• 한국주조공학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.61-66
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• 2022

Hydraulic units are important components of agricultural and construction machinery, and thus require high-quality castings. However, gas defects occurring inside the sand cores of the castings due to the resin used is a problem. This study therefore aimed to develop a casting simulation method that can clarify the gas defect positions. Gas defects are thought to be caused by gas generated after the molten metal fills up the mold cavity. The gas constant is the most effective factor for simulating this gas generated from sand cores. It is calculated by gas generating temperature and analysis of composition in the inert gas atmosphere modified according to the mold filling conditions of molten metal. It is assumed that gases generated from the inside of castings remain if the following formula is established. [Time of occurrence of gas generation] + [Time of occurrence of gas floating] > [Time of occurrence of casting surface solidification] The possibility of gas defects is evaluated by the time of occurrence of gas generation and gas floating calculated using the gas constant. The residual position of generated gases is decided by the closed loops indicating the final solidification location in the casting simulation. The above procedure enables us to suggest suitable casting designs with zero gas defects, without the need to repeat casting tests.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.110-122
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• 1996

Finite element analysis tool was developed to analyze the casting process. Generally, casting process consists of mold filling and solidification. Both filling and solidication process were simulated simultaneously to investigate the effects of process variables and to predict the defect. At filling process, thermal coupling was especially considered to investigate thermal history of material during the filling stage. And thermal condition at the final stage of filling is used as the initial conditions in a solidification process for the exact simullation of the actual casting processes. At mold filling process, Lagragian-type finite element method with automatic remeshing scheme was used to find the material flow. A perturbation method with artificial viscosity is adopted to avoid numerical instability in low viscous fluid. At solidification process, enthalpy-based finite element method was used to solove the heat transfer problem with phase change. And elastic stress analysis has been performed to predict the thermal residual stress. Through the FE analysis, solidification time, position of solidus line, liquidus line and thermal residual stress are found. Through the study, the importance of combined analysis has been emphasized. Finite element tools developed in this study will be used process design of casting process and may be basic structure for total CAE system of castings which will be constructed afterward.

• 한국주조공학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.309-314
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• 2002

The effect of mold density and evacuation on surface defect of high chromium cast iron upon EPC process was investigated. Under evacuation of $0.1{\sim}0.3$ atm, surface defects were carbon defect, burn on and misrun. Carbon defect was augmented by increasing mold density from 0.011 g/$cm^3$ to 0.03 g/$cm^3$ under evacuation of $0.1{\sim}0.3$ atm, but carbon defect was decreased by increasing evacuation from 0.1 to 0.3 atm. Burn-on wasn't found under evacuation of 0.1 atm regardless of mold density, but burn-on was augmented by increasing evacuation from 0.2 to 0.3 atm and decreased by reducing mold density. Misrun was only found under 0.1 atm evacuation and 0.011 g/$cm^3$ mold density.

• Design & Manufacturing
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.18-23
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• 2012

HI-WORTH T-32, a non-powered plasma cutter, is a portable cutter that utilizes compressor-plasma inverter. With a special air-pressure piston, the cutter is semiautomatic. When they were produced by die casting dies, the bodies or housings of the cutter have defects about 100 percent of defect rate due to blisters and thermal deformation. Therefore, they are produced by mechanical machining, which leads to a hike in material and machining costs and to the loss of productivity. And companies are left with insignificant profit margins. Besides mechanical machining, this study proposes to modify defective mold and cut down defective rate and boost productivity.

• 한국주조공학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.280-285
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• 2001

Nb-containing austenitic stainless steel is widely used as exhaust frame and diffuser assembly in power plant. However, this steel is known to be difficult to produce by the continuous casting process due to the surface cracks. Therefore, the continuous casting technology was developed for the prevention of the surface cracks on CC slabs. Precipitates and the analysis of heat trasfer in a slab were investigated in order to find out the formation mechanism of surface cracks on cc slabs It was found that surface cracks are occurred due to the NbC precipitates, which are formed along the grain boundaries around $800^{\circ}C$. The secondary cooling pattern has been developed to produce the defect free CC slabs of Nb-containing austenitic stainless steel.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.101-108
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• 1994

The horizontal continuous casting process with the heating mold was adopted for fabricating defect-free 4043 Al alloy rods of 3.2m dia. with mirror surfaces. These rods were drawn into 2.4mm dia. rods for GTAW welding. The GTAW welding tests were carried out by use of these welding rods with 6061 Al alloy as a base metal. After welding, the X-ray tests, tensile strength tests, bending tests, and microstructural analysis of welded zone and HAZ were carried out. The results represented that the welding rods with good surfaces and welding properties could be made by the horizontal continuous casting, and followed by the drawing process.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제20권8호
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• pp.1546-1552
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• 2016

일반적으로 치과용 주조기는 불때를 이용하여 합금을 용해하기 때문에 합금의 적절한 용융온도 및 주조시간을 조절하기 어렵고 이로 인해 가스공이나 핀홀과 같은 주조결함을 발생시키며 과열로 인한 보철물의 결함을 보이고 있다. 또한 합금이 용융된 후 주조 시 대부분 투시창이나 비접촉식 온도센서를 부착하여 적절한 주조온도가 되면 작업자가 원심력을 발생하는 버튼을 눌러 도가니에 용융된 합금을 주조링에 주입한다. 이러한 결과로 대부분 주조온도가 너무 높거나 낮아서 주조결함을 많이 발생하고 있으며 균일한 주조체를 얻지 못하고 있는 실정이다. 본 논문에서는 외부의 비접촉식 온도 센서를 이용한 온도계측이 아닌 실제 합금의 사용 온도를 계측할 수 있는 단일 온도센서를 이용한 치과용 고주파 주조기를 개발하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제35권10호
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• pp.1243-1248
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• 2011

내부결함은 주조제품의 강도 및 피로 수명에 있어 상당한 영향을 미치기 때문에 주조공정에서 주요 관심사 이다. 일반적으로 내부결함은 응력집중을 발생시키며 균열의 시작점이 되므로 피로 수명과 같은 기계적 거동에 있어 수축공과 같은 결함을 이해하는 것이 중요하다. 본 논문에서는 내부결함을 고려한 인장시편에 대해 피로시험을 수행하고 주조결함을 고려할 때의 특정하중피로노치 계수를 산정하였다. 실제 내부결함은 산업용 CT 장비를 통해서 확인하였으며 확인된 결함은 형상단순화법에 의해 타원체로 단순화 하고 응력해석과 피로해석을 수행하였다. 그 결과 우리가 제안한 방법이 기계적 거동에 있어 내부결함의 영향을 조사하고 피로수명 등을 예측함에 있어 유용함을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.421-439
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• 2003

Statement of problem : It is difficult to obtain a good titanium casting body using the traditional sprue design because of high melting point of Ti, and the low fluidity and high reactivity of molten Ti. Purpose : A new sprue design for titanium casting bodies needs more trial and error. In order to decrease the number of trial and error, computer simulation(MAGMASOFT, Magmasoft Giessereitechnologie GmbH, Achen, Germany) was used to optimize sprue design in U-shaped implant superstructures. Material and method : Five kinds of sprue were examined for the design of the sprue former for titanium casting: Sprue design A(sprue length 4 mm, rectangular shape, 4 sprues), Sprue design B(sprue length 4 mm. round shape. radius 2 mm, 7 sprues), Sprue design C (sprue length 2 mm, round shape, radius 2 mm, 7 sprues). Sprue design D (sprue length 2 mm, cone shape, large radius 3mm. small radius 2mm, 7 sprues), and Sprue design E( sprue length 2 mm. one unit channel shape). Sprue design F(sprue length 2mm, one unit channel shape) was also examined for the design of the customized sprue former in the Biotan system(Schutz Dental Gmbh, Germany). The casting bodies were taken in Sprue design A, Sprue design D, Sprue design E, and Sprue design F in the Biotan casting system. The numerically predicted defects were compared with the experimental dental castings by the radiographic and sectional view observations. Results : 1. According to the result of computer simulation, turbulence during mold filling was decreased in the sequence of Sprue design F, Sprue design E, Sprue design D, Sprue design C, Sprue design B, and Sprue design A. 2. The calculated solidification time contours indicate that hot spot was moved from the casting body to the sprue button in the sequence of Sprue design A, Sprue design B, Sprue design C, Sprue design D, and Sprue design E. The filling pattern of Sprue design F was similar to that of Sprue design E. 3 The predicted filling pattern shows that less turbulence was found in the customized sprue former than in the standard sprue former. 4. According to the results of the radiographic and cross sectional observations, casting defects less than 1mm were found at the center of a casting body with Sprue design E and Sprue design F. However, larger casting defects of 4mm were found in a casting with Sprue design A. 5. The predicted casting porosity was similar to that of the real casting. Conclusion : One unit channel-type and customized sprue former can be recommended. Further research and developement of various sprue designs using computer simulation in necessary to optimize casting design, in order to reduce the formation of casting defects in implant titanuim super-structures.

• 한국주조공학회지
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.209-217
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 전통 유기 주조 시 발생하는 미충전 결함을 방지하기 위하여, 주조 공정 조건 선택 방안을 제시하고자 한다. 공정 조건에 따라 발생하는 결함 유무를 학습하여 어떠한 공정 조건이 주어질 때, 결함 발생 여부를 예측하는 인공지능 모델을 개발하고 검증하였다. 이를 응용하여 적합한 공정 조건을 결정하였고, 추가적인 시뮬레이션의 결과를 상호 비교하여 결정된 조건을 검증하였다. 이를 통해 원하는 사형 모델에서 결함을 방지할 수 있는 주조 공정 조건을 결정할 수 있다. 이와 같은 기계학습 및 전통기술 표준화를 통해 향후 전통 유기의 스마트 공방화에 기여할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.