Thermal compound bettering solder...

[Howard]

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What do you think is contained within the compound?

 

[CTho9305]

I'm betting carbon-filled organic material.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: CTho9305
I'm betting carbon-filled organic material.

Are you sure?

 

[Sahakiel]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: CTho9305
I'm betting carbon-filled organic material.

Are you sure?

Read your own link

 

[Particle Man]

Best bet...nanotubes (bucky tubes) and/or graphite.

Many companies have been looking into conductive materials using these materials.
NEC has patented the nanotube/methanol battery not too long ago.

 

[jarsoffart]

I remember reading that the conductivity of thermal compound like Arctic Silver has gotten to the point where the thickness of the layer matters more than the conductivity.

OT: Particle Man, 13 posts since Oct 1999...?

 

[BigPoppa]

"The invented material is superior to all other thermal pastes, including those involving exotic materials such as carbon nanotubes and diamond. It even significantly surpasses solder -- the best material currently available -- for improving the thermal contact between two surfaces," she says.

Apparently its NOT carbon nanotubes.

 

[CTho9305]

Originally posted by: Sahakiel

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: CTho9305
I'm betting carbon-filled organic material.

Are you sure?

Read your own link

 

[Salvatori12]

no clue

 

[zephyrprime]

It sounds like some sort of plastic. It's amazing that it could be better than solder!

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: Sahakiel

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: CTho9305
I'm betting carbon-filled organic material.

Are you sure?

Read your own link

I think your clock thing is broken.

 

[rjain]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: Sahakiel
Read your own link

I think your clock thing is broken.

*blink*

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: rjain

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: Sahakiel
Read your own link

I think your clock thing is broken.

*blink*

Your sarcasm detector.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: zephyrprime
It sounds like some sort of plastic. It's amazing that it could be better than solder!

Put me down as skeptical...