Fluon® PFA P-62XP

• Fluon PFA fluoropolymer resins can be processed by conventional melt-processable resin techniques including extrusion, injection molding, blow molding, compression molding, transfer molding, and rotolining/rotomolding. It is strongly recommended that process equipment exposed to molten resin be made of corrosion-resistant metals such as Monel®, Inconel®, or Hastelloy®.
• Extruder barrels should be long relative to diameter (24/1 up to 30/1 and beyond) and heaters should have the capacity to heat material to approximately 390ºC. Temperature controllers should be of the proportional-integral-derivative (PID) type to insure precise temperature control. Extruder screws with 3/1 compression ratio, a relatively long feed zone, and ½ to 3 turn transition zone are recommended. Reciprocating screw injection molding machines are preferred.
• Your AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. technical service representative can provide specific recommendations for process equipment and process conditions.

• Heating Fluon® and Fluon+™ products in excess of 750°F (399°C) can produce toxic fumes. It is, therefore, necessary to provide local exhaust ventilation in areas where Fluon® products are exposed to high temperatures. Avoid breathing fumes or contaminating smoking tobacco with fumes, powder, or dust.
• Thermal decomposition of this product will generate hydrogen fluoride, which is corrosive. Corrosion resistance materials are required for prolonged contact with molten resin.
• For additional information and handling instructions read AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. Material Safety Data Sheet. It is also recommended that the user consult the latest edition of the “Guide to the Safe Handling of Fluoropolymer Resins” published by the Fluoropolymers Division of the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) for important handling and ventilation recommendations. Both publications are available from your AGC Chemicals Americas representative.

The properties of Fluon PFA are not impacted by storage time. Storage and handling facilities should be designed to minimize contact with airborne contamination and the formulation of condensation on the resin. Fluoropolymers are not hydroscopic and will not typically need to be dried prior to use. However, masterbatches used to pigment fluoropolymers may contain materials that do absorb water and should be dried prior to use.

Fluon PFA when shipped by rail or express is classified “Plastics, Synthetic, O.T.L., NOIBN.” Resin shipped by truck is classified “Plastics, Materials O.T.F.C.E. or S. Granules.”