I suggest copper if you can use it instead of Aluminium as manufacturing may be easier. David Bailey wrote: > Hello all > > > > I am interested in the feasibility and cost effectively of a metal cored > PCB substraight. I have a potential application for the integration of > the circuit and the products main mechanical backbone into one. > > > > FR4 laminated either side of an aluminium or a steel sheet? > > Double sided Flex laminated to either side? > > > > Your thoughts, actual experiences, potential suppliers, pitfalls and > cost are all of interest to me. > > > > Regards > > David Bailey > Team Leader - Manufacturing Development, Vision Systems Fire and > Security Limited > 495 Blackburn Rd, Mt Waverley, Victoria, 3149 Australia > Ph (613) 9211 7338 Mb 0416 026 252 E-mail [log in to unmask] > > IMPORTANT - This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential and > privileged. If received in error, please contact me and delete all > copies. Before opening or using attachments, check them for viruses and > defects. I take no responsibility for viral infections. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------