In this article, researchers studied the effect of particle shape on the thermal conductivity of copper reinforced polymer composites. Short-fiber shaped polyamide composites with filler content ranging from 0 to 30 % were measured, alongside of polyamides containing 0 to 60 % filler, shaped as spheres and plates. When the filler content is low, particles are not interacting with each other, and therefore the thermal conductivity is low. As the filler percentage increases to 10%, an immediate ...
