DocumentCode
2825143
Title
Marine applications for fluoropolymers
Author
Griffith, James
Author_Institution
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington D.C., USA
fYear
1982
fDate
20-22 Sept. 1982
Firstpage
541
Lastpage
543
Abstract
Fluoropolymers possess a number of unusual properties which should prompt wide usage in marine applications: (1) exceptional resistance to the effects of water, sunlight and biological organisms, (2) non-wetting, fast-draining surfaces, (3) anti-adhesive surfaces, (4) low friction or dry-film lubricant properties, and (5) special properties such as high thermal stability of poly(tetrafluoroethylene) and easy moldability of fluoroepoxy. Fluoropolymers are not widely used in marine applications and the initial cost is most often cited as the reason.
Keywords
Coatings; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Immune system; Ocean temperature; Organic materials; Polyethylene; Polymers; Sea surface; Surface resistance; Thermal resistance;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEANS 82
Conference_Location
Washington, DC, USA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.1982.1151941
Filename
1151941
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