Designation: A 717/A 717M – 06
Standard Test Method for
Surface Insulation Resistivity of Single-Strip Specimens
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This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 717/A 717M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year
of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.
A superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This test method covers a means of testing the surface
insulation resistivity of single strips or punchings of flat-rolled
electrical steel under predetermined conditions of voltage,
pressure, and temperature.
1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in
each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each
system shall be used independently of the other. Combining
values from the two systems may result in non-conformance
with the standard.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
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A 34/A 34M Practice for Sampling and Procurement Test-
ing of Magnetic Materials
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.1.1 The term surface insulation resistivity used in this
method refers to the effective resistivity of a single insulative
layer tested between applied bare metal contacts and the base
metal of the insulated test specimen. It is not the same as the
terms interlaminar resistivity and stack resistivity, which refer
to the average resistivity of two adjacent insulative surfaces in
contact with each other.
3.2 The apparatus is popularly known as a Franklin tester.
4. Summary of Test Method
4.1 Ten metallic contacts of fixed area are applied to one of
the surfaces of the specimen and electrical contact is made with
the base metal by two drills. The effectiveness of the surface
insulation is then indicated by a measurement of average
electrical current flowing between the contacts and the base
metal under specified applied voltage. This measurement can
be used directly as an indicator of insulation quality or may be
converted to an apparent surface insulation resistivity value.
5. Significance and Use
5.1 This test method is particularly suitable for quality
control in the application of insulating coatings.
5.2 Surface insulation resistivity is evaluated from a dc
current that can range from 0 (perfect insulator) to 1 A (perfect
conductor).
5.3 Single readings should not be considered significant
since the nature of the test device and specimen are such that
successive measurements of a specimen often yield different
values.
6. Apparatus
6.1 The apparatus, as shown in
Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, shall
consist of a contact unit or test head which is attached to the
head of a hydraulic press. Its associated measuring equipment,
which may be remotely located, includes an ammeter, voltme-
ter, and voltage regulated dc power supply. When measure-
ments are to be made at elevated temperatures, the platen
beneath the specimen is heated and controlled. Detailed de-
scriptions of the various components are given in
Annex A1.
7. Sampling
7.1 Samples shall be representative of the steel and shall be
cut in a manner to assure representative sampling as described
in Practice
A 34/A 34M.
8. Test Specimen
8.1 The width and length of a specimen strip shall be greater
than the width and length respectively of the assembly of
contacts. The suggested minimum specimen size is 2 by 5 in.
[50 by 130 mm].
8.2 A minimum of five specimen strips is recommended.
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A06 on
Magnetic Properties, and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee A06.01 on
Test Methods.
Current edition approved May 1, 2006. Published May 2006. Originally
approved in 1975. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as A 717/A 717M – 01.
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