To acquire polymer composites with high thermal conductivity and mechanical properties, the aluminum nitride (AlN) microparticles modified with titanate coupling reagent of isopropyltrioleictitanate (NDZ-105) were employed to blend linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) via powder mixing method. Thermal conductive coefficient of the AlN/LLDPE composites was measured using hot disk thermal analyzer, and the thermal stability characteristics of AlN/LLDPE composites were mainly investigated via thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) and differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The results indicated that the use of AlN particles modified by NDZ-105 significantly enhanced thermal conductivity and mechanical properties of AlN/LLDPE composites. The thermal conductivity coefficient k was 1.0842 W/mk with 30% volume fraction of AlN, about three times higher than that of native LLDPE. The tensile strength of composites was maximum (17.42 MPa) with 20% mass fraction of AlN. DSC analyses results indicated that AlN had an influence on the melting temperature and the crystallinity of LLDPE. Additionally, TGA analyses showed that the thermal stability of LLDPE was significantly increased with addition of AlN.
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