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AI Data Centers
BUILDING THE FOUNDATION OF AI INFRASTRUCTURE
Specialty materials to power, connect and protect critical components
To achieve long-term efficiency and computing performance, hardware designers must look for materials that can retain critical properties and capabilities in demanding data center environments. Because data centers comprise massive amounts of advanced hardware in confined spaces, they will require new architectural, engineering and design changes
SABIC’s Specialties Business offers a portfolio of material solutions to help meet compliance requirements as well as performance demands for long-term durability.
Performance requirements in AI Data Center applications
- CHEMICAL RESISTANCE to help avoid degradation from cooling fluids, cleaning agents, industrial chemicals.
- DIMENSIONAL STABILITY across a broad range of temperature helps ensure long life and prevent signal yield loss.
- ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE EMI shielding and anti-static to protect sensitive components, insulative to prevent shorting.
- FLAME RETARDANCE meeting the UL94 V0 standard at <1.0 mm, without the use of halogens or intentionally added PFAS.
- HARSH ENVIRONMENT EXPOSURE resistance to high heat and humidity, temperature/weather extremes, UV exposure.
- SIGNAL TRANSMITTANCE for applications such as expanded beam, fiber optic lenses, and microlenses for precise signal alignment.
- OPTICAL TRANSPARENCY for viewing bus bar connections and for clear dividers used to fill air gaps during server rack replacement or maintenance
Meeting specific needs with optimized formulations
The unique properties of thermoplastics are valuable for advanced electrical and electronics systems in data centers: light weight and strength, inherently thermally and electrically nonconductive, transparent or opaque. Properties can be optimized through formulation of copolymers and blends and incorporation of additives and reinforcements.
SABIC's Specialty Material solutions by application
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Busway electrical insulation |
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Cooling components liquid immersion |
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Copper clad laminates (CCL) for PCBs |
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Energy storage components |
NORYL™ resins |
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Fiber optic connectors |
ULTEM™ resins |
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Server cooling fans |
ULTEM™ resins |