Thermal and mechanical properties of vertically aligned carbon fiber epoxy composites

Autor: Thuy Mai, Robert Pryor, Jeffrey S. Meth, Stephen Zane, Holly Salerno, Michael T. Demko
Rok vydání: 2016
Předmět:
Zdroj: 2016 32nd Thermal Measurement, Modeling & Management Symposium (SEMI-THERM).
DOI: 10.1109/semi-therm.2016.7458452
Popis: High through-plane thermal conductivity in composites can be achieved when high thermal conductivity filler is aligned in a polymer matrix such that the fibers traverse across the thickness of the sample. Here we report on the properties of a material with 38 volume% loading of pitch-based carbon fibers embedded in an epoxy with a sub-room temperature glass transition. By using multiple characterization techniques, we have determined the through-plane thermal conductivity to be 71 W/m-K. Even with such high loading of C-fibers, the Shore hardness of the sample remained relatively low. These elastic composites may find use as gap fillers for high power electronic components.
Databáze: OpenAIRE