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The Preparation and Properties of A New Family of Amorphous Fluoropolymers: Teflon® Af

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Paul R. Resnick*
Affiliation:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Polymer Products Department, Experimental Station, Wilnington, DE 19880-0353
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Abstract

Teflon® AF is a family of amorphous fluoropolymers with glass transition temperatures as high as 300° based on bis-2,2-trfluoromethyl-4,5-difluoro-1,3-dioxole, (I), which has unusual properties [1–3] (Figure 1). The family retains the superior electrical, chemical resistance and thermal properties associated with fluoropolymers. In addition the polymers have high optical clarity, limited solubility in some commercially available perfluorinated ethers such as Fluorinert® FC-75 and improved physical properties below their glass transition temperatures (Figure 2). Teflon® AF polymers may be either solution cast into clear micron thin films or melt processed into a variety of forms.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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