• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.279-286
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• 2011

The aging degradation and lifetime assessment of a domestic class 1E Ethylene-Propylene-Diene-Monomer (EPDM), which is a popular insulating elastomer for electrical cables in the nuclear power plants, were studied for equipment qualification verification under the Loss of Coolant Accident (LOCA) conditions. The specimens were acceleratively aged, underwent a LOCA environment, as well as tested mechanically, thermo-gravimetrically, and spectroscopically according to the American Society of the Testing of Materials (ASTM) procedures. The tensile test results revealed that the elongation at break gradually decreased with an increasing aging temperature. The lifetime of EPDM aged isothermally at $140^{\circ}C$ was 1,316 hours and reduced to 1,120 hours after experiencing the severe accident test. The activation energies of the elongation reduction were $1.10{\pm}0.196$ eV and $0.93{\pm}0.191$ eV before and after the LOCA condition, respectively. The TGA test results also showed that the activation energy of the aging decomposition decreased from 1.35 eV to 1.02 eV after undergoing the LOCA environment. Although the mechanical property changes were discernibly observed during the aging process, along with the LOCA simulation, the FT-IR analysis showed that the spectroscopic peaks and their intensities did not alter significantly. Therefore, it can be concluded that the degradation of the domestic class 1E EPDM due to aging can be tolerable, even in severe accident conditions such as LOCA, and thus it qualifies as a suitable insulating material for electrical cables in the nuclear power plants.

• 한국공간구조학회논문집
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.77-82
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• 2009

ETFE 막재는 Ethylene Tetra Fluoro Ethylene의 약자로 색깔이 없고, 투명한 필름 막이다. ETFE 필름의 장점은 내화학성이 있고, 잘 접히지 않으며, 매우 가볍운 재료라는 것이다. 필름의 두께는 50마이크로 미터에서 300 마이크로 미터 두께가 주로 사용되고, 직포가 없어며 햇빛 투과율이 우수하고 재료의 강도는 다른 막재에 비해서 낮다. ETFE 막재의 인장강도는 40MPa에서 60MPa 정도이고, 인장 변형도는 약 200%에서 400% 정도이다. 본 논문에서는 ETFE 필름 막재의 역학적특성 시험을 수행하였다. 인장 시험으로 부터 인장 변형도, 인장 강도, 응력 변형도 곡선을 구하였고, ETFE 막재의 항복 강도를 결정하여 탄성계수를 구하였다. 그리고 온도하중에 의한 응력-변형도 특성과 반복하중에 대한 필름의 역학적 특성을 분석하였다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.107-113
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• 2011

Coolant rubber hoses for automotive radiators under thermal and mechanical loadings can be degraded and thus failed due to the influences of the locally formed electricity. In this study, an advanced test method was developed to simulate the failure problem of the rubber hose. For carbon black filled EPDM (ethylene-propylene dine monomer) rubber used as a radiator hose material the ageing behaviors by the electro-chemical stresses combined with a tensile strain were analyzed. As the tensile strain increased, the current of the rubber specimen reduced indicating an increase of the internal defects and electrical resistance of the rubber specimen. Elongation at break and IRHD hardness rapidly decreased with increasing the ageing time. Both electro-chemical stress and mechanical tensile stress clearly accelerated the degradation of EPDM rubber.

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국복합재료학회 2000년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.79-83
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• 2000

Interfacial and microfailure properties of carbon liber/bismaleimide (BMI) composites were evaluated using both tensile fragmentation and compressive Broutman tests with acoustic emission (AE). Since BMI is rather difficult matrix to apply for the conventional fragmentation test because of its too low elongation and too brittle and high modulus properties, dual matrix composite system was applied. After carbon fiber/BMI composite was prepared for rod shape by controlling differing curing stage, composites rod was embedded in toughened epoxy as outer matrix. The typical microfailure modes including fiber break, matrix cracking, and interlayer failure were observed during tensile testing, whereas the diagonal slippage in fiber ends was observed during compressive test. On the other hand, AE amplitudes of BMI matrix fracture were higher than carbon fiber tincture under tensile test because BMI matrix has very brittle and high modulus. The waveform of signals coming from BMI matrix fractures was consistent with AE amplitude result under tensile tests.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.282-288
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• 2015

에틸렌-비닐아세테이트(EVA)와 아지드화 폴리부타디엔(Az-PBD)를 블렌드 함으로써 새로운 에너지함유 열가소성탄성체를 제조하고, 이들의 미세구조 및 제반물성을 SEM, DSC, DMA, 인장실험 및 연소시험으로부터 조사하였다. Az-PBD는 1,2-비닐기를 갖는 폴리부타디엔(PBD)을 첨가반응에 의해 비닐기를 브롬화시킨 후, $NaN_3$를 이용하여 브롬기를 아지드기($-N_3$)로 치환시킴으로써 제조하였다. EVA/Az-PBD 블렌드는 EVA/Az-PBD 비율이 무게비로 각각 90/10, 80/20, 70/30이 되도록 용액 블렌딩으로 제조하였다. SEM, DSC, DMA 분석 결과 이들 블렌드는 부분적으로 상용성이며, EVA가 연속상을 이루고 Az-PBD가 분산상을 이루는 미세구조를 갖는 것을 알 수 있었다. 인장실험으로부터 Az-PBD 함량이 증가될수록 인장모듈러스 및 영구신장변형율이 증가되고 파단신율이 감소되는 경향을 보였으나, 제조된 모든 블렌드들은 700% 이상의 파단신율과 5% 이하의 영구인장변형율을 나타내어, 일반적인 탄성고무소재와 같은 특성을 나타내었다. 또한, 연소 시 Az-PBD 함량 증가함에 따라 더 큰 불꽂이 발생되어 연소 시 더 높은 에너지를 발생시킬 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.211-216
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• 1981

A series of conveyer rubber belts has been made by blending natural rubber(NR), styrene butadiene rubber(SBR), chloroprene rubber(CR) and additives on nylon cords, and their respective flammability has been investigated. It has been observed that: 1. By adding an antiflame agent to the belt, in addition to 70% chlorinated paraffine and antimony oxide($Sb_{2}O_{3}$), the inflammability is improved remarkably to O - 2 seconds due to the synergistic effect, while a sample without antiflame B fails to pass the KS M 6678 test. 2. Physical properties, such as tensile strength, elongation at break and adhesion strength, of the sample belts have been studies by varying ratios of NR/CR from 20 to 100, and it has been observed that the higher ratios have the better physical properties.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.259-266
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• 2004

Film properties of monodispersed model composite latexes with particle size of 190 nm, which consist of n-butyl acrylate as a soft phase monomer and methyl methacrylate as a hard phase monomer with different morphology was examined. Five different types of model latexes were used in this study such as random copolymer particle, soft-core/hard-shell particle, hard-core/soft-shell particle, gradient type particle, and mixed type particle. Tensile strength and tensile elongation at break of final films were evaluated. Those properties can be interpreted in terms of PBA/PMMA phase ratio and their morphology. The interfacial adhesion strength was also evaluated using $180^{\circ}$ peel strength measurement and cross hatch cutting test.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.1155-1160
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• 2009

Poly(lactide) (PLA)-coated paperboards were prepared by solution coating and thermo-compression coating methods and their effect of coating on the packaging properties such as tensile, water resistance, water vapor barrier, and heat sealing properties was tested. Compared with uncoated control paperboard, tensile strength (TS) of PLA-coated paperboard increased profoundly (2.2-2.6 folds) with slight increase in elongation at break (E). Water absorptiveness (WA) of the paperboard decreased 74-170 folds and water vapor permeability (WVP) decreased 6.3-22.1 folds by coating with PLA, which indicates an increase in the hydrophobicity of the surface of paperboard. Compared with polyethylene (PE)-coated paperboard, both PLA-coated paperboard exhibited 2.3 time higher heat sealing strength. In addition, the PLA-coated paperboards showed equal or higher wet TS than PE-coated paperboard. All the test results showed that the paperboard coated by the thermo-compression coating method was similar to or better than those of coated by the solution coating method.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.596-603
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• 2008

To improve the mechanical properties, dimensional stability and blood compatibility, the biomedical material $Pellethene^{(R)}$ was blended with multiblock polyurethane (MPU) containing phospopholipid/long alkyl chain (C-18) at the various MPU contents and crosslinked using dicumyl peroxide as a crosslinking agent. The maximum MPU content for stable $Pellethene^{(R)}$/MPU blended films was approximately 30 wt%. The optimum crosslinking agent content and crosslinking time with respect to the mechanical properties were 4 wt% and 3 h, respectively. The mechanical properties (tensile strength and elongation at break) and water absorption of the crosslinked blend film increased with increasing MPU content. The test of platelet adhesion on the surfaces of the crosslinked blend film showed a decrease in the level of platelet adhesion from 70% to 6% with increasing MPU content from 0 to 30 wt%. These results suggest that the crosslinked $Pellethene^{(R)}$/MPU-30 (MPU content: 30 wt%) sample has strong potential as a novel material for blood compatible material applications.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2005년도 봄학술 발표회 논문집(II)
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• pp.269-272
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• 2005

Epoxy resins are gradually becoming some of the most important and versatile polymers in modem civil engineering. Because epoxy resins have some unigue properties, such as toughness, versatility of viscosity and curing conditions, good handling characteristics, high adhesive strength, inertness, low shrinkage compared to most other thermo-setting resins and concrete, and resistance to chemicals, they have found many applications in construction castings, repair materials, road or bridge deck pavements, coatings, and as structural or non structural adhesives. In this applications, epoxy resins are widely used for polymer concretes, grouting materials, injection glues, and sealants. In this paper, characteristics of deformation of repair material after repaired have been investigated by viscosity of repair material and the width of crack. It is believed that flexural strength of epoxy resin with low viscosity is high because tensile strength is high and elongation at break is low, fracture energy is low.