Table 4: MCS material-substrate compatibility, from Bhattacharya et al. [11], Copyright 2012 ASME. Reprinted with permission.

Substrate Tin Aluminum Copper Glass + + + Silicon + + + BT1 + + − PEEK2 − + + Kapton + + − Teflon − + + PES3 − + + LCP4 − + + Teslin − − + FR45 − + − Mylar − + +

1Fiberglass-reinforced Bismaleimide Triazine Epoxy. 2Polyether ether ketone. 3Polyethersulfone. 4Liquid crystal polymer. 5Glass-reinforced epoxy laminate.