Design of composites for thermal management: Aluminum reinforced with diamond-containing bimodal particle mixtures

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 70, Issue , 2015, Pages 45-51

  Molina Jorda J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. Metal matrix composites (MMCs); B. Thermal properties; C. Analytical modelling; E. Liquid metal infiltration

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DIAMONDS; LIQUID METALS; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MIXTURES; PARTICLE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; SILICON CARBIDE; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; THERMAL VARIABLES CONTROL; VOLUME FRACTION;

A. METAL-MATRIX COMPOSITES (MMCS); COMPARISON WITH MEASUREMENTS; DESIGN OF COMPOSITES; E. LIQUID METAL INFILTRATIONS; GAS PRESSURE INFILTRATION; PARTICULATE MIXTURES; THERMAL CONDUCTANCE; THERMAL MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84920107793     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2014.12.006     Document Type: Article

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