PTFE or Teflon®, another plastic material that can be machined

The polytetrafluoroethylene, or better known as the trademark Teflon®, is a plastic material that we can also machine and which, due to its non-stick and sliding properties, is ideal in many applications, being one of the best known brands by people due to its use in kitchen utensils.

Teflon® properties

This material’s properties are basically due to the fact that teflon fluorine atoms create a kind of barrier that makes it difficult for chemical agents to attack the carbon structure of the material.

• Teflon® has a low friction coefficient. Thanks to this, the materials that have to slide on its surface will do so very easily.

• It is material inert and non-sticking. Thanks to this property, Teflon® becomes very resistant against the attack of countless chemicals. For this reason, it has a high resistance to ozone, concentrated and diluted acids and bases, hydrocarbons and organic solvents.

• Supports extreme temperatures, having a medium melting point (approximately 340-350 ° C). Teflon® is a material that is handled between 260 and -240° C, without its physical properties being altered.

Due to these properties, Teflon® is a material with multiple applications:

• In plumbing.

• In bars, tubes, plates and sheets.

• Automotive industry

• Industrial belts

• Non-stick pots and pans

• Teflon® fabrics and meshes

• Coated hoses

• Also used in other applications such as sealing plates, printer rollers, textile rollers, dispensers, agitators, etc

If you are interested in Teflon® or have any questions about machining, in Mecanizados Sinc we will advise you every step of the way. We want to offer you the best solutions and always tailored for you. Contact us by calling: +0034 96 652 22 48 or by sending an email to mecasinc@mecanizadossinc.com. We will gladly assist you, giving you all the necessary solutions in any type of tooling, processing and/or finishing of parts.