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 Background
Leveraging our core technology of precision
extruded Teflon Tubing, Zeus pioneered the development of
heat shrink Teflon Tubing. Building upon this development, Zeus has continued to introduce innovative heat shrinkable products and is a high-volume manufacturer of custom fluoropolymer heat shrinkable tubing in a range of polymers (PTFE, FEP, PFA, etc.)
What
is Teflon®
tubing?
Heat shrinkable Teflon tubing or "Teflon heat shrink" are common names for
what is usually "PTFE heat shrink". Teflon® is a registered trademark of DuPont and refers to three fluoropolymer resins:
PTFE, FEP, and
PFA. For more information on the distinction please refer to our page on
Teflon Tubing.
Zeus
can manufacture
Teflon heat
shrink tubing in
all three
Teflon® resins.
Teflon Resins
As you browse through our site please note that we segment our products by their chemical name (PTFE, FEP, PFA, etc.) rather than their trade names. We manufacture and stock Teflon®
heat shrink in two primary resins: PTFE and FEP.
Stock
Heat Shrink
Tubing
Heat shrink
tubing is
offered in a
variety of
sizes,
dimensions, and
shrink ratios.
Download our
catalog
(available in 6
languages)
for a full list
of stock tubing
sizes.
Customized Heat Shrink
Tubing
Zeus can
customize heat
shrinkable
tubing for your
unique
application. We
can control the
expanded as well
as recovered
dimensions such
as wall
thickness and
O.D.
Contact us
for more
information
about
customized heat
shrink tubing.
PTFE
Heat Shrink
Guidelines
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Requires
650°F +/- 25°
(340°C +/- 5°)
to recover |
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The mandrel
being
covered must
be able to
withstand
this range
of
temperature. |
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We recommend
pre-heating
large
diameter
mandrels and
giving
sufficient
time for
recovery. |
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Even heating
and cooling
of all sides
will provide
the best
result.
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See
special note
below. |
FEP
Heat Shrink
Guidelines
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Requires
420°F
+/- 50° (215°C
+/- 10°) to
recover |
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Only
requires a
small degree
of recovery |
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See special
note below. |
Special
note:
All of our
products conform
to both military
and commercial
standards, and
in most cases,
exceed the
intent of these
standards. The
heat shrink
temperatures
listed here are
general
guidelines.
Actual shrink
temperatures
vary depending
on the design
and dimensions
of the heat
shrink,
application
techniques and
other factors.
Please contact a
Zeus Technical
Account Manager
for more
information and
guidelines for
successfully
shrinking our
material for
your
application.
Contact
Us
For more technical information or to request samples of our
wide range of heat shrinkable tubing,
click here to
contact us now. |
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"Offering custom Teflon® tubing and Teflon® heat shrinkable tubing as well as tubing and heat shrink made from fluoropolymer resins such as PTFE, FEP, PFA, ETFE, PEEK, and more."
Teflon® is a registered trademark of
DuPont
PEEK is a trademark of
Victrex PLC
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