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Teflon, trade name for a solid, chemically inert polymer polymer (pŏl`əmər) ..... Click the link for more information. of tetrafluoroethylene (C2F4), F2C=CF2. Stable up to temperatures around 572°F; (300°C;), Teflon is used in electrical insulation, gaskets, and in making low-adhesion surfaces, e.g., for nonstick cookware. TeflonTrademark for a polymer of tetrafluoroethylene fluorocarbon (polytetrafluoroethylene [PTFE]). Teflon is a tough, waxy, nonflammable organic compound with a slippery surface, attacked by very few chemicals and stable over a wide temperature range. Its qualities make it useful in gaskets, bearings, container and pipe linings, electrical insulation, parts for valves and pumps used for corrosive fluids, and protective nonstick coatings on cooking utensils, saw blades, and other articles. A closely related fluorocarbon polymer, fluorinated ethylene-propylene (FEP), has properties and applications similar to those of Teflon. |
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The fluoropolymer used in most nonstick products, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), is one of the slipperiest substances known. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is said to be a highly cost-effective material. Teflon and related nonstick materials are made from an ultraslippery compound, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). |
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