{"id":50142,"date":"2026-01-31T19:24:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T18:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ptfe-nuenchritz.de\/material\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T22:36:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:36:32","slug":"material","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ptfe-nuenchritz.de\/en\/material\/","title":{"rendered":"Material"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Startseite<\/a><\/span> \u00bb Material<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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PTFE semi-finished products & finished parts<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What is PTFE?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Polytetrafluoroethylene \u2013 PTFE \u2013<\/strong> is a polymer made from tetrafluoroethylene. It is a semi-crystalline fluoropolymer with the highest degree of fluorination. Due to the molecular structures of the fluorine and carbon atoms, extremely strong bonds are formed, resulting in high resistance to almost all organic and inorganic chemicals. This in particular\u2014combined with a wide operating temperature range and a very low coefficient of friction\u2014has made PTFE the most widely used fluoropolymer. Today, it is indispensable in the core sectors of our economy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cdiscovery\u201d of polytetrafluoroethylene in 1938 was essentially a coincidence: While attempting to synthesize an odorless, non-flammable, and non-toxic refrigerant from tetrafluoroethylene (TFE), chemist Dr. Roy Plunkett (Du Pont research group) noticed a white, wax-like powder in his reaction vessel: polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)\u2014the result of a polymerization reaction. The foundation for a global success story, which became known under the name Teflon\u00ae<\/strong>, had been laid. <\/p>\n\n\n\nPlastics and compounds<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Use in pure form<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PTFE in pure form<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Virgin PTFE is processed and further manufactured in our company under the name NUE 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key characteristics include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n