What is Halogen Free PCB

  • January 17, 2021 11:59 PM PST
    Halogen free printed circuit board is called Halogen Free PCB. Halogen
    free PCB is made of halogen-free copper clad laminate. Halogen elements
    are extremely life-threatening chlorine, bromine, fluorine, iodine and
    very. For PCB to be considered “halogen-free”, the content of chlorine
    or bromine must be less than 900 ppm, and the total amount of halogen
    materials must be less than 1500 ppm.To get more news about [url=https://www.pcbmake.com/what-is-halogen-free-pcb/]Halogen Free PCB[/url], you can visit pcbmake official website.

    In
    PCB manufacturing, the relevant halogen elements (such as chlorine and
    bromine) do have some benefits, but these benefits do not exceed the
    negative effects they may cause in our daily life.

    Chlorine is
    used as a flame retardant to protect components and as an element in PVC
    coating of wires.Bromine is used as a sterilant. It can also be used as
    a flame retardant in electronic components.

    Despite their
    advantages, they cannot avoid their negative effects. Exposure to
    chlorine or bromine can cause coughing, nausea, blurred vision, skin
    irritation, dyspnea and eye burns. Chlorine compounds can also combine
    with hydrocarbons to form dioxins, a deadly carcinogen.

    It is
    best to avoid large amounts of chlorine or bromine in PCB. As technology
    advances, manufacturers are developing effective PCBs that do not use
    these harmful chemicals.
    Performance of Halogen Free PCB

    Insulation:
    due to the substitution of halogen by P or N, the polarity of epoxy
    resin molecular bond is reduced, thus increasing the insulation
    resistance and breakdown voltage.
    Water absorption: due to the
    relatively low electrons of N and P in nitrogen phosphorus reducing
    oxygen resin, the possibility of hydrogen atom bonding in water is lower
    than that of halogen. The water absorption of halogen free PCB is lower
    than that of conventional PCB, which affects the reliability to a
    certain extent.
    Thermal stability: the content of nitrogen and
    phosphorus in Halogen free PCB is higher than that in common PCB, so the
    monomer molecular weight and TG value increase.
    Under heating, the
    molecular mobility of halogen free PCB is lower than that of
    conventional epoxy resin board, so halogen free PCB has relatively low
    coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE).