Afrl-ml-wp-tp-2007-410 Thermal Applications for Advanced Metallic Materials (preprint)

Various applications for advanced metallic materials in the area of thermal management of potential interest to the United States Air Force are discussed. Particular emphasis is given to the following technologies; passive thermal systems utilizing high thermal conductivity metallic composites; lightweight metallic phase-change materials for managing thermal transients; highefficiency thermoelectric materials for energy harvesting applications. In this paper, a brief background of the current SOA in each technology is presented, along with potential new areas for growing new research directions. Strategies for short-, medium-, and long-term materials and systems development are proposed.