When manufacturing bulk graphite, pores develop within the bulk during the carbonization process due to the volatile components of the fillers and the binders. As a result, the physical properties of bulk graphite are inferior to the theoretical values. Impregnants are impregnated into the pores generated in the carbonization process through pressurization and/or depressurization. The physical properties of bulk graphite that has undergone impregnation and re-carbonization processes are outstanding. In the present study, a green body was manufactured by molding with natural graphite flakes and phenolic resin at 45 MPa. Bulk graphite was manufactured by carbonizing the green body at 700 and it was subsequently impregnated with impregnants having viscosity of 25.0 cP, 10.3 cP, and 5.1 cP, and the samples were re-carbonized at 700°C. The above process was repeated three times. The open porosity of bulk graphite after the final process was 22.25%, 19.86%, and 18.58% in the cases of using the impregnant with viscosity of 25.0 cP, 10.3 cP, and 5.1 cP, respectively.

Abstract
 1. Introduction
 2. Experimental Procedure
  2.1. Raw materials and preparations
  2.2. Impregnation
  2.3. Density and porosity measurement
 3. Results and Discussion
  3.1. As carbonized
  3.2. Impregnation
  3.3. Density and porosity
 4. Conclusions
 References

• Sang-Min Lee(School of Advanced Materials and Systems Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi 730-701, Korea)
• Dong-Su Kang(School of Advanced Materials and Systems Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi 730-701, Korea)
• Hye-Sung Kim(Department of Nanomaterials Engineering, College of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Pusan National University, Miryang 627-706, Korea)
• Jea-Seung Roh(School of Advanced Materials and Systems Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi 730-701, Korea) Corresponding author