What is AX-DND?

AX-DND Diamond Materials

AX-DND is an evaluation-stage diamond material family for controlled thermal-interface, polymer, electronic-packaging, and nanofluid formulation development.

Technical owner: Aurexene Materials Engineering Team · Last updated: 2026-08-10

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Jawaban singkat

AX-DND is a diamond and nanodiamond development family for controlled screening in solid thermal-interface or polymer formulations and, separately, in engineered water/glycol nanofluid studies. It has not been qualified as a coolant, TIM, underfill, cold-plate material, immersion fluid, or for any GPU/HBM platform.

Bukan apa

  • AX-DND is not a qualified coolant, drop-in cold-plate fluid, immersion fluid, cold-plate body, or approved GPU/HBM platform material.
  • Powder or dispersion identity does not establish a finished TIM, underfill, encapsulant, heat spreader, or cooling-loop result.
  • AX-DND is distinct from bulk CVD diamond plates and fully consolidated copper-diamond heat spreaders.

When Not to Use It

  • Do not use AX-DND when the program requires a production-qualified coolant or finished package result without formulation-, component-, and loop-level evidence.

Intrinsic Screening Summary

Identity screen
Carbon in the diamond allotrope, with form-specific surface functionality, non-diamond carbon, metals, moisture, additives, and carrier defined by the selected grade.; Diamond nanoparticles that may form aggregates; surface treatment and aggregation state vary by selected form.
Intrinsic feature
Heat is carried through the diamond lattice by phonons. In a powder-filled composite or particle-loaded fluid, interparticle contact, interfaces, surface chemistry, aggregation, loading, orientation, and the host phase govern the realized result.
Material-level integration
Fix diamond form, surface chemistry, primary and agglomerate distributions, non-diamond carbon, metals, moisture, additives, and carrier before formulation work. Every powder, polymer-composite, TIM, encapsulant, or fluid study.

Kesesuaian aplikasi

AplikasiKesesuaianKondisiBatasan
Pembuangan panasBERSYARATControlled screening as a diamond-filled solid thermal-interface constituent or in a separately engineered water/glycol nanofluid study.No AX-DND thermal, hydraulic, component, GPU, HBM, cold-plate, or loop qualification is established. A particle-loaded fluid must be approved as a dedicated R&D architecture rather than assumed compatible with a conventional low-solids loop.
Polimer konduktif termal dan isolatif listrikBERSYARATDiamond-particle filler screen in a polymer, adhesive, potting, or solid thermal-interface formulation where thermal transport and electrical insulation are both measured.Qualify surface chemistry, loading, packing, viscosity, cure, voids, through-plane transport, dielectric behavior, mechanical retention, and thermal cycling in the finished formulation.
Pengemasan elektronik dan interkoneksiBERSYARATDiamond-filled TIM, underfill, encapsulant, molding-compound, or other insulating package-heat-path formulation study.Do not infer package suitability from loose powder. Qualify ionic purity, dielectric behavior, CTE, modulus, cure, rheology, voids, adhesion, moisture, warpage, thermal cycling, and the complete package-to-cold-plate path.

Selection & Validation Framework

Decision QuestionJawaban pada tingkat material
Solid-interface formulationScreen particle packing, wetting, loading, rheology, mixing, degassing, cure, bond-line thickness, contact resistance, dielectric behavior, CTE, adhesion, and cycling in the complete formulation. TIM, adhesive, underfill, encapsulant, potting, or thermally conductive polymer development.
Particle-loaded fluid studyTreat stability, redispersion, viscosity, specific heat, thermal conductivity, pressure drop, filtration, deposition, fouling, erosion, corrosion, seals, polymers, cleanliness, and aging as coupled loop requirements. Dedicated water/glycol R&D loop with owner and OEM approval for particle loading.

Identitas material dan status spesifikasi

SifatNilaiMetode
KomposisiCarbon in the diamond allotrope, with form-specific surface functionality, non-diamond carbon, metals, moisture, additives, and carrier defined by the selected grade.
CAS / identitas7782-40-3
Ukuran partikelNanometer primary particles in detonation-nanodiamond forms; agglomerate, aggregate, and dispersion distributions vary by grade and measurement method.
MorfologiDiamond nanoparticles that may form aggregates; surface treatment and aggregation state vary by selected form.
Densitas3.51 g/cm3 crystalline-diamond reference density; powder bulk density and dispersion density vary by form.
KemurnianGrade-specific diamond carbon, non-diamond carbon, metal, moisture, and surface-functional-group limits are disclosed during sample qualification.
KemasanSealed powder packaging or a carrier-compatible dispersion container selected during quotation.
PenyimpananStore in the unopened form-specific container under the current handling document; carrier and surface-treatment conditions vary by grade.
CAS Number7782-40-3Diamond identity
Reference density3.51 g/cm3Crystalline-diamond reference; not powder bulk or dispersion density

Functional Performance

SifatNilaiKondisi
Thermal transport potentialFormulation-dependentMeasure the finished composite, interface, or fluid under the intended geometry, temperature, loading, and aging conditions. Intrinsic diamond behavior does not establish bulk-composite, interface, coolant, cold-plate, or device performance.
Electrical insulation potentialGrade- and formulation-dependentMeasure dielectric strength, volume resistivity, leakage, and ionic contamination in the finished system. Non-diamond carbon, metals, surface chemistry, carrier, moisture, and the host formulation can change electrical behavior.

Why It Works

StrukturFungsiMekanisme
sp3-bonded diamond carbon latticeHigh intrinsic thermal-transport potential with electrical-insulation potential in a controlled material system.Heat is carried through the diamond lattice by phonons. In a powder-filled composite or particle-loaded fluid, interparticle contact, interfaces, surface chemistry, aggregation, loading, orientation, and the host phase govern the realized result.

Technical Guides

Technical GuideSummary
Ketebalan lapisan ikatan, Tekanan Kontak, dan Kekasaran Permukaan pada Antarmuka TermalAn assembly-level method for separating bulk-layer resistance from two contact interfaces while controlling bond-line thickness, pressure, surface topography, coverage, aging, and mechanical retention.
Mengontrol Kekosongan dan Porositas pada Perekat Termal, Enkapsulan, Bantalan, dan KompositA defect-control method that distinguishes air, moisture, volatiles, wetting, cure, delivery, and assembly causes, then verifies void location and finished thermal-interface response.
Mengelola Pemuatan Pengisi Tinggi, Viskositas, Torsi Pencampuran, dan Kemampuan CetakanMengelola Pemuatan Pengisi Tinggi, Viskositas, Torsi Pencampuran, dan Kemampuan Cetakan — panduan rekayasa berbasis metode untuk Thermally Conductive & Electrically Insulating Polymers yang membahas perilaku struktur–fungsi pada batas material, antarmuka, dan sistem akhir, beserta batas proses, validasi, dan kualifikasi.
Batas Jalur Termal dan CTE dalam Chiplet, 2.5D/3D, Fan-Out, Interposer, Underfill, Die-Attach, dan Moulding-Compound StacksSystem-boundary guide for allocating thermal resistance, heat spreading, CTE mismatch, warpage, and interface qualification across advanced packaging stacks.

FAQ

Can AX-DND cool GPU and HBM packages?

It may be evaluated in the solid package-to-cold-plate heat path or in a separately engineered nanofluid study. It is not a qualified GPU/HBM coolant, and the exact formulation, package, cold plate, loop, and OEM requirements must be validated.

Is AX-DND a drop-in water or glycol coolant?

No. Particle-loaded fluids add stability, viscosity, pressure-drop, filtration, deposition, fouling, erosion, corrosion, materials-compatibility, cleanliness, aging, serviceability, and warranty requirements.

Can AX-DND be used in a thermal interface material?

Diamond-filled polymers and encapsulants have material-class research precedent. An AX-DND formulation still needs exact-grade, loading, rheology, cure, bond-line, interface-resistance, dielectric, mechanical, moisture, and cycling evidence.

Dokumen dan permintaan

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Grade, Sample & Qualification Support

The Aurexene Materials Engineering Team can review the required form, host system, formulation or process, target, sample quantity, volume and timeline, and the grade-specific evidence needed before qualification.

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