Thermal management materials having a phase change dispersion
First Claim
1. A thermally-conductive interface interposable intermediate a first heat transfer surface and an opposing second heat transfer surface to provide a thermal pathway therebetween, said interface comprising a thermally-conductive compound formed into a layer which is conformable between the first and second heat transfer surface, said compound comprising an admixture of:
- (a) a polymeric constituent forming a continuous matrix in said layer; and
(b) a dispersed constituent forming discrete domains within said matrix, said domains being form-stable at normal room temperature in a first domain phase and conformable between the first and second heat transfer surface in a second domain phase, and said domains having a domain transition temperature above normal room temperature from said first domain phase to said second domain phase.
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Abstract
A thermally-conductive interface interposable intermediate a first heat transfer surface and an opposing second heat transfer surface to provide a thermal pathway therebetween. The interface includes a thermally-conductive compound formed into a layer which is conformable between the first and second heat transfer surface. The compound is an admixture of: (a) a polymeric constituent forming a continuous matrix in the layer; and (b) a dispersed constituent forming discrete domains within the matrix, the domains being form-stable at normal room temperature in a first domain phase and conformable between the first and second heat transfer surface in a second domain phase, and the domains having a domain transition temperature above normal room temperature from the first domain phase to the second domain phase. The dispersed constituent may be a fusible, i.e., low temperature melting, metal or metal alloy.
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33 Claims
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1. A thermally-conductive interface interposable intermediate a first heat transfer surface and an opposing second heat transfer surface to provide a thermal pathway therebetween, said interface comprising a thermally-conductive compound formed into a layer which is conformable between the first and second heat transfer surface, said compound comprising an admixture of:
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(a) a polymeric constituent forming a continuous matrix in said layer; and
(b) a dispersed constituent forming discrete domains within said matrix, said domains being form-stable at normal room temperature in a first domain phase and conformable between the first and second heat transfer surface in a second domain phase, and said domains having a domain transition temperature above normal room temperature from said first domain phase to said second domain phase. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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