Article
  • Preparation of PMMA Marbles by Film Molding Method
  • Kil KS, Kim ES, Kim DS
  • 필름 성형법에 의한 PMMA 인조석의 제조
  • 길기승, 김의식, 김대수
Abstract
Two commercial processing methods have been used to produce poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) marbles; cell molding method and belt molding method. Cell molding method has low productivity and belt molding method has high equipment cost as well as high production cost. A new production method for PMMA marbles using plastic films as molds was studied in this investigation to overcome the shortcomings of cell molding and belt molding methods. As plastic film molds for producing PMMA marbles, poly(vinyl acetate) film was used. A methyl methacrylate compound, which has good processability in film molding and shows good mechanical properties after curing, was prepared and used to produce PMMA marbles by film molding methods. Properties of the PMMA marbles produced by film molding method were similar to, or higher than, those of commercial PMMA marbles produced by cell molding and belt molding method respectively. The film molding method is considered to have high possibility in commercial application.

상업적으로 폴리(메틸 메타크릴레이트) (PMMA) 인조석을 생산하기 위한 두 가지 성형 방법으로 셀 성형법과 벨트 성형법이 있다. 그렇지만 셀 성형법은 생산성 면에서, 벨트 성형법은 설비비 및 생산단가 면에서 각각 단점을 갖고 있다. 그러므로 본 연구에서는 플라스틱 필름을 주형으로 이용하여 PMMA 인조석을 생산하는 새로운 성형 가공 방법에 대한 연구를 통해 벨트 성형법 및 셀 성형법의 단점을 극복하고자 하였다. PMMA 인조석의 생산을 위한 주형용 플라스틱 필름으로는 폴리(비닐 아세테이트) 필름을 사용하였다. 우수한 필름 성형 가공성을 나타낼 뿐만 아니라 경화 후 우수한 기계적 특성을 나타낼 수 있는 메틸 메타크릴레이트 배합물을 제조하고 이를 사용하여 필름 성형법에 의해 PMMA 인조석을 제조하였다. 필름 성형법에 의해 제조된 PMMA 인조석의 성능은 셀 성형법과 벨트 성형법에 의해 각각 제조된 상업용 PMMA 인조석의 성능에 비해 동등 이상의 우수한 성능을 나타내었다. 그러므로 본 연구에서 개발된 필름 성형법은 PMMA 인조석의 생산을 위해 상업적으로도 적용 가능성이 큰것으로 사료된다.

Keywords: PMMA marbles; MMA compound; film molding; properties

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This Article

  • 2003; 27(2): 152-158

    Published online Mar 25, 2003

  • Received on Sep 13, 2002
  • Accepted on Mar 10, 2003