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Porous polytetrafluoroethylene molded article

US6080472A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 24, 1998
Grant dateJun 27, 2000
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Expiry dateJun 24, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/249992
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

To provide a porous polytetrafluoroethylene sheet which has excellent cold flow resistance and is used suitably for gaskets and a highly densified polytetrafluoroethylene sheet which has high tensile strength and flex life and is used suitably for diaphragms. The porous polytetrafluoroethylene sheet is produced from a polytetrafluoroethylene material having a microstructure of nodes interconnected by fibrils and has MTS of from 3,000 to 12,000 psi and C.I. of 0.02 to 0.20 g/cc/psi. The highly densified polytetrafluoroethylene sheet is produced by compression-molding the porous polytetrafluoroethylene sheet and then sintering completely. The porous polytetrafluoroethylene sheet is also laminated with a sheet of other material to provide a composite polytetrafluoroethylene molded article.

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