Studies on preparation and property researches of EP/SiC thermal conductivity composites

The epoxy resin/silicon carbide thermal conductivity composites were prepared via casting method. The content of SiC and coupling reagents effecting on the thermal conductivity, mechanical and ther- mal properties of composites were investigated. Results revealed that the thermal conductivity properties of the composites were improved with the increasing mass fraction of SiC, and the thermal conductivity coefficient k was 0.7152W/mk with 50% mass fraction of SiC, being over 3 times of that of native epoxy resin. The flexural strength and impact strength of the EP/SiC composites increased firstly, but decreased with excessive addition of SiC, and the properties of EP/ SiC composites were maximum with 10wt% SiC. DSC and TGA analysis showed that the glass transition temperature (Tg) of composites decreased, but the heat resistance increased with the addition of SiC. SEM observation of impact fracture revealed that the impact strength had the relationships of large or small fracturing ability and the fracturing extended ability and the resin elasticity deformation.