I'm working on a pressure mat and I've come across this tutorial where they use a sheet of velostat-an anti EDS packaging material made of a polymeric foil impregnated with carbon black to make it electrically conductive - My problem is that I don't anything about it as to how much pressure it can handle. How many times can I use it before I throw it away. Is it elastic enough ?

 

My problem is that I don't anything about it as to how much pressure it can handle

Ask the manufacturer.

How many times can I use it before I throw it away.

42 .
Seriously though, the number of times would depend on many factors, including :
what will be loading the mat (elephants, ladies in high heels, .....?),
the rigidity and smoothness of the mat support,
what you regard as 'it's worn out',
environmental conditions.

Is it elastic enough ?

Enough for what?

 

Ask the manufacturer.
I thought that since it's generally used for packaging and stuff. There's noway amanufacturer would give me an answer

42 .
Seriously though, the number of times would depend on many factors, including :
what will be loading the mat (elephants, ladies in high heels, .....?),
the rigidity and smoothness of the mat support,
what you regard as 'it's worn out',
environmental conditions.

heels ! I would kill for such thing.

Enough for what?

I'm talking about how much hysterisis I would obtain. I don't to get signal while someone's already stepped off the mat.