• Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.149-154
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• 1992

The wetting behaviour of SiC/Al-Li composite interface has been investigated by using an infiltration method. The critical pressure for melt infiltration into SiC particulate preform has been determined by measuring the melt infiltration distance changes with the variation of applied pressure. The threshold pressure of pure Al, Al-0.2wt%Li, Al-0.5wt%Li for melt infiltration are 3.94, 3.93, $3.7Kg/cm^2$ respectively, which implies a slight improvement in wettability of SiC/Al composite by addition of Li. The threshold pressure for melt infiltration also changes with the variation of other parameters such SiC particulate size, SiC particulate fraction and melt temperature.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.655-661
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• 1999

${\beta}$-SiC formation mechanism in Si melt-C-SiC system with varying in size of carbon source was investigated. A continuous reaction sintering process using Si melt infiltration method was adopted to control the reaction sintering time effectively. It was found that ${\beta}$-SiC formation mechanism in Si melt-C-SiC system was directly affected by the size of carbon source. In the Si melt-C-SiC system with large carbon source ${\beta}$-SiC formation mechanism could be divided into two stages depending on the reaction sintering time: in early stage of reaction sintering carbon dissolution in Si melt and precipitation of ${\beta}$-SiC was occurred preferentially and then SIC nucleation and growth was controlled by diffusion of carbon throughy the ${\beta}$-SiC layer formed on graphite particle. Furthmore a dissolution rate of graphite particles in Si melt could be accelerated by the infiltration of Si melt through basal plane of graphite crystalline.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.35 no.10
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• pp.1020-1029
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• 1998

The reaction-bonded TiC-Ni/Si/Co composites were prepared by the melt infiltration of Co, Si, and Ni me-tal into the TiC preforms. The miocrostructure reaction composition and mechanical properties were in-vestigated. In the case of the melt infiltrated with Co and Ni TiC grain shape was changed from angular to spherical shape with the average grain size of ∼5$\mu\textrm{m}$. In the case of the melt infiltrated with Co/Si or Ni/Si, Si was reacted with TiC particles and formed SiC particles. The bending strength of both specimens which have atomic ratio of 3 were 710 MPa and 515 MPa respectively. In the case of the melt infiltrated with Ni/Si/Co,. nonstoichiometric TiC was formed and its bending strength decreased to 420 MPa.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.31 no.2 s.257
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• pp.205-210
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• 2007

SiC/SiC composites and monolithic SiC materials have been fabricated by the melt infiltration process, through the creation of crystallized SiC phase by the chemical reaction of C and Si. The reinforcing material used in this system was a braided Hi-Nicalon SiC fiber with double interphases of BN and SiC. The microstructures and the mechanical properties of RS-SiC based materials were investigated through means of SEM, TEM, EDS and three point bending test. The matrix morphology of RS-SiS/SiC composites was greatly composed of the SiC phases that the chemical composition of Si and C is different. The TEM analysis showed that the crystallized SiC phases were finely distributed in the matrix region of RS-SiC/SiC composites. RS-SiC/SiC composites also represented a good flexural strength and a high density, accompanying a pseudo failure behavior.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.49 no.4
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• pp.287-294
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• 2012

Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) represent a class of non-brittle refractory materials for harsh and extreme environments in aerospace and other applications. The quasi-ductility of these structural materials depends on the quality of the interface between the matrix and the fiber surface. In this study, a manufacture route is described where in contrast to most other processes no additional fiber coating is used to adjust the fiber/matrix interfaces in order to obtain damage tolerance and fracture toughness. Adapted microstructures of uncoated carbon fiber preforms were developed to permit the rapid infiltration of molten alloys and the subsequent reaction with the carbon matrix. Furthermore, any direct reaction between the melt and fibers was minimized. Using pure silicon as the reactive melt, C/SiC composites were manufactured with an aim of employing the resulting composite for friction applications. This paper describes the formation of the microstructure inside the C/C preform and resulting C/C-SiC composite, in addition to the MAX phases.

• Proceedings of the Korean Ceranic Society Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.178.2-178
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• 2002

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.43 no.8 s.291
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• pp.509-514
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• 2006

In this study, chopped Hi-Nicalon SiC fiber Reinforced Porous Reaction Bonded SiC (RBSC) composites and it fabrication process were developed by using Si melt infiltration process. The porosity and average pore size in fabricated chopped SiC fiber reinforced porous RBSC composites were in the range of $30{\sim}40%$ and $40-90{\mu}m$, which mainly determined by the SiC powder size used as starting material and amount of residual Si in porous composites. The maximum flexural strength of chopped SiC fiber reinforced porous RBSC composite was as high as 80 MPa. The delayed fracture behavior was observed in chopped SiC fiber reinforced porous RBSC composites upon 3-point bending strength test.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.37 no.11
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• pp.1119-1125
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• 2000

용융 Si 침윤 방법에 의한 새로운 다공질 RBSC 제조공정이 개발되었으며, 용융 Si 침윤공정 방법으로 제조된 다공질 RBSC의 최대 3-점 파괴 강도는 18 MPa, 최대 기공율은 46% 범위이었다. 용융 Si 침윤방법으로 제조된 다공질 RBSC의 기계적 특성 및 기공율은 성형체내 SiC 입자 표면의 카본 source의 양 및 침윤시 사용된 Si의 양에 직접적으로 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 침윤시 상대 Si 양은 40%를 사용하였으며, SiC 입자 표면에 graphite와 phenol resin을 함께 코팅한 성형체를 사용하여 제조된 다공질 RBSC에서 최대 파괴강도 값을 얻었다. 상대 Si의 양의 증가는 다공질 RBSC의 파괴강도를 감소시켰으며, SiC 입자 표면의 카본 source 코팅층은 graphite와 phenol resin을 같이 사용하였을 때 다공질 RBSC의 파괴강도는 증가되었으나, RBSC 내 기공율은 감소되었다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.446-461
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 반응소결 탄화규소 다공질 지지체 개발을 위하여 SiC/C로 이루어진 성형체를 사용한 Si melt infiltration 공정 및 SiC/C/Si으로 이루어진 성형체를 사용하는 Si embedding 공정 개발이 이루어졌다. 개발된 반응소결 탄화규소 다공질 지지체의 기공률은 38% 이상이었으며 평균기공은 130 ${\mu}m$ 크기이었다. Si melt infiltration 방법으로 제조된 반응소결 탄화규소 다공질 지지체의 파괴강도는 상용 반응소결 탄화규소 지지체의 파괴강도보다 최대 200% 이상 높게 나타났다. 본 연구에서는 용융 Si의 침윤공정을 이용하여 반응소결 탄화규소 여과층을 갖는 반응소결 탄화규소 필터 및 그 제조공정이 개발되었다. 개발된 반응소결 탄화규소 필터의 필터 특성은 상용 탄화규소 필터의 필터 특성과 대체적으로 대등한 것으로 조사되었다.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.37 no.11
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• pp.1114-1118
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• 2000

Ti 및 C 입자로 이루어진 다공질 성형체에 용융 Si의 침윤 및 반응으로 새로운 Ti$_3$SiC$_2$합성공정이 개발되었다. 용융 Si 침윤에 의한 Ti$_3$SiC$_2$합성공정에서는 이제까지 연구된 합성방법 보다 넓은 조성 범위에서 Ti$_3$SiC$_2$의 합성이 이루어졌다. 용융 Si을 활성 매질로 사용한 Ti$_3$SiC$_2$의 합성에서는 성형체 조성, 원료 입자 크기 및 침윤되는 용융 Si의 양에 따라 합성되는 상 및 각 합성상의 양이 다르게 나타났다. Ti:Si:C=3:1:6 조성을 제외한 모든 조성의 시편에서 Ti$_3$SiC$_2$상이 합성되었으며, 일부 조성을 제외한 모든 조성의 시편에서 Ti$_3$SiC$_2$, TiC 및 SiC가 함께 합성되었다. 작은 Ti 입자로 이루어진 성형체를 사용하여 합성한 시편에서 Ti$_3$SiC$_2$상의 합성이 용이하게 이루어졌으며, 성형체 조성 및 침윤되는 Si의 양이 화학양론적으로 Ti$_3$SiC$_2$에 근접한 조성을 갖는 시편에서 Ti$_3$SiC$_2$를 높은 수율로 합성할 수 있었다.