Habia Code: E

Key Properties
-65oC to +260oC
Thin wall material
Highly flame retardant
Low smoke generation
Excellent for use in water, fuels, oils, acids and bases
Excellent dielectric properties

General Information
PTFE is a fluorocarbon polymer with many outstanding properties.

The material is excellent for use as a dielectric – it has got an excellent dielectric constant of 2.1, a high dielectric strength, excellent resistivity and an excellent dissipation factor of magnitude 0.0002. Its low dielectric constant is nearly constant with changing frequency or temperature above 0oC.

PTFE has excellent non-ageing characteristics and a broad useful temperature range from about -200oC to +260oC continuously and can, for some applications at limited periods of time, be used at even higher temperatures. Used as insulation PTFE passes several severe flame tests as for instance the IEEE 383 and has of course the UL 94 V-0 rating.

The material has excellent chemical inertness and its chemical resistance is outstanding.