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Characterization of Lightweight Earthenware Tiles using Foaming Agents

  • Lee, Won-Jun;Cho, Woo-Suk;Hwang, Kwang-Taek;Kim, Jin-Ho;Hwang, Hae-Jin;Lee, Yong-Ouk
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.52 no.6
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    • pp.473-478
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    • 2015
  • Green bodies of earthenware tile were prepared from a mixture of earthenware tile powder and SiC as forming agents by applying a conventional process. Granule powder for tile samples was prepared using the spray drying method with commercial earthenware raw material with a quantity of SiC of 0.3 wt%. The applied pressure was $250kg{\cdot}f/m^2$ and the firing temperature was $1050-1200^{\circ}C$. The effects of the SiC particle size and sintering temperature on the open porosity and total porosity were investigated and the correlative mechanism was also discussed. While total porosity was not significantly changed by decreasing the SiC particle size, the open porosity showed a gradual decrease, which represents an increase of the closed porosity. As the sintering temperature increased, coarsening was made among the pores due to excessive oxidation. The volume shrinkage and bending strength were demonstrated for the sintered tile samples. The sintered bulk density was also measured to determine the weight reduction value.

Optimal Design of Automotive Seat Back Frame Using Finite Element Analysis (유한요소해석을 이용한 차량용 시트 백 프레임의 최적설계)

  • Shin, Hyeonho;Kang, Hee Yong;Yang, Sung Mo
    • Journal of Auto-vehicle Safety Association
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.57-62
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    • 2019
  • The seat back frame of the vehicle is subjected to load on the passenger behavior. Because of steel material, it is necessary to optimize the frame considering lightweight and safety. In this paper, finite element analysis is used for the optimal design of the seat back frame. First, a lightweight material is applied to reduce the weight of the seat back frame. Secondly, the design position of the pipe part fastened in the seat back frame was selected by considering the strength against the load generated by the occupant. Third, the shape of the side frame was derived by performing the phase optimization analysis for the AFT load condition. And we have compared the initial model with the optimal model to verify the light weighting and safety. As a result, the optimal design model of the seat back frame satisfying the weight reduction and safety has been proposed.

Fabrication and Electrical Evaluation of Al/Cu Composite Conductor (Al/Cu 복합도체 제조 및 전기적 특성 평가)

  • Sim, Ki-Deok;Cho, Jeon-Wook;Bae, Jun-Han;Jung, Won-Mo;Sin, Deok-Su
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2005.07a
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    • pp.621-622
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    • 2005
  • Copper is widely used in electric wire, cable, conductor in electric devices. As the demand for electric power is increasing rapidly, electric power devices are getting amazingly bigger and complicated. The using of light-weight conductor can reduce the size and making cost of the electric devices. In high-frequency application, Electric current the current in a conductor tends to shift to the surface of the conductor, resulting in an uneven current distribution in the inner conductor. In the extreme case the current may essentially concentrate in the "skin" of the inner conductor as a surface current. In high frequency application, therefore, inner area of copper conductor may replace with aluminum conductor, which reduces the weight of conductor. This paper describes the manufacture and evaluation of composite conductors made of copper and aluminum.

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Light-weight Optimum Design of Laminate Structures of a GFRP Fishing Vessel (GFRP 낚시어선의 선체구조 적층판 분석과 경량화 설계)

  • Jang, Jae-Won;Han, Zhiqiang;Oh, Daekyun
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.33 no.6
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    • pp.495-503
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    • 2019
  • Approximately 90,000 ships are registered in South Korea, and about 80,000 of these ships are used in domestic shipping. Among these, 84% are small ships, such as a fishing vessels that weigh less than 20 tons and are made mostly of an FRP (Fiber Reinforced Plastics). When this fact is taken into account, the greenhouse gas emissions that are released per ton of a composite vessel are sizeable. In this study, the laminated structures of an FRP fishing vessel, many of which currently are being built in Korea, were analyzed by ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and international design rules, and the structures of the hulls are lightweight with optimum glass fiber mass content as determined by the laminate weight minimization algorithm. As a result, it was confirmed that the laminations of the vessels in accordance with the Korean rule could have 6.4% to approximately 11% more design margin compared to the requirements of ISO and other international rules. And the case study of the application of the laminate weight minimization algorithm showed the possibility of reducing the weight of the hull bottom plating by as much as about 19.32% and by as much as about 18.06% in the overall structure.

A Study on the Machining of Die Profile Using the CAM System (상용 CAM시스템을 활용한 금형 형상부(CORE/CAVITY)의 가공에 관한 연구)

  • Han, Kyu-Taek
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.69-74
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    • 2003
  • The purpose of the present paper is to investigate about the machining of profile (core/cavity) of mold die using the commercial CAM system. Recently the requirement of the light weight and high performance of automobiles has Increased. The weight of the automobile is very important in the viewpoint of the fuel and traveling performance. The optimal design technique, material technique, the process design for parts and specially, die machining technique need to be developed for increasing productivity and reducing production time of the automobile parts. In this study, the effect of machining condition on precision of die profile is investigated by experimental observation and analysis. The results will be reflected for development of the precision die of the automobile.

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A Study on Fabrication of Inner Structure Plate for Large-area Using Micro Patterned Press Mold (미세패턴 프레스 금형을 이용한 대면적 내부구조재 제작에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, H.J.;Je, T.J.;Choi, D.S.;Kim, B.H.;Huh, B.W.;Seong, D.Y.;Yang, D.Y.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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    • 2006.06a
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    • pp.40-44
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    • 2006
  • Sandwich structures, which are composed of a thick core between two faces, are commonly used in many engineering applications because they combine high stiffness and strength with low weight. Accordingly, the usage of sandwich structure is very widely applied to the aircraft, the automobile and marine industry, etc., because of these advantages. In this paper, we have investigated the buckling protection of an inner structure plate and the useful corrugated configuration for contact, and the fabrication method of the inner structure plate for large area using the continuous molding process. Also, we have guaranteed the accuracy of the molding process through the micro corrugated mold fabrication and secured the accuracy and analyzed aspect properties of the inner structure plate fabricated for a large area using the partial mold process.

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The development of the high speed & intellectual Line Center (초고속 Line Center의 구조설계에 관한 연구)

  • 송희남;유태봉;강경호
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers Conference
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    • 2000.10a
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    • pp.479-482
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    • 2000
  • To complite the high speed cutting system, It should be solved some problems, to make light the weight of mechanism for feedrate, develop the Linear motor that bas more power, high speed control system, and high speed cutting tools, nowadays, although many high speed cutting machine is to be built by some machine maker ,they have same problems, in this study, developed the system ball screw type before the feedrate mechanism for linear motor ,so we make the basic system for Line Cents . through that, it is limited to reduce the weight of frame and their frame is to be designed differently each other to reach the purpose special material or strucutre should be contrived.

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Optimal design of Natural Fiber Composite Structure for Automobile

  • Lee, Haseung;Kong, Changduk;Park, Hyunbum
    • International Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.21-24
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    • 2016
  • In this study, a optimal design on the hood automotive using eco-friendly natural fiber composites is performed. The hood of an automobile is determined by dividing the Inner panel shape through optimization phase to outer panel and inner panel. It was performed to optimize the size of the thickness of the inner panel and the outer panel by applying a flax/epoxy composite materials. The optimized shape was evaluated for weight-lightening, stability and the pedestrian collision safety. Through the resin flow analysis are confirmed to molding possibility judgment of product.

Structural Analysis for Light Weight Design of Reduction Gear Box Case of High Speed Train (고속전철 감속기 케이스의 경량화 설계를 위한 구조해석)

  • 김완두;한승우;임영식;권오웅;박순원
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 1999.05a
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    • pp.116-123
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    • 1999
  • A case of the axle gear box which was one of tile power transmission components of high speed train was supported by the bearings installed in axle and the reaction arm connected in bogie frame. Structural analyses of this case were executed for investigation the application of aluminum for weight reduction. The evaluations of the material strength, the thermal strength and deformation, and the stability of natural vibration were carried out according to computer simulation. It was found out that the steel case was safe from the structural failure. For the aluminum case, there was no worry about the vibration resonance and the static failure, but some efforts to reduce tile deformation of the bearing mounting part.

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Performance of Hot-dip Zn-6%Al-3%Mg Alloy Coated Steel Sheet as Automotive Body Material

  • Shimizu, Takeshi;Asada, Hiroshi;Morikawa, Shigeru
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.74-80
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    • 2010
  • For the purpose of applying a hot-dip Zn-6mass%Al-3mass%Mg alloy coated steel sheet (ZAM) to automotive body materials, a laboratory study of the general properties required for inner and outer panels of automotive bodies was performed. Even with only light coating weight, ZAM showed an excellent corrosion resistance in terms of both cosmetic and perforation corrosion compared to the currently used materials for automotive bodies, GI70 and GA45. In our study, it was confirmed that ZAM exhibits as good as or better properties than GI70 in terms of spot weldability and press formability. Furthermore, since the same corrosion resistance can be achieved with less coating weight by applying ZAM, laser weldability is better than GI and GA.