Abstract
Managing personal static electricity is an important
issue in the community at large, as well as in the
electronics industry. Electrostatic discharge (ESD)
protective garments are generally used in areas where the
relative humidity may fall below 20 % RH. Garments should
maintain their ESD protective performance, be ESD
reliable in use, and still be reliable after 20 - 50
washes. The surface resistance and charge function of
washings. Measurements have been made in humidities of 5
- 10 % RH. The objective of both surface resistance and
charge decay measurements was to obtain reliable
information on performance of the clothing in ESD
control. According to the results, careful attention
should be paid to the technical development and
manufacturing, as well as to the washability properties
of the ESD garments. Several washings may change the
electrostatic properties of some ESD garments, leading to
a highly restricted capability of dissipating charge.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Automation Technology Review 2001 |
| Place of Publication | Espoo |
| Publisher | VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland |
| Pages | 60-65 |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
| MoE publication type | D2 Article in professional manuals or guides or professional information systems or text book material |