High-Performance Fluoropolymers-based Lubricants

Fluoropolymers such as PTFE have been compounded into polyamides and other engineering thermoplastics to reduce friction and wear in gear systems. Also, they offer major productivity advantages in extrusion applications. The effect has been most marked in blown film extrusion, where what is described as fluoropolymer alloys act by coating the interior surface of the extrusion dies with a microscopically thin non-stick film.