• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.47-52
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• 2007

Polyurethane flexible foams have been widely used for automotive seat cushions because of their excellent performance. It has been required so far to reduce the density of seat cushion foam. However, recently, improving the riding comfort of seat cushions becomes more important. With regard to riding comfort, we investigated the improvement of static properties such as the ball rebound property and the hysteresis loss. We also studied the vibration characteristics, which are well known as an important factor to affect the comfort performance during driving.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.59-66
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• 2015

A new concept of an inorganic foaming process at low temperature was demonstrated for the production of inorganic thermal insulating materials with the properties of flexible light-weight, the advantages of organic-based thermal insulation material. The foaming process was proceeded by establishing a skeleton of the foam body by using inorganic fibrous sepiolite and aluminum silicate. A cavity was formed by the expansion of fibrous skeleton body, by the gas which was generated from foaming agent at low temperature. Then the multi-vesicular expanded perlite with low thermal conductivity was filled into the cavity in a skeleton of the foam body. Finally through these overall process, a new inorganic foamed body could be obtained at low temperature without the hot melting of inorganic materials. In order to achieve this object, various preparations such as fibrous sepiolite fibrillation process, heat treatment process of the fibrous slurry were needed, and the optimal compositional condition of slurry was required. The foam body produced showed the properties of flexible light-weight thermal insulation materials such as bulk density, yield strength, flexural strength, and high heat resistance.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.37 no.6
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• pp.685-693
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• 2013

The foams of a poly(lactic acid) modified by the reactive compounding were produced with the batch foaming technique using supercritical $CO_2(scCO_2)$. Experiments were performed at $105{\sim}135^{\circ}C$ and 12~24 MPa. The blowing ratio and foam structure were significantly affected by changing the temperature and pressure conditions in the foaming process. The blowing ratio first increased with increasing foaming temperature and saturation pressure, reached a maximum and then decreased with a further increase in the foaming temperature and saturation pressure. Decreasing the rate of depressurization permitted a longer period of cell growth and therefore larger microcellular structures were obtained.

• Composites Research
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.42-46
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• 2014

In the present study, impact tests were carried out to investigate the crashworthy behaviour of the expanded polypropylene under the constant incident energy (100 J and 200 J) with five different combinations of striker mass and velocity. Also, preliminary quasi-static test was performed to obtain basic characteristics of the expanded polypropylene. MTS 858 and Instron dynatup 9250 HV were used for the quasi-static test and impact tests, respectively. In consequence, it was found that the impact energy absorption characteristics of the expanded polypropylene was more influenced by the striker mass instead of the velocity of the striker.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.218-226
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• 2002

For the preparation of high resilience polyurethane (PU) foams with polyether type cell openers which have different ethylene oxide (EO) content, molecular weight and chain structure, the influences of tell opener structure on the kinetics, rheology, structural stability, open cell content and mechanical properties of the obtained foam were investigated. It was observed that urea formation reaction was delayed with the increase of EO content and incorporation of ester linkage in cell opener molecule and was relatively independent on the molecular weight. With the rheological studies, the decreases of viscosity and storage modulus were confirmed for the increase of EO content and molecular weight, so that the resulted foam had low structural stability and high open cell content. The cell opener having ester linkage in molecule exhibited the lowest values of viscosity and storage modulus and the obtained foam has high open cell content. However, the structural stability increased due to the larger intermolecular interaction of ester linkage. The hardness, tensile strength, tear strength and elongation of foam were deteriorated with increase of EO content and molecular weight of tell opener. On the other hand, the cell opener having ester linkage in molecule improved the values of tensile strength, tear strength and elongation.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.106-114
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• 2000

The foam of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)/styrene-vinyl isoprene-styrene triblock copolymer(SVIS) blend was prepared to improve the shock-absorption and compression set characteristics at room temperature. The effects of blowing agent and blend ratio of EVA/SVIS on expansion ratio, cell structure and mechanical properties of the foam were investigated. As the SVIS content increased, the viscosity of blends was increased but the crosslinking rate was slow down, the expansion ratio was decreased. and the specific gravity was increased. At room temperature, the resilience was not affected by increasing the amount of blowing agent. The value of tan ${\delta}$ was increased by increasing the amount of SVIS. As a result, the value of compression set was decreased. This is due to the increased values of specific gravity and crosslinking density of the EVA/SVIS foam.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.538-544
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• 2000

The characteristics of cell growth and foamed cell structures of PP were investigated by a continuous foaming process. The operating parameters were the contents of blowing agent and nucleating agent, nucleating agent contents, die temperatures and die dimensions. The foaming cells grew without collapse at less than 14.5 wt% of blowing agent, isopentane. But the cells were collapsed when the blowing agent content was more than 14.5 wt%. The foam density dramatically decreased when a very small amount of the nucleating agent, 1 wt%, was added. After the nucleating agent was added, the cell's weight plummeted to one-seventh of its previous weight. Stable foam cell structures were formed at the die temperature of 17$0^{\circ}C$. However, the effects of the pressure drop rate on the cell morphology were not serious.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.138-148
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• 2000

In order to investigate the possibility of EPDM micro cellular pad (MCP) as an impact sound insulation product, we studied static/dynamic properties and vibration transfer characteristics of EPDM MCP depending on shape, thickness, degrees of foaming by using material test system (MTS) and lab scale mock-up test apparatus. Static/dynamic rigidity is increased when shape is simple. thickness and degrees of foaming low. We could see that dynamic stiffness is proportional to the transmissibility of EPDM MCP. When dynamic stiffness is increased, characteristic peak at transmissibility curve moves high frequency range or snows increase of maximum value of transmissibility. For lab scale mock-up test and finite element method, EPDM MCP shows low vibration velocity and superior mode shape to just concrete plus slab structure. We could confirm that possibility of EPDM MCP as a impact sound insulation product is high.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Industrial Safety Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.311-315
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• 2002

Polyurethane 발포체는 우수한 단열 및 흡음특성 그리고 반응물질인 polyol과 isocyanate의 성분 및 배합비에 따라 여러가지 제품군으로 특성 설계가 가능하여 LNG 저장탱크, LNG 유조선의 cryogenic insulator, 육상 및 해상용 냉동 및 냉장시설물, 가전제품, 건축단열판넬 등에 널리 사용되고 있다. 그러나 난연성의 결여로 화재 발생시 급격한 연소반응과 유해가스 발생을 동반하여 화재안전 및 건강보건상 중대한 단점을 가지고 있다. 본 연구진은 PU발포체의 물성개선을 통한 난연특성 연구의 일환으로서 montmorillonite, hectorite, vermiculite의 layer silicate를 urethane 원료물질과 혼성발포 공정을 통해 난연복합체를 제조하여 UL94V, LOI, Morphology 등의 시험을 수행하였다.(중략)

• Elastomers and Composites
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.132-137
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• 2000

The cure and physical properties of EPDM foam containing ground rubber and carbon black as filler were studied. The cure time reduced with the addition of filler. This result means reducing the operation time. In case of ground rubber was used, blowing ratio, tensile strength, and elongation were decreased rapidly at above 30 phr. On the other hand, in case of carbon black, they showed similar physical properties until 70 phr was used limited to 30 phr to make a good foam, which should be due to low interfacial interaction between EPDM and ground rubber. All the EPDM foams showed excellent thermal stability.