Abstract:
A fluoropolymer composition particles comprising electro-active material, wherein the electro-active material comprises graphite and metal compounds and combinations thereof. The compositions also comprise water and an organic liquid having a boiling point between 70 C and 200 C. Also provided are methods of making a paste and methods of making electrodes and electrodes made with the paste.
Abstract:
A composition of solid particles comprising substantially inorganic, electronically conductive particles and fluoropolymer particles, wherein the fluoropolymer is melt-processable and has a melting point between 100° C. and 325° C. and a melt flow index at 372° C. and at 5 kg load (MFI 372/5) of at least 0.1 and up to 100 g/10 min, and wherein the fluoropolymer particles have a particle size of less than 500 nm and wherein the particles comprising the substantially inorganic, electronically conductive material is present in the form of particles having a particle size of less than 15,000 μm, and methods for producing such compositions and articles containing such compositions.
Abstract:
Described herein is multilayer article and methods of making thereof, wherein the multilayer article comprises: (a) metal substrate; (b) a first fluoropolymer layer having a thickness no more than 10 micrometers, wherein the first fluoropolymer layer consists essentially of a fluoropolymer comprising reactive groups, wherein when the fluoropolymer is a melt-processible fluoropolymer it comprises at least 30 reactive groups per 1,000,000 carbon atoms and when the fluoropolymer is a non-melt processible fluoropolymer it comprises more than 5 reactive groups per 1,000,000 carbon atoms; and (c) a second fluoropolymer layer having a thickness of about 10 to 1000 micrometers, wherein the first fluoropolymer layer is in contact with both the metal substrate and the second fluoropolymer layer.
Abstract:
A tetrafluoroethene copolymer having a melting point of from about 240° C. to 325° C., a melt flow index (MFI at 372° C. and 5 kg load) of 0.5-80 grams/10 minutes and having at least 70% by weight of units derived from tetrafluoroethene and further comprising units derived from at least one perfluorinated alkyl allyl ether (PAAE) comonomer corresponding to the general formula: CF2═CF—CF2—O—Rf (I) where Rf is a perfluorinated alkyl residue having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms and wherein the alkyl chain of the residue may be interrupted once or more than once by an oxygen atom and further, optionally, comprising units derived from perfluoromethyl vinyl ether (PMVE), perfluoroethyl vinyl ether (PEVE) and a combination thereof and wherein the content of units CA derived PAAEs and, optionally, PMVE, PEVE or a combination thereof, is at least 1.0% by weight.
Abstract:
Described herein is an aqueous polymer dispersion comprising: (a) an ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (b) 1-25 wt % of a non-ionic, branched, alkoxy alcohol surfactant versus the ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, and (c) 0.05-5 wt % non-fluorinated anionic surfactant versus the ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer. Such aqueous polymer dispersion may be used to coat a fiber-containing substrate.
Abstract:
The method of making a three-dimensional article includes heating a composition comprising a polymer and hollow ceramic microspheres, extruding the composition in molten form from an extrusion head to provide at least a portion of a first layer of the three-dimensional article, and extruding at least a second layer of the composition in molten form from the extrusion head onto at least the portion of the first layer to make at least a portion of the three-dimensional article. Three-dimensional articles are also described. A composition including a polymer and hollow ceramic microspheres is also described. The composition may be a filament. The polymer is at least one of a low-surface-energy polymer or polyolefin. The composition can be useful, for example, in melt extrusion additive manufacturing, for example, fused filament fabrication.
Abstract:
Provided are aqueous fluoropolymer dispersions containing at least one tetrafluoroethene homopolymer or tetrafluoroethene copolymer and at least one non-aromatic polyhydroxy surfactant. The dispersions contain from 0 to 100 ppm based on the total weight of the dispersion of fluorinated surfactants. Also provided are methods of coating using the dispersions and substrate coated with the dispersions.
Abstract:
An aqueous dispersion comprising a tetrafluoroethylene core-shell polymer and at least one surfactant corresponding to the general formula R10-[CH2CH20]n[R20]m-R3 wherein R1 represents a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group having at least 8 carbon atoms, preferably 8 to 18 carbon atoms, R2 represents an alkylene having 3 carbon atoms, R3 represents hydrogen, a C1-C3 alkyl group, or a C1-C3 hydroxyalkyl group, n has a value of 0 to 40, m has a value of 0 to 40 and the sum of n+m is at least 2, wherein the dispersion is free of fluorinated emulsifiers or contains them in an amount of less than 50 ppm based on the weight of the dispersion and wherein the core-shell polymer contains an outer shell of tetrafluoroethylene homopolymer. Further provided are methods of making the dispersions, coating compositions comprising the dispersions and article coated by the coating composition.
Abstract:
Provided is an article comprising a bearing, wherein the bearing has disposed upon it a fluoropolymer composition. The fluoropolymer composition comprises a fluoropolymer and a pH-dependent surfactant.
Abstract:
An electronic telecommunication article is described comprising a layer of fluoropolymer composition comprising an uncrosslinked fluoropolymer comprising at least 80, 85, or 90% by weight of polymerized units perfluorinated monomers including one or more unsaturated perfluorinated alkyl ethers. In typical embodiments, the uncrosslinked fluoropolymer comprises at least 10, 20, or 30 wt. % of one or more unsaturated perfluorinated alkyl ethers. The uncrosslinked fluoropolymer may be characterized as amorphous. The uncrosslinked fluoropolymer is soluble in fluorinated solvent. Also described are coated (e.g. copper) substrates, methods, and compositions.