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Teflon® FEP

Teflon, a fluorocarbon, performs very well in a wide variety of applications, ranging from high temperature and chemical environments to areas requiring high purity and inertness. Teflon is available in both "unfilled" and "filled" formulations. Compounds are added to Teflon for a variety of reasons including improving its wear resistance, reducing creep and initial deformation, increasing stiffness, or adding conductivity. Hardness is increased with certain fillers and the coefficient of thermal expansion can be decreased. Therefore, various filled compounds of fluoropolymers (Teflon) are available and make it possible to gain the advantages of Teflon in applications where the unfilled resin is not desirable.

Teflon® FEP has excellent chemical, thermal, and electrical stability. It retains a high percentage of it useful properties from cryogenic to elevated temperatures -348°F to 392°F. Teflon® FEP has excellent resistance to almost all chemicals and retains its mechanical properties even after long term exposure. It has the lowest critical surface energy of all plastics which makes it an excellent water and oil repellent for non-stick and mold release use.

Teflon® FEP has an extremely low dielectric constant and dissipation factor and have excellent resistance to ozone, sunlight, and weather. It also has the lowest refractive index of all plastics. It will not burn in a normal atmosphere.

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