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Electrical Properties

 

PROPERTIES1
METHOD OR CONDITIONS
PARYLENE  C
EPOXIES2
SILICONES2
URETHANES2

Dielectric strength, volts/mil short time (1 mil  films)

ASTM D149-64

5,000

Corr. to 1/8"

ASTM D149-64

590

400-500

550

450-500

Step-by-step (1 mil films)

ASTM D149-64

4,700

n/a

n/a

n/a

Volume resistivity, ohms (23ºC, 50% RH)

ASTM D257-61 (Dielectric -- 1 in2 mercury)

8.8 x 1016

1012-1017

2 x 1015

2 x 1011-1015

Surface resistivity, ohms (23ºC, 50% RH)

ASTM D257-61 (Dielectric -- 1 in2 mercury)

1014

n/a

n/a

n/a

Dielectric constant:

ASTM D160-65T (Dielectric -- 1 in2 mercury)

 

60 Hz

3.15

3.5-5.0

7.75-3.05

4-7.5

103 Hz

3.10

3.5-4.5

n/a

4-7.5

106 Hz

2.95

3.3-4.0

2.6-2.7

6.5-7.1

Dissipation factor:

ASTM D150-65T (Dielectric -- 1 in2 mercury)

 

60 Hz

0.020

0.002-0.01

0.007-0.001

0.015-0.017

103 Hz

0.019

0.002-0.02

n/a

0.05-0.06

106 Hz

0.013

0.03-0.05

0.001-0.002

n/a

 

1.Properties measured on parylene films, 0.001 inch thick.

2.Properties depend somewhat on deposition conditions.

 

 
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