Manufacturing Process
- A base is machined or extruded out of aluminum or copper.
- Fins are stamped out of roll stock aluminum or copper.
- Attachment to the base is achieved with a thermal epoxy, brazing or soldering.
Materials
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Base material: 6063-T5 aluminum
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Fin material: 1100-H14 aluminum
Specifications
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24 in (609 mm) max profile width
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>/= 0.4 mm fin thickness
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30:1 fin height to minimum gap ratio and greater
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>/= 4 mm base thickness
Applications
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Uninterruptible power supplies
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Variable speed motor controls
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TECs
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Motor drives
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Forced air
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Industrial
Benefits
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Increases the cooling surface area by 2 to 3 times (higher aspect ratio of fins)
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Dissipates more heat than conventional heat sinks with same footprint
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Reduces heat sink and overall system volume
Tooling Cost
Production Cost
Finishing
- CNC machining
- Drilling
- Tapping
- Stamping
- Anodizing
- Screen printing
- Powder coating
- Laser etching
- Polishing
- Embedded fans
- Thermal greases
- Screws
- Springs
- Clips
- Embedded heat pipes
- Phase change materials
- Back plates
- Gap filler pads
- PEMS
- Standoffs
- Dielectric pads
- Compounds
