PTFE

Background

As the world's largest manufacturer of PTFE Tubing, Zeus offers a wide range of standard size products and precision custom PTFE Tubing. Often referred to as Teflon® Tubing, PTFE Tubing has become the gold standard in industries requiring the ultimate in lubricity, high temperature use, chemical resistance, biocompatibility, and precision extruded tolerances.

Key Properties

  • Very Lubricious - Lowest coefficient of friction of any polymer
  • Working temperature range 500° F (260° C) to -454° F (–270° C)
  • Chemically Resistant (all common solvents, acids and bases)
  • Chemically Inert
  • Low extractable
  • Excellent Dielectric Insulation Properties
  • For specific properties, see our Summary of Properties

Zeus Capabilities

  • Tubing
  • Special profiles
  • Monofilament
  • Multilumen
  • Ultra-tight tolerances
  • Fillers: glass, radio-opaque, pigments
  • Etching available for bondability

Technical Information

Additional information regarding the properties of PTFE can be found in the Technical Bulletins section. PTFE tubing is used in medical devices, aerospace electronics, analytical sciences, and other demanding applications.  

PTFE Quick Facts

Property 

ASTM 

Value 

Continuous Service Temperature 

 

500°F

Melting Point

DTA

635-650°F

Tensile Strength

D1708

2,500-4,000 PSI

Specific Gravity

D792

2.13-2.24

Zeus Tubing and other Products

For more key properties of PTFE and other polymers, see our Summary of Properties.

Need More Information?

Contact us now for more information or to evaluate samples of our extruded tubing. To speak with a technical account manager, please call us at 1.800.526.3842 or 1.803.268.9500.

Zeus Online Catalog Available

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*The information in the Zeus website, catalog, and other sources present and discuss generally accepted properties for non-pigmented virgin polymer resins from which ZEUS fabricates its line of extruded products. Actual properties may change due to processing method, resin grade, extruded dimensions, and other variables. It is the end user's responsibility to fully evaluate and test the fitness of the product for their specific application.