PTFE Teflon

Low-friction fluoropolymer resistant to nearly all chemical attack.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Discovered accidentally by DuPont chemist Roy Plunkett in 1938.
• Has one of the lowest coefficients of friction of any solid material.
• Strong carbon-fluorine bonds make it inert to nearly all chemical attack.

Specifications & Metrics

• MONOMER: Tetrafluoroethylene (C₂F₄)