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NEMA XX is a good electrical insulator with fair mechanical strength. It can be used in dry or humid conditions for switchboard panels, relay and switch bases, breaker arms, and barriers.

 

An electrical grade of paper laminate impregnated and cured with phenolic resin.

Sheet sizes 36 x 72, 36 x 48, 48 x 48, 48 x 96, and 48 x 108 in thicknesses .031 in. to 2 in.; cut and fabricated per drawing .

Natural & Black

 

Density

83 lbs/ft3 - .048 lbs/in3

Maximum operating temperature

 

  electrical

284° F (140° C)

  mechanical

284° F (140° C)

Water absorption

0.5%

Hardness (Rockwell M)

100

Compressive strength

30,000 psi

Tensile strength

13,500 psi

Flexural strength

17,000 psi

Shear (flatwise)

10,000 psi

Impact strength - Izod edgewise with grain

0.55 ft-lb/in

Dielectric strength

500 vpm

Dielectric constant (@ 106 cycles per second)

4.6

Volume resistivity

4 x 105

Arc resistance

n/a

Parallel dielectric

60kv

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