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Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Core Type
- Composite Materials Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Materials Features
- Features
- High thermal conductivity per unit weight
- Low coefficient of thermal expansion
- High compressive strength
- Lower weight relative to aluminum (1/6th) and copper heat sinks (1/22nd)
- Inert in corrosive and harsh environments
- Non-flammable in bulk form and oxidation resistant in most oxidizing atmospheres
- Acoustic shielding
- Benefits
- High thermal conductivity and high thermal diffusivity enables superior rate of heat dissipation in thermally critical applications
- 22x lighter than copper and 6x lighter than aluminum
- Inert characteristics enable high resistance to environmental degradation in challenging environments
- Highly fire resistant
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Applications
We manufacture and produce CFOAM® 35 HTC at a scale, cost, and commercial output rate to penetrate already identified markets including, but not limited to:
- Thermal management heat sinks for LED lighting, reducing weight, and increasing life
- Lightweight and efficient heat exchangers for commercial military aircraft
- Industrial heat exchangers for enhanced thermal heat transfer in single or multi-phase industrial heat exchanger products
- Electronics component cooling
- Automotive applications providing enhanced cooling in a smaller, lighter weight unit
- Solar improving photovoltaic panel efficiency
Properties
- Physical Form
- Typical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Nominal Density 0.4 – 0.6 cc ISO 12985-2 Compressive Strength 1.5 – 1.8 MPa ISO 18515 Compressive Modulus 100 – 400 MPa ISO 18512 Tensile Strength 0.9 – 1.0 MPa ISO 12986-2 Shear Strength 1.0 – 4.0 MPa ISO 12986-2 Coefficient of Thermal Expansion 2.0 ppm/°C ISO 14420 Thermal Conductivity 140 – 180 W/m-K ISO 12987 Maximum Operational Use Temperature 400.0 °C Environment Dependent Electrical Resistance 3 – 4 milliohm-cm ISO 11713 Pore Volume min. 65 % Microscopy Mean Pore Size 1200.0 Microns Microscopy