• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2019

Recycling of waste polyvinyl chloride plastics has attracted much attention due to environmental problems, but the poor mechanical properties, low thermal stability, frequent breakage of strands, and melt cracking of the waste plastics have limited their widespread use. To overcome these disadvantages of waste PVC (W-PVC), recycled PVC powder blend was prepared by adding high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) as a heat stabilizer and compatibilizer, respectively. An intermeshing co-rotating twin screw extruder was used to prepare the blend, and the characteristics of the blend were analyzed by SEM and TGA, and by using a UTM and Izod impact tester. The impact strength was improved as the EVA content increased for the W-PVC/HDPE (80/20 wt%) blend. As the HDPE and EVA contents increased in the W-PVC/HDPE/EVA blend, the impact strength increased. SEM observations also revealed the improved interfacial adhesion for the EVA-containing blend.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.353-363
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• 2024

The incorporation of nanoplatelets in composite and polymeric materials represents a recent and innovative approach, holding substantial promise for diverse property enhancements. This study focuses on the application of nanocomposites in the production of sports equipment, particularly soccer balls, aiming to bridge the gap between theoretical advancements and practical implications. Addressing the longstanding challenge of suboptimal interaction between carbon nanofillers and epoxy resin in epoxy composites, this research pioneers inventive solutions. Furthermore, the investigation extends into unexplored territory, examining the integration of glass fiber/epoxy composites with nanoparticles. The incorporation of nanomaterials, specifically expanded graphite and graphene, at a concentration of 25.0% by weight in both the epoxy structure and the composite with glass fibers demonstrates a marked increase in impact resistance compared to their nanomaterial-free counterparts. The research transcends laboratory experiments to explore the practical applications of nanocomposites in the design and production of sports equipment, with a particular emphasis on soccer balls. Analytical techniques such as infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy are employed to scrutinize the surface chemical structure and morphology of the epoxy nanocomposites. Additionally, an in-depth examination of the thermal, mechanical, viscoelastic, and conductive properties of these materials is conducted. Noteworthy findings include the efficacy of surface modification of carbon nanotubes in preventing accumulation and enhancing their distribution within the epoxy matrix. This optimization results in improved interfacial interactions, heightened thermal stability, superior mechanical properties, and enhanced electrical conductivity in the nanocomposite.

• 한국주조공학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.246-253
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• 1998

Precision metal mold casting process is a casting method manufacturing mechanical elements with high precision, having heavy/light alloys as casting materials and using permanent mold. To improve dimensional accuracy and the final mechanical properties of the castings, the solidification speed and the cooling rate of the casting should be controlled with the optimum mold cooling system, and moreover, to obtain more accurate control of the whole process interfacial heat transfer characteristic at the mold/casting interface must be studied in advance. In the present study, aluminum alloy casting system with metal mold equipped with electrical heating elements and water cooling system was designed and the temperature histories at points inside the metal mold were measured during the casting process. The heat transfer phenomena at the mold/casting interface was characterized by the heat flux between solidifying casting metal and metal mold, and the heat flux history was obtained using inverse heat conduction method. The effect of mold cooling condition upon the heat flux profile was examined, and the analysis shows that the heat flux value has its maximum at the beginning of the process.

• 공학교육연구
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.63-68
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• 2017

This research is as a case study of innovative engineering education system through idea factory of korea maritime and ocean university and deals with development of temperature-humidity control device (THCD) for fiber storage on composites in viewpoint of problem solving method. Fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) includes many variables on the composite manufacturing process. Above all, the interfacial adhesion between the fiber and the matrix acts as an important thing that decided mechanical property of the FRP, and also it is profoundly linked to external temperature and relative humidity. High void fraction leads to a result in interlaminar fracture. Therefore, in this research, to establish correlation between fiber reinforcement and fiber storage conditions of temperature and relative humidity we developed a THCD for fiber reinforcement. To evaluate performance of the THCD, glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) is made under the extreme conditions each temperature $34^{\circ}C$, relative humidity 98 % and it can be said that there are the change of mechanical properties according to fiber storage conditions. As a result, the THCD showed sufficient possible application for understanding and applied research of composites field in material engineering. Also, we could check that the necessity of introduction of innovative system such as idea factory existed.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.49-55
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• 2011

With the development of pre-painted steel sheets for automotive body application, a new joining method is required such as hybrid joining with combination of adhesive bonding and mechanical joining. The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of pre- and post-baking of adhesive bonding on failure mode and strength of hybrid joining of automotive steel sheets. Experiments show that the hybrid joining exhibits better bonding strength and displacement than conventional adhesive joining and mechanical fastening each. Comparison of pre- and post-baked hybrid joining results suggested that baking at $160^{\circ}C$ after mechanical joining was found to have higher joining properties than pre-baking condition. The prebaking condition changed its fracture mode from interfacial to button fracture. The changes in fracture mode with post-baking of hybrid joining was attributed to variation in neck thickness and undercut of joint.

• 한국건설순환자원학회논문집
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.268-275
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• 2021

콘크리트의 강도를 결정하는 3가지 요인은 시멘트 페이스트의 강도, 골재의 강도, 골재와 시멘트페이스트 계면영역의 강도가 있다. 이 중 계면영역의 강도가 가장 취약하다. ITZ(Interfacial Transition Zone)는 10~50㎛로 형성되며, 수산화칼슘의 비율은 높아지고, CSH는 낮은 비율을 나타낸다. 높은 수산화칼슘 비율은 ITZ의 부착강도 저하의 원인이 된다. 이로인해 ITZ는 더 약한 영역이 된다. ITZ의 문제점은 경량골재를 활용할 때 더 불리한 요소로 나타난다. 계면특성의 기존연구는 계면파괴인성을 측정하고, 계면에 영향을 주는 인자들을 파악했고, 굵은 골재를 사용하지 않은 시멘트 경화체에 SEM과 XRD분석을 진행했다. 또한 EMPA-BSE장비를 활용하여 미세구조를 파악하였다. 하지만 기존의 연구에서는 미세구조와 역학적 성질 파악에 어려움이 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 천연골재와 경량골재 계면을 파악하기 위해 EIS측정 장비를 활용하여 전기저항을 측정하는 방식을 채택하였고, 경량골재 겉면을 고로슬래그 코팅을 통해 계면상태의 변화를 실험하였다. 실험결과, 천연골재와 경량골재의 압축강도는 밀도가 높은 천연골재 높은 강도를 나타냈고, 경량골재 표면 코팅 시 천연골재 이상의 강도를 나타냈으며, 골재 종류별 전기저항의 차이를 보였다.

• 폴리머
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.512-520
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• 2001

섬유강화 복합재료의 물성을 결정하는 주요 인자중 하나는 계면결합력이다. 본 연구에서는 유리섬유와 PC/SAN 블렌드를 대상으로 하여 계면결합력을 측정하였으며 SAN함량을 0-30 wt%까지 변화시켜 실험하였다. 계면결합력 측정에는 Single Fiber Fragmentation Test법을 사용하였는데 SAN 함량이 증가할수록 계면결합력이 증가하였다. 한편 계면결합력을 증가시키기 위해 PC/SAN 혼련물을 개질하고자 소량의 SMA를 혼합하였으며, 유리섬유 표면을 실란 커플링제로 처리하여 관능기를 도입하였다. 계면결합력은 SAN/SMA계의 상용성에 크게 영향을 받았으며, 비상용성 SAN/SMA계보다 상용성 SAN/SMA계에서 계면결합력이 증가하였다. 또한 상용성 SAN/SMA계에서는 계면결합력이 SMA 내의 MA 함량이 아닌 전체 계내의 MA 함량에 의존하였으며 그 최적 함량은 0.4wt%였다.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제50권12호
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• pp.939-948
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• 2012

A 3-ply clad metal consisting of aluminum and copper was fabricated by roll bonding process and the microstructures and mechanical properties of the roll-bonded and post-roll-bonding heat treated Cu/Al/Cu clad metal were investigated. A brittle interfacial reaction layer formed at the Cu/Al interfaces at and above $400^{\circ}C$. The thickness of the reaction layer increased from $12{\mu}m$ at $400^{\circ}C$ to $28{\mu}m$ at $500^{\circ}C$. The stress-strain curves demonstrated that the strength decreased and the ductility increased with heat treatment up to $400^{\circ}C$. The clad metal heat treated at $300^{\circ}C$ with no indication of a reaction layer exhibited an excellent combination of the strength and ductility and no delamination of layers up to final fracture in the tensile testing. Above $400^{\circ}C$, the ductility decreased rasxpidly with little change of strength, reflecting the brittle nature of the intermetallic interlayers. In Cu/Al/Cu clad heat treated above $400^{\circ}C$, periodic parallel cracks perpendicular to the stress axis were observed at the interfacial reaction layer. In-situ optical microscopic observation revealed that cracks were formed in the Cu layer due to the strain concentration in the vicinity of horizontal cracks in the intermetallic layer, promoting the premature fracture of Cu layer. Vertical cracks parallel to the stress axis were also formed at 15% strain at $500^{\circ}C$, leading to the delamination of the Cu and Al layers.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.95-103
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• 2021

대표적인 저온솔더인 Sn-58Bi에 Ru nanoparticles을 첨가하여 Sn-58Bi-xRu 복합솔더를 제작하고 Cu/OSP 및 ENIG 표면처리된 PCB 기판과 반응시켜 계면반응 및 솔더조인트 신뢰성을 분석하였다. Cu/OSP와의 반응에서 형성된 Cu₆Sn₅ IMC는 Ru 함량에 따른 두께 변화가 거의 없고 100hr aging 후에도 큰 변화없이 고속 전단시험시 솔더 내부로 연성파괴가 발생하였다. ENIG 와의 반응시에는 Ru 함량이 증가함에 따라서 Ni₃Sn₄ IMC 두께가 감소하는 경향을 보였으며 일부 시편에서 ENIG 특유의 취성파괴 현상이 발견되었다. Ru 원소는 계면 부근에서 발견되지 않아서 계면반응에 크게 관여하지 않는 것으로 판단되며 주로 Bi phase와 함께 존재하는 것으로 분석되고 있는데 어떠한 형태로 두 원소가 공존하고 있는지에 대해서는 추가적인 연구가 필요하다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.693-708
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• 2023

Composite beams, two materials joined together, have become more common in structural engineering over the past few decades because they have better mechanical and structural properties. The shear connectors between their layers exhibit some deformability with finite stiffness, resulting in interfacial shear slip, a phenomenon known as partial shear interaction. Such a partial shear interaction contributes significantly to the composite beams. To provide precise predictions of the geometric nonlinear behavior shown by two-layered composite beams with interfacial shear slips, a robust analytical model has been developed that incorporates the influence of significant displacements. The application of a higher-order beam theory to the two material layers results in a third-order adjustment of the longitudinal displacement within each layer along the depth of the beam. Deformable shear connectors are employed at the interface to represent the partial shear interaction by means of a sequence of shear connectors that are evenly distributed throughout the beam's length. The Von-Karman theory of large deflection incorporates geometric nonlinearity into the governing equations, which are then solved analytically using the Navier solution technique. Suggested model exhibits a notable level of agreement with published findings, and numerical outputs derived from finite element (FE) model. Large displacement substantially reduces deflection, interfacial shear slip, and stress values. Geometric nonlinearity has a significant impact on beams with larger span-to-depth ratio and a greater degree of shear connector deformability. Potentially, the analytical model can accurately predict the geometric nonlinear responses of composite beams. The model has a high degree of generality, which might aid in the numerical solution of composite beams with varying configurations and shear criteria.