FR-4 Glass Epoxy Technical Product Information

FR-4 Glass Epoxy , designated FR-4 by NEMA, is a woven glass cloth construction laminate with an epoxy resin binder. ( an 8 ply construction in .059'' thickness.) This material conforms to the requirements of military specification 13949, revision F, type GF, and is rated 94V-O by Underwriters Laboratories. This material is generally used in communications, computer, computer peripherals, instruments, industrial controls, and automotive electronics. It offers advantages in the following areas: Electrical Properties Excellent for high technology communications and computer systems. Mechanical PropertiesGreater than paper base and composite materials. Moisture AbsorptionLower than paper base and composite laminates. Glass Transition TemperatureHigher than most FR-4 laminates. Solder FloatPasses 160 seconds at 575F.

Typical Values
Property
Thickness

Units Value
Inches .059 44

Retained Resin %

Thermal Properties
Property
Tg, min. ( DSC ) CTE x-axis CTE y-axis CTE z-axis Solder Float, 288 C

Units
C ppm/C ppm/C ppm/C seconds

Value Condition
135 14 13 175 >120 Ambient to Tg Ambient to Tg Ambient to 288 C Condition A

Electrical Properties
Property
Permittivity ( DK ) max. @ 500 Mhz @1 GHz ( HP4291 ) Loss Tangent ( DF ), max.

Units

Value
4.7 4.35 4.34

Condition
C-24/23/50

@ 1 MHz ( 2 Fluid Cell ) 500 Mhz 1 GHz ( 2 Fluid Cell ) Surface Resistivity, min. Volume Resistivity, min. megohms min. megohmcm Dielectric Breakdown, min Arc Resistance, min. kV seconds 0.020 0.017 0.016 2 X 10^5 Condition F 1 X 10^8 E-24/125 8 X 10^7 Condition F 2 X 10^7 E-24/125 55 100 D-48/50

Physical Properties
Property
Peel Strength, 1 oz.

Units Value
lb./in. 9.0 9.0 9.0

Condition
Condition A After Thermal Stress E-1/125 Condition A Condition A Condition UL94 D-24/23 Condition A Condition A

Flexural Strength - LW Flexural Strength - CW Warp & Twist Flammability Moisture Absorption Tensil Strength - LW Tensil Strength - CW

psi psi % % psi psi

80000 60000 0.5 V-0 < 0.25 50000 40000

Tensil Modulus ( Young's ) - LW psi Tensil Modulus ( Young's ) - CW psi Flexural Modulus ( Taylor's ) LW Flexural Modulus ( Taylor's ) CW Poisson's Ratio - LW Poisson's Ratio - CW psi psi

3.5 X 10^6 Condition A 3.0 X 10^6 Condition A 2.7 X 10^6 Condition A 2.4 X 10^6 Condition A 0.136 0.118 Condition A Condition A