• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.413-419
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• 2002

$Al_2O_3$/TiC/SiC, $Al_2O_3$/SiC 및 $Al_2O_3$/TiC 복합체들을 고온가압소결로 제조하여 이들의 균열저항거동과 기계적 성질을 비교해 보았다. $Al_2O_3$에 $0.8{\mu}m$의 TiC가 30vol% 첨가된 $Al_2O_3$/TiC는 단일체 $Al_2O_3$와 비슷한 균열저항거동을 보이며 파괴인성은 전반적으로 10% 이내의 증가를 보이는데 그쳤지만 강도는 약 30% 증가하였다. $Al_2O_3$에 $3{\mu}m$ SiC가 30vol% 첨가된 $Al_2O_3$/SiC는 SiC 입자의 균열 접속으로 인해 증가하는 균열저항거동을 뚜렷이 보이면서 파괴인성이 긴 균열에서 약 75% 증가하였으나 강도는 다소 감소했다. $Al_2O_3$/TiC에 SiC 입자가 30 vol% 첨가된 $Al_2O_3$/TiC/SiC 복합체의 경우 단일체 $Al_2O_3$에 비해 긴 균열 거리에서 파괴인성이 50% 이상 증가된 6.6 MP${\cdot}\sqrt{m}$에 이르렀으며 강도 값도 약 20% 상승하였다. 그러나 큰 SiC 입자의 첨가로 인해 TiC 입자만 첨가된 $Al_2O_3$/TiC 복합체보다는 강도가 다소 낮았다. 또한 SiC 입자만 첨가된 $Al_2O_3$/SiC 복합체보다는 파괴인성이 다소 낮았는데, 이는 작은 TiC 입자들이 SiC 입계를 거칠게 만들어 균열접속을 일으키는 SiC 입자의 뽑힘 현상을 방해하였기 때문이다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.535-543
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• 1997

The surface of SiC particles were partially oxidized to produce SiO2 layers on the SiC particles to prepare Al2O3/SiC composite by formation of mullite bonds between the grains of Al2O3 and SiC during sintering at 1$600^{\circ}C$. This process is considered to enable the sintering of Al2O3/SiC composite at lower temperature and also to relieve the stress, produced by thermal expansion mismatch between Al2O3 and SiC. In fact, Al2O3/SiC composite prepared by oxidation of SiC was observed to be more effectively sintered and densified at lower temperature. Maximum density, flexural strength and microhardness were obtained with 5.65 vol% of mullite content in Al2O3/SiC composite.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.406-412
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• 1997

Al2O3/SiC hybrid-composite has been fabricated by the conventional powder process. The addition of $\alpha$-Al2O3 as seed particles in the transformation of ${\gamma}$-Al2O3 to $\alpha$-Al2O3 provided a homogeneity of the microstructure. The grain growth of Al2O3 are significantly surpressed by the addition of nano-size SiC particles. Dislocation were produced due to the difference of thermal expansion coefficient between Al2O3 and SiC and piled up on SiC particles in Al2O3 matrix, resulting in transgranular fracture. The high fracture strength of the composite was contributed to the grain refinement and the transgranular fracture mode. The addition of SiC platelets to Al2O3/SiC nano-composite decreased the fracture strength, but increased the fracture toughness. Coated SiC platelets with nitrides such as BN and Si3N4 enhanced fracture toughness much more than non-coated SiC platelets by enhancing crack deflection.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.359-367
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• 2000

Particulate composites of Al2O3/SiC, Al2O3/ZrO2 and Al2O3/ZrO2/SiC have been fabricated to investigate their R-curve behaviors and toughening mechanisms. Al2O3 containing 30 vol% SiC particles of 3${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ showed rising R-curve behavior owing to the strong crack bridging by SiC particles. The fracture toughness reached 9.1 MPa {{{{ SQRT {m} }} at the crack length of 1000${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$. On the other hand, ZrO2-toughened Al2O3 had a high flat R-curve since it rose steeply in the short crack region due to the well known transformation toughening. For Al2O3/ZrO2/SiC composites, the R-curve behavior was similar to that of Al2O3/SiC but with slightly higher toughness. The SiC particles in this composite decreased the amount of transformable tetragonal phase to reduce the effect of transformation toughening by 50%. It was also found that the fracture toughness of this composite with two different toughening mechanisms was markedly lower than that estimated by the simple addition of two contributions.

• 연구논문집
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• 통권26호
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• pp.103-112
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• 1996

$Al_2O_3/SiC$ Hybrid-Composite이 일반적인 분말공정에 의하여 제조되었다. 소결시 $\gamma-Al_2O_3에서 $\alpha-Al_2O_3$로의 전이에 seed역할을 하는 $\alpha-Al_2O_3의 첨가는 균일한 미세구조를 발달시켜 강도의 증진을 가져왔다. nano size의 SiC의 첨가는 $Al_2O_3$의 소결성과 입성장에 영향을 미쳐 파괴강도의 증진을 가져왔다. $Al_2O_3/SiC$ nano-Composite에 SiC plates의 첨가는 파괴강도의 감소를 가져왔지만, 상대적으로 파괴인성은 증진되었다. SiC plates에 nitride (BN, $Si_3N_4$ 코팅을 할 경우 crack deflection을 더욱 유발하여 파괴인성이 증진되었다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.243-249
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• 1993

Coated type Al2O3-SiC composite powders were synthesized by surface modification method. Transformation temperature to $\alpha$-Al2O3 of Al2O3 monolith was 115$0^{\circ}C$ whereas increased to 1200, 1250, 130$0^{\circ}C$ with increment of SiC content to 5, 15, 25wt%. Transformation temperature to $\alpha$-Al2O3 was lowered by $\alpha$-Al2O3 seeding. FTIR data analysis and electron micrographs showed that Al2O3 particles were effectively coated on SiC particles.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.368-375
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• 2000

Fracture toughness of particulate composites of Al2O3/SiC, Al2O3/ZrO2 and Al2O3/ZrO2/SiC was analysed theoretically. According to the suggested particle bridging model for obtaining the R-curve height, the crack extension resistance for the long crack was linearly proportional to the residual calmping stress at the interface between the second phase and the matrix. It was also a function of the particle size and the content. It was confirmed that the rising R-curve behavior of Al2O3 containing 30 vol% SiC particles of 3${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ was owing to the strong crack bridging by SiC particles. For Al2O3/ZrO2/SiC composites, the tensional stress from the 3${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ SiC particles was large enough to activate the spontaneous transformation of the ZrO2. The crack extension resistance due to the particle bridging mechanism did not seem to be affected much by the coupled toughening, but its resultant toughness increase could be significantly smaller due to the dependency on the matrix toughness.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.668-676
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• 1997

Al2O3/SiC nanocomposites are fabricated through intensive ball milling to mix fine SiC particles uniformly with the Al2O3 powder. Another role of milling is to reduce particle sizes by crushing particles as well as agglomerates. However, balls are worn during ball milling and the sample powder mixtures pick up to weight loss of the balls. In this study, pressureless sintering was performed to obtain Al2O3/SiC nanocomposites. It was found that the wear rate of zirconia balls during milling was considerable, and the zirconia addition after even a few hours of ball milling could increase the sintering rates of the nanocomposites significantly. Thus, addition of ZrO2 changed the sintering behaviors as well as mechanical properties of Al2O3/SiC nanocomposites.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제43권10호
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• pp.660-665
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• 2006

The mechanical properties of $Al_2O_3$-SiC composites manufactured with adding various amount and size of SiC particles have been measured and analyzed. Generally, the elastic modulus of the composites shows about 50% less than that of PL-8 (45 wt% $Al_2O_3$-51 wt% $SiO_2$-4 wt% other oxides), but the flexural strength is similar with each other. The impact resistance property of $Al_2O_3$-SiC composite against high velocity copper jet was lower than that of PL-8 when SiC particles of approximately 3 $\mu$m diameter was added to. It is caused probably due to the micro-pores made by oxidation of SiC particles. However, in the case of the less-weighted $Al_2O_3$-SiC composite adding to 10 wt% SiC with average diameter of 10 $\mu$m and sintering at 1200$^{\circ}C$, the impact resistance property was improved up to 37 percent compared with that of PL-8.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.354-361
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• 2007

The bi-materials with Al-Mg alloy and its composites reinforced with SiC and $Al_2O_3$ particles were prepared by conventional powder metallurgy method. The A1-5 wt%Mg and composite mixtures were compacted under $150{\sim}450\;MPa$, and then the mixtures compacted under 400 MPa were sintered at $773{\sim}1173K$ for 5h. The obtained bi-materials with Al-Mg/SiCp composite showed the higher relative density than those with $Al-Mg/Al_2O_3$ composite after compaction and sintering. Based on the results, the bi-materials compacted under 400 MPa and sintered at 873K for 5h were used for mechanical tests. In the composite side of bi-materials, the SiC particles were densely distributed compared to the $Al_2O_3$ particles. The bi-materials with Al-Mg/SiC composite showed the higher micro-hardness than those with $Al-Mg/Al_2O_3$ composite. The mechanical properties were evaluated by the compressive test. The bi-materials revealed almost the same value of 0.2% proof stress with Al-Mg alloy. Their compressive strength was lower than that of Al-Mg alloy. Moreover, impact absorbed energy of bi-materials was smaller than that of composite. However, the bi-materials with Al-Mg/SiCp composite particularly showed almost similar impact absorbed energy to $Al-Mg/Al_2O_3$ composite. From the observation of microstructure, it was deduced that the bi-materials was preferentially fractured through micro-interface between matrix and composite in the vicinity of macro-interface.