PCB Material 

Printed circuit board is the most important part of electronics. The PCB material is the most cost of the whole PCB. So,before PCB design, you need to know which material is the best for your product.PCB design is just a first step,you also need to know the  application environment of PCB,such as outdoor,underwater,high temperature.Good meterial can support long life for your eletrical equipments.

Normal FR4 material with TG130-135. ​

Applications:​  Reinforcement laminate, Potentiometer, Resistance,
Comsumer electronics,Toys,etc
Here is the datasheet.
  1.      KingBoard  KB-6160
  2.      ShengYi       S1141
  3.       NANYA      NP-140TL
  • UVB and AOI
  • Excellent heat resistance and mechanical properties
  • IPC-4101C/21 specification is applicable

High TG material with over TG 170.

Applications:
Suitable for high aspect ratio and high layer PCB.Widely used in computer,communication equipment,precise apparatus and instrument,router,medical equipment,etc.
Datasheet
  1. Shengyi  S1000-2
  2. ITEQ        IT-180
  3. ISOLA       FR408 （we do not have now.）FR408 is widely be replaced with S1000-2 or IT-180 or TU-768
  4. TUC        TU-768  (any layer HDI PCB,we prefer use TU-768 material)
  • Higher heat resistance;
  • Lower Z-axis CTE;
  • Excellent thermal stress resistance;
  • High thermal shock resistance;
  • Excellent PTH reliability.
  • Pcbway offers some popular High Tg materials:
  • S1000-2 & S1170: Shengyi materials;
  • IT-180A: ITEQ material;
  • TU768: TUC material.

High Frequency material (RF board,Microwave)

Applications:Cellular Base Station Antennas and Power Amplifiers.RF Identifi cation Tags.Automotive Radar and Sensors.​LNB’s for Direct Broadcast Satellites,etc
See our RF board.
  1.  Rogers       RO4000 series
  2.  Tacanic      TLX series   RF35​
  3.  Arlon     AD250 series  ,TC350L
  4.  PTFE, F4B, F4BM,
  • Low dielectric tolerance and low loss
  • Stable electrical properties vs. frequency
  • Low Z-axis expansion
  • Low in-plane expansion coeffi cient

Rigid Polymide 

SH260 are widely used in Aeronautics and Astronautics,Ultra multi-layer PCB (>10 layers),Outdoor PCB,Long-term High Temperature Environment PCB.​Coal Mine ,etc.
  1.           Arlon          85N
  2.           ShengYi      SH260
 We recommend to use SH260 material. you can find the difference with Arlon 85N.It is high performan material, and the cost of SH260 is only a half of 85N.
Properties Condition Unit SH260 1.2mm H/H Arlon 85N 1.0mm H/H
tg TMA ℃ 255 ﹥250
Td 5% Loss,10℃/min@N2 ℃ 423 416
Thermal resistance T300 min ﹥60 ﹥60
Flammability UL 94 -- HB HB
Water absorption PCT‐105KPa/120min % 0.36 0.54
PCT (2 Hours) dipping@288℃,10 Sec -- ﹥10 X ﹥10 X
Z‐axis CTE (50‐260 ℃) TMA % 1.2 1.2
Dielectric breakdown D‐48/50+D‐0.5/23 kV kV40.5 --
Peel strength 288℃/10s N/mm 1.19/1.23 1.10/1.17
Flexural strength @200 ℃ GPa 20.5 ---

Aluminum material  

Applications：High brightness LED lighting/backlight module,Power electronics (inverter, transistor, DC/DCconverter, regulator),Automotive (regulator, power module),​Audio (equalizer, amplifier).
  1.     Bergquist  (The material is very costly,but it is top quality in the world)
  2.      Polytronics (Very popular MC material ,made in TaiWan)
  3.       ChaoShun  (Very good Aluminum material supplier in China)​
  • Excellent thermal conductivity
  • Excellent solder heat endurance
  • Excellent solder heat endurance