About Aluminum Nitride Ceramics

Aluminum nitride ceramics are one of the advanced ceramic materials that are widely used in the electronics industry because of their excellent thermal conductivity and electrical insulation properties.

Aluminum nitride crystals are covalently bonded compounds with [AIN4] tetrahedra as structural units, with a fibrillated zincite-type structure and a hexagonal crystal system. As a high-temperature resistant material, its single crystal thermal conductivity is almost 5 times that of alumina, and it has good thermal shock resistance, and it can be used in an inert atmosphere at 1350℃.

Aluminum nitride is resistant to attack by molten metals and is stable to acids. Because of its surface exposed to wet air will react to generate a very thin oxide film, using this characteristic, can be used as aluminum, copper, silver, lead and other metals melting crucible and burn casting mold materials. ain ceramics metallization performance is better, can replace the toxic beryllium oxide ceramics in the electronics industry in a wide range of applications.

Chemical formula of aluminum nitride

Aluminum nitride chemical formula for AlN, chemical composition AI 65.81%, N 34.19%. its powder is white or off-white, single crystal colorless and transparent, sublimation decomposition temperature at atmospheric pressure is 2450 ℃.

Thermal conductivity of aluminum nitride ceramics.

Aluminum nitride polycrystalline material thermal conductivity is 70~210 W / (m.k), and single crystal can be as high as 275 W / (m.k) or more, is 5 times that of alumina.

Aluminum Nitride Ceramic Substrates

Aluminum nitride ceramics have high thermal conductivity, low coefficient of expansion, high strength, high temperature resistance, chemical corrosion resistance, high resistivity and low dielectric loss, making them ideal for large-scale integrated circuit heat dissipation substrates and packaging materials.

What are the aluminum nitride ceramic parts?

Performance characteristics of aluminum nitride ceramics

Advantages of Aluminum Nitride Ceramics

  • High thermal conductivity (>170W/m-K), close to BeO and SiC, more than 5 times that of Al2O3;

  • The coefficient of thermal expansion matches that of Si and GaAs;

  • Various electrical properties (dielectric constant, dielectric loss, body resistivity, dielectric strength) are excellent;

  • Good mechanical properties, higher flexural strength than Al2O3 and BeO ceramics, can be sintered at atmospheric pressure;

  • It can be made by casting process. It is a promising substrate and packaging material for high power integrated circuits.

Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Nitride Ceramics

sports event unit (of measure) Aluminum Nitride Ceramics Injection Molded Aluminum Nitride High thermal conductivity injection molded aluminum nitride
color -- grizzly grizzly grizzly
intensity g/cm³ 3.3 3.3 3.3
durometer GPa 11 11 11
compressive strength MPa 2100 2100 2100
bending strength MPa 450 410 300
Fracture toughness MPa・m1/2 3.5 2.6 2.4
Young's modulus GPa 310 310 310
Poisson's ratio -- 0.25 0.25 0.25

Thermal Properties of Aluminum Nitride Ceramics

sports event unit (of measure) Aluminum Nitride Ceramics Injection Molded Aluminum Nitride High thermal conductivity injection molded aluminum nitride
Maximum operating temperature ℃ (in inert gas) 1350 1350 1350
Thermal conductivity@25℃ W/(m・K) >170 >170 >200
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion 40 - 400°C, x 10-6/C 4.5 4.6  4.9
specific heat J/(kg・K) 720 720 720
thermal shock resistance ℃ (into water) 350 350 350

Electrical Characteristics of Aluminum Nitride Ceramics

sports event unit (of measure) Aluminum Nitride Ceramics Injection Molded Aluminum Nitride High thermal conductivity injection molded aluminum nitride
dielectric constant 1MHz 8.8 8.5 8.5
electrical strength kV/mm >15 >15 >15
Volume Resistance@25℃ Ω・cm >10^14 >10^14 >10^13

Note: All the above parameters are typical values of aluminum nitride ceramics, please note that there may be differences due to different batches.

Precautions for the use of aluminum nitride ceramics

Aluminum nitride ceramics undergo surface oxidation in air at 700°C, and even at room temperature, a surface oxide layer of 5-10 nm is detected. This will help protect the material body, but it will also reduce the thermal conductivity of the material surface. In an inert atmosphere, the oxide layer protects the material body at temperatures up to 1350°C, above which the body undergoes significant oxidation. Aluminum nitride ceramics are stable in hydrogen and carbon dioxide atmospheres at temperatures up to 980°C.

In addition, aluminum nitride ceramics react chemically and dissolve slowly with inorganic acids and liquids such as strong bases and water, all of which it cannot be used by direct immersion in such substances. However, aluminum nitride is resistant to most molten salts, including chlorides and cryolite.

What are the uses of aluminum nitride ceramics?

  • Heat sinks and heat sinks
  • Laser electrical insulators
  • Chucks, clamping rings for semiconductor processing equipment
  • electrical insulation
  • Wafer Handling
  • Substrates and insulators for microelectronic and optoelectronic devices
  • Electronics Packaging Substrates
  • Chip carriers for sensors and detectors
  • microchip
  • cartridge clip
  • Laser Thermal Management Components
  • Molten Metal Fixture
  • Microwave equipment packaging

Machining manufacturer of aluminum nitride ceramic parts

To Good Ceramics is a professional aluminum nitride ceramics processing manufacturer. Since 2013, we have participated in and supplied more than 3000 kinds of precision ceramic products to hundreds of companies.
We can provide you with ceramic machining, ceramic materials, ceramic casting, ceramic metal encapsulation and surface metallization services, and are committed to providing products and services that meet or exceed our customers' quality requirements.

Aluminum Nitride Ceramics Custom Processing

To Good Ceramics is your Aluminum Nitride ceramics custom fabrication specialist for your advanced ceramic prototyping needs. We are always happy to utilize our years of advanced ceramics experience to advise on materials, designs and applications. If you are looking to purchase aluminum nitride substrates, rods, tubes, or custom machined parts, please contact us and one of our experts will be happy to assist you.

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