Apheros manufactures engineered metal foams that act as high‑performance thermal management media, offering ultra‑high surface area, fully open porosity, and low density for superior heat exchange. Their customizable foams—available in various metal compositions and pore structures—serve as drop‑in replacements for conventional cold plates and heat exchangers in electronics, automotive, aerospace, and clean‑energy applications.
Funding
$2.4M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
IFounders
Product
Problem
Conventional cooling components such as solid metal plates and finned heat sinks are bulky, heavy, and often limited by low surface area and poor fluid flow, which restricts heat removal efficiency in high‑performance electronics, automotive power modules, aerospace systems, and emerging energy technologies.
Solution
Apheros produces engineered metal foams that serve as high‑performance thermal management media. Their patented foaming process creates fully open, interconnected pore networks with ultra‑high surface area—up to a thousand times greater than traditional metal foams—while maintaining low density (0.9–2.2 g/cm³). The open structure enables superior fluid transport, rapid wetting, and efficient heat exchange, allowing the foams to replace conventional cold plates and heat exchangers as drop‑in components. The material composition is customizable (copper, nickel, stainless steel, etc.) and can be tailored in porosity (75‑95 %) and pore density (up to 350 PPI) to match specific thermal and mechanical requirements. These foams are compatible with standard manufacturing steps such as bonding, welding, and machining, facilitating integration into existing system designs without redesign.
Target Audience
Primary customers are OEMs and system integrators in high‑performance electronics, automotive power electronics, data‑center cooling, aerospace thermal management, and clean‑energy equipment such as electrolyzers and fuel‑cell systems.
Features
- Ultra‑high surface area metal foam with up to 1,000× greater area than conventional foams, enhancing heat transfer rates
- Fully open, hierarchical pore network (75‑95 % porosity) that ensures optimal fluid flow and mass transport
- High wettability and capillary action for rapid liquid penetration and efficient cooling in direct liquid and two‑phase systems
- Lightweight density range (0.9–2.2 g/cm³) enabling weight‑critical applications in automotive, aerospace, and portable electronics
- Material‑agnostic composition (copper, nickel, stainless steel, alloys) with customizable pore size and density up to 350 PPI
- Drop‑in replacement compatible with standard bonding, welding, and machining processes, simplifying integration into existing designs
- Scalable, cost‑effective patented manufacturing process that can be adapted to volume production