Bayer Material Science has announced Makrolon® polycarbonate as the latest addition to its family of heat-resistant plastics designed specifically for LED heat sink applications. Compared with aluminum, this grade of Makrolon polycarbonate conduct similar thermal performance while helping to reduce costs and enhance design freedom. Moreover, this material can help save costs … [Read more...]
Thermal Interface Material Suits Component-Heavy Circuit Boards
Fujipoly has released SARCON SPG-30A, a thermal interface material ideal for circuit boards with a large surface area, numerous components and delicate solder points. Featuring high viscosity and ultra-low compression force, the form-in-place silicone compound completely fills all spaces, gaps and protrusions when compressed by a heat sink or spreader. Once applied, SARCON … [Read more...]
Controlling Thermal Conductivity to Improve Energy Storage
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have experimentally shown for the first time that the thermal conductivity of lithium cobalt oxide (LixCoO2), a material used in the cathodes of lithium-ion batteries, can be reversibly electrochemically modulated over a significant range. Many technologies require control over the flow of heat through materials in … [Read more...]
Top 10 FloTHERM V10 Features – #4: Updated CAD
FloTHERM's strength has always its been its robustness, founded on a simplicity of technology that we've tried not to compromise over its 25 year life. This is no truer than in its 3D CAD drawing interface. More Lego than Sculpting in its capabilities, it's always been quick and easy to mock up a conceptual cooling architecture for a proposed design. FloTHERM V10 provides a … [Read more...]
Top 10 FloTHERM V10 Features – #3: FEA Interfacing
Temperature has always been, and will continue to be, a good enough leading indicator of product reliability. As a parameter it is easy to specify a maximum rating value and relatively easy to measure. However it is not temperature itself that directly causes product failure, more often than not it is some kind of mechanical fracture or deformation that itself is fuelled by … [Read more...]
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