Module 2 :
Lecture 9 : Other Functional Properties of Materials
 



Dielectric Constant of Different Materials

The dielectric constant (c) of a material is defined as:

c = εs0

Where εs is the static permittivity of the material sample, and εo is the vacuum permittivity. The following table provides dielectric constants of some of the common materials.

Material
Dielectric Constant
Vacuum
1
Teflon
2.1
PE
2.25
PS
2.40
Concrete
4.50
Glass
4.70
Graphite
10.0
Titanium Dioxide
86
Barium Titanate
90