Chris, Polyimide PCB material would probably be your best choice for this application. For material reference see the chart at: _http://www.datacircuits.com/docs/Full%20Material%20Sheet.pdf_ (http://www.datacircuits.com/docs/Full%20Material%20Sheet.pdf) This link may not be good for long since the site appears to be moving to Merix. At Merix check: _http://www.merix.com/files/Preferred%20Laminates%20and%20Prepreg%20rev%200901 06.pdf_ (http://www.merix.com/files/Preferred%20Laminates%20and%20Prepreg%20rev%20090106.pdf) and: _http://www.merix.com/files/Material%20Cross%20Reference%20Sheet.pdf_ (http://www.merix.com/files/Material%20Cross%20Reference%20Sheet.pdf) Good luck with your testing. Harold L. Snyder, Jr. Scientist & Consultant (>34 Years of High Temperature Electronics Design Experience) Begin Included Message Dated 4/13/2007 8:30:52 A.M. Central Daylight Time, Christopher.Jakubiec@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes: ==================================== Hello List, Can anyone suggest a PCB material that can stand up to high temperatures (175C) better than FR4? We are currently using small double sided boards 50mm x 50mm with a thickness of about 1.6mm, and a through hole socket attached to perform hand testing on discrete semiconductors. The problem occurs when we want to test the part to automotive specifications and apply a temperature of 175C. This small pcb starts to warp and then we lose contact to the pogo pins. I do not have much room to increase the thickness of the board because of the length of the test socket leads. Any suggestions on alternate materials? Thanks, Chris Jakubiec Test Engineer Infineon Technologies North America ==================================== End Included Message. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu