Electrostatic Dissipation Testing

(June 2007) - Independend laboratory test results reveal that printed TESLIN® substrate affords faster static decay, increases productivity in die cutting and personalization and is static dissipative.

Static Decay

Substrate	Static Decay Time at 12% RH (Seconds)	Static Decay Time at 50% RH (Seconds)
*Teslin*	23.4	0.05
PVC	Does not decay	Does not decay
PET	Does not decay	Does not decay
PC	Does not decay	Does not decay

Per MIL-STD-3010 specification, acceptable static decay materials should exhibit static decay time of < 0.50 seconds when conditioned at 50% RH

Teslin Substrate vs. PVC and PC

Card Construction	Static Decay Time at 50% RH (Seconds)
*Teslin*/PET	0.11
*Teslin*/PVC (with magstripe)	0.02
All PVC	6.2
All PC	Does not decay

Surface Resistivity*

Substrate	Average at 12% RH (Ohms/square)	Average at 50% RH (Ohms/square)
*Teslin*	7.87 x 10¹²	5.32 x 10¹⁰
PVC	5.52 x 10¹³	4.93 x 10¹³
PET	> 1 x 10¹⁵	7.97 x 10¹³
PC	4.8 x 10¹⁴	5.5 x 10¹⁴

Per EIA-541, between 1 x 10⁵ & 1 x 10¹² Ohms/square is static dissipative

Electrostatic Dissipation (ESD) Testing

Static Decay

Teslin Substrate vs. PVC and PC

Surface Resistivity*

Performance