SilCool* TIG 210 BX thermal management grease from Momentive Performance Materials provides a reliable and cost-effective solution for automotive electronic applications.

LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY — NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Thermal management is becoming increasingly important for automotive electronics as under-the-hood temperatures continue to rise and the amount of electronics is growing. Hybrid cars are particularly affected. Engineers are looking for cost competitive thermal management solutions that can remove the heat from increasingly sensitive electronic components. Thermal greases are often considered but due to concerns about “bleed-out” and long term reliability, engineers may end up selecting higher cost options. Momentive Performance Materials recently introduced SilCool TIG 210 BX, a thermally conductive grease that provides “low bleed” and low thermal resistance for applications where thin bond lines are required. In addition to thermal conductivity (2.1 W/mK), this material offers stable performance, which is typically required for automotive applications, such as an engine control unit. The images (MPMPR025a) show the “low bleed” performance and the thermal shock stability of a 45° mounted test specimen.

In addition to reliability and application performance, SilCool TIG 210 BX thermally conductive grease offers excellent processability enabling thinner bond lines which allows for minimum thermal resistance (see graphs MPMPR025b and MPMPR025c). With these attributes, SilCool TIG 210BX is an excellent product to consider for many challenging automotive electronics applications.

Momentive Performance Materials offers a broad range of silicone products for transportation applications, including a wide choice of leading-edge thermal management grades, fast cure adhesives, and low modulus encapsulants. Contact us for more information, our application development specialists are available to discuss your specific project needs.

You can meet Momentive at the stand of their German distributor Sinus Electronics (division of Nucletron Technologies GmbH, http://www.sinus-electronic.de/) at Hall A5 Booth No. 525 on Electronica Show in Munich, Germany (www.electronica.de/) from 11th to 14th of November.

To find out more about Momentive’s SilCool TIG 210 BX, please call +31(0)164 225350 for EMEA & India (or +1 607.786.8131 for other regions) or send an e-mail to

cs-eur.silicones@momentive.com or visit www.momentive.com.

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