• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권11호
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• pp.4851-4858
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• 2024

Matrix graphite is used as a structural material, thermal conductor, moderator, and secondary fission product barrier for fuel elements in high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTRs). Due to its high graphitization degree and compressibility, natural flake graphite (NFG) is used as the main filler in traditional A3-3 matrix graphite, whereas artificial graphite (AG), with a lower graphitization degree than NFG, serves as an additive for toughness and gas permeability. Matrix graphite could be improved in terms of thermal conductivity, oxidation resistance, and irradiation performance by increasing the degree of graphitization. However, reports on the development of new matrix graphite formulations are scarce. In this study, MG-20 matrix graphite was prepared by mixing 60 wt % NFG, 20 wt% natural microcrystalline graphite (MG), and 20 wt% phenolic resin. Due to the high graphitization degree (higher than AG) and low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of MG, MG-20 exhibited higher thermal conductivity (~6%) and lower CTE (~2.4%) than A3-3. Thus, MG-20 with higher graphitization degree and better thermal properties than A3-3 could improve the performance of HTR fuel elements in the future.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.677-684
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• 1995

The effect of catalytic graphitization of petroleum cokes by the addition of aluminum were investigated. The degree of graphitization carbon body only fired at 230$0^{\circ}C$ was 0.5. But when the aluminum additive was added, the degree of graphitization was increased to 0.93. And Ts-effect was appeared as the catalytic effect. This effect was occurred by the formation-decomposition of aluminum carbide through the reaction of aluminum and cokes.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.29-35
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• 2023

Herein we investigated the effect of the conductive agent on the electrochemical performance of the SiOx anode. SiOx anodes have a relatively low volume expansion (~160%) compared to Pure-silicon, but have a problem in that they have a poor electrical conductivity characteristic. In this study, physical and electrochemical measurements were performed using two 0-dimensional amorphous carbon conductive agents with different crystallinity and surface area. The crystal structure of the conductive agents and the local graphitization degree were analyzed through XRD and Raman, and the surface area of the particles was observed through BET. In addition, the electrical performance according to the graphitization degree of the conductive agents was confirmed through a 4-point probe. As a result of the electrochemical cycle and rate performance, it was confirmed that the performance of SiOx using a conductive agent having a low graphitization degree and a high surface area was improved. The results in this study suggest that the graphitization degree and surface area of the amorphous carbon conductive agent may play an important role in the SiOx electrode.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.413-419
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• 1997

The specimens which were prepared from cokes with additions of 0~25 wt% B4C were sintered in Ar atmosphere at 220$0^{\circ}C$. The effects of B4C content on graphitization and oxidation resistance of cokes were investigated. B4C accelerates the graphitization of cokes and at 220$0^{\circ}C$ the degree of graphitization increased from 0.33 which is the value of pure carbon to 0.56, which increased bluk density and porosity. Especially bending strength increased as th graphitization temperature increased. Oxidation resistance property was greatly improved when B4C was added more than 10wt% at 80$0^{\circ}C$ and when B4C was added more than 20wt% at 100$0^{\circ}C$. This was because that the thin layer of B2O3 glass phase on the surface of the composite could be identified to increase the oxidation resistance.

• Composites Research
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.162-169
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• 2024

본 논문에서는 습식 방사 공정을 통한 PAN(polyacrylonitrile)계 전구체 섬유의 형태학적 제어 및 2종의 흑연화 촉진제(Ca, Ni)가 도입된 PAN계 탄소섬유의 흑연화 거동을 조사하였다. 흑연화 촉진제는 습식방사된 PAN 계 전구체 섬유의 열수 연신시 형성된 기공으로 도입되었으며, 결정구조 및 라만 분석을 통해 흑연화 촉진효과를 검토하였다. 1500℃의 상대적으로 낮은 온도에서는 흑연화에 큰 영향을 주지 않은 반면에, 2400℃의 고온에 서는 흑연화 촉진제 미처리 섬유와 비교하여 I_D/I_G 비율이 최대 2배까지 감소하는(GF-AS 0.54: GF-Ni100 0.28) 경향을 나타냈다. 흑연화도(degree of graphitization)는 Ca 흑연화 촉진제와 비교하여 Ni 흑연화 촉진제가 더 큰 영향을 끼침을 I_D/I_G 비율을 비교하여(GF-Ca100 0.42: GF-Ni100 0.28) 확인할 수 있었다. 또한, 2D band의 존재로부터 흑연평면구조가 다층으로 구성되어 있음을 알 수 있었다. 흑연결정의 결정면간거리(d₀₀₂)에 대한 흑연화 촉진제 효과는 미비하였으나, 특히 Ca 흑연화 촉진제 처리된 흑연섬유(GF-Ca100)의 경우 최대 ~5 nm 결정 크기가 증가함이 확인되었다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제33권7호
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• pp.816-822
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• 1996

서로 다른 흑연화도를 갖는 furan 수지로 부터 얻어진 무기화합물(SiC, TiO2) 첨가 탄소재료의 산화반응의 흑연구조 의존성에 대하여 살펴보았다. 탄소재료의 산화는 시료의 표면적에 크게 의존하여, 흑연화가 상당히 진행된시료라 할지라도 표면적이 클 때는 살화속도도 빠른 것으로 밝혀졌으며, 단위 중량이 아닌 단위면적당의 산화속도로 바꿔 생각했을 때 흑연화가 진행될 수록 산화반응도 늦어지는 것을 알 수 있었다. 그리고 겉보기 활성화 에너지값으로 부터 생각할 때 흑연(TiO2 첨가시료)과 난층흑연(SiC 첨가시료)이 동일한 반응기구에 의해 산화가 진행되는 것으로 판단되었다. 또한 두종류 이상의 결정구조가 혼재하여 있는 시료의 경우 이들 성분들의 산화속도는 달라 반응의 초기에 흑연으로 결정화된 않은 비정질 탄소 성분이 흑연 성분보다 먼저 선택적으로 산화되는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• Carbon letters
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.241-244
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• 2006

Carbon/Carbon composite was been manufactured by the technology of warmer-molding process of clutter chopped carbon fiber, using phenolic resin as an adhesive. The degree of graphitization, the microstructure and the friction properties were studied. The results show that the clutter chopped carbon fiber fully scatter in the Carbon/Carbon composite and the degree of graphitization of phenolic resin can reach up to 86.2%, this matrix carbon can form the continuous and stable graphitic thin film on the friction surface during braking process so that the composite has fine friction properties and low wear rate.

• Carbon letters
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.111-116
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• 2003

Carbon/carbon composites were developed using PAN based carbon fibres and phenolic resin as matrix in different volume fractions and heat treated to temperatures between $1000^{\circ}C$ to $2500^{\circ}C$. Although both the starting precursors are nongraphitizing hard carbons individually, their composites lead to very interesting properties e.g. x-ray diffractograms show the development of graphitic phase for composites having fibre volume fractions of 30~40%. Consequently the electrical resistivity of such composites reaches a value of $0.8\;m{\Omega}cm$, very close to highly graphitic material. However, it was found that by increasing the fibre volume fraction to 50~60%, the trend is reversed. Optical microscopy of the composites also reveals the development of strong columnar type microstructure at the fibre (matrix interface due to stress graphitization of the matrix. The study forcasts a unique possibility of producing high thermal conductivity carbon/carbon composites starting with carbon fibres in the chopped form only.

• Carbon letters
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• 제24권
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• pp.97-102
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• 2017

Graphite fibers are materials with a high specific modulus that have attracted much interest in the aerospace industry, but their high manufacturing cost and low yield are still problems that prevent their wide applications in practice. This paper presents a laser-based process for graphitization of carbon fiber (CF) and explores the effect of laser radiation on the microstructure of CF. The obtained Raman spectra indicate that the outer surface of CF evolves from turbostratic structures into a three-dimensional ordered state after being irradiated by a laser. The X-ray diffraction data revealed that the growth of crystallite was parallel to the fiber axis, and the interlayer spacing $d_{002}$ decreased from 0.353 to 0.345 nm. The results of scanning electron microscopy revealed that the surface of irradiated CFs was rougher than that of the unirradiated ones and there were scale-like small fragments that had peeled off from the fibers. The tensile modulus increased by 17.51% and the Weibull average tensile strength decreased by 30.53% after being irradiated by a laser. These results demonstrate that the laser irradiation was able to increase the graphitization degree of the CFs, which showed some properties comparable to graphite fibers.

• 한국주조공학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.158-164
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• 1996

In copper continuous casting, the soot, which is the incomplete pyrolitic product of acetylene, has been used as a mold coat. In this work, under constant acetylene pressure, the characteristics of soot and the optimum condition of sooting were investigated with different acetylene and oxygen flow rate. The soot particles deposited on the mold surface had mainly spherical shape and their sizes were about 20nm. After reaction with melt, their shapes were changed into polygonal type due to the graphitization. With increasing oxygen flow rate up to $0.6{\ell}/min$, the amount of residues of soot after heat treatment were kept nearly constant. But the amount of residues increased rapidly with further increasing oxygen flow rate. Degree of graphitization was maximum at $0.4{\ell}/min$ and $5{\ell}/min$ of oxygen and acetylene flow rate, respectively.