Investigation of Thermal conductivity and mechanical strength of carbon epoxy composites and aluminum reinforcer

In recent decays, using of composites materials in industries, especially in thermal and electrical applications is increased. Composite materials have received attention for replacement for metals and metallic alloys, because of high modulus, high special strength, and their low density. Therefore improvement of thermal conductivity of composites is in top agenda. So far, many studies for thermal conductivity of composite materials have been proposed. In this study, thermal and mechanical properties of carbon epoxy composite with metallic reinforcements have been investigated. To achieve that, thermal conductivity coefficient of composite in several volume fractions have been measured and experimental results have been compared with theoretical models. Initial results show addition of small fractions of reinforcement materials in composites, increases the thermal conductivity coefficient of composites, however mechanical strength of composites decreases.

کلیدواژه ها:

Epoxy Composites ، Thermal conductivity coefficient ، Mechanical strength ، Metallicpowder