Polyvinylidene fluoride, or PVDF, is a fluorinated thermoplastic resin which has good resistance to most mineral and organic acids, aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, halogenated solvents, and oxidizing environments. It also has good aging resistance, with is properties remaining constant after many years of continuous use.- Chemical resistance (PVDF has a high chemical resistance to strong acids, aliphatics, and aromatics, and to numerous mineral organic compounds)
- Fire resistant properties (in the Underwriter's test, PVDF was given the highest classification (V-O), indicating that is was non-flammable and self-extinguishing)
- UV and gamma radiation stability
- Very high dielectric and piezoelectric constants
- Tecaflon™ PVDF is FDA compliant
- Absolutely non-toxic (PVDF can be used in repeated contact with food products. Its surface, like glass, is unfavorable to the proliferation of microorganisms)
- Good mechanical properties in tension as well as in deflection, torsion, and compression compared to other fluorinated polymers
- Does not swell or alter in a wet environment
- Uses standard machining and welding techniques
TECAFLON™ PVDF's excellent chemical and physical properties and the ease with which it can be processed make it especially suitable for components in the chemical, petrochemical, hydrometallurgical, pharmaceutical, food, nuclear, and paper and pulp industries, as well as the semiconductor processing industry. Information Provided by Ensinger Industries, Inc. |
