| abstract |
A hard, long wearing, thermally conductive fuser member (1) comprising a base member (4) and a surface layer (2) wherein said surface layer (2) includes a fluoroelastomer and an alumina filler having an average particle size of from about 0.5 to about 15 micrometers, said alumina being present in an amount to provide a thermal conductivity of at least about 0.24 watts/meter °Kelvin in said surface layer. |