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AssigneeShin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
InventorsKunihiro Yamada, Takayuki Takahashi, Kenichi Isobe
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An aluminum nitride powder having the surface treated with an organosilane represented by formula, R.sup.I.sub.a R.sup.II.sub.b SiY.sub.4-1-b, and/or a partial hydrolysis condensate thereof to acquire excellent moisture-proof, wherein R.sup.I represents a 6-20C alkyl group or a group formed by substituting halogen atom or atoms for part or all of the hydrogen atoms attached to carbon atoms of the 6-20C alkyl group, R.sup.II represents a 1-20C hydrocarbon group or a group formed by substituting halogen atom or atoms for part or all of the hydrogen atoms attached to carbon atoms of the 1-20C hydrocarbon group, Y represents a hydrolyzable group, a is an integer of 1 to 3 and b is an integer of 0 to 2, provided that a+b is an integer of 1 to 3; and a thermally conductive grease composition comprising (A) 50-95 weight % of the aforementioned surface-treated aluminum nitride powder and (B) 5 to 50 weight % of at least one base oil selected from the group consisting of liquid silicones, liquid hydrocarbons and fluorohydrocarbon oils, and further, if desired, (C) 0-30 weight % of a thicknener selected from the group consisting of zinc oxide, alumina, boron nitride and silicon carbide powders.
An aluminum nitride powder having the surface treated with an organosilane represented by formula, R.sub.a.sup.I R.sup.II.sub.b SiY.sub.4-1-b, wherein R.sup.1 represents a 6-20C alkyl group or a group formed by substituting halogen atom or atoms for part or all of the hydrogen atoms attached to carbon atoms of the 6-20C alkyl group, R.sup.II represents a 1-20C hydrocarbon group or a group formed by substituting halogen atom or atoms for part or all of the hydrogen atoms attached to carbon atoms of the 1-20C hydrocarbon group, Y represents a hydrolyzable group, a is an integer of 1 to 3 and b is an integer of 0 to 2, provided that a+b is an integer of 1 to 3.
A thermally conductive grease composition comprising:
An aluminum nitride powder, wherein the aluminum nitride powder prior to treatment has a Moh's hardness from 7 to 9 and a surface area from 0.1 to 100 m.sup.2 /g, having the surface treated with an organosilane represented by formula, R.sup.I.sub.a R.sup.II.sub.b SiY.sub.4-1-b, and/or a partial hydrolysis condensate thereof, wherein R.sup.I represents a 6-20C alkyl group or a group formed by substituting halogen atom or atoms for part or all of the hydrogen atoms attached to carbon atoms of the 6-20C alkyl group, R.sup.II represents a 1-20C hydrocarbon group or a group formed by substituting halogen atom or atoms for part or all of the hydrogen atoms attached to carbon atoms of the 1-20C hydrocarbon group, Y represents a hydrolyzable group, a is an integer of 1 to 3 and b is an integer of 0 to 2, provided that a+b is an integer of 1 to 3 wherein the amount by weight of the organosilane is 0.1 to 30 parts per 100 parts of aluminum nitride.
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