Details
The Alphacool Apex Thermal Pad Soft 18W/mk 120x20x1.5mm is a light gray, silicone-based thermal pad: one strip of 120 x 20 mm, 1.5 mm thick, with a thermal conductivity of 17.8 W/mK (±10%). The same pad comes as a 100 x 100 mm sheet.
Properties
- Thermal conductivity
- 17.8 W/mK (±10%)
- Size (L x W x H)
- 120 x 20 x 1.5 mm
- Pieces in the pack
- 1
- Hardness
- 65 (Shore 00) (±5)
- Operating temperature
- -50 to ~150 °C
- Volume resistivity
- 6×10¹² ohm-m
Powerful!
Alphacool offers a wide range of thermal pads to enable effective heat dissipation from electrical components, and calls the Apex the most powerful option among these. By its account the pad can reliably dissipate the waste heat. The silicone-based pad is ultrasoft and has a strong compressibility that Alphacool calls optimal, which is also what makes it versatile. Due to its low hardness and natural stickiness, it can be adapted to surfaces, perfectly so in Alphacool's words, and evens out unevenness between components. Thus, Alphacool says, it greatly improves heat transfer. Its short list for the pad reads: high thermal conductivity, low thermal resistance, good electrical insulation, high compressibility and natural tack.
Longer Life!
Thanks to a material composition Alphacool calls unique, the risk of silicone bleeding from the pad is significantly reduced. Alphacool says it can cool reliably for a far longer period of time than conventional thermal pads without suffering a significant drop in performance.
Versatile!
The pad does not conduct electricity, and Alphacool rates that electrical insulation as excellent. It makes the pad suitable for cooling the parts in many kinds of devices. Alphacool names examples such as electric vehicles, autopilot systems, mobile phones, servers, motherboards, power supplies, LCD TVs, notebooks, telecommunications equipment, access points, memory modules and many others.
What the job needs
This pad is 1.5 mm thick, and more pads of that thickness are in our 1.5mm thermal pads section. The next step down in the same size is the Apex pad with 16W/mk.
Technical data thermal pad
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 120 x 20 x 1.5 mm |
| Thermal Conductivity (ASTM D5470) | 17.8 W/mK (±10%) |
| Hardness (ASTM D2240) | 65 (Shore 00) (±5) |
| Working temperature | -50 to ~150 °C |
| Volume Resistance (ASTM D257) | 6×10¹² Ohm-m |
| Dielectric Breakdown Voltage (ASTM D149) | 4 KV/mm (±10%) |
| Density (ASTM D792) | 3.5 g/cm³ (±10%) |
| Elongation (ASTM D412) | 20% |
| Weight Loss (ASTM E595) | Less than 1% |
| Flame Rating (UL 94) | V-0 |
| Color | Light gray |
In the box
- 1x Apex Thermal Pad Soft 18W/mK 120x20x1.5mm
Alphacool's datasheet (EN) and its safety data sheet are both PDF files.
