• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.298-308
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• 2010

패럴린 박막의 기계적 성질과 표면 특성을 개선하기 위해 Xylydene계 다이머(DPX-C, DPX-D, DPX-N)를 사용하여 각각의 다이머에 대한 증착 조건과 투입량에 따른 박막의 두께를 조절함으로써 단일 패럴린-C, D, N 박막과 두 가지 타입이 혼합된 하이브리드 타입의 화학적, 물리적 패럴린 박막을 제조하였다. 패럴린 증착은 화학기상증착법(chemical vapor deposition: CVD)을 이용하였으며, 열분석을 통해 단일 박막과 하이브리드 타입의 박막에 대한 열적 특성을 비교 분석하였다. 인장 강도와 신장율 그리고 인열력 시험을 통해 박막에 대한 기계적 물성을 알아보았으며, 접촉각과 표면 에너지를 측정하여 박막에 대한 표면 특성을 관찰하였다. 두 가지 타입이 혼합된 하이브리드 타입의 화학적 패럴린 박막은 서로 다른 다이머의 장단점을 상호 보완시켜 줄 수 있으며, 물리적 패럴린 박막은 기재에 코팅되는 면과 반대 면의 박막 특성을 자유롭게 조절할 수 있다.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.18-24
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• 2008

사슬연장제로 사용되는 디올형 올리고머를 상온주형용의 폴리우레탄(PU) 엘라스토머의 반응 및 물성조절제로 사용하였다. 기본 수지에 대해 one-shot 방식으로 혼합된 디올형 올리고머는 반응속도 지연효과를 나타내었으며 혼합 농도가 증가함에 따라 지수적으로 반응속도가 감소하는 현상을 나타내었다. Kissinger의 열분석에 관한 연구 결과는 본 연구에서의 해석에서 도 ln $(q/T^2_p)$ vs. $(1/T_p)$ 플롯이 직선성을 보이고 계산된 활성화에너지 $E_a$값이 44.80 kJ/mol로서 일반적인 주형용 폴리우레탄 생성반응에서의 활성화에너지와 유사한 값을 보임으로서 매우 유효하게 적용될 수 있었다. 기계적인 성질에 있어서도 약 20 phr 정도에 이르기까지의 조절제 농도에서는 뚜렷한 강도의 저하가 이루어지고 그 이후에는 점차적으로 낮아지는 것으로 관찰되었으며, 조절제가 약 20 phr 이상 혼입되는 경우에는 항복점의 구분이 매우 약화되고 고무탄성체의 특징인 저강도 고신율의 거동을 보이는 특징적인 현상이 관찰되었다. 또한 파단강도의 경우 조절제의 함량이 증가할수록 지수적으로 강도가 감소하는 경향을 나타내어 조절제의 혼합 농도조건에 따라 강도변화가 매우 민감함을 보여 주었다.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.134-143
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• 2014

자가치유형 아스팔트를 구현하기 위하여 분자간결합력이 큰 고분자를 아스팔트에 투입시켰다. 사용된 고분자는 셜린, 나일론 및 폴리에스터이다. 이 고분자들은 가공온도가 $200^{\circ}C$를 넘어 고체상태로는 투입이 어려워 용액상태로 첨가하였다. 고분자가 첨가된 아스팔트들은 우수한 개질효과와 치유효과를 나타내었다. 인장강도에서 고분자개질아스팔트들은 고분자가 5% 투입되었으나 강도는 18%이상 증가하였다. 고분자와 아스팔트분자 간에 상호작용이 있는 것으로 보인다. 특히 셜린과의 분자간결합력이 가장 큰 것으로 보인다. 셜린은 아스팔트와 수소결합 및 아스팔트내에 존재하는 금속들과 이온결합을 할 것이다. 치유성에 있어서는 인장강도 면에서 셜린이 가장 높은 138%의 치유능을 나타내었으며 복합모듈러스 면에서는 폴리에스터가 141%의 치유능을, 충격강도 면에서는 나일론이 131%의 치유능을 보였다. 이는 치유능 해석에서 고분자의 분자간결합력도 중요 사항이지만 고분자와 아스팔트간의 상호작용 또한 중요한 고려 사항이 되어야함을 의미한다.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.179-186
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• 2021

Carbon-based nanofillers, including nanodiamond (ND) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs), have been employed in epoxy matrixes for improving the toughness, using the tow prepreg method, of epoxy compounds for high pressure tanks. The reinforcing performance was compared with those of commercially available toughening fillers, including carboxyl-terminated butadiene acrylonitrile (CTBN) and block copolymers, such as poly(methyl methacrylate)-b-poly(butyl acrylate)-b-poly(methyl methacrylate) (BA-b-MMA). CTNB improved the mechanical performance at a relatively high filler loading of ~5 phr. Nanosized BA-b-MMA showed improved performance at a lower filler loading of ~2 phr. However, the mechanical properties deteriorated at a higher loading of ~5 phr because of the formation of larger aggregates. ND showed no significant improvement in mechanical properties because of aggregate formation. In contrast, surface-treated ND with epoxidized hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene considerably improved the mechanical properties, notably the impact strength, because of more uniform dispersion of particles in the epoxy matrix. CNTs noticeably improved the flexural strength and impact strength at a filler loading of 0.5 phr. However, the improvements were lost with further addition of fillers because of CNT aggregation.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.26-36
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• 2021

Pipes operating in the seawater environment faces cavitation degradation and corrosion of the metallic component, as well as a negative synergistic effect. Cavitation degradation shows the mechanism by which materials deteriorate by causing rapid change of pressure or high-frequency vibration in the solution, and introducing the formation and explosion of bubbles. In order to rate the cavitation resistance of materials, constant conditions have been used. However, while a dynamic cavitation condition can be generated in a real system, there has been little reported on the effect of ultrasonic amplitude on the cavitation resistance and mechanism of composites. In this work, 3 kinds of epoxy coatings were used, and the cavitation resistance of the epoxy coatings was evaluated in 3.5% NaCl at 15 ℃ using an indirect ultrasonic cavitation method. Eleven kinds of mechanical properties were obtained, namely compressive strength, flexural strength and modulus, tensile strength and elongation, Shore D hardness, water absorptivity, impact test, wear test for coating only and pull-off strength for epoxy coating/carbon steel or epoxy coating/rubber/carbon steel. The cavitation erosion mechanism of epoxy coatings was discussed on the basis of the mechanical properties and the effect of ultrasonic amplitude on the degradation of coatings.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.535-543
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• 2019

Building on/with expansive soils with no treatment brings complications. Compacted expansive soils specifically fall short in satisfying the minimum requirements for transport embankment infrastructures, requiring the adoption of hauled virgin mineral aggregates or a sustainable alternative. Use of hauled aggregates comes at a high carbon and economical cost. On average, every 9m high embankment built with quarried/hauled soils cost $12600MJ.m^{-2}$ Embodied Energy (EE). A prospect of using mixed cutting-arising expansive soils with industrial/domestic wastes can reduce the carbon cost and ease the pressure on landfills. The widespread use of recycled materials has been extensively limited due to concerns over their long-term performance, generally low shear strength and stiffness. In this contribution, hydromechanical properties of a waste tyre sand-sized rubber (a mixture of polybutadiene, polyisoprene, elastomers, and styrene-butadiene) and expansive silt is studied, allowing the short- and long-term behaviour of optimum compacted composites to be better established. The inclusion of tyre shred substantially decreased the swelling potential/pressure and modestly lowered the compression index. Silt-Tyre powder replacement lowered the bulk density, allowing construction of lighter reinforced earth structures. The shear strength and stiffness decreased on addition of tyre powder, yet the contribution of matric suction to the shear strength remained constant for tyre shred contents up to 20%. Reinforced soils adopted a ductile post-peak plastic behaviour with enhanced failure strain, offering the opportunity to build more flexible subgrades as recommended for expansive soils. Residual water content and tyre shred content are directly correlated; tyre-reinforced silt showed a greater capacity of water storage (than natural silts) and hence a sustainable solution to waterlogging and surficial flooding particularly in urban settings. Crushed fine tyre shred mixed with expansive silts/sands at 15 to 20 wt% appear to offer the maximum reduction in swelling-shrinking properties at minimum cracking, strength loss and enhanced compressibility expenses.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.92-99
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• 2021

Microstructure-dependent changes in the crystalline properties of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) (EVA) was investigated using various EVAs at different VA contents via X-ray diffraction (XRD). The parameters analyzed herein were percentage crystallinity (X_c), interplanar crystal spacing (d_hkl), crystal stack size (D_hkl), and the number of crystal plane piles (N_hkl). The X_cs of [110] and [200] crystals were 21.0-4.1 and 6.7-1.4%, respectively, and they decreased by approximately 2.3 and 0.7% for every mol% of the VA content, respectively. The X_c ratios of the [110] and [200] crystals were approximately 3. The d₁₁₀s and d₂₀₀s values were 0.41-0.42 and 0.37-0.38 nm, respectively. The D₁₁₀s and D₂₀₀s values were 9.56 -21.92 and 7.00-16.42 nm, respectively. The d_hkls increased with an increase in the VA content, whereas the D_hkls decreased. The N₁₁₀s and N₂₀₀s were 22.7-51.3 and 18.3-43.2, respectively, and they decreased by increasing the VA content. EVA with the same VA content showed different crystalline properties as per the suppliers, and some EVAs deviated from the average trends. This could be explained by the difference in their microstructures such as the sizes and distribution uniformity of the ethylene sequences in EVA chains.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제58권1호
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• pp.32-43
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• 2023

The worldwide use of polyurethane foam products generates large amounts of waste, which in turn has detrimental effects on the surroundings. Hence, finding an economical and environmentally friendly way to dispose of or recycle foam waste is an utmost priority for researchers to overcome this problem. In that sense, the glycolysis of waste flexible polyurethane foam (WFPF) from automotive seat cushions using different industrial-grade glycols and potassium hydroxide as a catalyst to produce recovered polyol was investigated. The effect of different molecular weight polyols, catalyst concentration, and material ratio (PU foam: Glycols) on the reaction conversion and viscosity of the recovered polyols was determined. The obtained recovered polyols are obtained as single or split-phase reaction products. Besides, the foaming characteristics and physical properties such as cell morphology, thermal stability, and compressive stress-strain nature of the regenerated flexible foams based on the recovered polyols were discussed. It was observed that the regenerated flexible foams displayed good seating comfort properties as a function of hardness, sag factor, and hysteresis loss compared to the reference virgin foam. With the growing demand for a sustainable and circular economy, a global valorization of glycolysis products from polyurethane scraps can be realized by transforming them into profitable substances.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제58권1호
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• pp.44-56
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• 2023

Additive manufacturing (AM) or three-dimensional (3D) printing of metals has been drawing significant attention due to its reliability, usefulness, and low cost with rapid prototyping. Among the various AM technologies, fused deposition modeling (FDM) or fused filament fabrication is receiving much interest because of its simple manufacturing processing, low material waste, and cost-effective equipment. FDM technology uses metal-filled polymer filaments for 3D printing, followed by debinding and sintering to fabricate complex metal parts. An efficient binder is essential for producing polymer filaments and the thermal post-processing of printed objects. This study involved an in-depth investigation of and a fabrication route for a novel multi-component binder system with steel alloy powder (45 vol.%) ranging from filament fabrication and 3D printing to debinding and sintering. The binder system consisted of polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) as a binder and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and polylactic acid (PLA) as a carrier. The PVP binder held the metal components tightly by maintaining their stoichiometry, and the TPU and PLA in the ratio of 9:1 provided flexibility, stiffness, and strength to the filament for 3D printing. The efficacy of the binder system was examined by fabricating 3D-printed cubic structures. The results revealed that the thermal debinding and sintering processes effectively removed the binder/carrier from the cubic structures, resulting in isotropic shrinkage of approximately 15.8% in all directions. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) patterns displayed the microstructure behavior, phase transition, and elemental composition of the 3D cubic structure.

• Composites Research
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.66-73
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• 2009

적층 두께, 면밀도, 질량관성모우멘트는 소재의 구조-역학적 특성을 나타내는 중요한 인자들이다. 본 연구에서는 이와 같은 인자들이 다층-복합재료구조의 내충격 성능에 미치는 영향을 고찰하기 위해 높은 충격자 속도 하에서 탄자한계속도기 최대가 되는 재료-구조 최적화를 수행하였다. 세라믹복합재료, 고무, 알루미늄 그리고 알루미늄 폼으로 구성된 다층-복합재료구조의 최적화를 위해 Florence 모델과 Awerbuch-Bonder 모델을 연계한 통합 모델을 개발하였으며, 구속 조건으로써 적층 두께, 면밀도, 질량관성모우멘트를 함께 사용하였다. 결과에서 알 수 있듯이, 제안된 통합 모델을 통해 계산된 탄자한계속도는 유한표소해석에서의 탄자한계속도와 거의 유사함을 확인하였다. 통합 모델을 바탕으로 재료-구조 최적화를 통해 설정된 다층구조는 최적화를 수행하지 않은 다층구조에 비해 약 10.8%의 탄자한계속도 및 26.7%의 충격흡수에너지 향상이 나타남을 알 수 있다.