When designers need to cool sensitive spacecraft components by dissipating high heat loads without any maintenance, they turn to lightweight k-Core® flexible straps.
These thermal straps provide a natural conduction path for cooling without adding structural loads to spacecraft components. And they’re lighter in weight, smaller in size and offer better conduction than traditional thermal solutions. k-Core thermal straps perform effectively with aluminium encapsulant thicknesses of as little as .002 inches.
| |
Traditional Aluminium |
k-Core® |
| Foils |
137, each .004” thick |
10, each .014” thick |
| Strap Thickness |
.55″ |
.14″ |
| Conductance |
.65 W/K |
.82 W/K |
| Weight |
.85 lbs |
.17 lbs |
k-Core thermal straps also show increased conductivity at cryogenic temperatures, and they’ve been proven effective in dissipating heat from high-powered electronic components.
Learn more about why k-Core products are so effective.