Material Name | Compound % | Main Properties | Color |
PTFE | / | Very low coefficient of friction and excellent chemical resistance. | White |
Glass Filled PTFE | Up to 40% | Improved ware resistance, compression strength, creep resistance, chemical resistance. Good performance in oxidising environment, good creep resistance. | White cream |
Carbon Filled PTFE | Up to 35% | Improved electrical and termal conductivity, resistance to load, low coefficient of friction in dry, water, steam applications, chemical resistance. Superior ware resistance increase and low friction properties. | Black |
Graphite Filled PTFE | Up to 25% | Improve wear resistance, decrease friction and increase sliding properties against soft metals- chemical inertness. Improve the temperature resistance in some way. | Black |
Bronze Filled PTFE | Up to 60% | Improved compression strength, wear resistant, high thermal conductivity, resistance to abrasion. Reduced chemical resistance. | Dark Brown |
Molybdenum disulphide(MoS2) Filled PTFE | Up to 5% | Increased PTFE properties of hardness and wear resistance. Increased sliding properties and decrease friction. | Blue azure |
PEEK filled PTFE | Up to 20% | Increased thermal resistance, sliding properties, surface hardness. Superior properties on dynamic applications. | Light Brown |
PEEK | Light BrownExcellent mechanical properties including strength, rigidity, impact resistance, low wear rate and low coefficient of friction, retained over a wide range of service temperatures | Translucent | |
PEEK Compound | / | Improves technical and chemical properties like deformation under load, wear resistance, thermal expansion and electrical conductivity. | / |
PVDF | / | Resistant to UV radiation and offers high mechanical strength and abrasion resistance. | Translucent |
PCTFE | / | Better mechanical properties than other fluoropolymers, low permeability | Translucent |
PFA | / | Excellent chemical and temperature resistance, electrical insulation and excellent processability | Natural |
