Editor’s note: This question was asked in response to Electronics Cooling’s recent webinar by Carl Zwebin. To view the webinar, click here. Question: To what do you attribute the success of Al/SiC? Answer: Al/SiC composites have attractive properties, including low CTEs, thermal conductivities in the range of aluminum alloys and low densities.  In addition, the raw … [Read more...]

Editor’s note: This question was asked in response to Electronics Cooling’s recent webinar by Carl Zwebin. To view the webinar, click here. Question: Are there ways to use some of the more expensive materials in cost-sensitive applications? Answer: There may be applications for which expensive materials are cost effective as is. However, there are many cases where it is not … [Read more...]

Editor’s note: This question was asked in response to Electronics Cooling’s recent webinar by Carl Zwebin. To view the webinar, click here. Question: Are the carbon fibers used in aircraft like the Boeing 787 thermally conductive? Answer: There are many types of carbon fibers.  The carbon fibers used in most aircraft and other structural applications are made from … [Read more...]

Editor’s note: This question was asked in response to Electronics Cooling’s recent webinar by Carl Zwebin. To view the webinar, click here. 1. Question: The thermal conductivity of diamond-Ag composites was quoted at 983W/mK.  This was sure news to me.  I was under the impression that an electrical insulator (diamond) was not compatible with an electrical conductor (Ag) in … [Read more...]