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Top 5 Questions

Question	What is the price?

Answer	Current pricing is listed under Materials on the website. Insert the link in your brower: http://www.poco.com/Thermal/pricing.asp

Question	How do I get a sample?

Answer	To order your PocoFoam or Poco-HTC samples, visit www.pocostore.com, click on Thermal Materials and place your order.

Question	Can these materials be used as a drop-in replacement for aluminum?

Answer	Direct replacement using Poco-HTC or PocoFoam is generally not recommended. These are unique materials and design rules for conventional materials do not apply. Off-the-shelf aluminum heat sinks are...

Question	Can I get other shapes and sizes?

Answer	Other shapes can be produced from the standard block sizes using conventional machining techniques (mill, drill lathe). Please download our bulletin 100 for machining guidelines.

Question	Is PocoFoam or Poco-HTC available in thin sheets and how thin?

Answer	We can produce thin sheets by cutting and grinding the production blocks to the desired thickness. We recommend sheets of PocoFoam no less than 0.100" thick and Poco-HTC, because of the higher densit...


Frequently Asked Questions

Question	How do I get a copy of MSDS sheet ?

Answer	MSDS documents can be found under the menu heading Download Documents.

Question	How do I attach it?

Answer	Attachment has been investigated by other parties using a variety of methods. *S-Bond low temperature braze alloy has a low thermal resistance and is well suited for attachment to aluminum, or copp...

Question	Can the materials be made near net shape?

Answer	Limited work has been done to this point. The process to form the PocoFoam or Poco-HTC creates a skin that must be removed to expose the open cell structure of the part. We find it is lower cost to ...

Question	How come the properties are different "in-plane" versus "out of plane"? Which is which?

Answer	We believe the properties differences are set up during the manufacturing process as the pores are created. The high thermal conductivity is oriented in the "rise" or "growth" axis of material. This ...

Question	Are these materials soft and flexible?

Answer	No, PocoFoam and Poco-HTC are rigid solids. They are produced in our high temperature facilities and therefore cannot be "foamed in place" or co-processed with most materials.