PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene)

Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a high molecular weight polymer with excellent thermal and electrical insulation properties, and a low coefficient of friction. It is a highly versatile plastic material useful in a broad range of high technology market segments and products, and its properties can be modified by additives such as glass fiber, carbon, or graphite.

About PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene)

Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a high molecular weight polymer with excellent thermal and electrical insulation properties, and a low coefficient of friction. It is a highly versatile plastic material useful in a broad range of high-technology market segments and products, and its properties can be modified by additives such as glass fiber, carbon, or graphite.

PTFE is nearly fully chemically inert, resists most chemical agents and solvents, and is non-toxic, making it a material of choice in food industry applications. It also has excellent dielectric properties that make it suitable for many electronics products.

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Material Benefits


High thermal resistance

Chemical resistance

Very low coefficient of friction

High anti-stick properties

Non-toxic

Available modified and filled

Available in shapes and films

Available in flexible tubing

Applications & Industries

Oil & Gas

Oil & Gas

Performance plastics play a crucial role in the oil and gas industry for a multitude of operations including fracking, offshore, or downhole extraction, to transportation and refinement.

Aerospace

Aerospace

There are a variety of reasons for using plastics – like PAI, ECTFE, PTFE, PEEK, PPSU, PVC-Acrylic, and much more – in aerospace applications, particularly airplanes.

Semiconductor

Semiconductor

A wide variety of engineered plastics are used in the manufacturing of semiconductors, which are also known as microchips. Semiconductor manufacturing requires extreme precision and stability to prevent costly part failure.

Chemical

Chemical

Materials used in applications in the chemical, oil and gas segments typically must meet very specific performance requirements.

Related & Associated Products

PVDF (Polyvinylidene Fluoride)

PVDF (Polyvinylidene Fluoride)

PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride), sometimes known by the tradename Kynar®, is an engineering thermoplastic offering high purity, excellent chemical resistance, flame resistance, and abrasion resistance. Easy to weld, PVDF is often seen semiconductor equipment, tank liners, and various seals, fittings, valves, and pump parts.

ETFE (Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene)

ETFE (Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene)

Used in valves, fittings, bearings, pump components and electrical coatings, ETFE tubing is weather-resistant and inert to most solvents and chemicals. Versilon ETFE tubing is also radiation resistant.

ECTFE (Ethylene Chlorotrifluoroethylene)

ECTFE (Ethylene Chlorotrifluoroethylene)

ECTFE (ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene) offers an excellent combination of properties for chemical and elevated temperature applications. Often used in the semiconductor industry, and cleanroom equipment, ECTFE is corrosion and chemical resistant, with flame resistant properties.

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