Thermal Management

Indium Corporation is the leader in metal thermal interface materials (TIMs). All of our thermal interface materials are metal-based, which means they have a very high conductivity as compared to polymer-based thermal interface materials. Indium metal, for example, has a conductivity of 86W/mK and is 4 times softer than lead. It's ductility and thermal conductivity make it ideal as a compressible thermal interface material. For the thermal K values of other thermally conductive materials, check out our thermal K list.

Metal TIMs can be divided into two categories:

1. Solder TIMs that reflow and melt to form a mechanical bond
2. Compressible TIMs that serve as gap fillers and do not need heat to form a bond

Solder interconnects can also act as a thermal interface. Indium Corporation makes over 200 different alloys for solder preforms. These alloys can be pure indium, indium alloys, Pb-free, or Pb-contained. Please consult one of our technical support engineers to identify the best metal TIM for your application. Solder TIMs include:

• Solder Preforms
• Flux-Coated Preforms

Compressible (or non-reflow) TIMs include:

• Heat-Springs^®
• Liquid Metal

Indium Corporation's metal TIMs can be used in the following applications:

• Solder Materials used for Die-Attach
• Re-usable Compressible TIMs for Burn-in and Test
• Solder Materials and Thermal Materials for IGBT Power Devices
• Solder Materials and Thermal Materials for RF Type Devices
• Solder for TIM1, TIM2 and TIM1.5 in Microprocessors

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