PERMITTIVITY (Dielectric Constant) and LOSS TANGENT
Material εR σ/ωε
Air 1.0006  
Alcohol, ethyl 25 0.1
Aluminum oxide 8.8 0.0006
Amber 2.8 0.002
Asbestos fiber 4.8 0.0004
Bakelite 4.75 0.013
Barium titanate 1200 0.013
Carbon dioxide 1.001
Glass 4-7 0.0002
Glycerine 40
Ice 4.2 0.1
Mica 5.4 0.0006
Material εR σ/ωε
Neoprene 6.7 0.02
Paper 2-4 0.008
Plexiglas 3.45 0.04
Polyethylene 3.26 0.0005
Polypropylene 2.25 0.0003
Polystyrene 2.53 0.0004
Porcelain (dry) 6 0.014
Pyrex glass 5 0.0055
Pyranol 4.4 0.0005
Quartz (fused) 3.8 0.00075
Rubber 2.5-3 0.002
Silica (fused) 3.8 0.0002
Material εR σ/ωε
Sodium Chloride 5.9 0.0001
Snow 3.3 0.02
Soil (dry) 2.8 0.07
Steatite 5.8 0.003
Styrofoam 1.03 0.0001
Teflon 2.03 0.0003
Titanium dioxide 100 0.0015
Turpentine 2.2
Water (dist.) 80 0.04
Water (sea) 4
Wood (dry) 1.5-4 0.01
 

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