Incure Epo-Weld™ TC-9033 — Aluminum-Filled Epoxy for Heat Sink and Cryogenic Bonding
A heat sink bonded with the wrong adhesive can look mechanically sound for months before the real problem shows up as a slow, cumulative overheating trend rather than an obvious joint failure. Incure's Epo-Weld™ TC-9033 exists specifically to keep that bond line from becoming the weak link in a component's thermal path, pairing aluminum-filled thermal conductivity with the paste consistency that heat sink and cryogenic bonding actually require. An Aluminum-Filled Epoxy Built to Replace Non-Conductive Adhesives TC-9033 is a two-part, aluminum-filled epoxy engineered specifically for thermal management applications where a standard structural adhesive would otherwise create an unintended insulating layer between a heat-generating component and the surface meant to draw that heat away. Bonding a heat sink with a non-conductive adhesive doesn't just underperform — it actively works against the sink's purpose, trapping heat at the interface instead of letting it move through. TC-9033's aluminum filler gives the cured bond line meaningfully better thermal conductivity than an unfilled epoxy, while still delivering genuine structural performance: 12,000 psi flexural strength and 2,600 psi tensile shear at a Shore D70–D80 cured hardness, figures that hold up under the mechanical vibration and thermal cycling that power electronics assemblies see in continuous service. Thixotropic Paste Consistency Solves a Real Dispensing Problem TC-9033's thixotropic paste consistency is a deliberate process choice, not an incidental property. A flowable adhesive is efficient on a flat, well-defined bond line, but it runs or sags on a vertical surface or an irregular heat sink fin geometry before it has a chance to cure — exactly the situation TC-9033 is formulated to avoid. The paste holds its shape and stays where it's placed, which matters on assemblies where the bond geometry isn't a simple flat interface, or where the joint has to be positioned and held without an oven step available to lock it in early. That same consistency gives TC-9033 genuine gap-filling capability, bridging minor surface irregularities between a heat sink and a component rather than requiring both mating surfaces to be machined to a tight, uniform tolerance before bonding. Email Us with your heat sink geometry and bonding process, and Incure's engineers can confirm whether TC-9033's paste consistency fits your application. NASA Outgassing Compliance Opens Up Cryogenic and Vacuum Assembly TC-9033 meets NASA outgassing requirements, a specification that matters well beyond aerospace work. Any bond line inside a sealed or vacuum enclosure risks off-gassing volatile compounds over time, and that off-gassing can redeposit as contamination on nearby optics, sensors, or electrical contacts — a slow-developing failure mode that's difficult to trace back to the adhesive once it's already caused a problem. That makes TC-9033 a fit for cryogenic component bonding and other sealed-enclosure assemblies where the adhesive needs to hold a structural bond without becoming a long-term contamination source for whatever sensitive equipment shares the same sealed space — the manufacturer's own catalog names cryogenic components specifically among TC-9033's intended applications, alongside general heat-sink bonding for power electronics. Cure Schedule Trades Oven Capacity for Cycle Time TC-9033 cures…