• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.89-96
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• 1999

Manufacturing conditions of the porous alumina mold were established to overcome various limits of the gypsum mold. For the preparations of the porous alumina mold, an activated charcoal was added to the Al2O3 with the wt% variation and then mixed. The binary slurry was study dispersed based on the examination of the ESA and rheological behaviro. The cylinder type alumina mold was cast in the gyspum mold and characterized by the shrinkage rate at the variable sintering temperature and the resistance against wear. It was proper to make a sintering of the Al2O3 by the surface diffusion which was non-shrinkage sintering mechansim, and intergranular neck growed stronger while sintering was being made. We studied a sintering by three categories; 1) thermodynamic method below 1,000$^{\circ}C$, 2) kinetic method above 1,000$^{\circ}C$ and 3) combined method. In the results of the respective works, combined method was superiro to the others. The prepared Al2O3 mold had relatively high strength, low drying rate, the resistance against the acid or base and good casting behavior.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.6 no.12
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• pp.1179-1185
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• 1996

고온용 세라믹 쉘 몰드를 용융 알루미나와 콜로이달 실리카를 사용하여 제조한 후, 세라믹 쉘 몰드의 강도에 영향을 주는 요인을 분석하였다. 세라믹 쉘 몰드의 강도는 바인더의 실리카 입자의 크기가 작을수록 크며 또한 실리카 농도에 비례하여 증가함을 보이며 저온에서의 강도 발현은 콜로이달 실리카의 필름 형성에 의한 입자들의 결합임을 알 수 있었다. 세라믹 쉘 몰드의 소성 강도는 부착 스타코의 크기가 작을수록 크며 소성 온도에 비례하여 증가함을 보였다. 고온에서의 강도 발현은 알루미나 입자와 콜로이달 실리카 바인더의 결합뿐만 아니라 알루미나 입자사이의 결합도 영향을 줌을 알 수 있었다. 쉘 몰드의 결정상은 130$0^{\circ}C$이하에서 소성한 경우 $\alpha$-알루미나만 존재함을 보여 실리카는 비정질로 계속 남아 있음을 알 수 있고 140$0^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 소성한 경우 뮬라이트가 생성됨을 보였다.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.70-78
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• 1997

3Y-TZP/SUS316 Functionally Graded Material (FGM) was fabricated by slip casting method. Alumina mold was used to overcome problems of gypsum mold in slip casting process, and the optimal dispersion con-ditions of 3Y-TZP/SUS316 binary slurries was determined using electrokinetic sonic amplitude and a viscometer, and observing sedimentation behavior. The properties of the specimens casted by gypsum mold and alumina mold were compared in terms of changes in shrinkage rate, drying and sintering conditions, and microstructure. It was found that the specimens obtaine from the alumina mold showed a clean surface, easier thickness control of each layer, and higher productivity. Especially, no degradation was observed in the SUS316 prepared using alumina mold. Thus it is desirable to use porous alumina mold rather than gyp-sum mold for the slip casting of 3Y-TZP/SUS316-FGM.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.9 no.8
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• pp.843-848
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• 1999

The efect of A1 addition and sintering condition on mutization behavior between alumina and silica in alumina-based shell mold was investigated. A1 addition and high sintering temperature increased the degree of mullitization between alumina/silica but decreased the room temperature strentgh of the shell molds. It was identified that the sintered strength of the shell molds was in range of 2.0~2.6kg/$\textrm{mm}^2$. Al addition suppressed deflection of the shell molds at high temperature. Especially, no deflection was observed in the specimen which was sintered at $1000^{\circ}C$ for 1hr with 2.5wt% Al. The specimen sintered at $1500^{\circ}C$ for 4hrs with no Al addition also displayed no deflection.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 1996.05a
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• pp.56-56
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• 1996

• Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.127-131
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• 2021

Based on its good compatibility with high-temperature environments, the Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb alloy is used for high-temperature materials of industrial equipment. In this study, a Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb alloy turbocharger turbine wheel was fabricated by a vacuum centrifugal casting method. The conditions that prevent misrun defects of the turbocharger turbine wheel blade from centrifugal casting using alumina molds were investigated. The microstructure of the alloy prepared by vacuum centrifugal casting was studied by means of optical microscopy (OM), with a micro-Vickers hardness analyzer (HV), by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and by SEM-EDS. The HV and SEM-EDS examinations of the as-cast Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb alloy showed that the thickness of the oxide layer (α-case) was typically less than 50 ㎛. At a high preheating temperature of 1,100℃, a moderate RPM of 260, and with an alumina mold with a large gate size, there were almost no misrun defects. Therefore, it was confirmed that a Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb alloy turbocharger turbine wheel with fewer misrun defects could be achieved through a high preheating temperature, a moderate RPM, a large gate size and an alumina mold to suppress the formation of alpha-case components.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2010.11b
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• pp.947-949
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• 2010

임의 형상의 미세구조 패턴의 형성기술은 광전자 공학부터 생물학적 적용까지 넓은 분야에서 폭발적인 잠재력을 가지고 있다. 그러나 많은 패턴 형성에 관한 연구는 제작 프로세서 비용이 높아 일부의 기능성 반도체 디바이스 혹은 유기물 광학 미디어등에 한정 되고 있으며 고온 구조용 세라믹스에 적용은 거의 예가 없는 실정이다. 최근 들어 MEMS, 고온내열 부재, 광학부재에 관한 연구의 진전과 함께 고온 구조부재의 표면에 미세구조를 부여하는 연구의 니즈가 높아지고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 폴리 비닐 알콜(PVA)과 금형(석영 몰드)의 이형성이 높은 것에 착안하여 특단의 장치를 이용하지 않고 간단한 전사 방법으로 알루미나 소결체에 미세구조 부여를 시험하였다.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.9 no.9
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• pp.865-871
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• 1999

Effect of sintering condition in mechanical properties of ZrSiO\ulcorner shell molds was investigated. Number of microcrack in primary layer of the mold was maximized after preheating at $1000^{\circ}C$ for 1.5 hours. Yield strength and specific surface area of the mold were inversely proportion to sintering temperature and time. After hot deformation test at $1500^{\circ}C$ for 4 hours, molds were deformed opposite to the loading direction and backup layers were cracked along the interface between stucco and zircon slurry. Reverse deformation of the molds during hot deformation test was considered to be resulted from the difference of thermal expansion coefficient between alumina stucco and zircon slurry in primary coat, and size difference between zircon stucco and zircon slurry in backup coat.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.30 no.12
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• pp.1029-1038
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• 1993

The microstructures of aluminas, included of dissolved CaO as $\alpha$-alumina seeded pseudo-boehmite hydrosol was gelled in plaster mold and doped of MgO as dipping of calcines(120$0^{\circ}C$-2h) into Mg-nitrate solution, were compared to the one of which additives are excluded during the gellation. It was formed the boundary layer of 300~350${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ distance from surface to the inside, containing of approximately 500ppm CaO by dissolved Ca from plaster mold. As the MgO addition to the boundary layer with dissolved CaO, the microstructure of the layer was uniformed and inhibited the grian growth, compared to one of that additives be excluded specimen and of MgO doped-inside region. This result was considered as abnormal grain growth and effect of flat boundary formation be appeared by effects of dissolved CaO, were decreased by MgO co-doping.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.28 no.12
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• pp.1019-1025
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• 1991

The effect of dissolved Ca ion from plaster mold during slip casting on the microstructure and fracture toughness of high-purity sintered alumina were investigated. When the alumina slip containing 1000 ppm MgO was casted on a calcined alumina mold, the sintered compact had a homogeneous microstructure with equiaxed grains. However, when the same slip was casted on a plaster mold, the sintered compact consisted of the mixture of equiaxed and elongated grains. This inhomogeneous microstructure was also observed in the sintered alumina doped with 100o ppm MgO and 100 ppm CaO whose compact was prepared on the calcined alumina mold indicating that the inhomogeneity was caused by CaO. It was found that the specimen containing both MgO and CaO had higher fracture toughness than that containing MgO only. The enhanced fracture toughness by CaO is probably due to the crack deflection along the boundaries of the elongated grains.