What is the processing process for Teflon and PFA tubes?

2023-08-15


What is Teflon?

Teflon pipe is a high-performance plastic pipe made of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) material, which is popular because of its excellent resistance to high and low temperatures and its inertness that hardly reacts with any chemicals. It has an extremely low coefficient of friction, excellent insulation and almost complete chemical stability, and is widely used in a variety of harsh environments for fluid transport, such as chemical, pharmaceutical, semiconductor manufacturing in corrosive media transmission and wire and cable outer jacket.


What is PFA management?

PFA pipe is a fluorine plastic pipe that can be fused and processed, which belongs to a member of the polytetrafluoroethylene family. Compared with PTFE, PFA not only has similar characteristics of high temperature resistance, chemical corrosion resistance and electrical insulation, but also because of its good melting fluidity, it can use injection molding, extrusion and other processes to directly shape complex structures of pipelines, thereby reducing processing losses and improving production efficiency. Triflure PFA tubes are also suitable for industries requiring highly clean, non-polluting transmission conditions, including but not limited to microelectronics, biotechnology and chemical processes.


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What is the Teflon tube processing process?

One of the processing technologies of triflurite flon tube is molding, which mainly includes three steps: preforming, sintering and cooling. First, PTFE resin is evenly filled into the mold in the form of powder, and high pressure is applied at room temperature to make it initially formed, this stage is called preforming. Subsequently, the sintering process is carried out in a strictly controlled temperature environment, so that the PTFE powder particles fuse and form a continuous polymer network structure, thus achieving densification and strength improvement. Finally, slow cooling ensures the stability of the pipe size and avoids deformation due to thermal stress. The molded Teflon tube can meet the wall thickness requirements of different specifications, and the internal structure is relatively smooth, suitable for applications with high requirements for cleanliness.


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What is the PFA tube processing technology?

The processing technology of PFA tube makes full use of its good melting processability. First, the raw PFA resin is heated to a molten state, and then the pipe can be manufactured by extrusion or injection molding. In the extrusion process, the molten PFA is continuously extruded through a specially designed die die to form a continuous length of pipe, and the pipe diameter, wall thickness and surface quality can be controlled by adjusting the die and process parameters. During injection molding, the PFA melt is injected into the pre-designed mold cavity, and after cooling and curing, the mold is removed to obtain the pipe fittings of the required shape and size. Due to the excellent flow performance of PFA, more complex and precise pipe components can be produced during injection molding, and the internal and external walls of the product are smooth, suitable for use in the field of tightness and cleanliness standards. In addition, the entire processing process of triflure PFA tubes must follow strict clean operating procedures to ensure the purity of the final product and the absence of impurities.


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