New ground-breaking, micro-porous metallic material has been created as a result of pioneering metallurgy research, conducted at the University of Liverpool.
Developed by Versarien, the VersarienCu product is claimed to be up to ten times more effective at transferring heat energy than conventional micro-channel heat sinks of equivalent size – with a heat transfer coefficient of approximately 150 – 200 kW/m2K.
The company utilised its Lost Carbonate Sintering (LCS) process to produce this material that allows a homogeneous distribution of micro-fine pores throughout the copper base material.
The open cell porous metal structure of the material reduces heat sink weight and physical dimensions, enabling considerably smaller form factors. Pore diameters from 20µm to 1mm can be specified, with porosity levels of up to 85 percent provided.
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