Nylostat® ESD Fabrics

Nylostat® Technical Brief

In the electronics industry, high levels of static charge that are generated by conventional polyester/cotton blends may be discharged to products.

Electrostatic discharges (ESD), which increase significantly in low humidity, cause most of the destruction or damage to electronic components.

Use of static dissipative fabric for garments, along with other static control devices, provides a first line defense against product damage in areas of assembly, packaging, repair and testing in the non-clean room environment. In continuous use since 1985, the current product provides the wearer optimum static dissipation for his garment.

NYLOSTAT is a 5 oz/sq yd fabric blend of 80% Polyester, 19% Cotton and 1% Carbon Modified Nylon that provides durable static dissipative properties that are not significantly reduced after multiple launderings. The static dissipative properties are achieved by the introduction of a unique nylon yarn grid pattern incorporated into the fabric.

Consider the cost effectiveness for use of such protective work uniforms in your specific work areas. Remember, these easily identifiable, thus use-enforceable items, can save you considerable expense by eliminating ESD-damaged products.

The Fabric Properties

Easy Care Performance - NYLOSTAT is pre-cure, resin finished to offer "easy care" characteristics to garments manufactured from this fabric. "Easy Care" properties minimize the maintenance effort for the worker.

Surface Resistivity - Electrical resistivity influences the accumulation of electrostatic charge on a fabric. Specimens conditioned at 50% relative humidity at 70EF are tested for resistance to passage of electrical current. The surface resistivity should be less than 10 ohms/unit square (AATCC-76).

Voltage Decay Test - Using a standard test procedure to apply both positive and negative 5000-volt charges to fabric samples, the time required for a specimen to drop 10% of charge potential and for complete dissipation of the charge are measured. The shorter the time to zero voltage the better a material's ability to dissipate a charge induced on the surface is when grounded. NYLOSTAT shows decay times of 0.01 seconds or less in this test.