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Identification & Functionality
- Additives Included
- Chemical Family
- Polymer Name
- Plastics & Elastomers Functions
- Technologies
- Process
Rotomolding
Features & Benefits
- Materials Features
- Characteristics
Abrasion resistant, stress-crack resistant, high fluidity
- Benefits
- High resistance to heat: Fluon ETFE has a continuous use temperature of 150°C.
- Excellent chemical resistance
- Outstanding physical toughness: Fluon ETFE has better physical properties than most other fluoropolymers.
- Low smoke and flame characteristics: Fluon ETFE is rated 94 V-0 by Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
- Outstanding resistance to weather and aging
- Good dielectric properties
- Non-stick characteristics
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Plastics & Elastomers End Uses
- Plastics & Elastomers Processing Methods
- Applications
Rotational lined Chemical Process Industry (CPI) components for fluid handling such as valves, pumps, pipes, fittings, tanks and other complex design parts.
Properties
- Color
- Typical Properties
- ASTM Classifications
- Fluon ETFE grade ZL-522F is ASTM D-3159 type I, grade 1. ETFE grade TL-581 and TL-584 are ASTM D 3159 type I, grade 3. Fluon LM-ETFE grades LM2300N and LM2300K are ASTM D-3159 type IV, grade 1.
- Your AGC Chemicals Americas Inc. representative can advise you of the ASTM classifications of the other ETFE materials.
- UL Yellow Cards
Fluon 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 ETFE resins are available online from the UL Online Certifications Directory at http://database.ul.com/.
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Average Particle Diameter (D50) | 230~310 | microns | — |
| Average Particle Diameter (D50) | 230~310 | microns | Laser Diffraction |
| Bulk Density | 0.75~0.95 | g/cm³ | — |
| Bulk Density | 0.75~0.95 | g/cm³ | ASTM D-3159 |
| Flexural Modulus (at 23°C) | 128000 | psi | — |
| Flexural Modulus (at 23°C) | 128000 | psi | ASTM D-790 |
| Melt Flow Rate | 20 ~ 30 | grams/10 minutes | — |
| Melt Flow Rate (as Raw Material) | 20~30 | grams/10 minutes | ASTM D-3159 |
| Melting Point | 265 ± 10 | °C | — |
| Melting Point | 265 ± 10 | °C | ASTM D-3418 |
| Particle Size | 200 - 300 | μm | — |
| Particle Size | 200 - 300 | (μm) | — |
| Specific Gravity | 1.73 | — | — |
| Specific Gravity | 1.73 | — | ASTM D792 |
| Tensile Elongation (at 23°C) | 465 | % | — |
| Tensile Elongation (at 23°C) | 465 | % | ASTM D-638 |
| Tensile Strength (at 23°C) | 6700 | psi | — |
| Tensile Strength (at 23°C) | 6700 | psi | ASTM D-638 |
| Thickness | min. 2000 | μm | — |
| Thickness | min. 2000 | (μm) | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
- Quality Standards
- FDA Compliance
- AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Asahi Glass Company, confirms FDA compliance for Food Contact Notification (FCN) number 481 for its Fluon ETFE manufactured by Asahi Glass Company. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration concurs compliance on the FDA website.
- Fluon ETFE isthe only ETFE resin in the world that is FDA compliant, permitting use as base resins or coatings in repeat use applications in contact with all food types at temperatures up to 150°C in listed applications.
Technical Details & Test Data
- Processing
- It is strongly recommended that process equipment exposed to molten resin be made of corrosion-resistant metals such as Monel®, Inconel®, or Hastelloy®.
- Your AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. technical service representative can provide specific recommendations for process equipment and process conditions.
Safety & Health
- Safe Handling Information
The properties of Fluon® 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.
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 from your AGC Chemicals Americas representative.
- Freight Classification
- Fluon 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.”