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Vapor grown carbon fiber reinforced aluminum composites with very high thermal conductivity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

Jyh-Ming Ting
Affiliation:
Applied Sciences, Inc., Cedarville, Ohio 45314–0579
Max L. Lake
Affiliation:
Applied Sciences, Inc., Cedarville, Ohio 45314–0579
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Abstract

The first use of continuous vapor grown carbon fiber (VGCF) as reinforcement in aluminum metal matrix composite (Al MMC) is reported. Al MMC represents a new material for thermal management in high-power, high-density electronic devices. Due to the ultrahigh thermal conductivity of VGCF, 1950 W/m-K at room temperature, VGCF-reinforced Al MMC exhibits excellent thermal conductivity that cannot be achieved by using any other carbon fiber as reinforcement. An unprecedented high thermal conductivity of 642 W/m-K for Al MMC was obtained by using 36.5% of VGCF.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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