Fluorocarbon Polymer

Name:
Fluorocarbon Polymer
Detailed information:
This term includes polytetrafluoroethylene, polymers of chlorotrifluoroethylene, fluorinated ethylene-propylene polymers, polyvinylidene fluoride, hexafluoropropylene, etc.

Properties:

Thermoplastic; resistant to chemicals and oxidation; broad useful temperature range (up to 287C); high dielectric constant; resistant to moisture, weathering, ozone, and UV radiation. Their structure comprises a straight backbone of carbon atoms symmetrically surrounded by fluorine atoms. Noncombustible.

Available Forms:

Powders, dispersions, film, sheet, tubes, rods, tapes, and fibers.

Use:

High-temperature wire and cable insulation, electrical equipment, drug and chemical equipment, coating of cooking utensils, piping gaskets, continuous sheet, bonding industrial diamonds to metal (grinding wheels).

See Fluoroelastomer.