Technical data
Properties: Kapton® FN
| Electrical properties | ||||||
| Feature | Thickness Kapton® HN | [mm] | 0,0127 | 0,0254 | 0,0508 | 0,0508 |
| Thickness FEP | 0,0127 | 0,0127 | 0,0127 | 0,0254 | ||
| Dielectric strength | ||||||
| Total | [V] | — | 6’300 | 4’000 | 11’400 | |
| [V/mil] | 4’000 | 4’200 | — | 3’800 | ||
| Dielectric constant | — | 3,0 | —- | 3,1 | ||
| Loss factor | — | 0,0014 | – | 0,0011 | ||
| Contact resistance | ||||||
| 25°C | [Ω-cm] | 1017 | 1018 | 7 x 1017 | 8 x 1017 | |
| 200°C | [Ω-cm] | — | 1014 | — | 9 x 1013 | |
| Physical properties | |||||
| Property Thickness Kapton® FN Thickness FEP | [mm] | 0,0127 | 0,0254 | 0,0508 | 0,0508 |
| 0,0127 | 0,0127 | 0,0127 | 0,0254 | ||
| Tear strength (LR) | |||||
| 25°C
200°C |
[psi] | 15’000 | 17’000 | 25’000 | 17’000 |
| 10’000 | 11’000 | 16’000 | 11’000 | ||
| Tension for 3% elongation (LR) | |||||
| 25°C
200°C |
[psi] | 6’000 | 7’300 | 10’000 | 7’300 |
| 5’000 | 4’000 | 8’000 | 4’000 | ||
| Tension for 5% elongation (LR) | |||||
| 25°C
200°C |
[psi] | — | 9’000 | — | 9’000 |
| — | 5’500 | — | 5’500 | ||
| Tear elongation (LR) | |||||
| 25°C
200°C |
[%] | 50 | 75 | 80 | >80 |
| — | 85 | — | — | ||
| Train module (LR) | |||||
| 25°C
200°C |
[psi] | — | 320’000 | — | 320’000 |
| — | 173’000 | — | 173’000 | ||
| Impact resistance at 25°C | |||||
| [kg/cm] | — | 7 | — | 14 | |
| [kg/mil] | — | 4,6 | — | 4,6 | |
| Tear resistance (Elmendorf) | |||||
| [g] | — | 20 | — | — | |
| [g/mil] | 7 | 13,5 | 12 | — | |
| Tear resistance (Graves) | |||||
| [g] | — | 650 | — | — | |
| [g/mil] | — | 435 | — | — | |
| Polymide weight | [%] | 40 | 57 | 73 | 57 |
| Weight FEP | [%] | 60 | 43 | 27 | 43 |
| Density | [g/cm3] | 1,79 | 1,67 | 1,57 | 1,67 |
| Chemical properties | ||||
| Property Thickness Kapton® FN Thickness FEP | [mm] | 0,0254 | 0,0508 | 0,0508 |
| 0,0127 | 0,0127 | 0,0254 | ||
| Moisture absorption at 25°C | ||||
| (25°C) 50% Relative humidity [%] | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,8 | |
| 98% Relative humidity [%] | 1,7 | 1,7 | 1,7 | |
| Water vapor permeability | g/(100 in.2 ) (24 h. | 0,57 | — | — |
| g/(100 in.2 ) (24 h)/mil | 0,85 | — | — | |
Item number:
Example: IRNKF0100/005/0500
IRNKF = master number
0100 = 1.00 mm diameter
005 = 0.05 mm wall thickness
0500 = 500 mm length
