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Teflon® FEP  160 - DuPont Fluoropolymers - 

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Teflon FEP 160 by DuPont Fluoropolymers is a FEP (Perfluoroethylene Propylene Copolymer) plastic material.
General Information
Product Description

Teflon® FEP 160 fluoropolymer resin is a meltprocessible fluoropolymer resin useful for constructions that require very high stress crack resistance in primaries or jackets.

As shown in Table 1, this resin provides the electrical and mechanical properties needed for low-voltage applications. Teflon® FEP 160 has the lowest melt flow of any Teflon® FEP fluoropolymer resin. This high melt viscosity corresponds to a high molecular weight that is useful for constructions with very thick walls, that require exceptional stress crack resistance, or that experience significant thermal cycling. The low melt flow, however, substantially reduces the rate at which Teflon® FEP 160 can be extruded.

Like all Teflon® fluoropolymer resins, Teflon® FEP 160 offers an excellent combination of properties: chemical inertness, exceptional dielectric properties, heat resistance, toughness, flexibility, low coefficient of friction, non-stick characteristics, negligible moisture absorption, low flammability, performance at temperature extremes, and weather resistance.

General  
Material Status
  • Commercial: Active
  • Availability
  • Asia Pacific
  • Europe
  •  
  • North America
  • South America
  • Test Standards Available
  • ASTM
  • Features
  • Flame Retardant
  • Good Chemical Resistance
  • Good Weather Resistance
  • High ESCR (Stress Crack Resist.)
  • High Heat Resistance
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  • High Molecular Weight
  • High Viscosity
  • Low Flow
  • Low Friction
  • Low Moisture Absorption
  • Uses
  • Cable Jacketing
  • Communication Wire Jacketing
  • Wire & Cable Applications
  • Forms
  • Pellets
  • Processing Method
  • Extrusion
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    Features (Alternate Representations) 
    Good Chemical Resistance, Chemical Resistant, High Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance, High ESCR, Stress Cracking Resistant, High Molecular Weight, High MW, High Viscosity, Low Flow, Low Melt, Low Friction, High Heat Resistance, Low Moisture Absorption, Low Water Absorption, Water Resistant, Moisture Resistant, Good Weather Resistance, Weather Resistant.
    Uses (Alternate Representations) 
    Wire and Cable Applications, Wire & Cable Applications, Communication Wire Jacketing.
    Spelling Variations 
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    Teflon® FEP 160, Teflon FEP 160, Teflon® FEP , Teflon FEP, TeflonFEP160, TeflonFEP, FEP 160, FEP160, FEP, 160, Perfluoroethylene Propylene Copolymer, Fluoropolymer, DuPont Fluoro, PerfluoroethylenePropyleneCopolymer, 160FEP
     
    Teflon FEP 160 - DuPont Fluoro - Perfluoroethylene Propylene Copolymer Plastic

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