Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Additives Included
- Chemical Family
- Polymer Name
- Plastics & Elastomers Functions
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Materials Features
- Benefits
- Excellent retention of physical properties even after aging at 232°C when compared to standard ETFE and competitive heat-resistant ETFE materials.
- Excellent chemical resistance
- Good physical toughness
- Low smoke and flame characteristics
- Outstanding resistance to weather and aging
- Good dielectric properties
- Non-stick characteristics
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Plastics & Elastomers End Uses
- Plastics & Elastomers Processing Methods
- Applications
- Wire and Cable (automotive, industrial, aerospace, transit, and appliance markets)
- Films and Sheets
- Tubing and Pipe
- Injection molded parts
Properties
- Typical Physical Properties
- 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 | |
| Dielectric Constant (at 10³ Hz) | 2.5 | — | ASTM D-150 |
| Dielectric Constant (at 10⁶ Hz) | 2.5 | — | ASTM D-150 |
| Dissipation Factor (at 10³ Hz) | max. 0.0008 | — | ASTM D-150 |
| Dissipation Factor (at 10⁶ Hz) | max. 0.009 | — | ASTM D-150 |
| Hardness | 65 | Shore D | JIS K 7215 |
| Impact Strength | No break | J/m | ASTM D-256 |
| Melt Flow Rate | 30 | g/10 min | ASTM D-3307 |
| Melting Point | 247 | °C | — |
| MIT Flex Life | 5 x 10⁴ | Cycles | ASTM D-2176 |
| Specific Gravity | 1.77 | — | ASTM D-792 |
| Tensile Elongation | 450 | % | ASTM D-638 |
| Tensile Strength | 54 | MPa | ASTM D-638 |
| Volume Resistivity | 1 x 10¹⁶ | Ω*cm | ASTM D-257 |
| Water Absorption | max. 0.03 | % | ASTM D-570 |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Quality Standards
Technical Details & Test Data
- Processing
- 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 conditions.
Safety & Health
- Safe Handling Information
A summary of the hazards, as defined by OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200 for this product are:
- Physical hazards: None
- Health hazards: None
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.