtained from pressureless sintering and gas pressure sintering of $\alpha$-SiC powder, respectively. And modulus of rupture was measured as 270~350 MPa and 420 MPa respectively.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.483-489
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• 1999

Gas pressure sintered silicon nitride based composites with 3 wt% $\beta$-Si3N4 whiskers were prepared and change of properties according to the whisker orientation and sintering temperature was studied. The tapes with whiskers were fabricated by two different method ; conventional tape casting and a modified tape casting by using guide pins,. Orientations of the whiskers were controlled by different stacking sequences of the sheets cut from the tape. Samples were fully densified by gas pressure sintering at 2148-2273K. As the sintering temperature increased size of the large elongated grains increased. In case of unidirectional samples sintering shrinkage normal to the whisker alignment direction was larger than that of parallel to the direction and the shrinkage anisotropy increased slightly as sintering temperature increased. As sintering temperature increased the crack length parallel to whisker alignment direction became shorter but that normal to the direction did not depend on sintering temperature. In case of cross-plied samples the anisotropy of mechanical properties disappeared.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.619-625
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• 1997

$Si_3N_4$에 2 wt% $Al_2O_3$와 6 wt% $Y_2O_3$을 첨가한 분말을 가스압소결 방법으로 시편을 제조하였다. 이때 소결시 조건(온도, 압력, 시간) 변화에 대한 기계적 특성 변화를 비교하였다. 이때 나타난 결과에 의하면 $1900^{\circ}C$, 3 MPa에서 1시간 동안 유지시켰을 때 최적의 조건을 갖는다는 것을 보여주었다. 이는 온도를 높여 주거나 유지 시간을 길게 하였을 때 입자 조대화에 의해 기계적 특성이 떨어지는 것을 볼 수 있었다. 그러나 압력을 증가시킬 때에는 미세한 조직을 가지므로 기계적 특성은 좋아짐을 나타내지만 파괴 인성이 떨어지는 것을 볼 수 있었다. 이로 인해 소결시 최적의 조건을 찾는 것이 중요함을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제29권10호
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• pp.791-796
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• 1992

SiC(p)-TiC(p) composites were prepared by gas pressure sintering technique. B4C powder and phenolic resin were added as sintering aids by 0.3 wt%-B and 3 wt%-C, TiC powder were dispersed in SiC by 0, 10, 20, 30 and 50 vol%. Flextural strength, fracture toughness and theoretical density of 70 vol% SiC-30 vol% TiC composite sintered at 220$0^{\circ}C$ by gas pressing were 540 MPa, 5.5 MPa.m1/2 and 98.8% respectively.

• 한국윤활학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국윤활학회 2000년도 제32회 추계학술대회 정기총회
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• pp.304-309
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• 2000

Si$_3$N$_4$-6wt%Y$_2$O$_3$-lwt%Al$_2$O$_3$was prepared by hot pressed and gas pressure sintering to investigate the effect of microstructure on erosion behaviors. Hardness and fracture toughness were measured with prepared specimens to study the high temperature erosion properties. A gas blast type erosion tester was used In examine erosion behavior of the specimens up to 700$^{\circ}C$. In case of GPS silicon nitride, the erosion rate increases up to 500$^{\circ}C$ and decreases over 500$^{\circ}C$. Maximum erosion rate was observed at 300$^{\circ}C$ for HP silicon nitride. The principal factors affecting the high temperature erosive wear of brittle materials are largely dependent on high temperature properties of grain boundaries.