This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation of the thermal properties across epoxied titanium contacts. Both the contact conductance (h_c) across the interface and the thermal conductivity of the titanium are measured from 50 to 200 K. The samples include two pure grades of titanium and two alloys bonded together with four different epoxies, three of which contain glass bead fillers. To date very little data are available on the thermal properties of titanium at low temperatures. As illustrated by the experimental results, for all four samples, the conductivity decreases with decreasing temperature in a fairly linear manner. However, the conductivity for the pure grades of titanium is greater than for the alloyed materials for all temperatures. Although several investigations on the ho of epoxied joints have been conducted, very few if any span the temperature range considered here. The h_c across the interface for all four samples increased linearly with increasing temperature.
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