Designation:D5077−90(Reapproved2021)StandardTerminologyRelatingtoElectrostaticDischarge(ESD)PackagingMaterials1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5077;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThetermsanddefinitionsinthisstandardarerelatedtoElectrostaticDischarge(ESD)PackagingMaterialsandESDProtectiveMaterials.1.2Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D996TerminologyofPackagingandDistributionEnviron-ments2.2EIAStandard:EIA-541PackagingMaterialStandardsforESD,SensitiveItems33.Terminologyantistaticagent,n—achemicalcompoundwhich,whenim-pregnatedorformulatedintoortopicallyappliedtoaprimarymaterialorsubstrate,givestheprimarymaterialantistaticproperties.Seeantistaticproperty.antistaticproperty,n—thepreventionoftriboelectricchargegenerationbyeffectivelyminimizingtheproductionofastaticchargewhenmaterialsareseparatedfromanothersurface.DISCUSSION—TheforwordofEIA-541states,“'Antistatic’nolongerreferstoaresistivityrange...'Antistatic’referstoamaterial’sabilitytoresisttriboelectricchargegeneration.Amaterial’santistaticpropensitydependsuponthenatureofthematerialitselfandthematerialwithwhichitisincontactalongwiththemeansofsurfaceseparation.Theantistaticpropertyisnotadependentfunctionofmaterialresistivity.Materialresistivityisanintrinsicpropertyusedtodefineitsdegreeofconductivitywithoutregardtoothermaterials.”conductor,n—asubstanceorbodythatallowsaflowofelectriccurrenttopasscontinuouslyalongitorthroughitwhenasufficientvoltageisappliedacrossanytwopoints.dielectr...
