PTFE Tubing Transports Corrosive Chemicals
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Fort Worth, TX - Texfluor(TM) PTFE tubing from Parker Hannifin's TexLoc facility is the most chemical and corrosive resistant tubing available. PTFE, in many cases, is used to replace glass, rubber and stainless steel because of its corrosion resistance. It is extremely resistant to the most highly corrosive chemicals such as aqua regina, hydrofluoric acid and hydrogen peroxide, just to name a few. Only molten alkali metals, such as sodium or potassium, chlorine trifluoride and gaseous fluorine at elevated temperatures and pressures will attack PTFE chemically. In addition, there is no solution that will swell or dissolve PTFE at temperatures below 300°C/570°F. Only at temperatures above 327°C/620°F, PTFE's crystalline melting point, will some fluorinated lubricating oils swell PTFE.
Texfluor(TM) PTFE tubing is odorless, tasteless, non-wetting and non-leaching. Other advantages are PTFE's ease in cleaning, anti-stick properties, resistance to extreme heat and cold and resistance to ultra violet rays. Vibration damping properties of PTFE are also excellent at both sonic and ultrasonic frequencies.
With annual sales exceeding $12 billion in fiscal year 2011, Parker Hannifin is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company employs approximately 58,000 people in 47 countries around the world. Parker has increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 55 consecutive fiscal years, among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500 index. For more information, visit the company's website at www.parker.com, or its investor information website at www.phstock.com.
PTFE is available in sizes .010" up to 4" O.D. Literature and samples are available on request. For more information, please contact:
Janine Kruit, Marketing
Parflex Division / TexLoc
Parker Hannifin Corporation
4700 Lone Star Blvd.
Ft. Worth, Texas 76106
(800) 423-6551
Fax (800) 438-9562
email: texloc@parker.com
www.texloc.com
