Lighting manufacturers are in constant pursuit of innovative materials and designs that reduce costs while maintaining design and performance integrity. SABIC is catalyzing these efforts with an expanded portfolio of materials for cost-efficient hybrid heat sinks, a component that is critical to the longevity of light-emitting diode (LED) lights.
With the addition of two new grades of KONDUIT™ compound, SABIC is bringing the solution that can enhance thermal management for customers at a cost that helps them maintain a competitive edge. Innovative solutions using these new materials, as well as other technologies for the commercial, residential and outdoor lighting markets, will be on display at the Light India event (Hall 11, Booth #F39) in New Delhi.
Used in LED lighting to dissipate heat, heat sinks can have a tremendous effect on performance, but can also have an outsized impact on the cost per bulb by requiring secondary processes for housings. Lightweight hybrid aluminum/thermoplastic solutions are emerging as an attractive alternative to the conventional metal heat sinks as they exhibit high thermal conductivity but do not require expensive secondary processing. SABIC’s cost-efficient KONDUIT PX13012 and PX11311U compound grades deliver improved mechanical properties while keeping manufacturing costs down.
“SABIC’s new KONDUIT compound grades will help our customers design light bulbs that can compete on design, useful life, and brightness, as well as cost,” said Venugopal Koka, Director of Electrical and Lighting Marketing for SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business. “Unlike other appliance and electronics categories, in which consumers and end-users are willing to pay a premium for a better product, purchasing decisions in the lighting category are highly price-driven. As material manufacturers, we have an important role to play in building light bulbs that meet the demands of our customers, and our customers’ customers.”
About KONDUIT PX13012 and PX11311U Compounds
KONDUIT PX13012 and PX11311U compounds, SABIC’s next generation of thermal conductive materials, have inherent electrical isolation properties and excellent flame resistance.
KONDUIT PX13012 compound is a black, cost-optimized solution, which has the highest thermal conductivity of all electrical isolative flame retardant KONDUIT compound grades. This new grade offers enhanced mechanical properties verses previous generations of KONDUIT compounds. Improvements include an approximate increase of 50% in tensile strength and impact and 55% elongation at break, which make it an ideal candidate either for hybrid (aluminium/KONDUIT compound) solutions or as an all thermoplastic heat sink solution in the LED Lighting industry.
KONDUIT PX11311U compound is a white grade which also has good thermal conductivity and improved UV performance, elongation at break, and heat-shock performance across a wide range of temperatures (-40°C to 85°C). Additionally, it has a high level of reflectivity – up to 92% – making it a good candidate material for reflectors in addition to heat sinks. This provides designers the opportunity to create aesthetically pleasing LED lamps with a stronger light quality preferred by consumers.
More information about SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business and its range of innovative solutions for the lighting industry can be found on www.sabic-ip.com/lighting. For technical product inquiries, please contact us at www.sabic-ip.com/prtechinquiry.
