Kapton® HN insulating tubes, non-shrinking, class C (> 200 °C)

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Wound Insulation Tubes made of Kapton® are highly stable and can be used in the most demanding applications in the aerospace, aviation and automotive industries. It is used where high dielectric strength and mechanical strength are required despite low wall thicknesses. It is suitable for applications with the harshest environmental conditions.

 

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Properties

  • Coiled insulating and protective conduit for applications in temperature class C
  • Material: DuPont™ Kapton® HN
  • Inside diameters from 1.60 mm to 210 with wall thicknesses from 0.028 mm available.
  • Outstanding mechanical properties.
  • For applications in temperature class C up to 250 °C.
  • Dielectric strength remains even when exposed to radiation

 

Technical data

Electrical properties
Properties Typical value for film 25 µm Test condition Test method
-195 °C 25 °C 200 °C
short-term
Dielectric strength [kV] 10,8 7,0 5,6 60 Hz ASTM D 149-64
Dielectric constant 3,5 3,0 1000 Hz ASTM D 150-64T
Loss factor 0,003 0,002 1000 Hz ASTM D 150-64T
Contact resistance [Ω/m] 1016 1012 ASTM D 257-61
Surface resistance [Ω/square] 1016 50% relative humidity ASTM D 257-61
Corona discharge voltage [V] 465 50% relative humidity ASTM D 1868-61T
Insulation resistance [MΩ/F] 100000 measured from a capacitor wound with 25 µm H foil 0.05 µF

 

Physical properties
Properties Typical value for film 25 µm Test method
-195 °C 25° C 200 °C
Tear strength (LR) [kg/cm2]
[MPa]
2,450
241
1,750
172
1,200
117
ASTM D 882-64T
Yield strength (LR) [kg/cm2]
[MPa]
700
69
420
41
ASTM D 882-64T
Tension for 5% elongation (LR) [kg/cm2]
[MPa]
910
90
600
59
ASTM D 882-64T
Tear elongation (LR) [%] 2 70 90 ASTM D 882-64T
Train module (LR) [kg/cm2]
[MPa]
35’800
3’500
30’000
2’950
18,200
1,800
ASTM D 882-64T
Impact resistance (D) [kg/cm] [N/m] 6
0.6
DuPont™ Pneumatic
Impact Test
Folding resistance (MIT) Cycles 10’000 ASTM D 2176-63T
Tear resistance (Elmendorf) [g]
[mN]
8
78
ASTM D 1922-61T
Tear resistance (Graves) [g]
[N]
510
5
ASTM D 1004-61
Burst test (Mullen) [kg/cm2]
[kPa]
5.25
517
ASTM D 774-63T
Density [Mg/m2] 1,42 ASTM D 1505-63T
Coefficient of sliding friction film to film 0,42 ASTM D 1894-63
Refractive index (Becke Line) 1,78 Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Physics, Volume 1
Grammage [m2/kg] 28 Calculation

 

Thermal properties
Properties Typical value for film 25 µm Test condition Test method
Melting point none
Zero Strength Temperature*) 815 °C 1.4 kg/cm2 (138 kPa) Load during 5 s Hot Bar (DuPont™ Test)
 

Softening temperature

435 °C
525 °C
25 µm
50-125 µm
Weighted Probe on Heated Film (DuPont™ Test)
Thermal expansion coefficient 2.0 x 10-5/K -14 °C to 38 °C ASTM D 696-44
Thermal conductivity coefficient
[cal] [cm]
3.72 x 10-4 [cm2][s][°C][0,156W/m/K] 25 °C Model TC-1 000 Twin Heatmeter Comparative Tester
3.89 x 10-4 [cm2][s][°C][0,163W/m/K] 75 °C
4.26 x 10-4 [cm2][s][°C][0,178W/m/K] 200 °C
Flammability self-extinguishing
heat sealable no
Heat capacity 0.261 cal/g/°C (1092 J/kg/K) 40 °C Differential calorimeter

*) Temperature at which the film can withstand a tension of 0.014 MPas (20psi) for 5 s.

 

Item number:
Example: IRNKH0100/005/0500
IRNKH = master number
0100 = 1.00 mm diameter
005 = 0.05 mm wall thickness
0500 = 500 mm length