• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.40-49
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• 1986

Crack, craze and void are common defects which may be found in the bulk of polymeric materials such as either themoplastics or thermosets. The healing phenomena, autohesion, of these defects are known to be a intrinsic material property of various polymeric materials. However, only a few experimental and theoretical investigations on crack, void and craze healing phenomena for various polymeric materials have been reported up to date [1, 2, 3]. This may be partly due to the complications of healing processes and lacking of appropriate theoretical developments. Recently, some investigators have been urged to study the healing phenomena of various polymenic materials since the significance of the use of polymer based alloys or composites has been raised in terms of specific strength and energy saving. In the earlier published reports [1, 2, 3, 4], the crack and void healing velocity, healing toughness and some other healing mechanical and physical properties were measured experimentally and compared with predicted values by utilizing a simple model such as the reptation model under some resonable assumptions. It seems, however, that the general acceptance of the proposed modeling analyses is yet open question. The crack healing processes seem to be complicate and highly dependent on the state of virgin material in terms of mechanical and physical properties. Furthermore, it is also strongly dependent on the histories of crack, craze and void development including fracture suface morphology, the shape of void and the degree of disentanglement of fibril in the craze. The rate of crack healing may be a function of environmental factors such as healing temperature, time and pressure which gives different contact configurations between two separated surfaces. It seems to be reasonable to assume that the crack healing processes may be divided in several distinguished steps like stress relaxation with molecular chain arrangement, surface contact (wetting), inter- diffusion process and com;oete healing (to obtain the original strength). In this context, it is likely that we no longer have to accept the limitation of cumulative damage theories and fatigue life if it is probable to remove the defects such as crack, craze and void and to restore the original strength of polymers or polymer based compowites by suitable choice of healing histories and methods. In this paper, we wish to present a very simple and intuitive theoretical model for the prediction of healed fracture toughness of cracked or defective polymeric components. The central idea of this investigation, thus, may be the modeling of behavior of chain molecules under healing conditions including the effects of chain scission on the healing processes. The validity of this proposed model will be studied by making comparisons between theoretically predicted values and experimentally determined results in near future and will be reported elsewhere.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제36권9호
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• pp.1027-1032
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• 2012

치과 드릴치료기기 내부에 장착되는 신개념 소형 증속기어 및 그 배열의 2가지 개념설계안을 도출하고, 증속비, 모듈, 이의 수, 기어지름, 기어의 형태를 기구학적 계산으로 했으며, 이 두 형태의 증속기어열에 대해서 이의 접촉과 굽힘 강도특성을 AGMA식과 유한요소해석으로 분석하고, DLC 재료를 이에 코팅했을 때의 접촉강도를 계산하였다. 또한 기어재료에 대한 피로강도시험 및 인장시험을 수행하여 강도해석에 활용하였다. 3축방식보다 좀더 단순한 2축방식의 2번 맞물린 기어에 약간 더 큰 응력이 발생했으며, 피로해석 결과를 S-N 선도와 비교할 때 요구되는 수명을 만족함을 알 수 있었다. 고경도의 DLC 코팅된 기어의 접촉응력이 동일한 기어에서 그렇지 않은 기어에 비해 약 30% 정도 감소하여서 이 표면의 코팅이 중요함을 알 수 있다. 이러한 연구결과를 기초로 초소형 2축방식의 기어열과 핸드피스를 시제작하여 작동성능을 평가하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.200-207
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• 2016

자동차 시트는 운행 중에 운전자와 항상 같이 움직이는 핵심부품으로 다양한 기능과 편의장치를 포함하는 제품의 개발이 활발히 진행되고 있는 추세이다. 본 논문에서는 경량화 소재를 적용한 경량형 시트 쿠션 익스텐션 모듈 개발을 위해 구조강도 해석평가, 수직강도 시험평가, 그리고 내구강도 시험평가를 수행하였다. 구조해석 결과, 수직 하중 부하 시 변형량의 최대값은 4.98mm로 상판의 최 전단에서 발생하였다. 최대응력은 약 105MPa로 익스텐션 모듈의 상판과 하판이 접촉하는 부분에서 발생함을 확인하였다. 수직강도 시험평가 결과, 수직 하중 부하 시 변형량의 최대값은 5.31mm로 구조해석 결과 대비 약 6.45% 정도의 차이가 나타났으며 수직강도 및 20,000회 내구강도 시험 후 제품에는 작동 시 유해한 변형 및 파괴가 없음을 확인함으로써 구조 안전성을 검증하였다. 본 연구에서는 엔지니어링 플라스틱 소재를 적용하여 기존 양산품 대비 약 30%의 중량절감을 확인하였고 정적 강도, 내구 강도 시험 후 파손이 되지 않으므로 승객의 안정성과 제품의 충분한 강도와 강성을 검증하였다. 본 논문에서 수행한 연구결과는 환경/연비규제 강화에 대응 가능 및 운전자의 피로도 감소로 인한 사고 예방 효과 증대, 고급 승용차뿐만 아니라 소형 및 경차종, 상용차, 특장차 등에 확대 적용, 친환경, 경량화 소재 적용기술을 활용한 타 산업분야 및 부품에 확대 적용이 예상된다.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.65-72
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• 2018

PURPOSE. The aim of this in vitro study was to investigate the fracture resistance under chewing simulation of implant-supported posterior restorations (crowns cemented to hybrid-abutments) made of different all-ceramic materials. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Monolithic zirconia (MZr) and monolithic lithium disilicate (MLD) crowns for mandibular first molar were fabricated using computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing technology and then cemented to zirconia hybrid-abutments (Ti-based). Each group was divided into two subgroups (n=10): (A) control group, crowns were subjected to single load to fracture; (B) test group, crowns underwent chewing simulation using multiple loads for 1.2 million cycles at 1.2 Hz with simultaneous thermocycling between $5^{\circ}C$ and $55^{\circ}C$. Data was statistically analyzed with one-way ANOVA and a Post-Hoc test. RESULTS. All tested crowns survived chewing simulation resulting in 100% survival rate. However, wear facets were observed on all the crowns at the occlusal contact point. Fracture load of monolithic lithium disilicate crowns was statistically significantly lower than that of monolithic zirconia crowns. Also, fracture load was significantly reduced in both of the all-ceramic materials after exposure to chewing simulation and thermocycling. Crowns of all test groups exhibited cohesive fracture within the monolithic crown structure only, and no abutment fractures or screw loosening were observed. CONCLUSION. When supported by implants, monolithic zirconia restorations cemented to hybrid abutments withstand masticatory forces. Also, fatigue loading accompanied by simultaneous thermocycling significantly reduces the strength of both of the all-ceramic materials. Moreover, further research is needed to define potentials, limits, and long-term serviceability of the materials and hybrid abutments.