High-Performance Plastic, High-Temperature Plastic, High-Performance Thermoplastic, High-Performance Polymer…However you refer to this range of materials, what makes them different to other types of plastic?
They are distinguished primarily by their temperature stability, but also their mechanical properties.
Often chosen for applications requiring good chemical resistance, performance at high temperatures, low coefficient of friction and high strength they can be found in many demanding applications across a variety of industries such as Oil & Gas, Aerospace, Nuclear and Chemical.
High-performance plastics include: PTFE, PCTFE, PEEK, PFA, FEP, ETFE, ECTFE, PPS, PES…
With our specialised processing equipment and wide tooling range, we are able to convert high performance and melt Fluoropolymer materials into semi-finished shapes for post machining or low to high volume of moulded components. With over 50 years of experience in the manufacture of PTFE, our range of engineering plastics and stock shapes is one of the most extensive in the world.
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PTFE is known for its exceptional resistance to chemicals and high temperatures, making it an ideal choice for sealing applications in harsh environments.
Polytetrafluoroethylene, PTFE, or Teflon® as it is often referred to, is a tough, ductile material with excellent thermal properties and outstanding resistance to chemicals and the passage of electric current. PTFE has an exceptionally low coefficient of friction, believed to be lower than any other solid.
PFA was invented in 1938 by DuPont as a melt processable version of PTFE and is sold under the Teflon brand name. PFA is a co-polymer product of PTFE.
PEEK has been successfully used as a replacement material for bearing cages for many years. In addition to its high performance characteristics it offers weight reduction along with cost savings compared to traditional bearing cage materials such as brass and aluminium.
Fluorocarbon supplies Fluoroglide® Bridge Bearings for link bridges, which connect and carry services between platforms.
At Fluorocarbon, we supply critical components used in sophisticated chip-processing equipment to Semicon OEM’s across the world.
Used in hostile environments, PEEK is a high strength alternative to ferrous materials. It exhibits very low smoke and toxic gas emissions whilst carrying a V-0 flammability rating.
Cryogenic sealing involving liquid nitrogen can be quite challenging, but certainly not impossible thanks to materials such as PCTFE that offer good thermal stability, good chemical resistance, very good physical properties.
When machining PTFE it’s essential to design your application with PTFE’s inherent properties in mind, it can be difficult to achieve tight machining tolerances. At Fluorocarbon, we utilise our in house compression moulding capabilities to create stock shapes for efficient machining of custom PTFE parts.
Fluoropolymers share several unique properties which make them suitable for use in the automotive, aerospace, oil and gas and medical industries. PTFE, PFA and FEP are the most well-known and common fluoroplastics. So what, exactly, are their differences?
High-Performance Plastic are distinguished primarily by their temperature stability, but also their mechanical properties.
The difference between PTFE and PCTFE is mainly in the chemical structure. The addition of one Chlorine atom in place of one Fluorine atom leads to a massive change in its properties and application.
PTFE is a tough, non-stick, low friction material. Because of its flexibility PTFE can creep and deform under heavy loads but this can be alleviated by adding filler.
What are the benefits of using fillers in PTFE?PTFE is a tough, non-stick, low friction material.
Fluoroglide® Slide Bearings are superior to conventional expansion plates, rollers and rocker arms, because they accommodate expansion and contraction, as well as other reciprocating motions of thermal, seismic or differential…
What is PFA coating?PFA – perfluoroalkoxy - is a co-polymer product of PTFE. The key advantage of PFA is its melt processability.
What is PTFE coating?PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene), the original fluoropolymer, is a tough yet flexible, material with great electrically insulating properties and excellent resistance to chemicals; it has one of the lowest coefficients of friction of any solid.…
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a high temperature thermoplastic that offers a unique combination of exceptional performance characteristics.
PCTFE was discovered in 1934 by Fritz Schloffer and Otto Scherer who worked at IG Farben.
Generally, PTFE is a tough, flexible, non-resilient material of average tensile strength but with great thermal properties and excellent resistance to chemicals and passage of electric current.