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 coatings are more resistant to radioactive substances, provide great insulation from electricity, don’t absorb water, withstand extreme heat and cold, resist UV rays, and create little vibrations. Many industrial Teflon® coatings can withstand temperatures as low as -250ÂşF without reduction of physical properties and can operate continuously at temperatures up to 260°C/500°F.

PTFE is a very important element in many of the coatings which people offer. It can be implemented as an almost pure topcoat or blended with resins and pigments to offer remarkable combinations of properties in countless industrial applications.

Non-Stick’ cookware has become the new benchmark in domestic cooking utensils, even Chefs of some very reputable organizations recommend using Non-Stick cookware for its versatility, ease of upkeep and superlative functionality in comparison to other traditional kinds of cookware. Let’s attempt to decode the puzzle behind the product and understand why it’s one of the greatest mediums to cook. It will clearly have a few flaws that should also be considered while selecting this variety of cookware.

WHAT IS NON STICK COATING MADE UP OF?

Like many things of great repute, the non-stick coating has been likewise made by accident by a scientist known as Roy Plunkett who, while working for the DuPont chemicals company was trying to find the alternatives to the widely used refrigerant Freon through his experiments. During one such experiment, Plunkett attempted to suspend and compress a chemical gas known as Tetrafluoroethylene and discovered that it has become a very slippery and frictionless strong that has been waxy (No Pun Intended!) And white in colour. Today, Teflon is one of the most widely recognized names in the world of cookware and is employed in the majority of non-stick cookware for a surface coat, right out of pots, pans, skillets, waffle irons, woks, saucepans and virtually all other sorts of cookware. The hottest Non-Stick coatings of today are actually made up of five Big elements
? The main ingredient- PTFE or silicone that is basically the non-stick part
? The carrier solvent where the other substances are suspended to make a homogenous mix. This solvent typically evaporates when the coating is heated and treated.
? The colouring pigment, largely black but more and more colours of non-stick coatings are presently being used and experimented with.
? Some strengthening representatives are also used for reinforcement and also making the coating durable to resist wear and tear.

HOW DOES A NON STICK COATING WORK?

Basically non stick cookware if analyzed microscopically will show that the surface is covered with thousands of tiny nooks and crannies which expand on the application of warmth.  As a matter of fact, the fluorine atoms within PTFE provides a sort of reduced friction shield between the food product and the actual metallic surface consequently dissuading the item to abide by the surface on employing heat. The non-stick material basically fills these small nooks and crannies so the surface becomes smooth and provides the functions of non-stick cookware.  The identical function is obtained by using oil on surfaces that aren’t coated industrially using a non-stick material such as PTFE or ceramic.

 

Although there have been some concerns raised regarding the chemical elements of PTFE and its various ill consequences, especially if heated to high temperatures above 500F, most of them are not dangerous for humans.  There are some issues also raised regarding the environmental unfriendliness of several coating surfaces, but those are extreme views and the sector has been able to tackle most of it. In brief, all kinds of Non-Stick cookware are absolutely secure and most also now practice sustainable manufacturing methods causing minimum injury to the environment.

Actually, most major chemical manufacturing businesses have dedicated themselves to ending the use of PFOA-Perfluorooctanoic acid that’s supposed to have detrimental effects on humans.

Stay safe and enjoy cooking!_