And copied and sold at a affordable price by the Chinese!Turcon is a proprietary polytetrafluoroethylene-based (PTFE) material introduced by Bill Shamban and Hank Traub in 1960. Its properties are unmatched in the industry, says Trelleburg
Thought I recognised the name, when I used to work for Eaton we used Busak and Shamban PTFE seals and wear rings in our hydraulic cylinders.Turcon is a proprietary polytetrafluoroethylene-based (PTFE) material introduced by Bill Shamban and Hank Traub in 1960. Its properties are unmatched in the industry, says Trelleburg
I am guessing it's just down to surface area. Maybe rougher underneath?Im interested in how the hell you get epoxy to stick to what is effectively one of the slipperiest materials known to man? Im well versed in how epoxies work & used lots but in my trade ptfe was used in high grade release agents. Is there some kind of pretreatment to the turcite?
Im interested in how the hell you get epoxy to stick to what is effectively one of the slipperiest materials known to man? Im well versed in how epoxies work & used lots but in my trade ptfe was used in high grade release agents. Is there some kind of pretreatment to the turcite?
I recently used some cheap chinese clone Turcite with a special epoxy glue. The sheet (green) has a brown-ish back side, made for the glue to catch.Im interested in how the hell you get epoxy to stick to what is effectively one of the slipperiest materials known to man? Im well versed in how epoxies work & used lots but in my trade ptfe was used in high grade release agents. Is there some kind of pretreatment to the turcite?
Corona treatment, plasma + grafting of polar groups. Or etching of PTFE with metallic sodium and ammonia solution. There are other ways etcIm interested in how the hell you get epoxy to stick to what is effectively one of the slipperiest materials known to man? Im well versed in how epoxies work & used lots but in my trade ptfe was used in high grade release agents. Is there some kind of pretreatment to the turcite?