Printable Materials for the Realization of High Performance RF Components: Challenges and Opportunities

Table 2

Comparison of RF parameters for printed dielectrics [46].

Material	Print method	Characterization frequency range	tanδ	ε
COP w/ 30% TiO2 [18]	FDM (then 1100°C)	17 GHz	0.0014	4.56
PC-ABS	FDM	1 MHz–1 GHz	0.0076–0.0055	2.74–2.77
Polycarbonate	FDM	1 MHz–11 GHz	0.0076–0.0066	2.74–2.59
ABS-M30	FDM	1 MHz–11 GHz	0.0069–0.0098	2.63–2.60
Ultem 9085™ [18]	FDM	N/A	0.0040	3.00
DMX-SL 100	SLA	8.2 GHz–11 GHz	0.0115–0.0130	2.97–3.09
Prototherm 12120, thermal-cured	SLA	1 MHz–11 GHz	0.0171–0.0170	3.45–2.71
NanoForm	SLA	1 MHz–11 GHz	0.0131–0.0286.	3.75–2.88
Prototherm 12120, UV-cured	SLA	1 MHz–11 GHz	0.0148–0.0368	3.68–2.93