Erosion and thermal shock resistance of several refractory materials have been investigated, which are expected to be used as nozzles in a planar flow casting equipment for amorphous alloys. The test was conducted on five materials; graphite, boron nitride, fused silica, alumina and zirconia. Test specimens were preheated and dipped into the melt of carbon steel and amorphous alloys. Some test specimens were rotated to develop high erosion and to shorten the test periods. Fused silica and boron nitride specimens showed the excellent erosion and thermal shock resistance irrespective of the kind of melt and melting atmosphere.

In the field of waterproofing concrete structures, the use of self-adhesive waterproofing sheets has become a popular technique for ensuring long-term waterproofing performance. One important characteristic of such sheet materials is maintaining their stable adhesion strength over an extended period. Adhesion testing serves as a crucial method for assessing the long-term adhesion performance. However, a standardized test method, including equipment and criteria, for directly measuring the adhesion strength of waterproofing sheets applied to onsite concrete walls has not yet been established. Therefore, reliance on laboratory evaluation results has been the only option thus far. In this study, a field-applicable adhesion measurement device was developed in an effort to provide a quality control method for self-adhesive waterproofing sheets and to demonstrate the validity of a standardized evaluation method utilizing this device. The developed adhesion measurement device was designed based on the principle of the peel-out test in compliance with the requirements outlined KS F 4934, where the test specimen backing plate can slide into a 1:1 ratio at the same distance as the rise of the tension jig when the tension jig is raised at a 45° angle. By utilizing this device, the adhesion strength values of self-adhesive waterproofing materials applied in the field were compared with those obtained using a laboratory universal testing machine (Salem, MA, USA) (UTM) on the test specimens. Comparative analysis yielded that the standard deviation of the results varied for the tested waterproofing materials, and the overall standard deviation for the UTM measurements was 0.17, while it was 0.18 for the portable field measurement equipment. The results of the comparison indicated that when limited to the scope of the KS measurement method specifications, the possibility for a wider scope of usage can be made possible with more data and studies.