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Electrostatic testing of thin plastic materialsTen thin plastic materials (Velostat, RCAS 1200, Llumalloy, Herculite 80, RCAS 2400, Wrightlon 7000, PVC, Aclar 22A, Mylar, and Polyethylene) were tested for electrostatic properties by four different devices: (1) The static decay meter, (2) the manual triboelectric testing device, (3) the robotic triboelectric testing device, and (4) the resistivity measurement adapter device. The static decay meter measured the electrostatic decay rates in accordance with the Federal Test Method Standard 101B, Method 4046. The manual and the robotic triboelectric devices measured the triboelectric generated peak voltages and the five-second decay voltages in accordance with the criteria for acceptance standards at Kennedy Space Center. The resistivity measurement adapter measured the surface resistivity of each material. An analysis was made to correlate the data among the four testing devices. For the material tested the pass/fail results were compared for the 4046 method and the triboelectric testing devices. For the limited number of materials tested, the relationship between decay rate and surface resistivity was investigated as well as the relationship between triboelectric peak voltage and surface resistivity.
Document ID
19890004794
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Skinner, S. Ballou (South Carolina Univ. Columbia, SC, United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1988
Publication Information
Publication: NASA, John F. Kennedy Space Center, NASA(ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Program: 1988 Research Reports
Subject Category
Nonmetallic Materials
Accession Number
89N14165
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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