PTFE rods are used mostly to manufacture machine parts and all kinds of chemical, electrical and mechanical components, where the excellent performance characteristics of PTFE are required. Many fillers are available to adapt the characteristics of PTFE to the application requirements, such as carbon, bronze and glass.
Pros and cons of PTFE rods
Some of the advantages:
·PTFE shows excellent high and low temperature resistance (-200+260°C, for a short period up to 300°C)
· Extremely non-stick. Virtually nothing sticks to a PTFE rod
· Easy to process
· Very low friction coefficient
· Chemically resistant to almost anything
· High electrical insulator
· UV resistant
· Suitable for contact with foodstuffs
Some of the disadvantages:
· Limited strength
· Difficult to bond or weld
