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Identification & Functionality
- Additives Included
- Chemical Family
- Polymer Name
- Plastics & Elastomers Functions
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Materials Features
- Benefits
- High resistance to heat
- Excellent chemical resistance
- Good physical toughness
- Low smoke and flame characteristics: Fluon LM-ETFE is rated 94 V-0 by Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
- Outstanding resistance to weather and aging
- Good dielectric properties
- Non-stick characteristics
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Plastics & Elastomers End Uses
- Plastics & Elastomers Processing Methods
- Applications
- Film and sheets
- Valves, fittings, and housings
- Tubing and pipe
- Wire & cable
- Filter media
- Vessel linings
Properties
- Typical Properties
- ASTM Classifications
Fluon LM-ETFE grades LM-720A, LM-730A and LM-740A are ASTM D-3159 type IV, grade 1. Your AGC Chemicals Americas Inc. representative can advise you of the ASTM classifications of the other LM-ETFE materials.
- UL Yellow Cards
Fluon LM-ETFE resins are listed under the QMFZ2.GuideInfo Plastics - Component section in the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. certification directory. See File E54077 under Asahi Glass Co LTD for specific information on ETFE resins. Copies of UL Yellow Cards for Fluon LM-ETFE resins are available online from the UL Online Certifications Directory at http://database.ul.com/.
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| CLTE (0 – 100°C) | 6.9 x 10⁻⁵ | in/in/ºF | D-696 |
| Dielectric Constant (at 1mHz, 23°C) | 2.4 | — | D-150 |
| Embrittlement Temperature | -10³ | °C | D-764 |
| Flame Rating | V-0 | — | UL-94 |
| Flexural Modulus (at 23°C) | 104000 | psi | D-790 |
| Hardness | 65 | Shore D | D-2240 |
| Melt Flow Rate | 25 | grams/10 minutes | D-3159 |
| Melting Point | 225 | °C | D-3159 |
| MIT Flex Life | 150000 | Cycles | D-2176 |
| Oxygen Index | 40 | % | D-2863 |
| Specific Gravity | 1.78 | — | D-792 |
| Tensile Elongation (at 23°C) | 400 | % | D-638 |
| Tensile Strength (at 23°C) | 5800 | psi | D-638 |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Quality Standards
Technical Details & Test Data
- Processing Conditions
- Fluon® ETFE fluoropolymer resins can be processed using conventional melt processable techniques including extrusion, injection molding, blow molding, compression molding, and transfer molding. It is strongly recommended that process equipment exposed to molten resin be made of corrosion-resistant metals such as Monel, Inconel, or Hastelloy.
- Extruder barrels should be long relative to diameter (24/1 to 30/1 and beyond) and heaters should have adequate capacity to heat the material to approximately 340°C. Temperature controllers should be of the proportional-integral derivative (PID) type to insure precise temperature control. Extruder screws with a 3/1 compression ratio, a relatively long feed zone, and a ½ to 3 turn transition zone are recommended. Reciprocating screw injection molding machines are preferred.
- Your AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. technical service representative can provide specific recommendations for process equipment and process condition
Storage & Handling
- Handling Precautions
- Heating Fluon® and Fluon+™ products in excess of 750°F (399°C) can produce toxic fumes. It is, therefore, necessary to provide local exhaust ventilation in areas where Fluon® products are exposed to high temperatures. Avoid breathing fumes or contaminating smoking tobacco with fumes, powder, or dust.
- Thermal decomposition of this product will generate hydrogen fluoride, which is corrosive. Corrosion resistance materials are required for prolonged contact with molten resin.
- For additional information and handling instructions read AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. Material Safety Data Sheet. It is also recommended that the user consult the latest edition of the “Guide to the Safe Handling of Fluoropolymer Resins” published by the Fluoropolymers Division of the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) for important handling and ventilation recommendations. Both publications are available fro m your AGC Chemicals Americas representative.
- Storage
The properties of Fluon LM-ETFE are not impacted by storage time. Storage and handling facilities should be designed to minimize contact with airborne contamination and the formulation of condensation on the resin. Fluoropolymers are not hydroscopic and will not typically need to be dried prior to use. However, masterbatches used to pigment fluoropolymers may contain materials that do absorb water and should be dried prior to use.
- Freight Classification
Fluon LM-ETFE when shipped by rail or express is classified “Plastics, Synthetic, O.T.L., NOIBN.” Resin shipped by truck is classified “Plastics, Materials O.T.F.C.E. or S. Granules.”