|
Plastic
|
Dielectric Strength
|
Dielectric Constant
|
Dissipation Factor
|
|
Abbreviation (chemical name)
Brand name
|
Volts/0.001"
|
@
|
@
|
@
|
@
|
@
|
@
|
|
0.001"
|
0.005"
|
1KHz
|
1MHz
|
1GHz
|
1KHz
|
1MHz
|
1GHz
|
|
ECTFE (ethylene chlorotrifluoro
ethylene copolymer)
|
5000
6000
|
-------
|
2.6
|
2.6
|
------
|
0.002
|
0.013
|
--------
|
|
ETFE (ethylene tetrafluoro-
ethylene copolymer) Tefzel
|
5000
|
2500
|
2.6
|
2.6
|
2.4
|
0.0008
|
0.005
|
0.0005
|
|
FEP (fluorinated ethylene-
propylene copolymer) Teflon FEP
|
6500
|
2000
|
2.0
2.5
|
2.0
2.05
|
2.05
|
<0.0002
|
0.0003
|
0.0015
|
|
PFA (perfluoroalkoxy)
Teflon PFA
|
4000
5000
|
-------
|
2.0
2.1
|
2.0
2.1
|
2.0
2.1
|
0.0002
|
0.0002
|
0.00045
|
|
PCTFE (polychlorotrifluoro-
ethylene)
|
3000
3900
|
2700
3300
|
2.5
2.7
|
2.3
2.4
|
2.3
|
0.022
0.024
|
0.009
0.017
|
0.004
|
|
PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene)
Teflon
|
2200
4400
|
1000
2000
|
2.0
2.1
|
2.0
2.1
|
2.0
2.1
|
<0.0001
|
<0.0001
|
<0.0001
|
|
PVF (polyvinylfluoride) Tedlar
|
3500
|
1700
|
8.5
|
7.4
|
------
|
1.6
|
--------
|
--------
|
|
PVDF (polyvinylidenefluoride)
Kynar
|
--------
|
-------
|
8.4
|
------
|
------
|
0.019
|
--------
|
--------
|
|
(polycaprolactam) Nylon6
|
(0.002")
1300
|
-------
|
3.7
|
3.0
|
------
|
0.016
|
0.036
|
--------
|
|
PC (polycarbonate) Lexan
|
6300
|
2000
|
2.99
|
2.93
|
2.89
|
0.0015
|
0.010
|
0.012
|
|
PET (polyethyleneterephthalate)
Mylar
|
7500
|
3400
|
3.2
|
3.0
|
2.8
|
0.005
|
0.016
|
0.003
0.008
|
|
LDPE (low density polyethylene)
|
5000
|
3000
|
2.2
|
2.2
|
2.2
|
0.0003
|
0.0003
|
0.0003
|
|
LLDPE (linear low density
polyethylene)
|
5000
|
3000
|
2.2
|
2.2
|
2.2
|
0.0003
|
0.0003
|
0.0003
|
|
HDPE (high density polyethylene)
|
5000
|
3000
|
2.3
|
2.3
|
2.3
|
0.0005
|
0.0005
|
0.0005
|
|
UHMWPE (ultra high molecular
weight polyethylene)
|
(0.010")
1300
|
-------
|
2.3
|
2.3
|
2.3
|
0.00023
|
--------
|
--------
|
|
PI (polyimide)
|
7000
|
3600
|
3.5
|
3.4
|
3.3
|
0.0025
|
0.010
|
0.004
|
|
PMMA (polymethylmethacrylate)
Plexiglas
|
--------
|
-------
|
3.5
4.0
|
3.0
3.5
|
2.58
|
0.040
|
0.030
|
0.009
|
|
PP (polypropylene)
|
8000
|
2700
|
2.2
|
2.2
|
2.2
|
0.0003
|
0.0003
|
0.0003
|
|
PS (polystyrene) Styron
|
5000
|
-------
|
2.4
2.7
|
2.4
2.7
|
2.4
2.7
|
0.0005
|
0.0005
|
0.0005
|
|
PVC (polyvinylchloride)
|
--------
|
-------
|
3.0
3.3
|
2.7
3.1
|
2.8
|
0.009
0.017
|
0.006
0.017
|
0.019
|
|
PVDC (polyvinylidenechloride)
Saran
|
--------
|
-------
|
3.9
4.5
|
3.0
4.0
|
2.7
|
0.052
0.063
|
0.050
0.080
|
0.016
|