title: Preparation and characterization of phase transition/graphite foam composite materials.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Phase transition/graphite foam (PCM/GF) composite materials are a kind of composite materials that fill graphite foam with phase change materials.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this paper, graphite foam was prepared firstly by the soft template method, the heat conductivity of which at room temperature is 5.44 W/(m∙K). Then, four phase change materials including eicosane, acetamide, xylitol, and erythritol were chosen for filling into the prepared graphite foam to obtain PCM/GF composite materials.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Among the four kinds of materials, erythritol composite material has the highest melting point (118.5°C) and the highest enthalpy of fusion (266.3J/g), weight loss ratios of xylitol composite material after ten cycles is the lowest (2.1%), the compressive strength of xylitol composite material is the highest (9.08 MPa) and that of eicosane composite material is the lowest (3.32 MPa).
authors.affiliation: College of Aerospace and Civil Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin - China.
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: College of Aerospace and Civil Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin - China.
authors.forename: ChenLong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: College of Aerospace and Civil Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin - China.
authors.forename: ZhiChao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000081:Acetamides / Q000737:chemistry*; D000473:Alkanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D011312:Pressure; D014993:Xylitol / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D000473:Alkanes; C050821:eicosane; D006108:Graphite; C030686:acetamide; D014993:Xylitol