Dielectric Constant Chart of Gases

[Symmetry777]

Is there a creditable chart out there - on the dielectric constant of gases? What is the dielectric constant of Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) compared to other gases or other gases in a vacuum?

Thank You

 

[Bystander]

CRC Handbook good enough for you?

 

[zoki85]

What is the dielectric constant of Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) compared to other gases or other gases in a vacuum?

Why do you want to know? As concerns applications, dielectric constant of SF₆ is unimportant. Important is its' dielectric strenght.

 

[Symmetry777]

You wrote, “Why do you want to know?”

Looking for the best “Electromagnetic shielding”

Looking for the best way to contain a magnetic field.

Thank You

 

[Bystander]

a magnetic field.

And dielectric constant has what to do with magnetic fields?

 

[phinds]

You wrote, “Why do you want to know?”

Looking for the best “Electromagnetic shielding”

Looking for the best way to contain a magnetic field.

Thank You

dielectric huh? Well then, to quote The Princess Bride, "I don't think that word means what you think it means".

 

[Symmetry777]

A dielectric material (dielectric for short) is an electrical insulator that can be polarized by an applied electric field. When a dielectric is placed in an electric field, electric charges do not flow through the material as they do in a conductor.

Thanks for helping me out with comparing and contrasting dielectric materials to magnetic shields.

 

[Bystander]

You are quite welcome.