Fluoropolymer |
Trade names |
Monomers |
Melting point (°C) |
PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) |
Teflon(DuPont); Algoflon and Polymist (Solvay Solexis) |
TFE |
327 |
FEP (fluorinated ethylene-propylene) |
Teflon(DuPont) |
HFP + TFE |
260 |
PCTFE (polychlorotrifluoroethylene) |
Kel-F (3M); Neoflon (Daikin) |
CTFE |
220 |
PFA (perfluoroalkoxy polymer) |
Teflon(DuPont); Hyflon Solvay Solexis) |
PPVE + TFE |
305 |
ETFE (polyethylenetetrafluoroethylene) |
Tefzel(DuPont);Asahi Glass) |
TFE + E |
265 |
ECTFE (polyethylenechlorotrifluoroethylene) |
Halar(Solvay Solexis) |
CTFE + E |
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PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) |
Kynar (Arkema);Solef and Hylar (Solvay Solexis) |
VF2 |
175 |
FPM/FKM (Fluorocarbon [Chlorotrifluoroethylenevinylidene fluoride]) |
Viton(DuPont) , Tecnoflon(Solvay Solexis) |
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FFPM/FFKM (Perfluorinated Elastomer [Perfluoroelastomer]) |
Kalrez(DuPont);Tecnoflon(Solvay Solexis) |
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