PTFE Coated Glass Cloth
PTFE glass fabric is a high-performance material created by impregnating woven fiberglass fabric with PTFE, resulting in a durable and versatile product. This combination endows the fabric with remarkable attributes, including heat resistance, low friction, excellent electrical properties, and resistance to chemical corrosion.
Applications Across Industries
The versatility of PTFE glass fabric allows it to serve various purposes in different sectors:
- Industrial Machinery: PTFE glass fabric is extensively used as conveyor belts in industries requiring high heat resistance and non-stick surfaces. It ensures smooth product transfer, withstands extreme temperatures, and resists adherence of substances, contributing to enhanced operational efficiency.
- Food Processing: In the food industry, PTFE glass fabric is employed for applications such as baking sheets, conveyor belts, and other food processing equipment due to its non-stick properties, durability, and compliance with food safety regulations.
- Packaging: The fabric finds use in heat sealing applications, offering excellent release properties and durability in heat-sealing equipment, ensuring efficient and clean operations.
- Aerospace and Engineering: PTFE glass fabric is utilized in aerospace applications for its electrical insulation properties and as a protective covering for cables and wires. In engineering, it serves as a release liner for composite manufacturing due to its non-stick characteristics.
Unique Benefits of PTFE Glass Fabric
- Heat Resistance: PTFE glass fabric remains stable and functional across a wide range of temperatures, from extreme cold to high heat, without losing its physical properties.
- Non-Stick Nature: Its non-stick surface properties prevent adhesion of various substances, making it ideal for applications where cleanliness and smooth operations are crucial.
- Chemical Resistance: The fabric resists a wide array of chemicals, ensuring durability even in challenging environments.
- Electrical Insulation: PTFE glass fabric serves as an excellent electrical insulator, ensuring safety in electrical applications.
Standard Grade PTFE Fabric
This series of PTFE coated fiberglass fabric was designed for use in the flexible packaging industry where excellent release, temperature resistance (500°F), durability and economy is required. Of course these products have found their way into many other applications such as: cooking sheets, gaskets and non stick, high temperature conveyor belting to name a few.
PTFE Fabric Overview – Andrew Roberts
Typical Physical Properties – Series 402 Standard Grade |
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Product Number |
Thickness |
Available |
Weight |
Tensile |
Dielectric |
402-3* |
.0029 .0737 |
40 |
4.1 |
70 x 50 |
N/A |
402-5* |
.0047 .1194 |
40 |
7.4 |
120 x 100 |
NA |
402-6* |
.0055 .1397 |
40 |
8.6 |
130 x 135 |
NA |
402-10* |
.0095 .2413 |
40 |
14.4 |
225 x 175 |
NA |
402-14 |
.0122 .3099 |
40 |
19.2 |
400 x 250 |
NA |
Premium Grade PTFE Fabric
These PTFE Glass Fabrics have a very smooth surface and provide excellent release characteristics. Uses include: covering of heat sealing jaws, gaskets, conveyor belting, non stick surfaces for food processing and electrical insulation. Many of these glass fabrics can be certified to various military & aerospace specifications such as Mil I-18746B, which is now A-A-59300 & AMS 3666D Types 1 & 2 Please notify customer service of desired specification when ordering.
Typical Physical Properties – Series 502 Premium Grade |
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Product Number |
Thickness |
Available |
Weight |
Tensile |
Dielectric |
502-3* |
.003 .076 |
38,50,84 |
4.3 |
70 x 50 |
2250 |
502-5* |
.005 .127 |
38,50 |
7.5 |
120 x 100 |
3500 |
502-6* |
.006 .152 |
38,50 |
8.6 |
120 x 100 |
5000 |
502-10* |
.010 .254 |
38,50, 59,72 |
15.0 |
225 x 175 |
5500 |
502-11 |
.011 .279 |
38 |
17.0 |
225 x 175 |
7000 |
502-13 |
.013 .330 |
38,59 |
20.0 |
400 x 250 |
3500 |
502-20 |
.020 .440 |
38 |
30.0 |
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