Overview of materials for Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), Molded

Overview of materials for Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), Molded
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Fluoropolymer; Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE); Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), Molded
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	0.700 - 3.35 g/cc	0.0253 - 0.121 lb/in³	Average value: 2.07 g/cc Grade Count:113
Water Absorption	0.000 - 0.0100 %	0.000 - 0.0100 %	Average value: 0.00575 % Grade Count:56
Particle Size	0.550 - 4450 µm	0.550 - 4450 µm	Average value: 443 µm Grade Count:33
Viscosity	1.00e+13 - 1.00e+15 cP @Temperature 340 - 380 °C	1.00e+13 - 1.00e+15 cP @Temperature 644 - 716 °F	Average value: 5.05e+14 cP Grade Count:10
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.0200 - 0.0500 cm/cm	0.0200 - 0.0500 in/in	Average value: 0.0317 cm/cm Grade Count:23

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Shore D	11.0 - 70.0	11.0 - 70.0	Average value: 57.0 Grade Count:42
Ball Indentation Hardness	23.0 - 37.0 MPa	3340 - 5370 psi	Average value: 32.0 MPa Grade Count:9
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	13.0 - 333 MPa	1890 - 48300 psi	Average value: 35.3 MPa Grade Count:63
Tensile Strength, Yield	0.862 - 41.4 MPa	125 - 6000 psi	Average value: 20.5 MPa Grade Count:49
Elongation at Break	70.0 - 650 %	70.0 - 650 %	Average value: 308 % Grade Count:113
Modulus of Elasticity	0.392 - 0.750 GPa	56.9 - 109 ksi	Average value: 0.521 GPa Grade Count:39
Flexural Modulus	0.490 - 0.700 GPa	71.1 - 102 ksi	Average value: 0.531 GPa Grade Count:19
Compressive Yield Strength	1.50 - 28.6 MPa	218 - 4150 psi	Average value: 9.82 MPa Grade Count:26
Flex Crack Resistance	1.00e+6	1.00e+6	Average value: 1.00e+6 Grade Count:7
Shear Strength	9.30792 - 25.5106 MPa @Temperature 26.7 - 204 °C	1350.00 - 3700.01 psi @Temperature 80.0 - 400 °F	Average value: 15.1 MPa Grade Count:2
Izod Impact, Notched	1.30 - 1.87 J/cm	2.44 - 3.50 ft-lb/in	Average value: 1.65 J/cm Grade Count:14
Izod Impact, Unnotched	1.60 J/cm	3.00 ft-lb/in	Average value: 1.60 J/cm Grade Count:10
Charpy Impact, Notched	1.40 - 1.90 J/cm²	6.66 - 9.04 ft-lb/in²	Average value: 1.76 J/cm² Grade Count:5
Coefficient of Friction	0.0200 - 0.280	0.0200 - 0.280	Average value: 0.0625 Grade Count:43
Coefficient of Friction, Static	0.0200 - 0.0800	0.0200 - 0.0800	Average value: 0.0524 Grade Count:25
K (wear) Factor	3.00 - 5040 x 10^-8 mm³/N-M	1.49 - 2500 x 10^-10 in³-min/ft-lb-hr	Average value: 2180 x 10^-8 mm³/N-M Grade Count:6
Taber Abrasion, mg/1000 Cycles	5.00 - 41.8	5.00 - 41.8	Average value: 21.5 Grade Count:10
Compression Set	3.00 - 20.1 %	3.00 - 20.1 %	Average value: 11.7 % Grade Count:6

Electrical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Electrical Resistivity	1.00e+14 - 1.10e+18 ohm-cm	1.00e+14 - 1.10e+18 ohm-cm	Average value: 8.68e+17 ohm-cm Grade Count:49
Surface Resistance	1.00e+13 - 1.00e+18 ohm	1.00e+13 - 1.00e+18 ohm	Average value: 4.66e+17 ohm Grade Count:25
Dielectric Constant	2.00 - 12.0	2.00 - 12.0	Average value: 2.39 Grade Count:56
Dielectric Strength	2.50 - 165 kV/mm	63.5 - 4200 kV/in	Average value: 58.7 kV/mm Grade Count:74
Dissipation Factor	0.0000100 - 0.0360	0.0000100 - 0.0360	Average value: 0.00119 Grade Count:53
Dielectric Loss Index	0.000100	0.000100	Average value: 0.000100 Grade Count:6
Arc Resistance	300 - 420 sec	300 - 420 sec	Average value: 346 sec Grade Count:13
Comparative Tracking Index	600 V	600 V	Average value: 600 V Grade Count:6

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear	14.0 - 250 µm/m-°C	7.78 - 139 µin/in-°F	Average value: 109 µm/m-°C Grade Count:43
	57.0 - 170 µm/m-°C @Temperature 30.0 - 300 °C	31.7 - 94.4 µin/in-°F @Temperature 86.0 - 572 °F	Average value: 95.7 µm/m-°C Grade Count:9
Specific Heat Capacity	1.00 - 1.05 J/g-°C	0.239 - 0.251 BTU/lb-°F	Average value: 1.01 J/g-°C Grade Count:6
	0.960 - 1.03 J/g-°C @Temperature 0.000 - 50.0 °C	0.229 - 0.246 BTU/lb-°F @Temperature 32.0 - 122 °F	Average value: 0.995 J/g-°C Grade Count:1
Thermal Conductivity	0.230 - 0.500 W/m-K	1.60 - 3.47 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F	Average value: 0.263 W/m-K Grade Count:34
	0.220 - 0.320 W/m-K @Temperature 100 - 250 °C	1.53 - 2.22 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F @Temperature 212 - 482 °F	Average value: 0.276 W/m-K Grade Count:7
Melting Point	135 - 344 °C	275 - 651 °F	Average value: 325 °C Grade Count:57
Maximum Service Temperature, Air	93.3 - 316 °C	200 - 600 °F	Average value: 259 °C Grade Count:73
Minimum Service Temperature, Air	-268 - -200 °C	-450 - -328 °F	Average value: -212 °C Grade Count:23
Flammability, UL94	V-0	V-0	Grade Count:58
Oxygen Index	92.0 - 95.0 %	92.0 - 95.0 %	Average value: 94.9 % Grade Count:30

Processing Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Processing Temperature	370 °C	698 °F	Average value: 370 °C Grade Count:5
Moisture Content	0.0400 %	0.0400 %	Average value: 0.0400 % Grade Count:4

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