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General Info: Shelf Life and Storage
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Extruded Tubing |
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Fluoropolymer tubing does not have a determined shelf life. Extensive weathering and aging tests have been conducted
by the resin
manufacturers and they revealed little to no degradation when exposed to weather, U.V. light, or extreme temperatures. Fluoropolymer tubing contains no antioxidant, plasticizers, U.V. blockers, antistatic agents or other additives which would bleed out during normal storage. |
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Heat Shrink |
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PTFE and FEP Heat Shrink tubing conforming to MIL-1 23053/11 and /12 have the following shelf life per the Mil. Specification: 4 years when stored at
104° F / (40°
C) maximum temperature.
Zeus has tested heat shrinkable tubing that has been aged more than 20 years and revealed no adverse characteristics.
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Etched
Tubing |
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Etched
fluoropolymers
will
"grab"
molecules from
the air to
repair their
electron
deficiency.
This results
in a weakening
of the surface
etching. For
this reason,
all etched
materials
should be
stored in
their original
sealed bags.
Zeus ships all
etched tubing
orders in
sealed black
protective
bags.
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"Offering custom TeflonŽ tubing and TeflonŽ heat shrinkable tubing as well as tubing and heat shrink made from
Fluoropolymer resins such as PTFE, FEP, PFA, ETFE, PEEK, MFA, and more."
TeflonŽ is a registered trademark of
DuPont
PEEK is a trademark of
Victrex PLC
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