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Material |
@ temp |
Relative permittivity
εr
(aka Dielectric constant k)
under 1 kHz
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Dielectric
strength
V/m |
Air (1 atm) |
20°C |
1.00059 |
3 x 106 |
Air (100 atm) |
20°C |
1.0548 |
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Ammonia |
-80°C |
26 |
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Ammonia |
-40°C |
22 |
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Ammonia |
0°C |
20 |
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Ammonia |
20°C |
17 |
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Asphalt |
20°C |
3-5 |
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Barium strontium titanate |
20°C |
500 |
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Benzene |
20°C |
2.284-2.285 |
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Calcium copper titanate |
20°C |
>250,000 |
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Carbon disulfide |
20°C |
2.6 |
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Coal |
20°C |
4-5 |
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Concrete |
20°C |
4.5-30 |
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Cyclohexane |
20°C |
2.0243 |
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Diamond |
20°C |
5.5-10 |
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Diester (oil) |
20°C |
3.4-4.3 |
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Dolomite |
20°C |
6.8-8 |
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Ethylene glycol |
20°C |
37 |
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Formamide |
20°C |
84.0 |
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Gasses (1 atm) |
|
1.00xx |
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Germanium |
20°C |
16 |
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Glass |
20°C |
5-10 |
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Glass, Pyrex |
20°C |
5 (3.7-10) |
14 x 106 |
Glycerin |
15°C |
56 |
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Glycerin |
20°C |
42.5 |
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Graphite |
20°C |
10-15 |
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Granite |
20°C |
5-8 |
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Hexane |
20°C |
1.8865 |
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Hydrocarbon lubrication oils |
room temp. |
2.1-2.4 |
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Hydrocyanic acid |
0 - 21 °C |
158 - 2.3 |
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Hydrofluoric acid |
0°C |
83.6 |
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Lead zirconate titanate |
20°C |
500-6000 |
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Limestone |
20°C |
7-9 |
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Metals |
|
infinite |
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Methanol |
20°C |
30 |
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Mica |
20°C |
3-6 |
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Mylar |
20°C |
3.1 |
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Neoprene |
20°C |
6.7 |
12 x 106 |
Oil |
20°C |
4 |
12 x 106 |
PAG (oil) |
20°C |
6.6-7.3 |
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PAO (oil) |
20°C |
2.1-2.4 |
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Paper |
20°C |
3.7-3.85 |
15 x 106 |
Paraffin |
20°C |
2.2 |
10 x 106 |
Petroleum |
20°C |
2 |
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Phosphate Ester (oil) |
20°C |
6.0-7.1 |
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Plexiglas |
20°C |
3.40 |
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Polyethylene XLPE |
20°C |
2.25 |
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Polyimide |
20°C |
3.4 |
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Polyol Ester PAG (oil) |
20°C |
4.6-4.8 |
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Polypropylene |
20°C |
2.2-2.36 |
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Polystyrene |
20°C |
2.4-2.7 |
24 x 106 |
Polyvinyl chloride |
20°C |
3.18 |
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Porcelain |
20°C |
6-8 |
5 x 106 |
PVC, Epoxy, Polyesters |
20°C |
3 |
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Quartz |
20°C |
4.3 |
8 x 106 |
Rubber |
20°C |
7 |
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Rubber, neoprene |
20°C |
6.7 |
12 x 106 |
Salt |
20°C |
3-15 |
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Sand |
20°C |
3-5 |
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Sapphire |
20°C |
8.9-11.1 (anisotropic) |
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Shellac |
20°C |
2.0-3.8 |
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Silicon |
20°C |
11.68 |
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Silicon dioxide |
20°C |
3.9-4.5 |
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Silicon nitride |
20°C |
7-8 (polycrystalline, 1MHz) |
|
Silicone rubber |
20°C |
3.2-9.8 |
|
Silicone varnish |
20°C |
2.8-3.3 |
|
Strontium titanate |
20°C |
300-310 |
8 x 106 |
Styrene resin |
20°C |
2.3-3.4 |
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sugar |
20°C |
3.0 |
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sugar (granulated) |
20°C |
1.5-2.2 |
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Sulfur |
20°C |
3.4 |
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Sulfuric acid |
20-25 °C |
84 -100 |
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Teflon |
20°C |
2.1 |
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Teflon PCTFE |
20°C |
2.3-2.8 |
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Teflon PTFE |
20°C |
2.0-2.1 |
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Titanium dioxide (rutile) |
20°C |
173 perp
86 para |
|
Vacuum |
20°C |
1.0000 |
|
Vaseline |
20°C |
2.2-2.9 |
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Vinyl (plastic) |
20°C |
2-4 |
50 x 106 |
Water |
0°C |
87.9 |
|
Water (liquid) |
20°C |
80-81 |
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Water |
100°C |
55.5 |
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Water |
200°C |
34.5 |
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Wax |
20°C |
2.4-6.5 |
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Wood (dry) |
20°C |
2.0-7 |
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Wood (pressed board) |
20°C |
2.0-2.6 |
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Wood (wet) |
20°C |
10-30 |
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xylene |
20°C |
2.4 |
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Figure 10.65 Dielectric Constants of Various Materials [Turck Proximity Sensors Guide]
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