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Liquid metals can be mysterious to many people as they challenge the mental stereotypes we have about metal. In most cases, liquid metals are too hot to handle due to the elevated temperature needed to transform the metal from a solid to a liquid. Gallium-indium alloys are unique—they remain liquid at room temperature, making them ideal for a number of emerging applications.
As technological advances place higher power densities in smaller packages, thermal reliability has become an issue of increasing importance. While the thermal conductivity properties of metals make them ideal for thermal interface materials (TIMs), their hardness can limit their effectiveness due to high interfacial resistance. A liquid alloy, meanwhile, delivers the high thermal conductivity of traditional metals while mitigating the interfacial resistance issues that exist with solids.
Liquid gallium-indium has already been successfully used as a thermal interface for computer hardware cooling, where it offers higher thermal conductivity compared to the traditionally-used thermal pastes and epoxies.
Because gallium-indium is nontoxic, it has also been used as an alternative to traditional liquid metals such as mercury in household thermometers and large mirror telescopes. Its non-reactivity compared to mercury and lithium also makes it a possible coolant for fusion reactors.
Indium Corporation is a global leader for indium metal and associated technologies. For more information on indium metal, visit indiumstg.wpenginepowered.com/indium49.
Giới thiệu về Indium Corporation
Indium Corporation là một trong những doanh nghiệp hàng đầu chuyên về tinh chế, luyện kim, sản xuất và cung cấp vật liệu cho các thị trường điện tử, bán dẫn, màng mỏng và quản lý nhiệt trên toàn cầu. Các sản phẩm bao gồm chất hàn và chất trợ hàn; vật liệu hàn cứng; vật liệu giao diện nhiệt; mục phún xạ; kim loại indium, gallium, germanium và thiếc cùng các hợp chất vô cơ; và NanoFoil®. Được thành lập vào năm 1934, công ty có hệ thống hỗ trợ kỹ thuật toàn cầu và các nhà máy đặt tại Trung Quốc, Đức, Ấn Độ, Malaysia, Singapore, Hàn Quốc, Vương quốc Anh và Hoa Kỳ.
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