Viscosity and thermal conductivity of alumina microball/epoxy composites

Hui YU*, Liangliang LI, Longhao QI

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Abstract

Filling ceramic particles that exhibit high thermal conductivity into a polymer is an effective way to enhance the thermal conductivity of the polymer. Alumina (Al2O3) microballs were chosen as the fillers to confirm whether their super-spherical structure would enlarge the maximum filling content of the filler into the polymer matrix. The impacts of Al 2O3 microballs on the thermal conductivity of the composites and the viscosity of pre-curing suspension were investigated. The viscosity increased slightly when a 20 vol. % of Al2O3 microballs were filled, and when the filling content reached 50 vol. %, the viscosity was still relatively lower than that of the epoxy with roughly spherical AlN granules. A high thermal conductivity of 2.70 W/(m·K) was achieved with an Al2O3 microball content of 60 vol. %.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICEPT-HDP 2011 Proceedings : 2011 International Conference on Electronic Packaging Technology and High Density Packaging
PublisherIEEE
Pages387-390
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781457717680
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event2011 12th International Conference on Electronic Packaging Technology and High Density Packaging, ICEPT-HDP 2011 - Shanghai, China
Duration: 8 Aug 201111 Aug 2011

Conference

Conference2011 12th International Conference on Electronic Packaging Technology and High Density Packaging, ICEPT-HDP 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period8/08/1111/08/11

Keywords

  • alumina microballs
  • composite
  • thermalconductivity
  • viscosity

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