DuraFab® Industrial Fabrics (20 Series)

DuraFab® Industrial Fabrics (20 Series)

DuraFab® Industrial Fabrics (20 Series) is the most extensive line of fabrics serving a broad range of applications.

Description

DuraFab® Industrial Fabrics (20 Series)

Product Description

The DuraFab® Industrial Series is the workhorse of AFC’s product line. It is the most extensive line of fabrics, serving a broad range of industrial and general-purpose applications. These fabrics are manufactured from woven fiberglass substrates, possess an optimal PTFE (Fluon®) content, and leave a minimal fabric impression. As AFC’s most popular and versatile fabric series, DuraFab® Industrial Fabrics provide the highest value to customers by offering an excellent balance between heat transfer, release, and flexibility.

DuraFab® PTFE Coated Fabric Characteristics

DuraFab® Fabrics are engineered to retain the distinctive properties of PTFE; however, by adding a glass fabric to the matrix, AFC is able to obtain the added benefits of dimensional stability, durability, excellent tensile strength and extremely low elongation (<1%). DuraFab® Fabrics have received USDA approval for food processing and handling, and are FDA compliant (21 CFR177.1550). In addition, the DuraFab® fabrics can operate in temperatures from -400°F (-240°C) under static conditions and -100°F (-73°C) under dynamic conditions up to 550°F (288°C).

Typical Applications

  Packaging:

  • Poly bag manufacturing
  • Impulse/L-Bar sealing
  • Form fill and seal
  • Over wrapping (Tray packing)
  • Side and End sealing
  • Blister tray covers
  • Vacuum pack machines

Food Products:

  • Non-stick baking, cooking and drying
  • Food dehydration
  • Smoking of meat and fish
  • Flash-freezing meat, poultry and fish
  • Oven and microwave liners for home and industrial kitchens

Printing and Textiles:

  • Heat transfer presses
  • Silkscreen table covers
  • Fabric lamination
  • Garment fusing

Polymer Processing:

  • Vulcanizing presses
  • Rubber curing presses
  • Manufacture of filter media
Building Products:

  • Manufacture of specialty wood-based products
  • Vinyl window manufacturing

Chemical Processing:

  • Tank seals and contaminant barriers
  • Gaskets, membranes, seals & diaphragms
  • Corrosion resistant chute, drum, and hopper liners
  • Protective curtains and aprons

Aerospace, Communications
& Military:

  • Composite mold release/bonding
  • Vacuum bagging

Other Applications:

  • Insulation and protection
  • Release sheets/separation materials
  • Printed circuit board manufacturing
  • Wire and cable insulation and protection
  • Manufacture of metalized balloons

Additional applications exist. Contact AFC for more specific information.

Styles Available

Product
ID

Nominal
Thickness

Weight
(lbs/sq yd)

Tensile Warp*
(lbs/sq in)

Tensile Fill*
(lbs/sq in)

Edge Tear
Warp (grams)

Edge Tear
Fill (grams)

Full Widths
(inches)

20-03

.003″

0.27

56

32

380

250

40, 80

20-04

.004″

0.34

98

48

38*

20-05 .005″ 0.48 100 112 800 700 40, 80*
20-06 .006″ 0.54 100 112 800 700 40, 80*
20-08 .008″ 0.70 200 160 1400 1100 40, 60*, 80*
20-10 .010″ 0.94 200 160 1400 1100 40, 60, 80
20-11 .011″ 1.00 200 160 1400 1100 40, 60*, 80*
20-14 .014″ 1.25 320 232 3700 3200 40, 80
20-19 .019″ Proprietary Proprietary Proprietary >6400 >6400 80*
20-25 .025″ 1.50 520 472 >6400 >6400 38, 60
20-28 .028″ Proprietary Proprietary Proprietary >6400 >6400 84, 141*
20-33 .033″ Proprietary Proprietary Proprietary >6400 >6400 82, 141*
20-38 .038″ Proprietary Proprietary 640 >6400 >6400 60*

Please note: Additional thickness and styles available upon special order and lead times may vary for different styles and widths.

*Disclaimer: All figures provided in the above table are based upon ASTM D 4969-97, the Standard Specification for Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Coated Glass Fabric. The above tensile values are based upon the ASTM D828 test method and are not actual values of AFC’s materials. The above tensile values are 80% of the figures provided in Table 6 of specification D579. AFC states that its actual tensile will be greater than the above material specification and that actual tensile values will be provided upon request. Edge Tear values are based upon ASTM D1424 (Elmendorf Tearing Test) and are average values that can vary.

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