{"id":9812,"date":"2019-09-06T15:05:34","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T21:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/knowledge\/?p=9812"},"modified":"2023-02-01T10:30:34","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T16:30:34","slug":"pe-webinar-electrical-properties-for-plastic-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/9812\/pe-webinar-electrical-properties-for-plastic-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Staying Current: Everything You Need to Know About Electrical Properties for Plastic Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/profile#emailpreferences\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4917 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2016\/04\/button.png\" alt=\"button\" width=\"418\" height=\"36\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/button.png 418w, https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/button-300x26.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/a> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9608 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2019\/09\/2019_BASF_FeelPower_300x200-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Recorded on October 14, 2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Presented by BASF<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Whether for electric and autonomous vehicles or electrical infrastructure, high voltage, flame retardance, part miniaturization, and harsh environments increasingly make plastics engineering design with electrical requirements very challenging.\u00a0 How do you select materials best suited to your application without over- or under-engineering?<\/p>\n<p>Join BASF\u2019s engineering expert for electrical applications and two market leads to discuss the basics of electrical properties, decode data sheets, review testing standards, and provide material grade selection guidance. We will cover topics like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flammability and resistance to ignition<\/li>\n<li>Insulation and isolation (resistivity, tracking\/CTI, and creepage)<\/li>\n<li>Resistance to heat aging<\/li>\n<li>Electrical durability and use (dielectric breakdown and relative permittivity)<\/li>\n<li>Design Selection based on combination of properties (UL 746C)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>BASF offers a variety of engineering plastics suited for environments with high electrical property requirements, including PA6, PA66, PPA, PBT, and POM. 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