FEP is a melt processable fluoroplastics entirely fluorinated.
Also for this material the strength of the carbon-fluorine bond and the high atomic weight give it properties and characteristics very similar to PTFE.
Materials | FEP
FEP/Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene
Other materials
Other fluoropolymers, with different characteristics and performances, are able to guarantee high performance and quality to our technical solutions.
The following may suit your technical needs:
Fluoropolymers Chemical Resistance
All Fluoropolymers, and especially PTFE, have excellent chemical properties.
The chemical resistance is nearly overall with only few limitations, which can be summarized as follow:
| Fluorinated Hydrocarbons | Swelling (reversible after short-term exposure, not reversible after long term exposure) |
| Alkali metals, in solution or molten state | Fluorine elimination/Polymer destruction |
| Halogens, Elementar Fluorine, Chlorine-Trifluoride | At very high temperatures possible chemical reaction with polymer destruction (possible explosion) |
| Monomers: Styrene, Butadiene and Acrylonitrile | Possible penetration / Spontaneous polymerization may destroy the polymer |
| High energy radiation | Gamma radiation: physical properties can be reduced by approx. 50% already with 10kGy dosage |
| Nitrating acid: mixture of concentrations H2SO4 and HNO3 | At high temperatures (>100°C) possible decomposition of the fluoropolymer |
FEP differs from PTFE in the following characteristics
Range of working temperatures
from -60°C (-75°F) to 205°C (400°F)
Excellent UV Rays resistance
