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P PTFE – THE OPTIMUM CHOICE FOR HOSE LININGS

P PTFE, or Polytetrafluoroethylene, comprises long-chain molecules of carbon atoms, each linked to t wofluorine atoms.The fluorine atoms provide a helical spiral whichsurrounds the carbon chain and w protects it.It is this structure which creates the uniqueproperties for which PTFE is well-known.EXCE p LLENT CHEMICAL RESISTANCE
PTFE is renowned as the most chemically resistant material known.Only a very few, very unusual substances and conditions can affect it,like fluorine gas at high temperature and pressure and liquid, boiling sodium metal.PTFE lined hoses can therefore be used for a wider variety ofchemicals than any other hose type, making it the ideal choice for verycorrosive chemical applications and multi-product applications. NON-STICK SURFACE
The use of PTFE as a surface for cookware products has demonstrated to the world how easily cleanable PTFE surfaces are.This means that PTFE lined hoses can be purged 100% clean morequickly, easily and reliably than any other type of hose. EXCELLENT TEMPERATURE RANGE
The cookware application also demonstrates another of PTFE’s many attributes – temperature resistance. PTFE itself can be used as a hoseliner at temperatures from -150ËšC up to +260ËšC, dependent upon thehose design and the application conditions.This is the widest temperature range of any rubber or plastic hoselining material. HOSE DESIGN
The only issue with PTFE as a hose lining material is the best way itcan be integrated in to the hose design. This is where Aflex Hose havea proven record of success over the last 30 years. Section from a PTFE Molecule, 16Angstrom Units longFluorine AtomCarbon Atom

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