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TRIBOELECTRIC SERIES
W. Beaty 1995

Air (*?)
Human Hands <---- Most Positive
Asbestos
Rabbit Fur
Glass
Mica
Human Hair
Nylon
Wool
Fur
Lead
Silk
Aluminum
Paper
Cotton ZERO
Steel
Wood
Amber
Sealing Wax
Hard Rubber
Nickel, Copper
Brass, Silver
Gold, Platinum
Sulfur
Acetate, Rayon
Polyester
Styrene (Styrofoam)
Orlon
Saran
Polyurethane
Polyethylene
Polypropylene
Vinyl (PVC)
Silicon
Teflon <----- Most Negative
 TriboElectric Series
The triboelectric series is a list that ranks various materials according to their tendency to gain or lose electrons.  It
usually lists materials in order of decreasing tendency to charge positively (lose electrons), and increasing tendency to
charge negatively (gain electrons).  Somewhere in the middle of the list are materials that do not show strong tendency
to behave either way.  Note that the tendency of a material to become positive or negative after triboelectric charging has
nothing to do with the level of conductivity (or ability to discharge) of the material.
    
Due to complexities involved in experiments that involve controlled charging of materials, different researchers
sometimes get different results in determining the rank of a material in the triboelectric series.  One of the reasons for this
is the multitude of factors and conditions that affect a material's tendency to charge. The triboelectric series shown in
Table 1 is a product of the collation of several widely-used triboelectric series published on the web.
          
Table 1.  The Triboelectric Series
Most Positive (+)
Air
Human Hands, Skin
Asbestos
Rabbit Fur
+++
Glass  
Human Hair  
Mica  
Nylon  
Wool  
Lead
 
Cat Fur
Silk +
Aluminum
Paper
Cotton  
Steel
Wood
Lucite
Sealing Wax
Amber
Rubber Balloon -
Hard Rubber  
Mylar  
Nickel  
Copper  
Silver
 
uv Resist
Brass  
Synthetic Rubber  
Gold, Platinum  
Sulfur  
Acetate, Rayon  
Polyester
 
Celluloid
Polystyrene
 
Orlon, Acrylic  
Cellophane Tape  
Polyvinylidene chloride (Saran)  
Polyurethane  
Polyethylene  
Polypropylene
Polyvinylchloride (Vinyl) ---
Kel-F (PCTFE)
Silicon
Teflon
Silicone Rubber
Most Negative (-)
 
 TriboElectric Table
Column 1 (this col.): Insulator name. Col.2: Charge affinity in Triboelectric Table
nC/J (nano ampsec/wattsec of friction). Col.3: Charge Affinity Metal Tests were performed by Bill Lee (Ph.D., physics). ©2009 by AlphaLab, Inc.
acquired if rubbed with metal (W=weak, N=normal, or nC/J effect (TriField.com), which also manufactured the test equipment used. This table
consistent with the affinity). Col.4: Notes. may be reproduced only if reproduced in whole.
Polyurethane foam +60 +N All materials are good insulators (>1000 T ohm cm) unless noted.
Sorbothane +58 -W Slightly conductive. (120 G ohm cm).
Box sealing tape (BOPP) +55 +W Non-sticky side. Becomes more negative if sanded down to the BOPP film.
Hair, oily skin +45 +N Skin is conductive. Cannot be charged by metal rubbing.
Solid polyurethane, filled +40 +N Slightly conductive. (8 T ohm cm).
Magnesium fluoride (MgF2) +35 +N Anti-reflective optical coating.

Nylon, dry skin +30 +N Skin is conductive. Cannot be charged by metal rubbing.
Machine oil +29 +N  
Nylatron (nylon filled with MoS2) +28 +N  
Glass (soda) +25 +N Slightly conductive. (Depends on humidity).
Paper (uncoated copy) +10 -W Most papers & cardboard have similar affinity. Slightly conductive.
Wood (pine) +7 -W  
GE brand Silicone II (hardens in air) +6 +N More positive than the other silicone chemistry (see below).
Cotton +5 +N Slightly conductive. (Depends on humidity).
Nitrile rubber +3 -W  
Wool 0 -W  
Polycarbonate -5 -W  
ABS -5 -N  
Acrylic (polymethyl methacrylate) and adhesive side of clear Several clear tape adhesives are have an affinity almost identical to acrylic,
-10 -N
carton-sealing and office tape even though various compositions are listed.
Epoxy (circuit board) -32 -N  
Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR, Buna S) -35 -N Sometimes inaccurately called "neoprene" (see below).
Solvent-based spray paints -38 -N May vary.
PET (mylar) cloth -40 -W  
PET (mylar) solid -40 +W  
EVA rubber for gaskets, filled -55 -N Slightly conductive. (10 T ohm cm). Filled rubber will usually conduct.
Gum rubber -60 -N Barely conductive. (500 T ohm cm).
Hot melt glue -62 -N  
Polystyrene -70 -N  
Polyimide -70 -N  
Silicones (air harden & thermoset, but not GE) -72 -N  
Vinyl: flexible (clear tubing) -75 -N  
Carton-sealing tape (BOPP), sanded down -85 -N Raw surface is very + (see above), but close to PP when sanded.
Olefins (alkenes): LDPE, HDPE, PP -90 -N UHMWPE is below. Against metals, PP is more neg than PE.
Cellulose nitrate -93 -N  
Office tape backing (vinyl copolymer ?) -95 -N  
UHMWPE -95 -N  
Neoprene (polychloroprene, not SBR) -98 -N Slightly conductive if filled (1.5 T ohm cm).
PVC (rigid vinyl) -100 -N  
Latex (natural) rubber -105 -N  
Viton, filled -117 -N Slightly conductive. (40 T ohm cm).
Epichlorohydrin rubber, filled -118 -N Slightly conductive. (250 G ohm cm).
Santoprene rubber -120 -N  
Hypalon rubber, filled -130 -N Slightly conductive. (30 T ohm cm).
Butyl rubber, filled -135 -N Conductive. (900 M ohm cm). Test was done fast.
EDPM rubber, filled -140 -N Slightly conductive. (40 T ohm cm).
Teflon -190 -N Surface is  fluorine atoms-- very electronegative.

Symbols in the table-- Polyurethane (top) tends to charge positive; teflon (bottom) charges negative. The charge affinity listings
show relative charging. Two materials with almost equal charge affinity tend not to charge each other much even if rubbed together.
Column 3 shows how each material behaves when rubbed against metal, which is much less predictable and repeatable than
insulator-to-insulator rubbing. The charging by metal is strongly dependent on the amount of pressure used, and sometimes will
even reverse polarity. At very low pressure (used in this table), it is fairly consistent. A letter "N" (normal) in this column means the
charge affinity against metal is roughly consistent with the column 2 value. The letter "W" means weaker than expected (i.e., closer
to zero than expected or even reversed.) The "+" or "-" indicates the polarity. In all cases where the polarity in col.3 disagrees with
col.2, it is a weak (W) effect.