CFOAM®

Vitreous Carbon Foam

CFOAM® — a non-combustible, lightweight, coal-based carbon foam exhibiting excellent mechanical and thermal properties – meets the growing demand for ultra-high performance engineering materials in the military, industrial, aerospace, and commercial product markets.

CFOAM products enable technologies for a host of next-generation material systems and components, at times economically replacing conventional materials in existing systems to increase product life cycle and provide enhanced product performance properties.

Available in substantial quantities in a variety of densities, form factors, and with material properties tailored to meet unique customer requirements, CFOAM uses conventional machining practices to produce intricate shapes and tight tolerances using carbide tooling and appropriate dust-handling systems. Resulting pieces can be attached to one another using readily available adhesives, allowing fabrication of large or complex tooling structures from smaller building blocks.

CFOAM® HTC

High Thermal Conductivity Graphite Foam

CFOAM® HTC graphite foam – a graphitized, lightweight, open-cell carbon foam produced from mesophase pitch that features an exceptionally high thermal conductivity of about 100 W/m-K at room temperature with significant weight savings in comparison to copper (22 times lighter) and aluminum (7 times lighter). CFOAM HTC also has relatively high electrical conductivity, good strength, and a low coefficient of thermal expansion. It is easily machinable, chemically inert, corrosion free, and resistant to harsh environments and oxidation up to 400°C.  With the infusion of a phase change material into its porosity, heat capacity can be greatly increased without a significant weight penalty.

Manufactured at a scale, cost, and commercial output rate designed to penetrate already identified markets, CFOAM HTC supports:

  • Thermal management heat sinks for application such as LED lighting, reducing weight and increasing life.
  • Lightweight and efficient heat exchangers for military applications.
  • Industrial heat exchangers for enhanced thermal heat transfer in single or multi-phase industrial heat exchanger products.
  • Electronics component cooling.
  • Automotive applications providing enhanced cooling in a smaller, lighter weight unit.
  • Solar, improving photovoltaic panel efficiency.