EMI-SHIELD AL5 Aluminum Foil for EMI / RFI Shielding

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AL5 Aluminum Foil Shielding using PSA

Installation Methods

Best tape Method

4" Electrically Conductive Tape with 2" minimum overlap (Recommended)

Butt Joint

Butt Jointed with 4" Electrically Conductive Tape

(SE Performance Charts below are using this method)

Tri-Fold Joint Seaming Method

Other Joints with Electrically Conductive Tape

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EMI-SHIELD AL5 Being Installed

EMI-SHIELD AL5 EMI Foil Shielding

AL5 Is Ideal for ICD/ICS 705 Tempest SCIF Rooms

Meets up to 85dB to 10GHz Requirement

(with Tri-Fold or overlaped seams installation)

Meets the PTB (Protective Technical Barrier) Requirement

5 mil Aluminum Foil

0.0050" (0.127 mm) (5 mil) Thick

99% ± 1% Pure Aluminum

ASTM B479 Data

AL5 Ultimate Tensile Strength (UTS) 15.5 ksi, max.

AL5 Breaking Load: 32 pounds per inch of width, min.

(5.7 kilograms per centimeter of width, min.)

AL5 Mullen Bursting Strength: 140 to 280 psi

Standard Rolls

24" x 150' (300 ft²)

Without PSA: 24 lbs per roll

With PSA: 27 lbs per roll

48" x 150' (600 ft²)

Without PSA: 47 lbs per roll

With PSA: No Longer Available

50" x 150' (625 ft²)

(No Longer Available)

Wear protective gloves when installing the foil, the edge is like a razor blade. Do not solder or weld EMI-Shield AL5

Fire Rating: AL5 Aluminum Foil

Meets the ASTM E84 Class A Standard

AL5 Foil will NOT delaminate

Environmental Declarations

LEED Information

UL Environment

Meets EMP Protection

Levels 1, 2, 3 & 4

for Infrastructure RF Shielding

EMP Levels

Thickness Comparison

Household aluminum foil is 0.63 mils (0.00063")

Our AL5 is 8 times thicker at 5.0 mils (0.005")

AL5 is applied like wallpaper, covering all surfaces: floor, walls and ceiling. Other than normal cleanliness, and dust free, no special preparation is required. Typically the foil is sandwiched in between the 1st of Class A plywwood and 2nd layer of sheetrock. Ideal for commercial construction architectural RF shielding. Foil glued in-place, with recommended adhesive, is most common. Non-conductive preapplied Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PSA), up to 24" wide is also available.

For maximum effectiveness, seams should be taped with electrically conductive adhesive foil tape.

We recommend a minimum 2.0" overlap of the foil rolls and a minimum of 4' wide electrically conductive adhesive foil tape.

The RF shielding system is designed to be installed by local wall, floor and ceiling contractors.

Chinese Proverb: Secrets will leak, if one uses radiant vapor barrier instead of real RF shielding foil.

The AL5 foil is 10,000 times better at RF shielding than, heavy duty radiant barrier sheet made up of a
single layer of woven polyethylene material bonded to – and sandwiched between - two highly reflective aluminum surfaces.
This means that the signal attenuation is 10,000 times greater with 80dB shielding compared to 40dB shielding

EMI-SHIELD AL5 TYPICAL SHIELDING EFFECTIVENESS Data Below is for Butt Jointed Installation & Seam Taped with 4" wide Electrically Conductive PSA AL5 Tape Overlap & Z-Fold Installations Have Better Shielding Performance (Insertion Loss per IEEE-299 : 2006)
FREQUENCY	dB
1 KHz, Magnetic Field	12
10 KHz, Magnetic Field	38
100 KHz, Magnetic Field	58
1 MHz, Magnetic Field	78
10 KHz, Electric Field	≥85
100 KHz, Electrical Field	≥88
10 MHz, Electrical Field	≥90
100 MHz, Plane Wave	≥90
400 MHz, Plane Wave	≥90
1 GHz Plane Wave	≥85
10 GHz Plane Wave	≥80
18 GHz Plane Wave	≥75
40 GHz Plane Wave	≥75

Chart below is actual AL5 installed test data with seams and electrically conductive AL5 tape

(NOT theoretical or a pristine single sample with no seams or tape)

TYPICAL SHIELDING EFFECTIVENESS Two Layers of AL5 (10 mil Total Aluminum Thickness) (Insertion Loss per MIL STD 285)
FREQUENCY	dB
10 KHz, Magnetic Field	≥45
100 KHz, Magnetic Field	≥62
200 KHz, Magnetic Field	≥65
1 MHz, Magnetic field	≥82
10 KHz, Electrical Field	≥80
200 KHz, Electrical Field	≥85
1 MHz, Electrical Field	≥90
10 MHz, Electrical Field	≥90
400 MHz, Plane Wave	≥90
1 GHz Plane Wave	≥90
10 GHz Plane Wave	≥85
18 GHz, Plane Wave	≥85
40 GHz, Plane Wave	≥80

Chart below is actual AL5 Double Layer installed test data with seams and electrically conductive foil tape

EMI-SHIELD AL2 Aluminum Foil for EMI / RFI Shielding

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AL5 Aluminum Foil Shielding using PSA

Installation Methods

Best tape Method

4" Electrically Conductive Tape with 2" minimum overlap (Recommended)

Butt Joint

Butt Jointed with 4" Electrically Conductive Tape

(SE Performance Charts below are using this method)

Tri-Fold Joint Method

Other Joints with Electrically Conductive Tape

EMI-SHIELD AL2 EMI Foil Shielding

AL2 for ICD/ICS 705 Tempest SCIF Rooms

Meets up to 40dB to 10GHz Requirement

2 mil Aluminum Foil

0.0020" (2.0 mil) Thick

99% ± 1% Pure Aluminum

Standard Rolls

48" x 150' (600 ft²) No PSA

Without PSA: 30 lbs per roll

With PSA: Is Not Available

Wear protective gloves when installing the foil, the edge is like a razor blade. Do not solder or weld EMI-Shield AL2

Fire Rating: AL2 Aluminum Foil

Meet the ASTM E84 Class A Standard

Environmental Declarations

LEED Information

UL Environment

AL2

is applied like wallpaper, covering all surfaces: floor, walls and ceiling. Other than normal cleanliness, and dust free, no special preparation is required. Typically the foil is sandwiched in between the 1st of plywwood and 2nd layer of sheetrock. Ideal for commercial construction architectural RF shielding.Foil glued in-place or PSA Available. Bare Foil or with Non-Conductive Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PSA).

For maximum effectiveness, seams should be taped with electrically conductive adhesive foil tape.

We recommend a minimum 2.0" overlap of the foil and a minimum of 4' wide electrically conductive adhesive foil tape.

EMI-SHIELD AL2 TYPICAL SHIELDING EFFECTIVENESS (2 mil Aluminum Thickness) (Insertion Loss per MIL STD 285)
FREQUENCY	dB
10 KHz, Magnetic Field	10
100 KHz, Magnetic Field	20
10 KHz, Electric Field	≥60
100 KHz, Electrical Field	≥60
1 MHz, Electrical Field	≥65
10 MHz, Electrical Field	≥45
100 MHz, Plane Wave	≥45
400 MHz, Plane Wave	≥40
10 GHz Plane Wave	≥40

EMI-SHIELD AL20 Lightweight Semi Rigid Aluminum Foil Panels for EMI / RFI Shielding

Semi Rigid Aluminum Foil Panels for Shielding

We recommend AL20 being cut or shaped

with electric or pneumatic metal nibbler

Must be Shipped Palletized by Truck

Ideal for covering waterproof sealed concrete floors

Final flooring can be glued directly on top of the AL20

AL20

is applied like lightweight paneling, covering all surfaces: walls and ceiling.

The panels are not self supporting.

The foil panels may be screwed (self drilling screw recommended) (wall systems) or glued in-place (floor systems).

For maximum effectiveness, seams should be taped with 5 mil Aluminum (80dB) or 5 mil Copper (90dB) electrically conductive adhesive foil tape.

For floor installations we recommend butt jointing the panels and taping the seams with 4" wide electrically conductive aluminum or copper foil tape. 6" wide non-conductive adhesive foil tape can also be used, but not recommended.

For installation over an non-waterproof sealed or no moisture barrier protected concrete floor, we recommend you switch to the Xalon GS26 or GS22 (galvanized steel) panels.

For wall installations the AL20 panels can be butt jointed or overlapped.

Fire Rating: AL20 Aluminum Panels
Meets the ASTM E84 Class A Standard

EMI-SHIELD AL20 EMI Panel Shielding

20 mil Aluminum Foil Panels

0.022" ± 0.002" (0.508-0.635 mm) (20-24 mil) Thick

Compression Strength: 7,980 (Y) to 23,100 (U) psi

98% ± 1% Pure Aluminum

Semi Rigid Foil Sheets for EMI / RFI shielding

Aluminum .020" ± 0.002" x 48"- 50" x 96.00"

Ideal for covering the floor, but can be used in walls and ceiling

1 sheet weighs approx 10 lbs.

Standard Panel Size

48"-50" x 96" (32 ft²)

Ideal for large coverage areas,

Cuts you labor cost by 30%

Installation Methods

6" Electrically Conductive Aluminum Tape

4" Electrically Conductive Copper Tape (Recommended)

AL20 TYPICAL SHIELDING EFFECTIVENESS (Insertion Loss per IEEE-299 : 2006)
Installation	As Installed Butt Jointed & Taped with 4" EC Tape		As Installed 1" Overlap, Screwed & Taped with 4" EC Tape
Install Locations	Floor, Wall, Ceiling	Floor, Wall, Ceiling	Walls, Ceiling
Electrically Conductive Seaming Tape	1 Layer 5 mil Copper	1 Layer 5 mil Aluminum	1 Layer 5 mil Aluminum
FREQUENCY	SE (dB)	SE (dB)	SE (dB)
10 KHz, Magnetic Field	45	45	45
100 KHz, Magnetic Field	65	65	65
200 KHz, Magnetic Field	65	65	65
10 KHz, Electric Field	≥95	≥90	≥100
100 KHz, Electrical Field	≥95	≥90	≥100
200 KHz, Electrical Field	≥95	≥90	≥100
1 MHz, Electrical Field	≥95	≥90	≥100
10 MHz, Electrical Field	≥100	≥95	≥100
400 MHz, Plane Wave	≥100	≥95	≥100
1 GHz Plane Wave	≥92	≥90	≥100
10 GHz Plane Wave	≥90	≥85	≥100
18 GHz Plane Wave	≥88	≥85	≥100
40 GHz Plane Wave	≥75	≥75	≥100


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