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Panasonic R-1566: Halogen-Free Core Specification
Panasonic R-1566 is a halogen-free glass-epoxy multilayer material with its own core and bonding identity. A useful specification separates chemistry, supplied thickness, electrical behavior and assembly requirements instead of treating halogen-free as a complete performance description.
This page owns the base-grade dimensional and documentation task. The Panasonic material hub provides the wider portfolio, while S and W variants retain their own engineering questions.

Retain the base-grade callout
The manufacturer documentation identifies R-1566 and its associated R-1551 prepreg. Later or suffixed products must not silently inherit the base grade's drawing approval. Ask whether a supplier response offers the exact material or an alternative for review.
The R-1566S guide discusses the higher-heat automotive route, and the R-1566(W) guide addresses moisture and bias context. Similar names do not remove the need to preserve product identity and the applicable source revision.
Construction decisions at a glance
| Review focus | Established context | Design boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Base identity | R-1566 / R-1551 | Suffix variants distinct. |
| Supply dimension | Check copper inclusion convention | Do not double-count foil. |
| Chemistry | Exact product declaration | Not assembly approval. |
Read the dimensional convention on the source
A manufacturer guide for this material describes different nominal-thickness conventions around the 0.8 mm boundary. This illustrates why the drawing must state whether copper is included. Check the applicable current supply sheet instead of applying a generic core rule.
Mark the measurement surfaces and retain the tolerance. A board measured after plating and finishing is not the same object as an unclad dielectric sample or an as-supplied copper-clad core.
| Review item | What to establish |
|---|---|
| Grade | Base R-1566 / R-1551 kept separate from suffixes |
| Dimension | Source-specific copper inclusion convention |
| Declaration | Exact chemical criterion and product scope |
| Boundary | No automatic S/W equivalence or press-flow prediction |
Reconcile copper and dielectric once
The worksheet adds an entered dielectric-only thickness to the top and bottom foils. A hypothetical 0.20 mm dielectric with 18 繕m copper on each face totals 0.236 mm over copper. No R-1566 stock dimension is implied.
If the supplied core value already includes copper, do not add it again. For pressed bonding intervals, use the proposed finished dielectric thickness from the stackup review; the simple core addition does not predict resin flow or local filling.

Core supply thickness reconciliation
Core supply thickness reconciliation
Use the current inputs and keep the assumptions
Start with the example only to inspect the units and the calculation boundary. Replace every assumption with a value tied to your own document or measurement. An empty numeric field is not zero. The review-reference field is a local label; avoid entering customer names, confidential part numbers or other private information into a public worksheet.
After calculating, read the notes alongside the numerical result. Changing any input invalidates the displayed result and disables its download until you calculate again. For a comparison, keep the units, geometry, material condition and measurement boundary consistent. A long decimal result does not imply equally precise input data. The downloadable record stays on your device and can be attached manually to an inquiry. It is not automatically transferred into the Contact form.
If an input is unknown, identify the person or document needed to resolve it. Do not fill a gap with a favorable generic value simply to obtain a result. You can request a material or fabrication review without using the tool. The arithmetic illustrates a relationship; it does not accept a construction, certify a material, establish current pricing or replace a supplier process specification.
| Input | What to establish before using it |
|---|---|
| Review reference | Nonconfidential revision label. |
| Cured dielectric thickness 繚 mm | Supplier basis excluding copper. |
| Top copper thickness 繚 繕m | As supplied, before inner-layer etching. |
| Bottom copper thickness 繚 繕m | As supplied, before inner-layer etching. |
Optional cost comparison from your own allowances
Use a quotation or a clearly labeled internal assumption for each input. Keep the quantity, construction and inspection scope the same when comparing alternatives. This uncalibrated planning model adds entered values; it contains no current market rates and does not issue a 勛圖tv quotation. You can contact the team without completing it.
Optional project allowance comparison
Separate chemical evidence from other requirements
Ask which halogen criterion the product declaration addresses and whether it covers the exact supplied material. Flammability, restricted substances, electrical insulation and thermal assembly compatibility are separate questions even when one supplier document discusses several of them.
The R-1705 guide provides a different glass-epoxy construction for comparison. It should not be treated as chemically equivalent to R-1566 without the relevant declaration, nor should a chemical difference automatically dictate the full electrical design.
Review the multilayer construction
Include copper distribution, core and prepreg placement, hole geometry and the intended assembly heat history. A resin-family name does not establish the final dielectric interval beside a critical route or the reliability of a plated hole.
Where the product has sensitive impedance or timing requirements, obtain construction-specific inputs. Keep the frequency, method and specimen with the selected Dk or Df value rather than copying a low-frequency number into an unrelated routing model.
Prepare a clear fabrication request
Send the full material and prepreg names, source revision, layer map, dimensional basis, copper, board size and quantities. State the chemical criterion and whether alternatives are allowed. Identify missing data so that the supplier can answer the actual question.
Use the optional allowance tool with comparable quote figures or labeled internal assumptions. Include material procurement, tooling and verification consistently. It cannot authenticate a declaration or produce a current market price; the useful outcome is a construction and commercial scope that describe the same approved material.
Keep chemistry, insulation and assembly evidence separate
A laminate test, a finished-board qualification and an assembled-product validation address different boundaries. Preserve the specimen, conditioning, bias, temperature, geometry and observation interval with every result. A favorable value at one boundary cannot silently become approval of the whole product.
Separate a declaration of restricted substances from process compatibility and from service reliability. Keep customer-specific requirements and change-control obligations explicit. When a grade or construction changes, identify which evidence remains applicable and which work must be repeated.
For a manufacturing inquiry, provide the mission conditions, controlled drawings, material requirements and requested records. Mark unresolved qualification items as open. The worksheet can help organize evidence or compare a physical relationship, but it cannot certify compliance, predict lifetime or assign a universal safe operating limit.
A chemical declaration should identify the product and scope to which it applies. A report for a different grade, a broad company statement or a certificate with an unrelated construction cannot silently close a material requirement. Keep the customer criterion and the supplier evidence together so the comparison can be repeated when the supply changes.
Tracking performance, dielectric breakdown and geometric spacing are also different concepts. A CTI result is not a working-voltage rating. The equipment design must address its applicable insulation requirements, environment and geometry. A simple field or thickness calculation can illustrate one relationship without selecting a permissible clearance or certifying the assembled product.
Manufacturing restrictions deserve the same visibility as favorable properties. If a supplier excludes a repair or rework route, establish how the intended process will handle that condition before production. Do not rely on an after-the-fact material name change to justify a process that was never reviewed.
For an alternative material, identify all affected evidence streams. A candidate may satisfy the chemical criterion while requiring new electrical or thermal analysis. The final approval should state what was reviewed and which exceptions remain, rather than using a single vague compliance label for several different requirements.
Standards, source context and limits
Use the edition, amendment and material-document revision named in the purchase agreement. A standards title, marketing label or supplier product family does not establish that a particular lot meets a requirement. Public summaries are useful for scope; the controlled specification and applicable test method govern acceptance.
The examples on this page are illustrative engineering scenarios. They are not 勛圖tv production records or guaranteed material values. Source links identify the organizations responsible for the referenced information. Confirm applicability to the exact grade, construction and test condition before carrying a number into a drawing or qualification report. Sources were reviewed on 3 October 2026. A public catalog search is not proof that an unlisted product never existed. Where the exact designation or current technical sheet could not be verified, this page provides a clarification workflow rather than an invented material specification. Current supply, construction availability and qualification remain separate questions.
For fabrication scope and the agreed construction requirements, see PCB manufacturing.