Jacket Material Properties - General Wire Products

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) - Cost effective, flame retardant, temperature range -20 to +80 C. Environmental resistance good, chemical resistance poor, marginally flexible.

Polyurethane - Flame retardant, temperature range -20 to +80 C., Environmental resistance very good, chemical resistance fair, highly flexible and abrasion resistant.

Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) - Flame retardant, temperature range -40 to +105 C, Environmental resistance good to excellent, chemical resistance fair to poor, highly flexible.

Halar/Vatar (ECTFE) - Highly flame retardant, temperature range -80 to + 150 C (Halar) + 125 C (Vatar), Excellent environmental, chemical and abrasion resistance, most cost effective of fluoropolymers, flexibility poor.

Tefzel (ETFE) - Aerospace grade, highly flame retardant, temperature range -80 to + 150 C, Excellent environmental, chemical and abrasion resistance and flexibility fair, lightweight.

FEP - Aerospace grade, highly flame retardant, temperature range -80 to +200 C, Excellent environmental, chemical, and abrasion resistance, flexibility good.

PFA - Aerospace grade, highly flame retardant, temperature range -80 to +260 C, Excellent environmental, chemical, and abrasion resistance, flexibility very good.

Properties	PVC	PE	Polypropylene	Tefzel	FEP	Polyurethane	TPE
1.Abrasion Resistance	Good	Good	Fair	Good	Good	Excellent	Good
2.Heat Resistance	Good	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Excellent
3. Weatherability	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Good	Excellent
4.Flame Retardancy	Excellent	Poor	Poor	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Excellent
5.Water Resistance	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Good
6.Acid Resistance	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Fair	Excellent
7.Alkali Resistance	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Fair	Excellent
8.Aliphatic Hydro Resis	Good	Poor	Fair	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Poor
9.Aromatic Hydro Resis	Poor	Poor	Fair	Excellent	Excellent	Poor	Poor

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