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PTFE sheet gasket material comes in several forms. The first thing that must be determined is
what type of PTFE gasket material your looking for. The first and most common form is a
Gasket virgin PTFE gasket material. Virgin PTFE is specified for medical or electrical applications.
Material Most applications however are not medical or electrical and can easily be satisfied with
mechanical grade PTFE.
Aflas
Mechanical grade PTFE is almost identical to Virgin and to the naked eye is very hard to
Ameri-lon differentiate. The difference is in mechanical grade reprocessed PTFE has been added.
Generally a very small percentage of the material is reprocessed. The percentage will very
Armstrong
however by manufacturer.
Buna
Some applications call for thinner material. While PTFE gasket material is exceptional in it's
EPDM range of temperature (to 500 F) and PH range (0-14) it has limitations on the thickness
available. Most PTFE sheet is skived off of a roll. Some material is molded but this is generally
EPTFE limited to 24" x 24" or 12" x 12" sections.

Fish Paper PTFE Film is another product that has the same or similar properties but is made in very thin
and produced in rolls. We offer PTFE Film in .001" to .025" thick. The next size above .025"
Flexible
we offer is .032" which we then term as sheet PTFE gasket material.
Graphite
Expanded PTFE - EPTFE Gasket material is a soft and conformable material that is ideal for
Grafoil
applications with limited bolt load torque available. Or in applications such as glass lined pipe
Mica where excessive bolt load will cause more problems than it will solve. If you have never
touched this exceptional sealing material think of a dense marshmallow. It has the same
Neoprene chemical resistance and temperature range as any PTFE but it is soft and will effect a seal
much quicker than regular PTFE gasket material
Nitrile

Non-Asbestos
WHAT IS TEFLON®? WHAT IS PTFE?
PTFE
WHAT IS TEFLON®?
Rubber Teflon® is a registered trademark of DuPont and is used in relation to products manufactured with
Dupont’s fluoropolymer resins.

What is PTFE?
Silicone PTFE stands for PolyTetraFluoroEthylene, which is the chemical term for the polymer
(CF 2) n.
Urethane
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), (DuPont’s trademark of Teflon®) is a thermoplastic member of the
Viton
fluoropolymer family of plastics. PTFE has a low coefficient of friction, excellent insulating properties, and is
chemically inert to most substances. It also can withstand high heat applications and it is well know for its
anti-stick properties.

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PTFE Gasket Material

JM Clipper
Other trademarks, in addition to DuPont’s trademark Teflon®, of PTFE resin and their manufacturer are:
DX Seal
FLUON® AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. (AGC). They have plants in the U.S., England, and Japan.
DYNEON® Dyneon, a 3M Company, produces PTFE resin in Gendorf, Germany. This plant has
operated since 1964, founded by Hoechst AG and resin formerly trademarked as
HOSTAFLON®.
POLYFLON® Daikin Industries Ltd. has been producing PTFE resin since the 1960's in Japan and since
1994 in the U.S as Daikin America Inc.
ALGOFLON® Solvay Solexis, formerly Ausimont, has plants in the U.S. and Italy. Ausimont was
purchased by Solvay.

TEFLON® is a Registered Trademarks of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company

Consult American Seal & Packing for your specific PTFE Gasket Material application.

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