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Printability of digital color ceramic ink on glazed surface of ink-jet printed ceramic tile

디지털 프린팅용 세라믹 잉크의 유약표면 인쇄적성 및 특성평가

  • Kim, Jin-Ho (Icheon Branch, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology) ;
  • Hwang, Kwang-Taek (Icheon Branch, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology) ;
  • Cho, Woo-Seok (Icheon Branch, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology) ;
  • Han, Kyu-Sung (Icheon Branch, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology)
  • Received : 2017.08.11
  • Accepted : 2017.09.22
  • Published : 2017.10.31
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Abstract

Digital ink-jet printing technology using ceramic ink, which is thermally stable at high temperature above $1000^{\circ}C$, has an advantage of eco-friendly process applicable to manufacturing products with an excellent durability and various designs. Recently, replacement from conventional manufacturing process to digital process using ink-jet printing technique has been significantly accelerated in ceramic tile industry. In this study, we investigated ink-jet printability of ceramic ink on ceramic tile. Cyan, magenta, yellow, black ceramic inks, which are digital primary color of ink-jet printing, were printed on glazed surface of ceramic tiles, and their printabilities were comparatively analyzed. High temperature sintering process is generally required for manufacturing ceramic products, thus effect of sintering process on printed pattern of ceramic ink was also investigated by analyzing ink penetration depth and ink dot area.

$1000^{\circ}C$ 이상의 고온에서도 안정적인 발색 특성을 보이는 세라믹 잉크를 활용한 디지털 프린팅 기술은 우수한 내구성을 가지는 제품을 다양한 디자인을 적용하여 생산할 수 있는 친환경 공정이라는 장점으로 인해 최근 관심이 높아지고 있다. 특히 건축용 세라믹 타일 산업에서 잉크젯 프린팅 기술 도입을 통한 디지털 공정으로의 전환은 점점 가속화되고 있으며, 이와 관련된 프린팅 시스템 및 고온발색 세라믹 잉크에 관한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 세라믹 타일의 표면 유약층에서 고온발색 세라믹 잉크의 인쇄적성을 분석하였다. 디지털 4원색인 Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black 색상의 고온발색 세라믹 잉크가 프린팅된 세라믹 타일의 표면 및 단면의 미세구조를 분석함으로써 세라믹 잉크의 종류에 따른 인쇄특성에 대해 비교하였다. 또한 고온 열처리 공정이 필수적으로 요구되는 세라믹 소재의 특성상 잉크젯 프린팅 후 세라믹 잉크 패턴의 열처리 공정에 따른 거동변화에 관하여 고찰하였으며, 세라믹 타일 유약층에서 세라믹 잉크의 인쇄적성은 미세구조 및 고온 소성 과정에 큰 영향을 받고 있음을 확인하였다.

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