High Performance Polymers

High Heat-Resistant Thermosetting Resins

Sample of high heat resistant thermosetting resin

Characteristics

  • High heat resistance due to original epoxide
  • When the temperature is raised, it becomes liquid and has low viscosity
  • High filling of filler due to low viscosity
  • Low coefficient of thermal expansion and high thermal conductivity due to high filling of filler

Physical property comparison with traditional epoxy resin

  Traditional resin XR0004 XR0016 XR0014 XR0020
Main resin (Epoxide) Biphenyl etc. ENEOS resin
[Low viscosity]
ENEOS resin
[High Tough]
ENEOS resin
[Low Temp. cure]
ENEOS resin
[Low Temp. cure2]
Hardner Phenol
Property          
Viscosity@100degC
[Pa・sec]
>5 0.3 0.8 0.8 0.9
F. Strength*[MPa] 150 124 155 140 138
F. Modulus*[MPa] 3000 4820 3800 4400 4060
Tg(175℃5h)[℃] <200 - - 190 210
Tg(220℃5h)[℃] <220 240 220 240 250
  • Post cure condition:100℃2min → 180℃1h → 220℃5h

Application:Thermosetting compound

Low CTE & High heat resistant compound

  Traditional compound Prototype#1 Prototype#2
Main resin (Epoxide) Traditional resins XR0014 XR0020
Hardener
Filler type Spherical silica Spherical silica Spherical silica
Filler content[wt%] 85 85 85
Property      
Spiral flow[cm] 135 150 140
Gelation time[sec] 40 45 40
Tg[℃] 133 190 210
  • Post cure condition:175℃3min → 175℃5h
Relationship between post-curing time and Tg
Relationship between filler filling amount and CTE
Semiconductor encapsulant

The low CTE compound has higher Tg while having the same spiral flow and gel time as traditional compound.
The low CTE compound is used as an encapsulant that has both high heat resistance and low CTE.

High thermal conductivity compound

  Traditional compound Prototype#3
Filler content[%] Alumina etc:85 Alumina etc:≦90
Binder Traditional resin XR0014
Tg[℃] <200 240
F.strength[MPa] 120 100
F.modulus[MPa] 30000 45000
Thermal conductivity[W/m・K] 4.5 9.0
  • Post cure condition: Traditional compound: 175℃3min → 175℃5h, Prototype#3: 175℃3min → 220℃5h

Low viscosity allows high filling of heat conductive fillers.
High thermal conductivity compound achieves 9W/ mk when it is highly filled with alumina etc.