The substrate of High Tg circuit board will
change from “glass state” to “rubber state” when the temperature rises
to a certain area, and this temperature is called the glass transition
temperature (Tg) of the board. In other words, Tg is the maximum
temperature (℃) at which the substrate remains rigid. That is to say,
ordinary PCB substrate materials at high temperature not only produce
softening, deformation, melting and other phenomena, but also
performance in the mechanical, electrical characteristics of a sharp
decline (I don’t think we want to see their products appear this
situation).
Generally speaking, the board of Tg is more than 130 degrees, high Tg
is more than 170 degrees, and medium Tg is more than 150 degrees.
Usually Tg≥170℃ PCB, called high Tg PCB.
When the Tg of the substrate increases, the circuit board’s heat
resistance, moisture resistance, chemical resistance, stability
resistance and other characteristics will be improved. The higher the TG
value, the better the temperature resistance of the plate. And the high
TG is often applied in the lead-free process,
High Tg refers to high heat resistance. With the rapid development of
the electronic industry and the electronic products represented by
computer, the higher heat resistance of PCB substrate materials have
become an important guarantee when the development towards into a high
function and high multilayer. What’s more, the appearance and
development of high-density installation technology represented by SMT
and CMT make PCB more and more inseparable from the support of high heat
resistance of substrate in small aperture, fine circuit and thin form.
Therefore, the difference between the general fr-4 and the high Tg fr-4
is that in the thermal state, especially in the case of heat after
moisture absorption. And there are many differences in the mechanical
strength, dimensional stability, adhesion, water absorption, thermal
decomposition, thermal expansion and other conditions of the materials.
The products with high Tg are obviously better than ordinary PCB
substrate materials. In recent years, the number of customers requiring
the production of high Tg circuit board increased year by year.