Comparison of outgassing and conductivity of popular ESD Floor Tiles

ESD & Cleanliness Testing of Floor Materials

Sample

Static Time 500

To 500V

Decay from 0V

To 100V

Surface Resistivity 50% humidity

(Q/sq)

Surface Resistivity 15% humidity

(Q/sq)

Electrical Resistance to Ground

Volume Resistivity

(Qcm)

Solvent Resist, (sfc. res. after IPA & acetone)

85/85 Test (sfc. res. after 100 hours at 85% humidity & 85°C)

Contamination Nonvolatile Residue

(rag/ft²)

VPI Conductile Con 2 Tile (installed)

0.01 s

0.01 s

5.5x lO⁵

8.9 xlO⁵

2.6  x  l0⁵

7xl0⁶

Pass

Pass

19.5

VPI Conductile LE (installed)

0.01 s

0.01 s

4.7 x l0⁵

8.8 x 10⁵

2.5 x lO⁵

6x10⁶

Pass

Pass

3. 47

VPI Conductile XLE (as installed)

0.01 s

0.01 s

4.3 x lO⁵

6.9 x lO⁵

3.8 x lO⁵

2xl0⁶

Pass

Pass

1. 31

Flexco Dissipative Floor Tile

0.01 s

0.01 s

2.3xl0⁶

2.1xl0⁸

2xl0⁶

2x10'°

Pass

Pass

19. 7

ForboColorex 5201 Floor Tile

0.01 s

0.01 s

8xl0⁸

IxlO⁹

5xl0⁶

10'°

Pass

Pass

29. 8

Datwyler 6090 Unifloor Mat

0.01 s

0.01 s

IxlO⁸

IxlO⁹

3xl0⁶

3xl0⁸

Pass

Pass but color faded slightly

21 . 79

Westek Decade 5300 Mat

0.01 s

0.01 s

1.9xl0⁶

7.5xl0⁷

1.2xl0⁶

<10⁵

Pass

Pass

26 . 4

ElectraFloor Ti482 Conductive

0.01 s

0.01 s

7.5xl0⁸

IxlO⁹

3xl0⁶

6xl0⁷

Pass

Pass but color faded slightly

23.89

ElectraFloor 7294 Static SD

0.01 s

0.02s

5. IxlO⁸

IxlO⁹

3xl0⁶

6xl0⁷

N/a

Pass

24 .3

Ergomat Gray Polyethylene

0.03s

0.1 s

2xl0¹⁰

9x10'°

IxlO⁸

4xl0⁹

N/a

Fail — crumbled

21. 6

Clean ESD Blue Polyethylene Mat

0.01 s

0.08s

2x1 0⁹

2xl0⁹

7xl0⁷

8xl0⁹

N/a

Pass

53. 8

Norament 928 al S grano (installed)

N/a

N/a

N/a

N/a

2x1 0^s

N/a

N/a

Pass

N/a

Noraplan mega al rubber (as installed)

N/a

N/a

N/a

N/a

IxlO⁸

N/a

N/a

Pass

N/a

3M 8414 Dissipative Blue

0.01 s

0.01 s

6xl0⁷

IxlO⁸

IxlO⁹

N/a

N/a

N/a

N/a

Clean Zone Static Dissipative Mat (blue side)

0.02s

0.18s

4xl0⁹

4xl0⁹

IxlO⁹

2xl0¹⁰

N/a

N/a

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