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Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Polymer Name
- Plastics & Elastomers Functions
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Materials Features
- Benefits
- High Resistance to Heat
- Excellent Chemical Resistance
- Low Smoke and Flame Characteristics. Fluon® PFA is rated 94V-0 by
- Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
- Outstanding Resistance to Weather and Aging
- Excellent Dielectric Properties
- Non-Stick Characteristics
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Plastics & Elastomers Processing Methods
- Applications
- Tubing and Pipe
- Film and Sheets
- Valves, Fittings, and Housings
- Wire and Cable
- High flow extrusion / injection molding
Properties
- Flame Rating
- Typical Properties
- ASTM Classifications
Fluon PFA grade P-63P is classified as ASTM D-3307 Type I; grade P-66P is classified as ASTM D-3307 Type II; and grade P-65P is classified as ASTM D-3307 Type III. Your AGC Chemicals Americas representative can advise you of the ASTM classifications of the other PFA materials.
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| CLTE (0 – 100ºC) | 7.2 x 10⁻⁵ | in/in/ºF | D-696 |
| Dielectric Constant (at 1mHz, 23°C) | 2.07 | — | D-150 |
| Dielectric Strength (at 10 mil film) | 1900 | volts/mil | D-149 |
| Flame Rating | V-0 | — | UL-94 |
| Flexural Modulus (at 23°C) | 101500 | psi | D-790 |
| Hardness | 60 | Shore D | D-2240 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature (at 264 psi) | 57 | ºC | D-648 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature (at 66 psi) | 93 | ºC | D-648 |
| Heat of Combustion | 2200 | BTU/lb | D-240 |
| Melt Flow Rate | 30 | grams/10 minutes | D-3159 |
| Melting Point | 310 | ºC | D-3159 |
| MIT Flex Life | 18000 | Cycles | D-2176 |
| Notched Izod Impact (at 23ºC) | No Break | ft-lb/in | C-256 |
| Oxygen Index | min. 95 | % | D-2863 |
| Specific Gravity | 2.14 | — | D-792 |
| Specific Heat | 0.25 | cal/g-ºC | — |
| Tensile Elongation (at 23ºC) | 410 | % | D-638 |
| Tensile Elongation (at 250ºC) | 580 | % | D-638 |
| Tensile Strength (at 23°C) | 4640 | psi | D-638 |
| Tensile Strength (at 250ºC) | 1000 | psi | D-638 |
| Upper Service Temperature | 260 | ºC | UL-746 |
| Volume Resistivity | min. 1018 | Ω-cm | D-257 |
| Water Absorption (at 24 hours) | max. 0.03 | % | D-570 |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
Technical Details & Test Data
- Processing
- Fluon PFA fluoropolymer resins can be processed by conventional melt-processable resin techniques including extrusion, injection molding, blow molding, compression molding, transfer molding, and rotolining/rotomolding. 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 up to 30/1 and beyond) and heaters should have the capacity to heat material to approximately 390ºC. Temperature controllers should be of the proportional-integral-derivative (PID) type to insure precise temperature control. Extruder screws with 3/1 compression ratio, a relatively long feed zone, and 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.
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.
- Safe Handling Information
The properties of Fluon PFA 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 PFA 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.”