• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.407-414
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• 2014

The powder injection molding process having advantages in manufacturing three-dimensional precision parts essentially requires a debinding process before sintering to remove the binders used for preparing feedstock. In this study, powder injection molding of translucent alumina was performed, and carbon dioxide ($CO_2$) is used as a supercritical fluid that makes it possible to remove a large amount of binder, which is paraffin wax. The relationship between the optical property of translucent alumina and the debinding condition (temperature and pressure) of supercritical $CO_2$ was investigated. As temperature and pressure increased, extraction rate of the binder showed rising tendency and average grain size after sintering process was relatively fine. On the other hand, optical transmittance was reduced. As a result, the debinding condition at $50^{\circ}C$ and 20 MPa that represents the lowest extraction rate, $8.19{\times}10^{-3}m^2/sec$, corresponds to the largest grain size of $14.7{\mu}m$ and the highest optical transmittance of 45.2%.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.215-221
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• 2014

Translucent alumina is a potential candidate for high temperature application as a replacement of the glass or polymer. Recently, due to the increasing demand of high power light emitting diode (LED), there is a growing interest in the translucent alumina. Since the translucent property is very sensitive to the internal defect, such as voids inside or abnormal grain growth of sintered alumina, it is important to fabricate the defect-free product through the fabrication process. Powder injection molding (PIM) has been commonly applied for the fabrication of complex shaped products. Among the many parameters of PIM, the flowability of powder/binder mixture becomes more significant especially for the shape of the cavity with thin thickness. Two different positions of the gate were applied during PIM using the disc type of die. The binder was removed by solvent extraction method and the brown compact was sintered at $1750^{\circ}C$ for 3 hours in a vacuum. The flowability was also simulated using moldflow (MPI 6.0) with two different types of gate. The effect of the flowability of powder/binder mixture on the microstructure of the sintered specimen was studied with the analysis of the simulation result.

• 한국분말야금학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국분말야금학회 2006년도 Extended Abstracts of 2006 POWDER METALLURGY World Congress Part 1
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• pp.205-206
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• 2006

A ball-shape alumina arc-tube for low-wattage lamp was developed by the PIM process. An ultra high purity translucentgrade alumina powder was used. In injection molding process, a hot-runner type mold was developed. The translucent-grade alumina powder was extremely sensitive to contamination so that the injection molding condition and atmosphere control in the furnace should be taken care of with extreme caution. Contamination sources were pinpointed with EPMA. The arc-tube was molded in half and two halves were bonded in the middle by a new bonding technique at room temperature developed in this study.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.275-284
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• 2018

In the ball milling process of ceramic powders, according to economic considerations for industrial applications, it is very important to quickly determine the optimum process condition with the maximum grinding efficiency. However, it is still difficult to determine the optimum condition for a ball mill with respect to the various process parameters, such as the rotational speed and the milling time. Ball milling was carried out at the same starting conditions with given amounts of alumina powders, balls and water, and was conducted slower or faster or a critical rotational speed was just determined by observing the angular position of the slurry in a semi-translucent polyethylene laboratory container. With respect to the different rotational speeds, which were slower or faster than the critical rotational speed, the particle size distribution of the grained powders and the acoustic intensity caused by cascading of the balls led to various behaviors. From the results of the particle size distribution and the acoustic signal analysis in the ball milling, there was one rotational speed that made the finest milled powder with maximum acoustic intensity. As a result, there was a correlation between the ground particle size and the acoustic intensity, which yields the interpretation that it can be possible in-situ to determine the optimum condition of ball milling by acoustic signal without repeated measurement efforts.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제61권3호
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• pp.179-188
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• 2023

목적. 이 연구의 목적은 알루미나 입자 공기분사 및 프라이머 표면처리가 각각 두 가지 종류의 지르코니아(3 mol% yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystal; 3Y-TZP, 5 mol% partially stabilized zirconia; 5Y-PSZ)와 레진시멘트의 전단응력에 미치는 영향을 평가하는 것이다. 재료 및 방법. 완전 소결된 14.0×14.0×2.0 mm 크기의 두가지 다른 종류의 지르코니아 시편(3Y-TZP, 5Y-PSZ)을 각각 40개씩 제작하고 400, 600, 800 그릿의 실리콘 카바이드 종이로 연마 후 에폭시 레진에 매립하였다. 이들을 각각 4개의 대조군, 50 ㎛ 알루미나 입자 공기분사 사용군, 프라이머 사용군, 50 ㎛ 알루미나 입자 공기분사와 프라이머로 표면을 처리한 한 후 레진시멘트(PANAVIA V5)로 접착하였다. 그 후 증류수(37℃)에 24시간 보관 후 전단결합강도 실험을 시행, Kolmogorov-Smirnov & Shapiro-Wilk test를 사용해서 정규성을 확인한 후, 모수적 방법인 이원배치분산분석을 사용하여 지르코니아 종류 및 표면처리 방법에 따른 전단결합강도의 상호작용 및 통계적 차이를 분석하였다. 이후 Dunnett T3를 이용해 사후검정을 하였다. 결과. 이배치분산분석 결과 지르코니아 종류에 따른 전단결합강도는 각 군간에 유의미한 차이를 보이지 않았지만(P > .05), 표면처리 방법에 따른 전단결합강도는 50 ㎛ 알루미나 입자 공기분사 사용군, 프라이머 사용군, 50 ㎛ 알루미나 공기 분사와 프라이머를 사용한 군에서는 유의미한 상관관계를 보였다(P < .05). Dunnett T3 사후검정 결과 지르코니아의 종류에 상관없이 전단결합강도는 샌드블라스팅 & 프라이머 > 프라이머 > 샌드블라스팅 > 대조군 순서로 나타났다(P < .05). 결론. 본 연구 결과에 따르면 지르코니아 종류에 따른 전단결합 강도 차이는 없었다. 지르코니아 표면의 기계적 화학적 표면처리를 동시에 했을 때 가장 높은 전단결합강도를 보였다.