Thermal LyNX
Thermal Space Ltd.
Proprietary graphene-based (Layered Nanostructured Cross-linked) thermal strap offering lighter, more flexible, higher-conductance performance than graphite-fiber or metal straps.
Technical specifications
- Thermal conductivity-to-mass ratio
- ~2x better than other thermal strap types
- Thermal conductivity vs. aluminum (at ~220 K)
- 16x per unit mass
- Thermal conductivity vs. copper (at ~220 K)
- 27x per unit mass
- Elastic modulus vs. graphite fiber
- ~20x lower (much more flexible)
- Thermal conductivity-to-density ratio
- >2x graphite fiber
- Construction
- Layered graphene foil with carbon-composite end fittings
- Outgassing
- NASA-approved low-outgassing materials, no particulate contamination
- Configuration options
- Straight, curved, or twisted, from millimeters to feet in length
- Optional outer wrap
- Aluminized Mylar or Kapton
About
Thermal LyNX uses layered graphene foil construction with carbon-composite end fittings to reduce mass while maximizing flexibility and thermal conductance. It can bend sharply without performance loss, uses NASA-approved low-outgassing materials, and produces no particulate contamination. It is offered in straight, curved, or twisted configurations from millimeters to feet in length, with optional outer wraps of aluminized Mylar or Kapton for additional protection. Thermal LyNX is intended as a drop-in upgrade path for spacecraft thermal links where mass and flexibility budgets are tight, including CubeSat and smallsat applications.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
