Poly(tetrafluoroethylene)

Poly(tetrafluoroethylene)

Poly(tetrafluoroethylene)

NAMES AND IDENTIFIERS OF POLYMER

POLYMER CLASS	Polyhaloolefins
COMMON NAMES	Poly(tetrafluoroethylene), Poly(tetrafluoroethene), Teflon®, Fluon®, Dyneon™, Hyflon®
STRUCTURE BASED NAME	Poly(1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethylene)
ACRONYMS	PTFE
CAS #	9002-84-0
CurlySMILES	C{-}(F)(F)C{n+}(F)(F)

IDENTIFIERS OF MONOMER(S)

CAS #	116-14-3
COMMON NAMES	Tetrafluoroethene
SMILES	FC(=C(F)F)F
Std. InChI	1S/C2H2F2/c1-2(3)4/h1H2
Std. InChIKey	BQCIDUSAKPWEOX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
STRUCTURE

Thermo-Physical Properties: Experimental / Literature Data

PROPERTY	UNIT	VALUE / RANGE	PREFERRED
Molar Volume V_m	mL mol^-1	45.9 - 50.0	47.9
Density ρ	g mL^-1	2.00 - 2.18	2.12
Solubility Parameter δ	MPa^1/2	9.4 - 14.0	12.3
Molar Cohesive Energy E_coh	J mol^-1	4200 - 9700	7500
Glass Transition Temperature T_g	K	388 - 399 200 - 243	392 211
Molar Heat Capacity C_p	J (mol K)^-1	88 - 96 51.3	93 51.3
Entanglement Molecular Weight M_e	g mol^-1	3700 - 5600	4650
Index of Refraction n	none	1.30 - 1.53	1.36

Thermo-Physical Properties: Calculated Data

PROPERTY	UNIT	VALUE / RANGE	PREFERRED
Molecular Weight of Repeat unit	g mol^-1	100.01
Van-der-Waals Volume V_vW	mL mol^-1	28.11
Molar Volume V_m	mL mol^-1	44.8 - 51.9	47.6
Density ρ	g mL^-1	1.93 - 2.23	2.10
Solubility Parameter δ	MPa^1/2	9.0 - 15.3	12.9
Molar Cohesive Energy E_coh	J mol^-1	4200 - 10400	7900
Glass Transition Temperature T_g	K	384 - 385	385
Molar Heat Capacity C_p	J (mol K)^-1	98 - 100 55	99 55
Entanglement Molecular Weight M_e	g mol^-1	5300 - 5500	5400
Index of Refraction n	none	1.33 - 1.39	1.36

Last updated: June 10, 2017

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