PTFE / Teflon

PTFE is short for polytetrafluoroethene or polytetrafluoroethylene. It is a synthetic fluoropolymer and is also known by its Dupont brand name of Teflon. PTFE is very non reactive and therefore used in tubing and pipework for reactive and corrosive chemicals..


Glossary of Compressed Air & Pneumatic Terms

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A	AC Air Compressor Air Coupling Air Cylinder Air Dryer Air Filter Air Flow Air Fuse Air Lubricator Air Pig Air Ram Air Receiver Air Regulator Air Valve Alternating Current Ambient Air API Application Dryer AutoGas	top
B	Bar Bonded Seal Boyle's Law Branch Leg BSPP BSPT	top
C	CFM Charle's Law Check Valve Coalescing Filter Compressor Condensate Contaminant Cubic Feet Per Minute Cylinder	top
D	DC Desiccant Dew Point Direct Current Displacement Dowty Bonded Seal Drain Valve Drop Leg Dryer	top
E	Element	top
F	FAD Filter Filter Bowl Filter Element Filter Head Filter Housing Filtration Flange Flow Free Air Delivery Fridge Dryer FRL	top
G	Gauge GPL	top
H	Hertz High Volume Low Pressure Horse Power Housing HP HVLP Hz	top
I	ID Inline Filter	top
J	-	top
K	Kelvin Kilowatt kW	top
L	Liquid Petroleum Gas LPG LP Gas Lubrication Lubricator	top
M	Membrane Dryer Micron Munsen Ring	top
N	Non Return Valve NPT Nylon	top
O	OD OEM Oil Water Separator	top
P	Pipe Ring Piston Air Compressor Pneumatic Pneumatic Cylinder Pneumatic Ram Pneumatic Valve Point Of Use Polyamid Pounds Per Square Inch Pressure Pressure Dew Point Pressure Drop Pressure Gauge Pressure Relief Valve PSI PTFE	top
Q	Quick Coupler Quick Disconnect Quick Release Coupling	top
R	Ram Receiver Reciprocating Air Compressor Refrigeration Dryer Regulator Relief Valve RILSAN Ring Main Rotary Screw Air Compressor	top
S	Safety Relief Valve SCFM Screw Air Compressor Separator SI	top
T	Teflon	top
U	-	top
V	Valve Vane Air Compressor	top
W	Working Pressure	top
X	-	top
Y	-	top
Z	-	top