• 한국재료학회지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.215-220
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• 2015

The effect of Al content on the processing of reaction-bonded $Al_2O_3$ (RBAO) ceramics using 40v/o ~ 80v/o Al-Zn-Mg alloy powder was studied in order to improve traditional RBAO ceramic processes that use ~ 40v/o pure Al powder. The influence of high Al content in starting $Al_2O_3$-Al alloy powder mixtures on its particulate characteristics, reaction-bonding, microstructure, physical and mechanical properties was revealed. Starting $Al_2O_3$-Al alloy powder mixtures with 40v/o ~ 80v/o Al alloy powder were milled, reaction-bonded, post-sintered, and characterized. With an increasing Al alloy content, the milling efficiency of Al alloy powder was lowered, resulting in a larger particle size after milling. However, in spite of the larger particle size of Al alloy powder, the oxidation, i.e., reaction-bonding, of the Al alloy was successfully completed via solid and liquid state oxidation, in which the activation energy of the oxidation was nearly the same regardless of Al alloy content. After reaction-bonding and post-sintering at $1600^{\circ}C$, RBAO ceramics from 80v/o Al alloy content showed a relative density of ~97% and a flexural strength of 251 MPa compared to ~ 96% and 353 MPa for RBAO ceramics from 40v/o Al alloy content, respectively. The lower flexural strength at 80v/o Al alloy content was due to the weak spinel phase that formed from Zn, Mg alloying elements in Al.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.236-242
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• 2014

Fabrication of reaction-bonded $Al_2O_3$ (RBAO) ceramics using Al-Zn-Mg alloy powder was studied in order to improve traditional RBAO ceramic processing using Al powder. The influence on reaction-bonding and microstructure, as well as on physical and mechanical properties, of the particulate characteristics of the $Al_2O_3$-Al alloy powder mixtures after milling, was revealed. Variation of the particulate characteristics of this $Al_2O_3$-Al alloy powder mixture with milling time was reported previously. To start, the $Al_2O_3$-Al alloy powder mixture was milled, reaction-bonded, post-sintered, and characterized. During reaction-bonding of the $Al_2O_3$-Al alloy powder mixture compacts, oxidation of the Al alloy took place in two stages, that is, there was solid- and liquid-state oxidation of the Al alloy. The solid-state oxidation exhibited strong dependence on the density of surface defects on the Al-alloy particles formed during milling. Higher milling efficiency resulted in less participation of the Al alloy in reaction-bonding. This was because of its consumption by chemical reactions during milling, and subsequent powder handling, and could be rather harmful in the case of over-milling. In contrast to very little dependence of oxidation of the Al alloy on its particle size after milling, the relative density, microstructure, and flexural strength were strongly dependent on particle size after milling (i.e., on milling efficiency). The relative density and 4-point flexural strength of the RBAO ceramics in this study were ~98% and ~365 MPa, respectively, after post-sintering at $1,600^{\circ}C$.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.380-384
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• 2012

This paper deals with the recent developments of high thermal conductivity silicon nitride ceramics. First, the factors that reduce the thermal conductivity of silicon nitride are clarified and the potential approaches to realize high thermal conductivity are described. Then, the recent achievements on the silicon nitride fabricated through the reaction bonding and post sintering technique are presented. Because of a smaller amount of impurity oxygen, the obtained thermal conductivity is substantially higher, compared to that of the conventional gas-pressure sintered silicon nitride, while the microstructures and bending strengths are similar to each other between these two samples. Moreover, further improvement of the thermal conductivity is possible by increasing ${\beta}/{\alpha}$ phase ratio of the nitrided sample, resulting in a very high thermal conductivity of 177 W/($m{\cdot}K$) as well as a high fracture toughness of 11.2 $MPa{\cdot}m^{1/2}$.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.294-300
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• 2014

The connecting rod is one of the most important parts in automotive engines, transforming the reciprocal motion of a piston generated by internal combustion into the rotational motion of a crankshaft. Recent advances in high performance automobile engines demand corresponding technological breakthroughs in the materials for engine parts. In the present research, the powder metallurgy (P/M) process was used to replace conventional quenching and/or tempering processes for mass production and ultimately for more cost-efficient manufacturing of high strength connecting rods. The development of P/M alloy powder was undertaken not only to achieve the improvement in mechanical properties, but also to enhance the machinability of the P/M processed connecting rods. Specifically $MoS_2$ powders were added as lubricants to non-normalizing Fe-Cr-Mn-V-C alloy powder to improve the post-sintering machinability. The effects of $MoS_2$ addition on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and machining characteristics were investigated.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제32권9호
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• pp.765-771
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• 2015

In an Additive Manufacturing (AM) system emplying the Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) system, polyamide-12 powder is currently recognized as the general material used. The Polyamide-12 powder's properties include an average particle size of 58 $58{\mu}m$, a density of 0.59 g/cm3, and melting point of $184^{\circ}C$, and can also be to used coat materials for metal powder. For this reason, the sintering process is similar to the polymer powder and polymer coated metal powder process, except during the post-process. The polyamide-12 powder has some disadvantages such as its high cost and the fact that it can only be used for the provided equipment from the maker. Therefore, this study aims to perform the applicability of new material, polymer and polymer coated metal, to the PBF system.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.471-476
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• 2008

Sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets have been widely used due to their excellent magnetic properties, especially for driving motors of hybrid and electric vehicles. The microstructure of Nd-Fe-B magnets strongly affects their magnetic properties, in particular the coercivity. Therefore, a post-sintering process like heat-treatment is required for improving the magnetic properties of Nd-Fe-B sintered magnets. In this study, cyclic heat treatment was performed at temperatures between $350^{\circ}C$ and $450^{\circ}C$ up to 16 cycles in order to control microstructures such as size and shape of the Nd-rich phase without grain growth of the $Nd_{2}Fe_{14}B$ phase. The 2 cycles specimen at this temperature range showed more homogeneous microstructure which leads to higher coercivity of 35 kOe than as-sintered one.

• Journal of Ceramic Processing Research
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.655-659
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• 2019

Calcium phosphates such as HA (hydroxyapatite), β-TCP (tricalcium phosphate) and biphasic HA/β-TCP, were synthesized by wet chemical precipitation in aqueous solution combined with ball milling process. Nanosize powders of the calcium phosphates were synthesized using Ca(OH)2 and H3PO4. The effects of initial precursor Ca/P ratio (1.30, 1.50 and 1.67), ball milling process and post heat-treatment on the phase evolution behavior of the powders were investigated. The phase of resulting powder was controllable by adjusting the initial Ca/P ratio. HA was the only phase for as-prepared powders in both cases of Ca/P ratios of 1.50 and 1.67. The single HA phase without any noticeable second phase was obtained for the initial Ca/P ratio of 1.67 in the overall heat-treatment range. Pure β-TCP and biphasic calcium phosphate (HA/β-TCP) were synthesized from precursor solutions having Ca/P molar ratios of 1.30 and 1.50, respectively, after having been heat-treated above 700 ℃. The β-TCP phase has appeared on the pre-existing DCPD (dicalcium phosphate dihydrate) and/or HA phase. Dense ceramics having translucency were obtained at a considerably lower sintering temperature. The modified process offered a fast, convenient and economical route for the synthesis of calcium phosphates.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.211-218
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• 2019

목적: 본 연구에서는 CAD/CAM 기술로 제작한 4가지 금속하부구조물의 변연 및 내면 적합도를 비교하여 정확도 및 임상적 효용성을 알아보고자 한다. 재료 및 방법: 상악 중절치 레진모형치아를 삭제한 뒤 복제하여 Ni-Cr 합금 표준 모형을 제작하였다. 이를 공초점 현미경방식의 구강 스캐너를 이용해 12개의 STL 파일을 얻었다. CAD 프로그램 상에서 $50{\mu}m$의 시멘트 공간을 부여한 두께 0.5 mm의 금속하부구조물을 디자인하였다. Co-Cr 금속하부구조물은 다음 4가지 방법으로 제작하였다: Wax pattern milling & Casting (WM), Resin pattern 3D Printing & casting (RP), Milling & Sintering (MS), Selective laser melting (SLM). 변연 및 내면 적합도를 측정하기 위해 실리콘 복제법을 이용하였다. 측정한 결과값은 SPSS 통계 프로그램을 이용하여 일원배치분산분석(one-way ANOVA)으로 통계처리하고, 사후검정으로 Scheffe test를 시행하였으며, 5% 유의수준으로 평가하였다(${\alpha}=.05$). 결과: 변연 적합도는 WM군($27.66{\pm}9.85{\mu}m$)과 MS군($28.88{\pm}10.13{\mu}m$)이 RP군($38.09{\pm}11.14{\mu}m$)에 비해 통계적으로 유의하게 작았다. 치경부 적합도는 MS군이 RP군에 비해 통계적으로 유의하게 작았다. 축면 적합도는 WM군과 MS군이 RP군과 SLM군 보다 통계적으로 유의하게 작았다. 절단면 적합도는 RP군이 통계적으로 유의하게 작았다. 결론: Wax pattern milling & Casting, Milling & Sintering법으로 제작한 Co-Cr coping의 변연과 축면에서의 적합도가 더 우수하였다. 모든 군의 Co-Cr coping의 변연, 치경부, 축면 적합도는 임상적으로 허용할만한 범위 안에 있었다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권8호
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• pp.176-182
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• 2018

심미 치과보철물의 가장 중요한 요인 중의 하나는 치아의 색상이다. 지르코니아는 디자인, 밀링, 착색, 건조, 소결과정을 거치는데, 이때의 지르코니아 착색제의 건조 정도가 색조에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 알아보고자 한다. 실험을 위해 캐드캠을 이용하여 지르코니아 블록별(L block(LAZOR), Z block(Zircos-E block posterior), A block(AlphaZ))로 각 15개씩 총 45개의 원형 시편을 제작하였다. 그다음 지르코니아 시편을 화학적 착색제를 이용하여 미건조(0sec), 중간건조(10sec), 완전건조(10min)의 온도유지시간(Temperature dwelling time)을 부여하여 오븐에서 건조한 후 제조회사 지시대로 지르코니아 시편을 소결하였다. 분광광도계를 이용하여 색조를 측정하였다. 치과용 지르코니아 시편의 건조유지시간에 따라 색조의 변화를 비교 분석하기 위해 One-way ANOVA를 시행하고, 사후검정으로 Tukey test를 실시하였다. 지르코니아 $L^*$값은 L, A 시편과 $a^*$값은 A 시편, $b^*$값은 Z 시편의 건조 정도에 따라 통계적으로 차이가 없으나 (p>0.05), $L^*$값은 Z 시편과 $a^*$값은 L, Z 시편, $b^*$값은 L, A 시편이 건조 정도에 따라 통계적으로 차이가 있었다(p<0.05). 결론적으로 착색제의 건조유지시간이 길수록 지르코니아 명도를 밝게 하고, 법랑질의 광학적 특성을 증가시킨다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.577-582
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• 1999

전도성 $Si_3N_4$-TiN 세라믹 복합재료를 제조하기 위해 성형체를 $1450^{\circ}C$에서 20시간 질화처리한 후 $1950^{\circ}C$에서 3.5시간 가스압소결 기술에 의해 후소결하였다. 초기 분말로 약 $10\mu\textrm{m}$로 된 상용 Si분말, 100mesh와 325mesh로된 Ti분말, 그리고 미세한 $\2.5mu\textrm{m}$ TiN분말을 사용하였다. Ti분말울 사용한 $Si_3N_4$-TiN 소결체에서 상대밀도 및 파괴인성값은 다량의 조대한 기공의 존재로 인하여 낮은 값을 보였다. 그러나 TiN분말을 사용한 $Si_3N_4$-TiN 복합체에서 파괴인성, 파괴강도 및 전기저항은 각각 $5.0MPa{\cdot}m^{1/2}$, 624MPa 그리고 $1400{\omega}cm$였다. 복합체에서 TiN 업자의 분산은 $Si_3N_4$ 업자의 조대한 봉상형태로의 성장올 방해하며 $Si_3N_4$/TiN 계면에 강한 변형장울 만든다. $Si_3N_4$-TiN 복합체의 전기전도도 및 기계적 특성을 향상시키기 위해 TiN 업자가 균일하게 분산 된 미세조직 제어가 요망된다.