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Degradation Assessment of Thermoplastic Synthetic Resin Using Propagation Characteristics of Ultrasound

초음파 전파특성을 이용한 열가소성 합성수지의 열화 평가

  • Jeon, Woo-Sang (Department of physics, Andong National University) ;
  • Kim, Gi-Jin (Department of physics, Andong National University) ;
  • Kwon, Sung-Duk (Department of physics, Andong National University)
  • Received : 2013.10.23
  • Accepted : 2013.12.25
  • Published : 2014.04.30

Abstract

A nondestructive ultrasonic technique was applied to evaluate the thermal characteristics and degradation of synthetic polymer resin (plastics) with better cost-effectiveness and functionality than glass and metal. Thermoplastic and transparent acrylic resin (PMMA) specimens were annealed at below the glass transition temperature ($T_g$), and the propagation characteristics (attenuation and velocity) were measured. The attenuation increased and the velocity decreased with thermal degradation. The results showed that the thermal aging of the specimens could be evaluated quantitatively and that the Tg could be evaluated qualitatively.

경제성과 함께 다양한 기능성으로 유리 및 금속제를 대체하고 있는 고분자 합성수지인 플라스틱(plastic) 재료의 열화(thermal degradation) 및 열적 특성을 비파괴적으로 평가하기 위하여 초음파의 전파특성(속도 및 감쇠)이 사용되었다. 플라스틱 재료중 범용 열가소성 재료인 높은 투명도의 아크릴 수지(PMMA)에 대해 유리전이온도($T_g$) 범위내에서 열화온도 및 열화시간에 따른 다양한 열화시편에 대해 전파특성 변화가 측정되었다. 열화가 진전될수록 감쇄는 증가하였고 속도는 감소함을 보였으며, 초음파 전파특성의 측정을 통해 열가소성 플라스틱 재료의 정량적 열화평가 및 유리전이온도($T_g$) 영역의 정성적 추정이 가능하였다.

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