THICKER THERMAL INSULATOR PAD PREVENTS ELECTRICAL SHORTS IN AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS

Tgard™ 500 is a medium thermal performance insulator pad consisting of a ceramic filled high temperature silcone rubber coated on electrical grade fiberglass. 

Tgard 500 is designed for applications that require tadditiional thickenss to prevent electrical shrots form stamped aluminumheatskinks used in switching mode power supplies (SMPS) and debris from aluminum castings used in automotive motor controls.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

•  High breakdown voltage of > 6,000 volts AC

• Thermal resistance of 0.48º C-in2/watt at 50 psi

• Thermal resistance of 0.28º C-in2/watt at 400 psi

• Thick enough to encapsulate burrs of stamped

• heatskinks

APPLICATIONS

• Automotive motor controls

• Switching mode power supplies -stamped aluminum heatsinks

Tgard™ 500 SeriesThermally Conductive Insulators

Standard thickness:        9 mils (0.229 mm)

Configurations available:         • Sheet form, roll form and die-cut parts

                                                • Single-side, pressure-sensitive adhesive on request

Standard options:                    • Without adhesive (A0): 12 x 18” sheets, 12” x 65M,

                                                    12” x 30M roll or custom configuration

                                                 • With adhesive (A1): 11.75 x 18” sheets, 11.75” x 30M roll

                                                    or custom configuration