Thermal Conductivity Of A Composite Laminate

G10 fiber reinforced composite.

Thermal conductivity of a composite laminate.

Red seal electric stocking fabricator of non metallic. For graphite filler modified composite laminate the intrinsic thermal conductivity of graphite and bridging effect result in the slight increase of through thickness tc. Information provide by boedeker plastics. However in the through thickness direction the thermal conductivity of carbon fiber reinforced composite is no more than 1 wm 1 k 1due to the laminate structure.

G 10 and similar fiberglass reinforced thermosets are sometimes known as garolite. A third model to predict the overall laminate thermal conductivity is introduced. Thermal conductivity btu in ft hr f x 10 4 cal cm sec c 2 0 7 0 2 0 7 0 2 0 7 0 2 0 7 0 2 0 7 0 ul94 flammability rating h b v 0 h b h b h b electrical. Fr 4 is a fire retardant g 10 glass epoxy laminate that is used primarily in the printed circuit board industry.

The thermal conductivity of composite laminate by introducing 10 wt fuzzy mat with 300 to 400 μm long pitch based carbon fiber filler was up to 1 2 w m k which was 216 higher than the thermal conductivity of the control sample which was 0 38 w m k. The principle of complementary virtual work is employed to develop the governing equations. Thermal conductivity of a polymer composite is a function of resin type fiber type and architecture fiber volume fraction direction of heat flow and service temperature. One dimensional thermal conduction is solved for composite laminate and the layerwise temperature distribution is calculated first.

The high in plane thermal conductivity promotes heat spreading but low out of plane thermal conductivity hinders heat removal. This research investigates the thermal conductivity im provements of epoxy resin using carbon nanotubes cnts and aluminum nanoparticles alnps at high loadings. The key aim of this thesis is to model the thermal conductivity of practical composite laminates with respect to lamination imperfections as measured by. Fiberglass laminates is a fiberglass epoxy laminate usually specified when extremely high strength and consistent dimensional stability over tem.

On the other hand thermal resistivity is reciprocal of thermal conductivity. Each material has its own thermal behaviour. However in the through thickness direction the thermal conductivity of the carbon fiber reinforced composite is no more than 1 w mk due to the laminate structure.