• 한국재료학회지
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• 제11권10호
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• pp.869-878
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• 2001

Alumina $(Al_2O_3)$ green bodies were fabricated by gel-casting using three kinds of alumina with different particle size (mean particle size: 4.6 $\mu\textrm{m}$, 0.32 $\mu\textrm{m}$, 10nm). The effects of particle size on gel-casting process and green microstructure were investigated. The optimum dispersion conditions using ammonium salt (D-3019) as dispersant were 0.2 wt% (4.63 $\mu\textrm{m}$), 0.5 wt% (0.32 $\mu\textrm{m}$), and 5.0 wt% (10 nm), in high solid loading. The optimum solid loading of each starting material for gel-casting was obtained as 59 vol% (4.63 $\mu\textrm{m}$), 57 vol% (0.32 $\mu\textrm{m}$), 15 vol% (10 nm), depending on particle size, indicating that nano-size particle (10 nm) represent lower solid loading as high specific surface area than those of other two starting materials. The drying at ambient conditions (humidity; $\thickapprox$90%) was performed more than 48hrs to enable ejection of the part from the mold and then at $120^{\circ}C$ for 2hrs in an air oven, showing no crack and flaw in the dried green bodies. The pore size and distribution of the gelcast green bodies showed the significant decrease with decreasing particle size. Green microstructure was dependent on the pore size and distribution due to the particle size, and on the deairing step. The green density maximum obtained was 58.9% (4.63 $\mu\textrm{m}$), 60% (0.32 $\mu\textrm{m}$), 47% (10 nm) theoretical density (TD), and the deairing step applied before gel-casting did not affect green density.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.11-17
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• 2007

Turbulent in-situ mixing process is a new material process technology to get dispersed phase in nanometer size by controlling reaction of liquid/solid, liquid/gas, flow ana solidification speed simultaneously. In this study, mixing which is the key technology to this synthesis method was studied by computational fluid dynamics. For the simulation of mixing of liquid metal, static mixers investigated. Two inlets for different liquid metal meet ana merge like 'Y' shape tube having various shapes and radios of curve. The performance of mixer was evaluated with quantitative analysis with coefficient of variance of mass fraction. Also, detailed plots of intersection were presented to understand effect of mixer shape on mixing. The simulations show that the Reynolds number (Re) is the important factor to mixing and dispersion of $TiB_2$ particles. Mixer was designed according to the simulation, and $Cu-TiB_2$ nano composites were evaluated. $TiB_2$ nano particles were uniformly dispersed when Re was 1000, and cluster formation and reduction in volume fraction of $TiB_2$ were found at higher Re.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.20-26
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• 2015

세라믹 잉크젯 기술은 아트타일, 장식용 도자기 등에 이용되고 있으며, 원료의 효율이 높고 낮은 제작비용으로 다양한 이미지를 빠르고 정확하게 인쇄할 수 있다는 장점을 가지고 있다. 잉크젯 프린팅 타일에 나노세라믹안료를 적용하기 위해서는 안정적인 잉크분산성 확보가 필수적이다. 본 논문에서는 잉크젯 인쇄용 수계 pink-red 세라믹잉크의 특성을 보여주고 있다. $CaCr_{0.1}Sn_{0.8}SiO_5$ 안료는 고상법을 이용하여 합성하였고, 잉크 토출 시 잉크젯 헤드의 노즐 막힘을 방지하기 위해 어트리션밀을 이용하여 분쇄한 안료를 사용 하였다. 수계 세라믹잉크 제조 시 $CaCr_{0.1}Sn_{0.8}SiO_5$ 나노안료의 농도는 10 wt%로 고정하였고, sodium dodecyl sulfate(SDS)를 0.4 wt% 첨가 하였을 때 최적의 분산성을 가지는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 수계 세라믹 잉크의 원활한 토출을 위해 polyvinyl alcohol(PVA)을 0.18 wt% 첨가하여 점도 조절을 하였다. 제조된 pinkred 세라믹 잉크는 토출 시 $180{\mu}s$ 이후 구형의 단일액적을 형성 하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.