ETFE is a polymer and its source-based name is poly.
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10 Facts About ETFE
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ETFE has a relatively high melting temperature and excellent chemical, electrical and high-energy radiation resistance properties.
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Useful comparison tables of PTFE against FEP, PFA and ETFE can be found on DuPont's website, listing the mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical, and vapour properties of each, side by side.
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ETFE is effectively the high-strength version of the other three in this group, often featuring slightly diminished capacities in other fields by comparison.
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Combustion of ETFE occurs in the same way as a number of other fluoropolymers, in terms of releasing hydrofluoric acid .
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ETFE has an approximate tensile strength of 42 MPa, with a working temperature range of to .
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ETFE was developed by DuPont in the 1970s initially as a lightweight heat resistant film in the aerospace industry.
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ETFE is commonly used in the nuclear industry for tie or cable wraps and in the aviation and aerospace industries for wire coatings.
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Commercially deployed brand names of ETFE include Tefzel by DuPont, Fluon by Asahi Glass Company, Neoflon ETFE by Daikin, and Texlon by Vector Foiltec.
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ETFE film offered by Guarniflon or Airtech International and Honeywell is used in aerospace applications such as carbon fiber pre-preg curing as a release film for molds or hot high-pressure plates.
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