Stretched PTFE tubes gain unusual properties.IFK IFK Indirect Free Kick (Soccer) IFK Institut Fuer Kernphysik (Germany) IFK Interessenverband Freiberuflicher Krankengymnastinnen Isofluor GmbH, a processor of specialty tubing in Neuss, Germany, showed off several new developments in expanded PTFE PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene. tubes at the recent K 2004 exhibition in Dusseldorf. Stretching PTFE opens pores, making tubes lightweight, extremely flexible, and breathable. Pores also make the tubes very good heat insulators. One developmental automotive application is cable sheaths for hot areas around engines. Another developmental tube is expanded but not breathable. It may also be the first coextruded PTFE tube: it has a melt-processible PFA PFA Pacific Film Archive PFA Professional Footballers Association PFA Paraformaldehyde PFA Predictive Failure Analysis PFA Perfluoroalkoxy PFA Protection From Abuse PFA Parent-Faculty Association PFA Popular Flying Association fluoropolymer A fluoropolymer is a polymer that contains atoms of fluorine. It is characterized by a high resistance to solvents, acids, and bases. Fluoropolymers were discovered serendipitously in 1938 by Dr. Roy J. Plunkett. inner layer. When it's stretched, pores that open on the inner surface of the PTFE are filled by the molten PFA, making a tube that can hold fluid under pressure and also bend with complete 360[degrees] flexibility. Tel: +49 (2137) 917 89 0 * www.isofluor.de [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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