Patent · US Expired

Production of string-like polytetrafluoroethylene

US4496507A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 2, 1982
Grant dateJan 29, 1985
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Expiry dateJul 2, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD01D5/24
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A process for producing a tube or rod of a polytetrafluoroethylene is described. The process comprises molding a polytetrafluoroethylene containing a liquid lubricant into a tube or rod by a paste process, removing the liquid lubricant, stretching the tube or rod in the lengthwise direction, and thereafter, by sintering the stretched tube or rod at a temperature of at least 327.degree. C. wherein the stretching of the tube or rod is carried out by the use of at least one pair of heating rolls which are each provided with a plurality of grooves. The process provided uniform stretching making it possible to produce a tube or rod with very small internal diameter.

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