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APPLICATIONS   Additive in:     - PTFE compounds                 - compression molding                 - paste extrusion     - PTFE coating systems     - thermoplastic fluoropolymers     - high performance polymers   Metallization improvement   Neat resin shapes   Thermal spray coatings

back forward Additive for PTFE compounds - compression molding INFLUENCE OF CERAMER ON THERMAL EXPANSION OF PTFE The coefficient of linear thermal expansion of pure PTFE varies considerably with temperature. This can cause problems with the dimensioning and practical use of components constantly exposed to changing temperatures. Increasing amounts of Ceramer as reinforcing material in PTFE not only reduces the dependence of the coefficient of the linear thermal expansion on temperature, but also lowers its absolute value. This makes it much easier to dimension components, whose shape will tend to change less with the changing ambient temperatures. Coefficient of linear thermal expansion of PTFE and PTFE reinforced with Ceramer Ceramer content in PTFE [%] Coefficient of linear thermal expansion [10-6 K-1] 10 - 30 °C 30 - 100 °C 100 - 170 °C 170 - 270 °C 0 5 10 20 50 75 231 220 194 189 80 46 107 100 83 76 57 46 126 110 99 86 63 50 172 150 123 111 88 60 Reduction of Linear Thermal Expansion