In this study, the epoxy powder was blended with graphene to improve its thermal conductivity and heat dissipation efficiency. The thermal conductivity of the graphene-loaded coating was increased by 167 folds. In addition, the emissivity of the graphene-loaded coating was 0.88. The epoxy powder was further coated on aluminum plate through powder coating process in order to study the effect on the performance of heat dissipation. In the case of natural convective heat transfer, the surface temperature of the graphene-loaded coated aluminum plate was 96.7 °C, which was 27.4 °C lower than that of bare aluminum plate (124.1 °C) at a heat flux of 16 W. In the case of forced convective heat transfer, the surface temperature decreased from 77.8 and 68.3 °C for a heat flux of 16 W. The decrease in temperature can be attributed to the thermal radiation. These results show that the addition of graphene nanoparticles in the coating can increase the emissivity of the aluminum plate and thus improving the heat dissipation.
tensity. There seems also to be no indication that the rate of oxidation increases with the degree of oxidation, at least in so far as the early stages of the oxidation are concerned.
The vital role played by rubber in modern civilization is due in part to the physical properties displayed by soft vulcanized rubber in service and in part to the characteristics of unvulcanized milled rubber which make it amenable to manufacturing operations. Vulcanization of rubber is a change in condition usually induced by heating it with sulfur, and is best defined by contrasting the difference in physical properties: To illustrate, compare a mill-mixed composition before and after vulcanization. Before vulcanization it is easily pulled apart and, if considerably extended, shows little tendency to retract, although, under impact, the recovery or rebound is considerable. If heated it becomes even softer and more plastic, and can easily be formed into any desired shape. If cooled to 0° C or somewhat lower, it becomes stiff and boardy. It is readily soluble in hydrocarbon solvents. When two fresh surfaces are pressed together, they coalesce and become practically integral. This tack, as it is called, is valuable in manufacturing operations. After vulcanization, rubber is tough and strong and, after even a slow distortion, returns rapidly to its original shape. It has little tendency to flow and is devoid of tack. It swells but does not dissolve in hydrocarbon solvents. These characteristics change very little from −40° to well above 100° C.
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