Substrate (printing)
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Substrate is used in a converting process such as printing or coating to generally describe the base material onto which, e.g. images, will be printed.[1] Base materials may include:
- plastic films or foils,
- release liner
- textiles,
- plastic containers
- any variety of paper (lightweight, heavyweight, coated, uncoated, paperboard, cardboard, etc.),[2] or
- parchment.
Electronics
[edit]Printing processes such as silk-screening and photolithography are used in electronics to produce printed circuit boards and integrated circuits. Some common substrates used are;[3]
- Glass-reinforced epoxy, eg FR-4 board
- Ceramic-PTFE laminate, eg 6010 board
- Alumina ceramic
- Silicon
- Gallium arsenide
- Sapphire
- Quartz
References
[edit]- ^ "Substrates: Paper and Non-paper Substrates for Printing" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). CAERT, Inc. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
In graphic communication, a substrate is the base material on which an image is printed (or coated).
- ^ Izdebska, Joanna (2016). "Flexographic Printing". In Izdebska, Joanna; Thomas, Sabu (eds.). Printing on Polymers: Fundamentals and Applications. William Andrew. pp. 179–197. ISBN 978-0-323-37468-2. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
Printing is done on different substrates such as uncoated and coated paper, cardboard and also plastic film material.
- ^ Rogers & Plett, p. 162
Bibliography
[edit]- Rogers, John WM; Plett, Calvin, Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design, Artech House, 2010 ISBN 1-60783-980-6.
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