The production method for a thermally conductive molding includes: preparing a first film that is disposed on a mold having a three-dimensional shape so as to conform to the three-dimensional shape, and that has a first layer and a second layer that is releasably adhered to the first layer on a surface opposite to the mold of the first layer; disposing a curable composition including a thermally conductive material and a (meth)acrylic monomer on the first film; disposing a second film on the curable composition and sandwiching the curable composition between the first film and the second film; radically polymerizing the (meth)acrylic monomer in the curable composition to form a cured product of the curable composition between the first film and the second film; and releasing the first layer from the second layer to obtain a thermally conductive molding including the second layer, the cured product, and the second film.

The present application uses a thermoplastic resin as a substrate with the addition of a thermally conductive filler, a fire retardant and a toughener to jointly prepare a thermally conductive insulating sheet; the thermally conductive insulating sheet so prepared has thermally conductive, insulating, fire retardant and other properties, while a thickness of 0.05-1 mm can be attained. Furthermore, the present application uses a process of extrusion and rolling to prepare a thermally conductive insulating sheet with a thermoplastic resin as a substrate; the thickness can be precisely controlled, while it is possible to have no hole formation while ensuring a thin-wall state of the thermally conductive insulating sheet.

A heat-resistant release sheet of the present disclosure is a sheet formed of a single-layer heat-resistant resin film having a thickness of 35 pm or less, wherein the sheet is disposed between a compression bonding target and a thermocompression head at the time of thermocompression-bonding the compression bonding target by the thermocompression head to prevent fixation between the compression bonding target and the thermocompression head, and a heat-resistant resin forming the heat-resistant resin film has a melting point of 310° C. or higher and/or a glass transition temperature of 210° C. or higher. A use temperature of this heat-resistant release sheet can be, for example, 250° C. or higher. The heat-resistant release sheet of the present disclosure can more reliably meet a demand for an increase in thermocompression bonding temperature.

The heat-resistant release sheet of the present disclosure is a sheet including a sheet made of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) or a modified PTFE, wherein the sheet is disposed between a compression bonding target and a thermocompression head at the time of thermocompression-bonding the compression bonding target by the thermocompression head to prevent fixation between the compression bonding target and the thermocompression head, and the content of a tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) unit in the modified PTFE is 99 mass % or more. The heat-resistant release sheet of the present disclosure can more reliably meet a demand for a shorter time (work time) required for thermocompression bonding.

Provided is a method for preparing a carbon nanotube/polymer composite material, including: coating a nano-silicon oxide film on the surface of a porous polymer by vacuum coating; depositing a metal catalyst nano-film on the nano-silicon oxide film by vacuum sputtering; growing a carbon nanotube array in situ on the surface of the porous polymer by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition to obtain a carbon nanotube/polymer porous material; and impregnating the carbon nanotube/polymer porous material with a polymer and curing to obtain the carbon nanotube/polymer composite material. By using a heat-resistant polymer having a high heat-resistant temperature and a PECVD technique, a carbon nanotube array directly grows in situ on the surface of a polymer at a low temperature, which thereby overcomes the defects of the composites previously prepared, in which carbon nanotubes are difficult to be homogeneously dispersed and the interfacial bonding force in the composites is weak.

A method of forming a polyolefin-carbon nanomaterial composite which contains oriented electrically conductive pathways. The method involves milling a polyolefin with particles of a carbon nanomaterial, molding to form a composite plate, and subjecting the composite plate to an AC voltage. The AC voltage forms oriented electrically conductive pathways by partial dielectric breakdown of the composite. The presence of the oriented electrically conductive pathways gives the polyolefin-carbon nanomaterial electrical and thermal conductivity higher than the polyolefin alone.

A nozzle for producing material extrusion in a three-dimensional printer includes a shank including an internal flow passage, where the shank is constructed of a first material having a first thermal conductivity. The nozzle also includes a shank barrel mechanically coupled to the shank. The shank barrel is constructed of a second material having a second thermal conductivity. The first thermal conductivity of the first material is different from the second thermal conductivity of the second material to create a first heat break between the shank and the shank barrel, where the first heat break reduces heat transfer between the shank and the shank barrel.

Apparatus for injection molding of plastic materials having a mold including at least one plate, a hot runner distributor of the fluid plastic material, at least one injector and an electric motor for controlling opening and the closing of the injector, supported by the distributor and whose cooling is carried out by means of thermal exchange contact with the plate. Provided for the cooling of the electric motor is at least one cover made of thermally conductive material at least partly surrounding the electric motor in a slidable manner and it is maintained in thermal exchange contact with the plate by means of a magnetic or an electro-magnetic force.

Apparatus for injection molding of plastic materials comprising a mold including at least one plate, a hot runner distributor of the fluid plastic material, at least one injector and an actuator for controlling the opening and the closing of the injector, supported by the distributor and whose cooling is carried out by means of thermal exchange contact with the plate. Provided for the cooling of the jack actuator provided for is at least one cover made of thermally conductive material at least partly surrounding the actuator in an axially slidable manner and it is maintained in thermal exchange contact with the plate by means of a magnetic or an electro-magnetic force.

An additive manufacturing method includes providing a polymeric material and changing a cooling rate of the polymeric material by adding a second material to the polymeric material. The additive manufacturing method also includes providing the polymeric material and the added second material to an additive manufacturing apparatus and depositing the polymeric material, having the changed cooling rate, with the additive manufacturing apparatus at a deposition rate that is based at least in part on the changed cooling rate of the polymeric material.