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Materials

Materials

Insulating Materials Polymide
Clad Materials DuPont / Espanex
Adhesiveless Materials DuPont AP
Espanex
Coverfilm Kapton (Pyralux)
Espanex
Flexible Solder Masks IPC-840 Class 3
Metals Copper 20-750 micron (.0008 - .030) thick.

Beryllium Copper

Nickel Alloys
Finishes Immersion gold over Electroless nickel.

Immersion Tin

Hot air solder level (tin-lead)

Hard gold

Soft gold

 

Conductors

 Conductors Thickness
(oz/ft2)
(microns)
Rolled Annealed Copper
1/4,  1/3, 1/2, 1, 2, 3
9, 12, 17, 35, 70, 105
Electrodeposited Copper
1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, 3
9, 17, 35, 70, 105
Silver Epoxy1
.001"
25

 

Stiffeners

Stiffeners
Thickness
(mils)
Adhesive
Adhesive Thickness
(mils) (microns)
    Polyimide 0.6, 1.4 15, 35
Polyimide 1,2,3,5 FR/LF Acrylic 1,2,3 25, 50, 75
    PSA 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 25, 50, 75, 125, 254
 

Selective Material Characteristics
- DuPont materials

Thermal Coefficient of Expansion,
ppm/deg°C
(in/in•deg°C)
TMA
Adhesive only (Z-axis)    
  Below TG
  (40°C, 104°F)
100 (10 x 10-5)  
  Above TG 400 (40 x 10-5)  
Kapton HN
(X-, Y-, Z-axis)
20 (2 x 10-5)  

Coefficient of Thermal Conductivity,   TC-1000
W/m•°K
(cal/cm•sec•°C)
  Thermal Comparator
  Adhesive Only 0.23 (5.5 x 10-4)  
  Kapton® HN 0.12 (2.87 x 10-4)  

Solder Resistance (Dip)    
  10 min. at 500°F
  (260°C)
No blistering or delamination  
  5 min. at 550°F
  (288°C)
No blistering or delamination IPC 2.4.13
  30 sec . at 600°F
   (316°C)
No blistering or delamination  

Outgassing

Outgassing, Pyralux® LF and AP composites Meets Criteria: ASTM E 595-77
NASA specification SP-R-0022 < 1.0% TML (total mass loss) SP-R-0022
  < 0.10% CVCM (collected volatile condensable material)