This invention discloses a
graphite mesh skeleton
copper-based
composite material and its preparation method, belonging to the field of thermal management materials. The
composite material includes a vertical
graphite mesh skeleton,
copper pillar supports in the center of each mesh unit, and
copper-based filler phases filling the gaps. The high
thermal conductivity direction of the
graphite surface is aligned with the material thickness direction, and its sidewalls have micropores. After
sintering, the copper-based filler phases pass through the micropores, causing the copper in adjacent meshes to fuse together to form a three-dimensional through-network. The preparation method includes graphite
cutting and drilling, skeleton
assembly, introduction of copper pillars and copper
powder filling, and
sintering densification. This invention suppresses the collapse of vertical graphite during
sintering through the central copper pillars and breaks the
physical separation of the matrix through the physical riveting effect of the micropores, significantly improving
interfacial bonding and macroscopic
mechanical strength, while maintaining excellent out-of-plane continuous directional
thermal conductivity.