Fluoropolymers / Alfa Chemistry
Banner

PTFE Tube & Rod

ONLINE INQUIRY
PTFE Tube and Rod

PTFE is currently the most widely used fluoropolymer material, and it can be made into various grades of tubes, rods. Other available PTFE forms include: sheet, plate and film.

If customers have any other size requirements, we can customize them according to your needs. Please feel free to contact us to discuss your unique needs.

Products Provided

  • PTFE Tubing
  • Granular PTFE Tubing
  • PTFE Syringe Tubing
  • PTFE Convoluted Tubing
  • Anti-Static Convoluted Tubing
  • Smooth Bore Convoluted Tubing
  • PTFE Sleeve
  • PTFE Rod
  • PTFE Rod Filled with Glass

Key Properties

> Very low coefficient of friction
> Non-stick properties
> Very high resistance to chemicals and solvents
> Wide operating temperature
> Excellent dielectric insulation properties
> Almost unaffected by oxygen, O3 and ultraviolet rays

General Application Scenarios

  • General fluid handling: chemical processing industry, laboratories, Analysis and water purification
  • Electrical applications: insulation, cables, cooling, low temperature and transportation medium and high-pressure hose lining
  • Food, beverage and nutrition processing

Research Applications

  • PTFE tube can be used to prepare PTFE membrane flow reactor for aerobic oxidation reaction. Because PTFE tube is impermeable and non-reactive, harmful interaction between Cu catalyst system and steel tube can be avoided, it is an alternative traditional stainless steel reactor. Studies have shown that PTFE tubes have sufficient oxygen permeability and can be used as membranes in tube-in-shell reactors. The prepared reactor exhibits excellent performance, which can be used for continuous flow reactions using gaseous reagents.
  • A tube-in-shell membrane flow reactorFigure 1. A "tube-in-shell" membrane flow reactor [1]

  • PTFE rods can be used for some theoretical studies on interfaces, such as corona propagation and charge deposition on the surface of PTFE [2], or some solid-liquid interface scientific issues, such as the critical meniscus height of liquid with round edges. Studies have shown that for two liquids, water and glycol, the more lyophobic PTFE rod shows a higher meniscus than the polycarbonate rod. [3]
  • A tube-in-shell membrane flow reactorFigure 2. Schematic depiction of a liquid meniscus surrounding a circular rod. [3]

Material Technical Information

 Properties
GeneralContinuous service temperature260 °C
Chemical resistanceExcellent
Specific gravity2.14 -2.19 g/cc
EnvironmentalWater absorption< 0.01 %
Weather resistanceExcellent
Oxygene index> 95%
FlammabilityUL 94 V-0
ThermalMelting point327 °C
Thermal conductivity1.7 BTU/(h.ft.°F)
Heat deflection temperature @ 18.5 Kp/ sq.cm50-60 °C
Heat deflection temperature @ 4.6 Kp/ sq.cm130-140 °C
MechanicalTensile strength3500 psi
Elongation300 %
Compressive strength3500 psi
Impact strength3.5 Ft-Lb/in
Flexural modulus90000 psi
Tensile modulus80000 psi
HardnessD-60
ElectricalDielectric constant2.1 D150 (103 Hz)
Dielectric dissipation factor0.0002 D150 (103 Hz)
Dielectric strength (short term) 10 mils film
Volume resistivity
> 1018 Ohm · cm (D257)

Note: The values in the above table are only a reference for material selection, and the actual parameters are subject to specific products.

References

  1. Jodie F. Greene, Yuliya Preger, Shannon S. Stahl, Thatcher W. Root, Organic Process Research & Development 19 (2015) 858–864.
  2. N.L. Allen, D.C. Faircloth, IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation 10 (2003) 295 – 304.
  3. C. W. Extrand and Sung In Moon, Langmuir 25 (2009), 992–996.
Get in touch with us

If you have any services of interest, you are welcome to contact us to discuss the solutions that best suit your requirements.

※ Please kindly note that our services are for research use only.