PTFE has a unique combination of properties that make it weatherable and also good for use in high temperature and electrical insulation applications. PTFE is chemically inert and also possesses a low coefficient of friction and excellent non-adhesion properties.
Product Features
Shape: Rod
Material: PTFE / Teflon
Diameter: 5mm / 0.2in
Length, in: 80cm / 2.62ft
PTFE is High molecular weight polymer composed by Carbon and Fluorine based on the polymeric chain -CF2=CF2-. This material is a soft, low friction fluoropolymer with outstanding chemical resistance and weathering resistance.
Mechanical properties can be improved by adding fillers such as glass fibers, bronze, carbon, and graphite.
PTFE is one of the most versatile plastic materials known and can be used for applications where other materials can't be used. The compressive strength at a certain predetermined compression value is one of the most significant mechanical characteristics of PTFE, in a wide range of service temperatures.
Its mechanical properties are low compared to other engineering plastics, but its properties remain at a useful level over a great temperature range (-400° to 500° F).
Poly-Tetra-Fluoro-Ethylene is a fluorocarbon-based polymer and is commonly abbreviated PTFE. The Teflon® brand of PTFE is manufactured only by DuPont.
Several other manufacturers make their own brands of PTFE which can often be used as substitute materials. This fluoroplastic family offers high chemical resistance, low and high temperature capability, resistance to weathering, low friction, electrical and thermal insulation, and "slipperiness".
(Teflon® PTFE and Teflon® FEP & PFA Specifications) PTFE's mechanical properties are low compared to other plastics, but its properties remain at a useful level over a wide temperature range of -100°F to +400°F (-73°C to 204°C). Mechanical properties are often enhanced by adding fillers (see paragraph below). It has excellent thermal and electrical insulation properties and a low coefficient of friction.
PTFE is very dense and cannot be melt processed -- it must be compressed and centered to form useful shapes.
| Max Temperature Pressure Rating | 1440 psig (99.2 bar ) |
| Min Temperature | -65°F ( -53°C ) |
| Max Temperature | 450°F ( 232°C ) |
| Room Temperature Pressure Rating | 3000 psig ( 206 bar ) |
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Natural |
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0.187 in. |
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10.000 |
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PTFE |
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-4 AN |
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3,000 psi |
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Braided stainless steel |
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Yes |
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Sold individually. |
