After consideration of the limited information provided by Mr.Rieger the explanation of the Pima College test is different than originally assumed.
The test was a piece of Kryron wire v.s. copper wire of approximately the same dimensions. Kryron wire required an order of magnitude greater current to fail. The original assumption was that Kryron had a lower resistance but apparently this was not the case. Kryron actually took the higher current due to a much higher melting point than copper.
Rieger did not publish very much about the physical properties of Kryron such as coefficient of thermal expansion, heat capacity, and other interesting material properties.
Consideration of a major market of Kryron in heat sinks is very short sighted. Although there are many heatsinks used, it is not a very significant market.
If the other material properties of Kryron, not mentioned by Rieger, provide a material that has high resistance to corrosion, high strength, and expands similar to aluminum then the real significant market is the heat transfer market.
This application is very green! The cost savings in operation of chilled water and steam for HVAC and power generation presents an opportunity to acquire federal funds to save significant energy costs. The savings in operation of chilled water systems would provide a quick payoff for retrofit of heat exchangers. And, the retrofit can be done on a floor by floor and building by building basis. With higher heat transfer, less chilled water needs be pumped from the physical plant saving pumping costs and chiller costs. (The chilled water is pumped round trip from the physical plant to all buildings and back.) Almost every large building in the world uses this type system including universities and college campuses. The current heat exchangers are made from copper tubing. This is a much larger market than armor or heat sinks. Pots and pans would be a bigger market than heatsinks. Considering how much heat transfer is a part of industrial processes, this market is almost incomprehensible in size. BORK needs to team with the big boys to make this happen.
Where is the leadership at BORK? This train needs to leave the station.
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