Polytetrafluoroethylene molding powder
AssigneeW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
InventorsJohn W. Dolan, Charles E. Singleton
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Abstract
In this invention a new form of polytetrafluoroethylene has been found to be compression moldable to provide exceptionally strong molded articles. It is also useful as an additive or strength binder. The new form is a compression molding powder comprised of comminuted, sheared particles of expanded porous polytetrafluoroethylene, said particles having a nudular-microfibrilar structure of irregular shape, and a mean particle size between 5 and 500 micrometers. By irregular shape is meant that the nodes and fibrils do not have an ordered arrangement. The bulk density is about 0.06 to 0.2 g/cc.
Claims3
A polymeric molding resin comprising comminuted, sheared, and ground elongated particulate and being made of expanded porous polytetrafluoroethylene, said particulate having a nudular-microfibrillar structure, an irregular shape, a mean particulate size between 5 and 500 micrometers, and said particulate being entangled with one another.
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