PTFE coating is a fluorocarbon solid, making it resistant to corrosive chemicals and extreme temperatures for the hot and cold, UV ray resistant, and low friction. Additionally, it gives great insulation from electricity and doesn’t absorb water. Its legacy in industrial software spans over 80 years. Continue reading for how PTFE is created, its history, and how it’s used today. Teflon® coatings have several attributes that make them helpful to a lot of industries. PTFE…
There are indications that more than three thousand years ago some ancient Greeks might have made and used nonstick pans to bake bread. Mycenaean Greek skillets had a cooking side covered with tiny holes that archaeologists believed helped to evenly spread oil over the griddle so that dough wouldn’t stick while being cooked. In the modern history of nonstick coating technology, while working at DuPont in 1938 Roy Plunkett accidentally invented polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). Better known…
