{"id":123014,"date":"2026-02-12T10:55:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/unkategorisiert\/pfa-perfluoroalkoxy-high-performance-fluoropolymer-for-critical-process-environments\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:56:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:56:56","slug":"pfa-perfluoroalkoxy-high-performance-fluoropolymer-for-critical-process-environments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/en\/wiki\/pfa-perfluoroalkoxy-high-performance-fluoropolymer-for-critical-process-environments\/","title":{"rendered":"PFA (perfluoroalkoxy): High-performance fluoropolymer for critical process environments"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"123014\" class=\"elementor elementor-123014 elementor-123005\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b75441f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b75441f\" 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class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f89eb30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f89eb30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Universal chemical resistance meets thermal stability<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d69a620 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d69a620\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f563fb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f563fb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) is a high-performance fluoropolymer that combines almost universal chemical resistance with high thermal stability. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/en\/wiki\/measurement-of-thermal-stability\/\"><strong>thermal stability<\/strong><\/a> up to a continuous service temperature of 260 \u00b0C and therefore offers extremely high process reliability in critical process environments (Lorric, 2024).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89c0869 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"89c0869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a90bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70a90bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Structural properties: crystallinity and molecular structure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36f5a88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"36f5a88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-035f339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"035f339\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PFA is a semi-crystalline fluoropolymer: The perfluorinated, linear chain with side alkoxy groups enables the formation of crystalline domains, while amorphous areas provide flexibility and toughness. Typically, a moderate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/en\/wiki\/crystallization-and-recrystallization-of-polymers\/\"><strong>crystallinity<\/strong><\/a> is typically set in order to achieve a combination of dimensionally stable, rigid structures and sufficient ductility, for example for hoses, liners and films in chemical processes (Laird Plastics, 2026). <\/p><p>The crystalline domains are central to the high heat resistance and the pronounced chemical resistance, as densely packed, highly fluorinated chains offer hardly any surface for reagents to attack. In the amorphous domains, the mobility of the chains is also severely restricted by the voluminous fluorine atoms, which reduces the tendency to creep and stress cracking under chemical and thermal stress. Process parameters such as cooling rate, post-crystallization and thermal history can specifically shift the ratio of crystalline to amorphous fractions &#8211; an important lever for engineers to tailor stiffness, transparency and thermal cycling resistance to applications (Lorric, 2024).  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac9afd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ac9afd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b982d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b982d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thermal characteristics: Melting point and temperature resistance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4a32ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a4a32ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5df331d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5df331d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PFA has a comparatively high melting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/en\/wiki\/melting-point-crystallization-and-glass-transition-in-polymers\/\"><strong>melting point<\/strong><\/a> in the range of around 285-305 \u00b0C, which is significantly higher than many engineering thermoplastics and also higher than FEP. This reflects the high cohesive energy of the perfluorinated chains and the efficient packing in the crystalline areas (Laird Plastics, 2026). <\/p><p>In practice, the high melting point allows continuous operation up to around 260 \u00b0C, with brief peaks above this temperature, without any relevant structural degradation effects occurring. For users, this means Reactor linings, transfer lines and valve seats can be operated at elevated process temperatures and during CIP\/SIP cycles without embrittlement or significant dimensional changes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/en\/instruments\/thermal-analysis\/\"><strong>Thermal analyses<\/strong><\/a> such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/en\/instruments\/differential-scanning-calorimeter-dsc\/\"><strong>DSC<\/strong><\/a> provide not only the melting point itself, but also information about the enthalpy of fusion and thus the effective crystallinity, which is particularly important for quality control and material approval. <\/p><p>From a thermal point of view, PFA is specified for an application range of around -200 \u00b0C to +260 \u00b0C and shows high dimensional and property stability in this window (Lorric, 2024). Even with repeated thermal cycles between ambient temperature and the upper application temperature, mechanical properties and chemical inertness are largely retained. Degradation processes typically only set in well above the recommended long-term service temperature, whereby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/en\/instruments\/tga-thermogravimetry\/\"><strong>TGA investigations<\/strong><\/a> show that the main degradation begins in a higher temperature window and is accompanied by a loss of mass.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-636a704 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"636a704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3122b84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3122b84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Glass transition: ductility even at low temperatures<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bead9d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bead9d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7813c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7813c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In contrast to many other thermoplastics, PFA does not exhibit a pronounced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/en\/wiki\/glass-transition-temperature\/\"><strong>glass transition<\/strong><\/a>which would be clearly detectable in standard DSC measurements; the corresponding change in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/en\/properties\/specific-heat-capacity\/\"><strong>specific heat capacity<\/strong><\/a> is very small. In practical terms, this means that the material does not exhibit the typical brittle &#8220;glass state&#8221; in the technically relevant temperature range, but continues to show ductile behavior at low temperatures (Insulation Tubing Manufacturer, 2025). <\/p><p>For applications in low-temperature processes or cryogenic media, this results in an advantage over classic amorphous plastics, whose impact strength decreases significantly near and below the glass transition temperature. In material characterization, dynamic or mechanical spectroscopy methods are often used in addition to DSC to quantify relaxation-based phenomena below the melting range for more precise detection of subtle transitions. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b097936 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b097936\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95aac46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95aac46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Material variants: Copolymers and modified grades<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dd2e47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6dd2e47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a18f69c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a18f69c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PFA is structurally a copolymer, usually of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) and perfluorinated alkoxy vinyl ethers, whereby the type and quantity of alkoxy segments control the processability and properties (Laird Plastics, 2026). Melt viscosity, crystallinity, transparency and flexibility can be specifically varied via the copolymer composition, for example for thin films, extruded hoses or injection-molded precision components. <\/p><p>In addition to standard PFA for general chemical applications, there are types with optimized weldability, increased transparency or improved stress crack resistance, which are used in particular in the semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries. Filled and modified PFA compounds (e.g. with glass or carbon fibers) also enable higher rigidity and reduced thermal expansion without significantly compromising media resistance. There are different types of PFA on the market, which are primarily differentiated by molecular weight, copolymer composition and processing focus: Grades for standard extrusion (hoses, tubes, films), injection molding grades for precision components and special grades with reduced melt viscosity for complicated geometries or thin-walled areas.  <\/p><p>There are also high-purity PFA grades with tightly controlled metal ion contents and defined particle purity, which are used in particular in the semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries for media guidance systems (Lorric, 2024). In addition, there are also electrically modified grades, such as slightly conductive compounds for discharging electrostatic charges in potentially explosive or high-purity environments, without having to sacrifice chemical inertness. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6b66bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a6b66bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1443f70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1443f70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resistance profile: Chemical, UV and mechanical<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac47d19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ac47d19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a2ebce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a2ebce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This inertness prevents corrosion of metallic substrates, minimizes metal ion contamination and enables use in high-purity processes, for example in semiconductor, pharmaceutical and fine chemical production.<\/p><p>PFA also exhibits very good UV stability due to the strong C-F bond, so that outdoor and radiation applications (e.g. UV-disinfected media or outdoor installations) are possible without significant yellowing or mechanical degradation (Insulation Tubing Manufacturer, 2025). From a mechanical point of view, the modulus of elasticity is in the range of higher engineering thermoplastics, with high elongation at break and excellent crack growth resistance, which is reflected in long flexural fatigue strength and low tendency to stress corrosion cracking in aggressive media. For designers, this means that PFA components retain their function even under combined chemical, thermal and mechanical stress over long periods of time.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dcd72b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1dcd72b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c36fea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c36fea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thermal analysis: characterization with precise measuring methods<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5093464 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5093464\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b2fdfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b2fdfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thermal analysis methods play a central role in the development, quality assurance and failure analysis of PFA materials. Simultaneous thermal analysis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/en\/instruments\/thermal-analysis\/simultaneous-thermal-analyzer-tga-dsc\/\"><strong>(STA) systems<\/strong><\/a>the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/en\/instruments\/tga-thermogravimetry\/\"><strong>TGA<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/en\/instruments\/differential-scanning-calorimeter-dsc\/\"><strong>DSC<\/strong><\/a> in one device, enable the simultaneous detection of melting and crystallization behavior, glass transitions (if detectable), thermal stability and onset of decomposition including mass loss &#8211; ideal for evaluating formulations, process windows and aging states of PFA. <\/p><p>In addition, stand-alone DSC and TGA systems provide detailed insights into the degree of crystallinity, melt enthalpy and oxidation stability, for example to optimize extrusion and welding parameters or to approve batches in the incoming goods department. This provides engineers and laboratory teams with end-to-end characterization options &#8211; from the basic development of new PFA types to routine process monitoring &#8211; without having to compromise on data accuracy and reproducibility. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08989f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"08989f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feab97f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"feab97f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC-Uebersicht-PFA-Beitrag-1024x736.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-123012\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC-Uebersicht-PFA-Beitrag-1024x736.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC-Uebersicht-PFA-Beitrag-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC-Uebersicht-PFA-Beitrag-768x552.png 768w, https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC-Uebersicht-PFA-Beitrag.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-760196a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"760196a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d311197 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d311197\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">References<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc5a2c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bc5a2c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec0ae5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ec0ae5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Lorric (2024):<br> PFA<em>Material Characterization &#8211; Chemical Resistance and Material Properties.<\/em><br>Available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lorric.com\/en\/Articles\/Material\/plastic\/material-chemical-resistance-chart-PFA?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.lorric.com\/en\/Articles\/Material\/plastic\/material-chemical-resistance-chart-PFA.<\/a><\/li><li>Laird Plastics (2025):<br> PFA<em>Plastic Guide: Properties, Uses &amp; Advantages <\/em>. Available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/lairdplastics.com\/resources\/pfa-plastic-guide-properties-uses-advantages-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/lairdplastics.com\/resources\/pfa-plastic-guide-properties-uses-advantages-2025\/.<\/a><\/li><li>Lorric &#8211; Material Characterization (2024):<br><em>Chemical and Physical Properties of PFA &#8211; Temperature Range and Chemical Resistance.<\/em><br>Available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lorric.com\/en\/Articles\/Material\/plastic\/material-chemical-resistance-chart-PFA?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.lorric.com\/en\/Articles\/Material\/plastic\/material-chemical-resistance-chart-PFA.<\/a><\/li><li>Insulation Tubings \/ Forbest Manufacturing (2024): <br><em>PFA Properties, Benefits and Uses. <\/em>Available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insulation-tubings.com\/info\/pfa-properties-benefits-and-uses-102686013.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.insulation-tubings.com\/info\/pfa-properties-benefits-and-uses-102686013.html.<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cec7d2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cec7d2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) is a high-performance fluoropolymer that combines almost universal chemical resistance with high thermal stability up to a continuous service temperature of 260 \u00b0C and thus offers extremely high process reliability in critical process environments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":123013,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[106],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wiki"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linseis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}