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Parylene Technical Data
Thermal and Mechanical Properties | Electrical Properties | Barrier Properties

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Typical Thermal and Mechanical Properties
  Parylene N Parylene C Parylene D ASTM
Tensile Strength, psi. 6800 9800 11000 D882
Tensile Modulus, Gpa 2.4 3.2 - D882
Yield Strength, psi. 7250 9500 9000 D882
Elongation to Break, % 30 270 10 D882
Yield Elongation, % 2.5 3.5 3 D882
Density, g./cm.3 1.110 1.309 1.418 D1505
Rockwell Hardness R85 R80 - D785
Coefficient of Friction        
    Static 0.25 0.29 0.33 D1894
    Dynamic 0.25 0.29 0.31 D1894
Water Absorption, 24 hours, % <0.01 <0.01 - D570
Index of Refraction, nD 23°C 1.661 1.649 1.669 -
Melting or Heat Distortion Temperature, °C 420 290.7 >350 -
Linear Coefficient of Expansion, (10-5/°C) 6.9 3.01 - -
Thermal Conductivity, (10-4 cal./sec./cm2-°C/cm.) ~3 ~2 - -
Data recorded following appropriate ASTM method.

Typical Electrical Properties
  Parylene N Parylene C Parylene D ASTM
Dielectric Strength, Short Time, volts/mil at 1 mil 7000 6900 5500 D149
Volume Resistivity, 23°C, 50% RH, ohm-cm. 1.4 x 1017 6.9 x 1016 2 x 1016 D257
Surface Resistivity, 23°C, 50% RH, ohms 1.0 x 1013 2.2 x 1015 5 x 10 16 D257
Dielectric Constant        
    60 Hz 2.65 3.15 2.84 D150
    103 Hz 2.65 2.83 2.82 -
Dissipation Factor        
    60 Hz 0.0002 0.027 0.004 D150
    103 Hz 0.0002 0.015 0.003 -
Data recorded following appropriate ASTM method.

Typical Barrier Properties
Polymer Gas Permeability, cm3-mil/100 in2-24 hours-atm (23°C) Moisture Vapor Transmission,
g-mil/100 in2-
24 hours,
37°C-90% RH
N2 O2 CO2 H2S SO2 CI2
Parylene N 7.7 39.2 214 795 1890 74 1.6
Parylene C 1.0 7.2 7.7 13 11 0.35 0.016
Parylene D 4.5 32 13 1.45 4.75 0.55 0.25
ASTM - D3985 - - - - F1249
Data recorded following appropriate ASTM method.


 
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