A ball-shape alumina arc-tube for low-wattage lamp was developed by the PIM process. An ultra high purity translucentgrade alumina powder was used. In injection molding process, a hot-runner type mold was developed. The translucent-grade alumina powder was extremely sensitive to contamination so that the injection molding condition and atmosphere control in the furnace should be taken care of with extreme caution. Contamination sources were pinpointed with EPMA. The arc-tube was molded in half and two halves were bonded in the middle by a new bonding technique at room temperature developed in this study.

• Rhee
• Byung-Ohk
• Choi
• Seung-Chul
• Park
• Jeong-Shik
• Kim
• Byoung-Kyu
• Kim
• Hyung-Soo
• Kim
• Sang-Woo