GRAPHENEX Heat Spreading And Sandwich Cooling Guide

GRAPHENEX is an ultra-thin conductive graphene heat spreader for controlled sandwich stacks with paste or PCM coupling layers.

GRAPHENEX Heat Spreading And Sandwich Cooling Guide
Find the correct cooling material for your hardware, contact area and safety level.

GRAPHENEX Is A Heat Spreader

The role of GRAPHENEX is to spread local heat across a wider area. It does not replace paste by itself.

Use A Sandwich Stack

Use a controlled layer stack: heat source, paste or PCM, GRAPHENEX, paste or PCM, heatsink. The coupling layers are necessary for contact.

GRAPHENEX Is Conductive

The sheet must not touch exposed contacts, SMD components or PCB traces. Layout clearance matters.

Choose For Hotspots And Advanced Layouts

Use this route when local heat spreading is the goal and the physical stack allows safe installation.

Material Decision Matrix

Direct Contact AreasCPU heat spreaders, GPU dies and APU contact plates need a thin interface layer between two surfaces. Paste, PCM or expert liquid metal belongs here.
Component Gap AreasVRAM, SSDs, memory chips and power components often sit below the heatsink. They need a compressible pad with the correct thickness.
Advanced Heat SpreadingGraphene heat spreaders and liquid metal can improve difficult thermal paths, but they need layout control, insulation and clear compatibility.

Selection Guidance

A correct thermal choice starts with the contact type: direct chip contact, component gap, phase-change service, graphene heat spreading or liquid-metal expert use.

Choose the product family that matches the hardware area, contact pressure, gap height and risk level of the application.

Use the Product Selector when the application is unclear, or open the product cards when the material route is already known.

Recommended When

The hardware area and material type are known and the customer wants a direct buying path.

Check First When

The surface material, pad thickness, gap height or electrical risk is unclear.

Avoid When

The customer wants one material for all areas. A correct thermal refresh often uses several product families.

Installation And Buying Workflow

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Inspect

Identify direct contact, gap material, airflow and electrical risk before buying.

Select

Choose paste, PCM, pad, liquid metal or graphene by the real contact requirement.

Install

Clean surfaces, control thickness or amount, and keep conductive materials isolated.

Verify

Test under load and check temperature, hotspot, noise and stability.

Questions Before Buying

Short answers for the decision points that matter on this topic.

Which product should I choose first?

Start with the contact type. Direct chip contact usually needs paste or PCM. Component gaps need thermal pads. Liquid metal and graphene are advanced options.

Why are there several product families?

Different cooling areas need different materials. One material cannot safely solve every CPU, GPU, VRAM, SSD and console problem.

When should I use the Product Selector?

Use the Product Selector when you are not sure about surface compatibility, gap thickness or whether the system needs paste, pads, PCM, liquid metal or graphene.