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No, silica gel is a gritty sand like material used to absorb water and thus keep humidity down in sensitive devices.

Perhaps (considering your misspelling) you were thinking of silicone grease. Yes, silicone grease is a white colored sticky synthetic grease with good thermal conduction properties that is applied between a high wattage component and a heatsink. It is not as good a thermal conductor as metal, but is used primarily to prevent voids between the component and the heatsink which would cause hotspots.

If a truly good thermal conductor is needed between a component and the heatsink, silver filled epoxy would be the best material.

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