Provided is a heat conductive
silicone grease composition including (A) 100 parts by
mass of an organopolysiloxane containing 2 or more alkenyl groups bonded to
silicon atoms within each molecule, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing 2 or more
hydrogen atoms bonded to
silicon atoms within each molecule, in sufficient quantity to provide from 0.1 to 5.0
hydrogen atoms bonded to
silicon atoms within the component (B) for each alkenyl group within the component (A), (C) 100 to 2,200 parts by
mass of a heat conductive filler, (D) an effective quantity of a
platinum-based catalyst, and (E) an effective quantity of an
addition reaction retarder, in which the component (C) includes more than 90% by
mass and no more than 100% by mass of an
indium powder with an average particle size of 0.1 to 100 μm. Also provided is a heat conductive
silicone cured product obtained by curing the above composition by heating at a temperature equal to, or greater than, the
melting point of the
indium powder. Further provided is an electronic device including an
electronic component, a heat radiating member, and a heat conductive member including the above cured product disposed between the
electronic component and the heat radiating member. Still further provided is a method of curing the above composition. Even further provided is a method of forming a heat conductive member between an
electronic component and a heat radiating member. The above heat conductive
silicone grease composition generates a suitably thin cured product with excellent
thermal conductivity that prevents problems such as the
contamination of components other than the coated component, and the leakage of oily materials from the product if used over extended periods.