Fluoropolymer Cables
When Your Application Requires High Reliability
Northwire fluoropolymer cables offer these outstanding performance characteristics: - Resistance to flame, acids, solvents, chemicals
- Miniaturization due to superior insulation characteristics
- High impact strength and abrasion resistance
- Customization, such as special colors, constructions, high speed data capability, special electrical properties
- High/low temperatures and abusive environments
- -200°C to 260°C
- Teflon® FEP
- Teflon® PFA
- Tefzel® ETFE
- Halar® ECTFE
- Aerospace
- Military
- Medical
- Corrosive environment
- Waste water
- Prototyping program
- No minimum quantities
- Guaranteed performance
- Fast delivery
| Property | Test Method |
FEP |
PFA |
ETFE |
ECTFE |
| Common Trade Name | Teflon |
Teflon |
Tefzel |
Halar |
|
| Physical | |||||
| Specific Gravity | ASTM D-792 |
2.14-2.17 |
2.15 |
1.70 |
1.68 |
| Durometer Hardness (Shore "D") |
ASTM D-2240 |
59 |
60 |
72 |
72 |
| Tensile Strength psi Min. |
ASTM D-412 |
2700-3100 |
4000 |
6000 |
7000 |
| Elongation % Min. |
ASTM D-412 |
250-300 |
300 |
150 |
260 |
| Environmental Stress Cracking |
- |
G |
E |
G |
G |
| Abrasion Resistance |
- |
F |
G |
E |
F |
| Cut-Through Resistance |
- |
F |
F |
E |
E |
| Water-Resistance | - |
E |
E |
E |
G |
| Thermal | |||||
| Maximum Operating Temperature °C |
- |
200 |
260 |
150 |
150 |
| Brittle Temperature, 50% Non-Failure, °C |
ASTM D-476 |
-80 |
-200 |
-80 |
<-76 |
| Flame Resistance, LOI |
- |
95 |
>95 |
30-32 |
52 |
| Electrical | |||||
| DielectricConstant @1 MHz |
ASTM D-150 |
2.1 |
2.06 |
2.6 |
2.57 |
| Dissipation Factor @ 1 MHz |
ASTM D-150 |
0.0006 |
0.0001 |
0.007 |
0.013 |
| Volume Resistivity ohm-cm |
ASTM D-257 |
>2x10 18 |
>10 15 |
>10 16 |
>10 15 |
| Dry Dielectric V/mil |
ASTM D-149 |
1200 |
2000 |
1100-1300 |
500 |
| Wet Dielectric V/mil | ASTM D-149 |
1000 |
- |
1000 |
- |
Teflon and Tefzel are registered trademarks of DuPont. Halar is a registered trademark of Solvay Solexis S.p.A.
