Aqueous dispersion of submicron-sized diamond particles for thermally conductive polyurethane coating

Eunsoo Kang, Seongcheol Choi, Changhoon Choi, Sang Eun Shim

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Abstract

To improve corrosion resistance of steel sheet, polymeric resin coating has been practiced in steel industry. However, this method has a drawback to use because polymeric coating layer decreases the thermal conductivity. With an aim to enhance the thermal conductivity of the polymeric coating layer on steel sheet, submicron-sized diamond (μD) particles were employed as a thermally conductive material. Various anionic and non-ionic surfactants were tested in order to stabilize heavy μD particles in aqueous phase. Among them, 1-pyrenecarboxylic acid (PCA) endowed the best stability to μD particles. The polyurethane-based coating layer containing PCA-stabilized μD particles was applied on the steel sheet. The thermal conductivity of the coating layer effectively increased from 0.351. W/(m. K) (0. wt% μD) to 0.434. W/(m. K) (for 1.0. wt% μD). Furthermore, the corrosion behavior was not observed upon salt spray test for 144. h.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)255-261
Number of pages7
JournalColloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Volume415
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012

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Funding Information:
This work was financially supported by POSCO Co., Ltd., Republic of Korea .

Keywords

  • 1-Pyrenecarboxylic acid
  • Coating
  • Diamond
  • Dispersion
  • Particles
  • Thermal conductivity

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