We offer the following types of tubings in PTFE, FEP and PFA materials:

plain tubing
coloured tubing
striped coloured tubing
radiopqaue stripe tubing
multilumen tubing
 
tubing fabrications

Our tubings are used for the following applications:

medical (USP Class VI approved)
instrumentation
automotive push pull cables
industrial and process hydraulics and other fluids
electrical and electronic insulations (UL approved)

General properties of our tubings:

Property
ASTM test
PTFE
PFA
FEP
Physical properties
Specific gravity D792 2.15 2.15 2.15
Water absorption (%) D570 / 24 hrs 1/3" t < 0.00 0.03 < 0.01
Mold shrinkage (cm / cm)   0.02 - 0.05 0.04 0.03 - 0.06
Contact angle (degree) Angle to level 110 115 115
Thermal properties
Thermal conductivity
(cal/sec/cm2, o/cm)
C177 6 x 10-4 6 x 10-4 6 x 10-4
Coefficient of liner
thermal expansion(1 /o C)
D696 / 23 - 60o C 10 x 10-5 12 x 10-5 8-10 x 10-5
Melting point (o C)   327 302 - 310 270
Melt viscosity (poise)   1011-1013
(340-380o C)
104-105
(380oC)
4 x 104-10 5
(380oC)
Maximum tem for
continuos use (oC / oF)
  260 / 500 260 / 500 200 / 392
Mechanical properties
Tensile strength
(kgf / cm2)
D638 / 23oC 140 - 350 280 - 315 190 - 220
Elongation (%) D638 / 23oC 200 - 400 280 - 300 250 - 330
Compression strength
(kgf / cm2)
D695 / 1 %
deformation, 25oC
50 - 60 50 - 60 50 - 60
Tensile modulus
(kgf / cm2)
D638 / 23oC 4,000 3,800 3,500
Flexural modulus
(kgf / cm2)
D790 / 23oC
5,000 - 6,000
6,600 - 7,000
5,500 - 6,500
Impact strength
(ft - lb / in)
D256 / 23oC, Izod 3.0 No breakdown No breakdown
Hardness (Shore) Durometer D50 - D65 D60 D55
Deformation under load (%) D621 / 100oC,
70 kgf/cm2,, 24 hrs
D621 / 25oC,
140 kgf/cm2, 24 hrs
5.0

7.0
2.4

2.7
5.0

3.0
Static friction coefficient
Coated - steel surface
0.02 0.05 0.05
Electrical properties
Dielectric constant D150 / 103 Hz
D150 / 106 Hz
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.1
Dielectric dissipation factor D150 / 103 Hz < 1 x 10-5 1 x 10-5 6 x 10-5
Dielectric break
down strength (V / mil)
D149 / Short time,1/ 8 in 480 500 500-600
Volume resistivity (ohm - cm) D257 > 1018 > 1018 > 1018
Chemical resistance   Excellent Excellent Excellent
Weather ability   Excellent Excellent Excellent
Combustibility (%) D2863 / Oxygen
concentration index
> 95 > 95 > 95

PTFE = Polytetrafluoro ethylene, PFA = Perfluoro alkoxy, FEP = Fluorinated ethylene propylene)

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