ASTM D5077-90(1997)

Standard Terminology Relating to Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Packaging Materials

SCOPE
1.1 The terms and definitions in this standard are related to Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Packaging Materials and ESD Protective Materials.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-1989
• ICS: 55.040 - Packaging materials and accessories
• Technical Committee: D10 - Packaging
• Drafting Committee: D10.13 - Interior Packaging

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM D5077-90(2003) - Standard Terminology Relating to Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Packaging Materials
• Effective Date: 29-Jun-1990

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D 5077 – 90 (Reapproved 1997)
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Standard Terminology Relating to
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Packaging Materials
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5077; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope electrically continuous surface—a surface that is electrically
conductive in that current can be passed at an applied voltage
1.1 The terms and definitions in this standard are related to
between any two points of its physical surface.
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Packaging Materials and ESD
electrical overstress (EOS)—overstress which may be due to
Protective Materials.
ESD or the operation of items beyond their electrical
2. Referenced Documents
specifications.
2.1 ASTM Standards: electromagnetic shield—a screen or other housing placed
D 996 Terminology Relating to Packaging and Distribution
around a device or circuit to reduce the effects on them from
Environments both electric and magnetic fields.
2.2 EIA Standard: electrostatic discharge—the transfer of electrostatic charge
EIA-541 Packaging Material Standards for ESD, Sensitive between bodies at different electrostatic potentials.
Items electrostatic discharge (ESD) protective—a property of ma-
terials capable of one or more of the following:
3. Terminology
preventing the generation of static electricity.
antistatic agent—a chemical compound which, when impreg-
dissipating electrostatic changes over its surface or volume.
nated or formulated into or topically applied to a primary
providing shielding from ESD or electrostatic fields.
material or substrate, gives the primary material antistatic
electrostatic discharge sensitive (ESDS)—a property of items
properties. See antistatic property.
in which they are inherently sensitive (ESDS) susceptible to
antistatic property—the prevention of triboelectric charge
either catastrophic failure or latent damage when exposed to
generation by effectively minimizing the production of a
sources of ESD. Items are often categorized as to their levels
static charge when materials are separated from another
of sensitivity but in all cases require some means of ESD
surface.
protective packaging and handling.
electrostatic shield—a barrier or enclosure that prevents the
DISCUSSION—The forword of EIA-541 states, “8Antistatic’ no longer
refers to a resistivity range . 8Antistatic’ refers to a material’s ability penetration of an electrostatic field.
to resist triboelectric charge generation. A material’s antistatic propen-
DISCUSSION—An electrostatic shield may not offer much protection
sity depends upon the nature of the material itself and the material with
against the effects of an electromagnetic field. Electromagnetic shields,
which it is in contact along with the means of surface separation. The
however, are good electrostatic shields.
antistatic property is not a dependent function of material resistivity.
Material resistivity is an intrinsic property used to define its degree of
ground—a metallic connection with the earth to establish zero
conductivity without regard to other materials.”
potential.
conductor—a substance or body that allows a flow
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