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Vertically Aligned Al 2 O 3 Fiber Framework Leading to Anisotropically Enhanced Thermal Conductivity of Epoxy Composites
Author(s) -
Zhu Chunyu,
Chen Zihe,
Zhu Ruijie,
Sheng Nan,
Rao Zhonghao
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.202100327
Subject(s) - thermal conductivity , materials science , epoxy , composite material , electrical conductor , composite number , anisotropy , thermal , filler (materials) , physics , quantum mechanics , meteorology
With the development of the modern electronic devices, efficient heat removal via thermal management materials in a low filling load has become one of the most critical challenges. Herein, a biomass template method is used to produce 3D alumina skeleton with one‐directionally arranged alumina fibers as the thermal conductive filler of epoxy composites. Thermal conductive composites with anisotropically enhanced thermal conductivity are prepared by impregnating epoxy resin into the 3D alumina skeleton. At an alumina load of 17.7 wt%, the composite exhibits a high out‐of‐plane thermal conductivity of 0.72 W m −1 K −1 (3.27 times of pure epoxy) and an in‐plane thermal conductivity of 0.38 W m −1 K −1 , respectively. When compared with literatures in terms of the thermal conductivity enhancement per unit mass of filler, the samples are on the top. By using the biomass template method to construct 3D anisotropic structure, it is effective to improve the out‐of‐plane thermal conductivity of the composites, which exhibits strong potential for thermal management applications.