RTP 600 Series Compounds

This data provides comparative information on the shielding performance of standard RTP Company acrylonitrile butadiene styrene compounds using various combinations of additives and loading levels.

Instead of off-the-shelf solutions, RTP Company routinely develops specialty compounds with a precise combination of properties such as conductivity, flame retardance, structural reinforcement, color, and wear resistance to meet your exact application requirements.

Product Description
ESD 681 Carbon Fiber 10%
ESD 683 Carbon Fiber 20%
ESD 685 Carbon Fiber 30%
EMI 660.5 Stainless Steel Fiber 5%
EMI 661 Stainless Steel Fiber 10%
EMI 662 Stainless Steel Fiber 15%

RTP 600 Series
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Strene (ABS) Compounds

Advantages
  • Dimensional stability
  • Toughness – even at low temperatures
  • Chemical resistance
Limitations
  • Weatherability
  • Solvent resistance
  • Smoke generation when burned

The ABS three monomer system can be tailored to yield a good balance of properties. Basically, styrene contributes ease of processing characteristics, acrylonitrile imparts chemical resistance and increased surface hardness, and the butadiene contributes impact strength and overall toughness. ABS is considered the best of the styrenic family. It is hard, tough and rigid.

ABS is severely attacked by some solvents. Prolonged exposure to aromatic solvents, ketones and esters should be avoided. This poor resistance to solvents does allow solvent bonding as a means of assembly.

Carbon Fiber Products

  • Reinforcing
  • Highest strength/modulus properties of the common shielding additives
  • Lowest cost of the common shielding additives
  • Low shielding performance

ESD 681

Carbon Fiber 10%

ESD 683

Carbon Fiber 20%

ESD 685

Carbon Fiber 30%

Stainless Steel Fiber Products

  • Non-reinforcing
  • Minimal effect on neat resin properties
  • Similar mold shrinkage to neat resin
  • Good shielding-to-cost performance
  • Best colorability of the common shielding additives

EMI 660.5

Stainless Steel 5%

EMI-660-5

EMI 661

Stainless Steel 10%

EMI-661

EMI 662

Stainless Steel 15%

EMI-662

ASTM D4935: Standard Test Method for Measuring the Electromagnetic Shielding Effectiveness of Planar Materials

This test method provides a procedure for measuring the electromagnetic (EM) shielding effectiveness (SE) of a material due to a plane-wave, far-field EM wave. The test utilizes a coaxial transmission line to determine the shielding effectiveness of a given material. The test method is valid for a frequency range of 30 MHz to 1.5 GHz. Various thicknesses and types of materials can be tested to acquire a relative ranking of shielding effectiveness.

Supporting Product Information

Chemical Resistance
Information on resin resistance to chemical and environmental exposure.

RTP Company Nomenclature
Guide to the identification system used for RTP Company products.

EMI Primer
The nuts and bolts of EMI and how thermoplastics can function as a shield.

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