Electromagnetic shielding material
Provided is an electromagnetic shielding material having improved electromagnetic shielding properties, light weight properties and formability. The present invention relates to an electromagnetic shielding material having a structure in which at least three metal foils are laminated via insulating layers, wherein all of combinations of the metal foils and the insulating layers making up the electromagnetic shielding material satisfy the equation: σ M ×d M ×d R ≥3×10 −3 , in which: the symbol σ M represents conductivity of each metal foil at 20° C. (S/m); the symbol d M represents the thickness of each metal foil (m); and the symbol d R represents the thickness of each insulating layer (m).
1. An electromagnetic shielding material having a structure in which at least three metal foils are laminated via insulating layers, the electromagnetic shielding material having a thickness of each insulating layer of 80 μm or more and a total thickness of the metal foils of from 15 to 150 μm, the total thickness of the electromagnetic shielding material being from 50 to 1051 μm,
wherein, in the case that the metal foils are aluminum, the thickness of each aluminum foil is 20 μm or more,
wherein every combination of the metal foils and the insulating layers making up the electromagnetic shielding material satisfy the equation: σ M ×d M ×d R ≥3×10 −3 , and
wherein the minimum value among possible combinations of the metal foils and the insulating layers satisfies the equation: minimum σ M ×d M ×d R ≤4.9×10 −1 , in which:
the symbol σ M represents conductivity of each metal foil at 20° C. (S/m);
the symbol d M represents the thickness of each metal foil (m); and
the symbol d R represents the thickness of each insulating layer (m).
2. The electromagnetic shielding material according to claim 1 , wherein the conductivity of each metal foil at 20° C. is 1.0×10 6 S/m or more.
3. The electromagnetic shielding material according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of each metal foil is from 4 to 100 μm.
4. The electromagnetic shielding material according to claim 1 , wherein each insulating layer has a relative dielectric constant at 20° C. of from 2.0 to 10.0.
5. The electromagnetic shielding material according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of each insulating layer is 100 μm or more.
6. The electromagnetic shielding material according to claim 1 , wherein the total thickness of the metal foils is from 15 to 100 μm.
7. A covering material or a cladding material for electric and electronic devices, comprising the electromagnetic shielding material according to claim 1 .
8. An electric or electronic device comprising the covering material or the cladding material according to claim 7 .
9. The electromagnetic shielding material according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of each insulating layer is 500 μm or less.
10. The electromagnetic shielding material according to claim 1 , wherein each metal foil and each insulating layer are laminated without using an adhesive.