• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.32-37
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• 2014

Open-cell silicon foam is difficult to cut using conventional machining processes because of its low stiffness. That is, open-cell silicon foam is easily pressed down when the tool is engaged, which makes it difficult to remove the material in the form of chip. This study proposes an advanced method of machining open-cell silicon foam by freezing the material using liquid nitrogen. Furthermore, the machining conditions are optimized to maximize the efficiency of material removal and minimize the usage of liquid nitrogen by conducting experiments under various machining conditions. The results show that open-cell silicone foam products with free surface can be successfully machined by employing the proposed method.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.60-66
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• 2016

Polyurethane foam index a of the cell structure and the absorption change by using the foam stabilizer of six to investigate the polyurethane foam index producing the agent to the siloxane analyzed with silicon foam stabilizer with FE-SEM in accordance with the characteristics of the silicon-based foam stabilizer cell structure of the primary DC-193 on the chain ends is PO n dog bond, DC-2585, DC-5125, DC-198 has been confirmed as a close cell, silicone surfactant is combined EO n dog to a siloxane main chain terminus DC-5043 and DC-5598 that appeared to open cell structure. In addition, most absorption of the DC-5043 appeared was the size of the open cell greatest formed by the absorption of the cell structure change this absorption of the size of the close cell most detailed and uniform DC-193 appeared small household water-resistant best many showed. The performance test of the water was found to be excellent.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.8-13
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• 2010

The physical properties of polymeric foams depend on the density of foams, physical properties of base polymers, the content of open cells, and cell structures including the size and its distribution, the shape of cell, and the thickness of skin layer. The foam density is affected by the chemistry of raw materials, the concentration of crosslinking agent and the blowing agent as well as the operating parameters during production process. In this study, the basic formulations of foams are composed of polyester polyol, MDI, amine catalyst, tin catalyst, silicone surfactant, and water. Cross-linking density of polyurethane was increased by using chain extenders. Also, the mechanical properties of polyurethane foam were improved by using the inorganic fillers (silica 1,2 and talc 1,2) having different $SiO_2$ contents and particle sizes. We investigated the properties of modulus, tensile strength, compressive strength and hardness of foams obtained by changing kind of inorganic filler and chain extender, and observed the distribution of inorganic filler as well as variation of cell size within the foams by electron microscopy.