3M™ Boron Nitride Cooling Filler Flakes 500-15

3M™ Boron Nitride Cooling Filler Flakes 500-15 is a engineered to improve thermal conductivity in polymers while maintaining or improving electrical insulation. Their unique properties make these additives suitable for many thermoplastic, elastomer and thermoset resins used in a wide variety of electrical and electronic applications including thermal interface materials (TIM), consumer electronics and automotive applications.

Principal: 3M Advanced Materials

Functions: Filler, Intermediate

Chemical Name: Boron Nitride

Chemical Family: Nitrides

End Uses: Electrical Insulator, Grease, Housing

Features: Chemical Resistance, Good Heat Transfer, Good Thermal Conductivity, High Reflectivity, High Thermal Conductivity, Non-Abrasive, Temperature Stability

Enhanced TDS

Identification & Functionality

Features & Benefits

Product Features
Product Features
  • Excellent heat spreading.
  • Excellent heat transfer.
  • Ideal as secondary filler to boost thermal conductivity.
  • Maintains high thermal conductivity under high-shear compounding.
  • Optimized through-plane thermal conductivity
Product Benefits

3M™ Technical Ceramics Offers a family of Boron nitride cooling filler materials:

  • 3M™ Boron Nitride Cooling Filler Platelets: Powders of highly crystalline single platelets.
  • 3M™ Boron Nitride Cooling Filler Agglomerates (experimental product): Soft, randomly oriented aggregated platelets.
  • 3M™ Boron Nitride Cooling Filler Flakes 500-15: Hard, oriented aggregated platelets.
  • 3M™ Boron Nitride is a versatile ceramic material offering thermal conductivity, temperature stability, chemical resistance, high reflectivity, lightweighting and electrical insulation. The structure of layered hexagonal plates provides outstanding lubricating properties and is non-abrasive to tooling.
Product Benefits

3M™ Boron Nitride is a versatile ceramic material offering thermal conductivity, temperature stability, chemical resistance, high reflectivity, lightweighting and electrical insulation. The structure of layered hexagonal plates provides outstanding lubricating properties and is non-abrasive to tooling.

Applications & Uses

Product End Uses
Markets
Applications
Processing Information

Factors such as melt temperature, compounding technique, injection rate and more can have a significant effect on the thermal and electrical insulative properties of parts made with boron nitride cooling fillers.

Regulatory & Compliance

Compliance (Industry Standards)
Compliance (Regulatory)
Manufacturing Facility Standards

Technical Details & Test Data

Technical Data

3M™ Boron Nitride Cooling Filler Flakes CFF 500-15

Preferred for lowest viscosity in epoxies and silicones. High thermal conductivity.

Packaging & Availability

Packaging Type

Principal Information

Group Principal Number
S002409
Principal

Other

Color (SDS)
White
Item Number
Odor (SDS)
Odorless
Physical Form
Protect from Freezing
No
Temperature Control
No
USA/DOT UN Number
Not Applicable
Chemical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Active Oxygen Contentmax. 0.7%
Material Composition
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Boron Nitride Contentmin. 98.5%
Boron Trioxide Contentmax. 0.1%
Carbon Contentmax. 0.2%
Physical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Bulk Density0.5-0.7g/cm³DIN Method
Bulk Density0.5-0.7g/cm³ISO 23145-2
Particle Size20.0-150.0µmLaser Light Scattering d(0.1), mastersizer 2000, dry, 0.1 bardispersion in ethanol
Particle Size160.0-400.0µmLaser Light Scattering d 0.5, mastersizer 2000, dry, 0.1 bar, dispersion in ethanol
Specific Surface Areamax. 3.0m²/g
SDS Physical and Chemical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Bulk Density (SDS)50.0-550.0kg/m³
Decomposition Temperature (SDS)2730.0°C
Density (SDS)2.25g/cm³at 20°C
Shelf Life & Stability
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Shelf Life2190.0d