• DocumentCode
    1194408
  • Title

    Shielding effectiveness before and after the effects of environmental stress on metalized plastics

  • Author

    Amato, T., Jr. ; Mis, D.J. ; Willard, Bruce B.

  • Author_Institution
    Sperry Marine Inc., Charlottesville, VA, USA
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    8/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    312
  • Lastpage
    325
  • Abstract
    Empirical shielding effectiveness data are discussed. Measurements were made on a number of 2-ft-square metalized plastic test samples before and after exposure to environmental stress. It is concluded that metalized plastic enclosures can never provide the shielding effectiveness of a solid aluminium enclosure. However, if a plastic material is to be used, conductive coatings can provide a limited degree of shielding. If the cost can be justified, zinc arc coating provides the greatest degree of shielding
  • Keywords
    environmental degradation; environmental testing; magnetic shielding; metals; plastics; protective coatings; 2 ft; Al; Zn; arc coating; conductive coatings; environmental stress effects; metalized plastic enclosures; shielding effectiveness; Coatings; Conducting materials; Electronic equipment manufacture; Insertion loss; Loss measurement; Materials testing; Plastics; Receiving antennas; Sheet materials; Stress measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electromagnetic Compatibility, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9375
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/15.3311
  • Filename
    3311