“…For hexagonal and cubic BN forms, the bulk Young's moduli typically are of the order of 35 and 400 GPa, respectively [33]. BN particles have been used in the preparation of thermally conductive composites as they form conductive pathways in the polymer matrix [23], and as fillers in various polymer matrices, such as linear lowdensity polyethylene [34], polypropylene [35], poly (butylene terephthalate) [9], epoxy resin [23,36,37] silicone rubber [38], polyimide [31], polysilazane [39] or poly(methyl methacrylate) [8]. Nanosized Si 3 N 4 particles are also used for various applications because of their high mechanical strength, high fracture toughness, low dielectric constant, and high thermal conductivity [13,40].…”