| General description: PVDF is a non-reinforced, highly crystalline fluorinated polymer which unites good mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties with excellent chemical resistance. The properties of PVDF make it into a diverse construction material which is especially popular in the petrochemical, chemical, metallurg ical, pharmaceutical, foodstuffs, paper, textile, and nuclear industries. Its excellent welding properties and thermoplastic formability are particularly important. PVDF can be extruded and injection- moulded on machines with corrosion protection. Characteristics and properties: - High maximum service temperature in air (long-term exposure to temperatures up to +150 °C)
- Good mechanical strength, rigidity, and creep resistance (better than other fluorinated polymers)
- Exceptional resistance to chemicals and hydrolysis
- High toughness, even at low temperatures
- High wear resistance
- High dimensional stability
- Suitable for contact with foodstuffs
- Good electrical insulation properties
- Good dielectric properties
- Excellent UV- and weather resistance
- Inherently flame-retardant (UL94 V-0)
- Reasonably good resistance to high-energy radiation (much better than other fluorinated polymers)
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