Your Major Source for Fluoropolymer Tubing
Fluorocarbon tubing with its unique combination of chemical, physical, and electrical properties, is used for applications in aerospace, automotive, electronics, chemical, manufacturing, healthcare, and food processing. Virtually total chemical inertness plus heat resistance and excellent dielectric stability give extruded TEFLON® & KYNAR® tubing extended life, superior performance, extremely high reliability, and virtually unmatched versatility in many applications.
With over 25 years of manufacturing and practical experience in actual use in our laboratories, we are in a position to provide you with competent service and answer all of your technical questions. Our TEFLON® & KYNAR® tubing is manufactured from selected fluoropolymer virgin resins, and is extruded to extremely precise tolerances. We stock a full range of sizes, and can also custom manufacture for you. Call our customer service department for details.
Norell Offers:
- Precision extrusion of many different polymers
- Custom manufacturing of any size or shape
- Machining on all standard equipment, including the most advanced CNC Machining equipment
- Fluoropolymer Tubing in both standard fractional and metric sizes
- Coiled Tubing, Convoluted Tubing, Heat Shrink Tubing, Spiral Cut Cable Wrap, Special Shapes, Multi-Lumen
- The highest level of technical support and service to meet the demands of our customers
Added Services:
Cutting, Flaring, Etching, Drilling, Scoring, Slitting and Sleeving
Fluoropolymer Tubing Applications:
Aerospace &Transportation Technology, Electronics, Components & Insulators, Chemical & Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Food Processing, Environmental Sciences, Air Sampling, Fluid Transfer Devices and Water Processing Systems
PTFE Tubing, PVDF Tubing, PFA Tubing, FEP Tubing and various other fluoropolymer products have great chemical inertness and offer superior mechanical and physical properties.
Summary of Properties
| Mechanical Properties |
ASTM |
UNITS |
PFA |
FEP |
PTFE |
PVDF |
| Tensil Strength |
D 1,708 |
PSIG |
4,000 |
3,500 |
2,500-4,000 |
D 638
5,000 |
| Specific Gravity |
D 792 |
|
2.15 |
2.15 |
2.13-2.24 |
1.8 |
| Coefficient of Friction |
Dynamic
(<10 ft/min) |
|
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.14 0.17 |
| Compressive Strength |
D 695 |
PSIG |
|
2,200 |
3,500 |
11,600 |
| Impact Strength 73°F |
D 256 |
Ft-Lb/in |
No Break |
No Break |
3.5 |
3-6 |
| Flexural Modulus 73°F |
D 790 |
PSIG |
95,000 |
95,000 |
27,000 |
|
| Tensile Modulus |
D 638 |
PSIG |
40,000 |
60,000 |
80,000 |
348,000 |
| Hardness-Durometer |
D 2240 |
|
D-60 |
D-55 |
D-50-65 |
D-76-80 |
| Elongation |
D 1,708 |
% |
300 |
300 |
200-400 |
D 638
150 |
| Flexural Strength |
D 790 |
PSIG |
No Break |
No Break |
No Break |
10750 |
| Water Absorption |
D 570 |
% |
0.03 |
<0.01 |
<0.01 |
<0.04 |
Deformation Under Load
(73°F, 1000 PSIG, 24 HR) |
D 621 |
|
2.0 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
|
Linear Coefficient of Expansion
(70-212°F)
(212-300°F)
(300-408°F) |
D 696 |
in/in/°F |
6.7 x 105
9.4 x 105
11.1 x 105 |
4.5-5.8 x 105 |
3.8 5 x 105
4.2 5 x 105
5.0 5 x 105 |
7.1 x 105 |
| Flex Life (MIT) |
|
|
15000 |
15000 |
>1,000,000 |
|
| Creep Resistance |
D 674 |
LB/Sq in |
40000 |
|
|
|
| Electrical Properties |
ASTM |
UNITS |
PFA |
FEP |
PTFE |
PVDF |
| Dielectric Strength (Short Term) 10 Mil Film |
D 149 |
V/Mil |
>2,000 |
>2,000 |
>1,400 |
>1,080 |
| Volume Resistivity |
D 257 |
ohm-cm |
1018 |
>1018 |
>1018 |
>1013 |
| Surface Resistivity |
D 257 |
ohm/Sq |
>1017 |
>1016 |
>1018 |
|
| Thermal Properties |
ASTM |
UNITS |
PFA |
FEP |
PTFE |
PVDF |
| Continuous Service Temperature |
|
°F |
500 |
400 |
500 |
235 |
| Melting Point |
DTA |
°F |
575-590 |
500-530 |
635-650 |
352 |
| Thermal Conductivity |
C-177 |
BTU/hr/ft2/ºF.in |
1.32 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
1.31 |
| Heat of Fusion |
|
BTU/lb |
13 |
11 |
29-37 |
|
Specific Heat
25°C
100°C
200°C
275°C |
C-177 |
Cal/g/ºC |
0.256
0.283
0.334
0.381 |
0.26 |
0.23
0.25
0.27
0.29 |
.30-.34 |
Deflextion Temperature
66 PSI
264 PSI |
|
ºF |
166
118 |
138
134 |
252
131 |
235 |
| Heat of Combustion |
|
BTU/lb |
2,200 |
|
2,200 |
|
| Other Properties |
ASTM |
UNITS |
PFA |
FEP |
PTFE |
PVDF |
| Flammability Rating |
UL 94 |
|
VO |
VO |
VO |
VO |
| Retractive Index |
D 542 |
|
1.35 |
1.338 |
1.35 |
|
| Limiting Oxygen Index |
|
|
>95 |
>95 |
>95 |
|
MATCH™ is a trademark of Bruker BioSpin GmbH. Teflon® is a registered trademark of E.I. DuPont Co. PYREX® is a registered trademark of Corning, Inc. KIMAX® is a registered trademark of Kimble Glass, Inc.DURAN® is a registered trademark of The SCHOTT-Group. KYNAR® & KYNAR FLEX® are registered trademarks of Atofina Chemicals, Inc. Protelyte® is a registered trademark of Hamilton Company SUPRASIL® is a registered trademark of Heraeus Optics, LLC. |
