In short, these two objects are usually the cooling system or heatsink and your processor or graphics card. By using this paste, heat is easily exchanged between the two and makes the electronic part cool easily. This paste when placed on the heatsink or processor of your system. It fills all the microscopic empty spaces that are on these surfaces. These empty spaces can cause the heat to not transfer properly and as a result, the cooling system’s performance is poor. The main use of this product is in the electrical and electronics industry, which you will learn about how it works.
How silicone paste works
It should be noted that the main function of silicone paste in electronic systems is NOT cooling the heat system. This paste actually has the task of transferring heat from GPU, CPU to the heat sink cooling system. In other words, it can be said that the CPU, GPU or heat sink, although it has a smooth surface when touched, is actually full of microscopic holes that are filled with silicon paste. These spaces fill the microscopic voids so that heat and heat transfer can be done well.
It is interesting to know that the use of silicone paste reduces between 10 and 20 degrees Celsius from the temperature of the CPU or GPU. In the case of not using silicone paste, these empty spaces on the surface of the heat sink are filled with air, and since air is not a good conductor of heat, it causes the central processing unit (CPU) to overheat and as a result slows down or in some cases causes it to burn.
Types of thermal paste and its use
Silicone (thermal) pastes are generally divided into three categories and the following can be mentioned among its types.
Metal-based thermal pastes
Metal-based thermal pastes, given that they are made of metals. They have a lot of heat transfer. But because they have metal in their structure, in addition to heat conductors, they are also electrical conductors. For this reason, problems may arise in electronic systems.
