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Oil bleed from elastomeric thermal silicone conductive pads

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Oil bleed is a serious problem in elastomeric thermal silicone conductive pads. The components of the oil bleed and the effect of the silicone chemical parameters on the amount of oil bleed have been determined. The main components of oil bleeds are the uncrosslinked silicones in the cured resins, which include the unreacted silicone materials and the macromolecular substances produced by the hydrosilylation reaction. Cured resins with a high crosslinking density and a high molecular weight of vinyl silicone residues had a lower amount of oil bleed. In addition, a low Si-H content also reduced the amount of oil bleed.

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  1. School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China

    Yuqi Chen & Yakai Feng

  2. Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China

    Yakai Feng

  3. Tianjin Laird Electronic Material Co., Ltd., Tianjin, 300457, China

    Jingqi Zhao, Jingbo Shen & Menghuang Feng

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Chen, Y., Feng, Y., Zhao, J. et al. Oil bleed from elastomeric thermal silicone conductive pads. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng. 10, 509–516 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-016-1586-y

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