IP Library Granted Patent US 11,634,581
Granted Patent B2
US 11,634,581 · App. 17/617,845 · Granted Apr 25, 2023

Thermally conductive resin composition and thermally conductive sheet using the same

Inventor: Masayuki Matsushima (Shimotsuke, JP)
Assignee: DEXERIALS CORPORATION
C08L83/04C08K3/28H01L23/3737C08K2003/222C08K2003/2227C08K2003/282C08K2201/001
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Patent No.
US 11,634,581
App. No.
17/617,845
Granted
Apr 25, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A thermally conductive resin composition capable of maintaining high thermal conductivity and a thermally conductive sheet using the same. A thermally conductive resin composition contains: an addition reaction type silicone resin; a hindered phenol-based antioxidant; a thiol-based antioxidant; a dispersant having a hydrophilic functional group and a silicone chain; and a thermally conductive filler, wherein the thermally conductive resin composition contains 65 to 90% by volume of the thermally conductive filler.

Claims (37)

1. A thermally conductive resin composition containing:

an addition reaction type silicone resin;

a hindered phenol-based antioxidant;

a sulfur-based antioxidant;

a dispersant having a hydrophilic functional group and a silicone chain; and

a thermally conductive filler,

wherein the thermally conductive resin composition contains 65 to 90% by volume of the thermally conductive filler,

wherein the thermally conductive filler is a mixture of aluminum nitride, alumina, and magnesium oxide, and

wherein the composition contains 0.6 to 0.7 parts by weight of the hindered phenol-based antioxidant with respect to 100 parts by weight of the addition reaction type silicone resin, 0.3 to 1.9 parts by weight of the sulfur-based antioxidant with respect to 100 parts by weight of the addition reaction type silicone resin, and 9.3 to 23.8 parts by weight of the dispersant having a hydrophilic functional group and a silicone chain with respect to 100 parts by weight of the addition reaction type silicone resin.

2. The thermally conductive resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the hindered phenol-based antioxidant has a structure represented by Formula 1:

wherein, in Formula 1,

R 1 and R 2 represent a t-butyl group, and R 3 represents a hydrogen atom; or

R 1 represents a methyl group, R 2 represents a t-butyl group, and R 3 represents a hydrogen atom; or

R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, R 2 represents a t-butyl group, and R 3 represents a methyl group.

3. The thermally conductive resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the hindered phenol-based antioxidant is a hindered phenol-based antioxidant having an ester bond.

4. The thermally conductive resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the dispersant contains at least one silicone compound selected from a group of polyether-modified silicone-based compound, a polyglycerin-modified silicone-based compound, a polyetheracrylic-modified silicone-based compound, a polyglycerin acrylic-modified silicone-based compound, and an acrylic silicone-based compound.

5. A thermally conductive resin composition containing:

an addition reaction type silicone resin;

a hindered phenol-based antioxidant;

a sulfur-based antioxidant;

a dispersant having a hydrophilic functional group and a silicone chain; and

a thermally conductive filler,

wherein the thermally conductive resin composition exhibits a thermal conductivity of 2.5 W/m*K or more after curing,

wherein the thermally conductive filler is a mixture of aluminum nitride, alumina, and magnesium oxide, and

wherein the composition contains 0.6 to 0.7 parts by weight of the hindered phenol-based antioxidant with respect to 100 parts by weight of the addition reaction type silicone resin, 0.3 to 1.9 parts by weight of the sulfur-based antioxidant with respect to 100 parts by weight of the addition reaction type silicone resin, and 9.3 to 23.8 parts by weight of the dispersant having a hydrophilic functional group and a silicone chain with respect to 100 parts by weight of the addition reaction type silicone resin.

6. A thermally conductive sheet comprising a cured product of the thermally conductive resin composition according to claim 1 .

7. The thermally conductive sheet according to claim 6 , wherein the thermally conductive sheet has a thermal conductivity of 4.5 W/m*K or more.

8. The thermally conductive sheet according to claim 6 , wherein the maintenance rate of the thermal conductivity represented by Formula 2 is 70% or more when aged at 200° C. for 24 hours:

(thermal conductivity of thermally conductive sheet after aging treatment/thermal conductivity of thermally conductive sheet before aging treatment)×100.  Formula 2:

9. A heat dissipating structure in which a cured product of the thermally conductive resin composition according to claim 1 is sandwiched between a heat-generating element and a heat dissipating member.

10. A heat dissipating structure in which the thermally conductive sheet according to claim 6 is sandwiched between a heat-generating element and a heat dissipating member.

11. An article comprising a heat dissipating structure according to claim 9 .

12. The thermally conductive resin composition according to claim 2 , wherein the hindered phenol-based antioxidant is a hindered phenol-based antioxidant having an ester bond.

13. The thermally conductive resin composition according to claim 2 , wherein the dispersant contains at least one silicone compound selected from a group of polyether-modified silicone-based compound, a polyglycerin-modified silicone-based compound, a polyetheracrylic-modified silicone-based compound, a polyglycerin acrylic-modified silicone-based compound, and an acrylic silicone-based compound.

14. The thermally conductive resin composition according to claim 3 , wherein the dispersant contains at least one silicone compound selected from a group of polyether-modified silicone-based compound, a polyglycerin-modified silicone-based compound, a polyetheracrylic-modified silicone-based compound, a polyglycerin acrylic-modified silicone-based compound, and an acrylic silicone-based compound.

15. The thermally conductive resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the sulfur-based antioxidant is an antioxidant with a thioether skeleton.

16. The thermally conductive resin composition according to claim 5 , wherein the sulfur-based antioxidant is an antioxidant with a thioether skeleton.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Aug 12, 2025
From: DEXERIALS CORPORATION
To: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 071999/0883 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2021
From: MATSUSHIMA, MASAYUKI
To: DEXERIALS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058351/0819 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-078248 · Apr 27, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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