Product Description
Aluminum Nitride, formula AlN, is a newer material in the technical ceramics family. While its discovery occurred over 100 years ago, it has been developed into a commercially viable product with controlled and reproducible properties within the last 20 years.
Aluminum nitride has a hexagonal crystal structure and is a covalent bonded material. The use of sintering aids and hot pressing is required to produce a dense technical grade material. The material is stable to very high temperatures in inert atmospheres. In air, surface oxidation begins above 700°C. A layer of aluminum oxide forms which protects the material up to 1370°C. Above this temperature bulk oxidation occurs. Aluminum nitride is stable in hydrogen and carbon dioxide atmospheres up to 980°C.
The material dissolves slowly in mineral acids through grain boundary attack, and in strong alkalis through attack on the aluminum nitride grains. The material hydrolyzes slowly in water. Most current applications are in the electronics area where heat removal is important. This material is of interest as a non-toxic alternative to beryllia. Metallization methods are available to allow AlN to be used in place of alumina and BeO for many electronic applications
Physical Properties
✔ Good dielectric properties
✔ High thermal conductivity
✔ Low thermal expansion coefficient, close to that of Silicon
✔ Non-reactive with normal semiconductor process chemicals and gases
Applications
✔ Heat sinks & heat spreaders
✔ Electrical insulators for lasers
✔ Chucks, clamp rings for semiconductor processing equipment
✔ Electrical insulators
✔ Silicon wafer handling and processing
✔ Substrates & insulators for microelectronic devices & opto electronic devices
✔ Substrates for electronic packages
✔ Chip carriers for sensors and detectors
✔ Chiplets
✔ Collets
✔ Laser heat management components
✔ Molten metal fixtures
✔ Packages for microwave devices
Material Properties
Mechanical | Units of Measure | SI/Metric | (Imperial) |
Density | gm/cc (lb/ft3) | 3.26 | -203.5 |
Porosity | % (%) | 0 | 0 |
Color | — | gray | — |
Flexural Strength | MPa (lb/in2x103) | 320 | -46.4 |
Elastic Modulus | GPa (lb/in2x106) | 330 | -47.8 |
Shear Modulus | GPa (lb/in2x106) | — | — |
Bulk Modulus | GPa (lb/in2x106) | — | — |
Poisson’s Ratio | — | 0.24 | -0.24 |
Compressive Strength | MPa (lb/in2x103) | 2100 | -304.5 |
Hardness | Kg/mm2 | 1100 | — |
Fracture Toughness KIC | MPa•m1/2 | 2.6 | — |
Maximum Use Temperature | °C (°F) | — | — |
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Thermal Conductivity | W/m•°K (BTU•in/ft2•hr•°F) | 140–180 | (970–1250) |
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion | 10–6/°C (10–6/°F) | 4.5 | -2.5 |
Specific Heat | J/Kg•°K (Btu/lb•°F) | 740 | -0.18 |
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Dielectric Strength | ac-kv/mm (volts/mil) | 17 | -425 |
Dielectric Constant | @ 1 MHz | 9 | -9 |
Dissipation Factor | @ 1 MHz | 0.0003 | -0.0003 |
Loss Tangent | @ 1 MHz | — | — |
Volume Resistivity | ohm•cm | >1014 | — |
Packaging & Shipping
Xiamen Wintrustek Advanced Materials Co., Ltd.
ADDRESS：No.987 Huli Hi-Tech Park, Xiamen, China 361009
Phone：0086 13656035645
Tel：0086-592-5716890
SALES
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