| FEP | - Low permeability
- Chemical inertness
- High impact strength
| - Used for lining chemical pipes, fittings, special storage tanks, heat exchangers, overbraided hose, gaskets, component parts of valves, and laboratory ware
- FEP-based anticorrosive coatings are used in the chemical industry and as a chemical barrier
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| PTFE | - Chemical resistance
- Thermal properties
- Low friction coefficient
| - Used as reactor vessels and storage tanks, valves, pump fittings and seals, tubing, coatings and other components in chemical industry and manufacturing
- Used in laboratory apparatus
- Used for bearings, ball/roller-bearing components, and sliding bearing pads in static/dynamic load supports
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| Modified PTFE | - Improved processing
- Lower creep
- Improved permeation
- Less porosity
- Better insulation
| - Used for pipe and container lining, gaskets and seals, fluid handling parts, wafer processing, etc.
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| Micro-powders of PTFE | - Lower molecular weight
- Nonstick and sliding properties
| - Used as additives in many applications where they provide nonstick and sliding properties, such as plastics, inks, lubricants, and lacquers
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| PTFE-coated fabrics | - Chemical resistance
- Thermal resistance
- Thermal stability
| - PTFE-coated aramid fabrics laminated to PTFE cast films can be used as protective clothing in the chemical industry and firefighting
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| ECTFE | - Chemical resistance
- Thermal stability
- Maximum continuous-use temperature of 150 °C
- Tough
- Resistant to high-energy gamma and beta radiation
| - Used as a tank for storing nitric acid and hydrochloric acid
- Used for lining scrubbers and bleach pipelines in the pulp and paper industry
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| PFA and MFA | - Low absorption of water and solvents
- Resistant to strong mineral acids
- Resistant to inorganic bases
- Resistant to inorganic oxidizing agents
- Resistant to most of the organic compounds
| - Used for process equipment, liners, specialty tubing, and molded articles in chemical industry
- Used as bellows and expansion joints, liners for valves, pipes, pumps, and fittings
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| PVDF | - Excellent mechanical properties
- Excellent resistance to most
inorganic acids, weak bases,
and halogens, oxidizing agents
| - Used in fluid handling systems in the chemical industry for solid and lined pipes, fittings, valves, pumps, tower packing, tank linings and woven filter cloths
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| PCTFE | - Suitable for applications at
extremely low temperatures - Excellent mechanical properties
- Excellent chemical resistance to
strong oxidizing agents - Resistance to ionizing radiation
- Barrier properties
| - Used in pump parts, transparent sight glasses, flow meters, pipes and linings for chemical industry and laboratory equipment
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