Invented by Dr. Roy J. Plunkett, a scientist of Du Pont De Nemours U.S.A. on 6 April 1938. TFE Monomer is generally manufactured by synthesis of Calcium Fluoride, Sulphuric Acid & Chloroform. The Polymerisation of TFE is carried out in carefully controlled conditions to form PTFE. PTFE is high Performance Engineering Speciality Polymer. It has a unique position in the Polymer Industry due to its versatile characteristics.
PTFE has an impressive array of Physical, Chemical and mechanical properties that make it the material of choice for the most demanding applications.
Those properties are as under:
- Extremely low coefficient of friction.
- Chemical Inertness
- Non - adhesive properties
- Broad range of service temperature(-260° C to +260° C)
- Excellent chemical resistance
- FDA compliance for food contact
- Low smoke and flammability resistance
- Low Water absorption
- Inherent UV resistant
- Resistance to magnetic field
- Non toxic
Because of it's unique characteristics PTFE is used in various industries some of the applications of PTFE products are as follows: - Marine Applications
- Food Industries
- Automobile Industrial Applications
- Chemical Industrial Applications
- Pharma Industrial Applications
- Pump & Valve Industrial Applications
- Hydraulic Industrial Applications
- Process Industry Applications
- Electrical Insulations Applications
- Applications in Railways
- Defence Sector Applications