Specific direct current conductivity of insulation material at 0°C and 0 kV/mm electrical field strength. Often the symbol $\sigma$ is used.
The values were mainly taken from the book 'An Introduction to Materials Engineering and Science: For Chemical and Materials Engineers' chapter 8 by Brian S. Mitchell, Wiley Online Library, 2003
and from 'The Universal Selection Source: Plastics & Elastomers' from Omnexus by SpecialChem
plus some papers.
| Code | min | max | Material | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 2e-17 | 1e-16 | Polyethylene (LD/MDPE, ST3) | Wiley, conductivity $<10^{-14}$ |
| HDPE | 2e-16 | 2e-15 | High density polyethylene (HDPE, ST7) | Wiley, resistivity $10^{15}-5\cdot10^{16}$ |
| XLPE | 2e-16 | 2e-15 | Crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) | ~ HDPE |
| PVC | 1e-15 | 1e-14 | Polyvinyl chloride (PVC, ST1/2) | Wiley, resistivity $>10^{14}$ |
| POC | 1e-15 | 1e-14 | Polyolefin copolymer (POC) | Omnexus |
| PP | 1e-15 | 1e-14 | Polypropylene (PP) | Wiley, resistivity $>10^{14}$ |
| PPY | 1e-15 | 1e-14 | Polypropylene yarn (PP) | Wiley, resistivity $>10^{14}$ |
| SiR | 1e-13 | 1e-14 | Silicone rubber (SiR) | Wiley, resistivity $10^{13}$ |
| FRNC | 5.5e-17 | 5.9e-17 | Flame-Retardant Non-Corrosive polyethylene (FRNC) | Omnexus |
| CR | 2.8e-09 | 3.5e-08 | Polychloroprene (CR, Neoprene) | ~ nitrile rubber |
| CSM | 1e-15 | 1e-14 | Chlorosulphonated polyethylene (Hypalon) | ~ PVC |
| CJ | 1e-07 | 1e-06 | Compounded jute | unknown |
| RSP | 1.6e-12 | 6e-11 | Rubber sandwich protection | ~ styrene butadiene rubber |
| BIT | 1e-15 | 1e-14 | PVC/bitumen tapes | ~ PVC |
| HFS | 1e-15 | 1e-14 | HFS-110-TP (AS/NZS 3808:2000 R2016) | unknown |
