The Right PTFE Filler For Your Application
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How to Select the Right PTFE Filler For Your Application
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a synthetic fluoropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene that is widely popular because of its numerous benefits that can be adapted for use across a variety of industries and applications. The unique properties of PTFE make it useful for both domestic and commercial applications. These properties include:
- A very high melting point of 327 °C
- Hydrophobicity
- Chemically inert
- Low coefficient of friction
- High-flexural strength
Why Filled PTFE Compounds?
Despite PTFE’s many advantages, it has one major disadvantage. Because it is highly flexible it can easily become deformed in applications involving pressure or heavy loads. However, adding filler to the compound can help resolve the issue while giving the compound advantages of both the filler and PTFE.
Fluon+ Filled PTFE compounds are composed of pigments and fillers such as glass, carbon, graphics and metal powders (bronze and molybdenum disulfide). These molding powders offer enhanced wear resistance, creep resistance, thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity over virgin PTFE resins. Filled PTFE compounds also preserve several properties including low coefficient of friction, excellent chemical resistance and a wide service temperature range........more....
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ABOUT AGC CHEMICALS AMERICAS
For almost a century, AGC Chemicals has been manufacturing high-performance materials serving industrial customers. Already the world's largest, longstanding custom compounder of PTFE and other fluoropolymer resins, AGC continues to build its product line with the introduction of FFKM resins that meet the growing demand for tougher, more durable products for today's production and manufacturing environments.
