Teflon (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Teflon is a trade name of the DuPont company for polytetrafluoroethylene
, a non-stick substance.
Teflon can also refer to:
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Polytetrafluoroethylene
Polytetrafluoroethylene is a synthetic fluoropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene that finds numerous applications. PTFE is most well known by the DuPont brand name Teflon....
, a non-stick substance.
Teflon can also refer to:
Chemicals
Two other products by DuPontDuPont
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company , commonly referred to as DuPont, is an American chemical company that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. DuPont was the world's third largest chemical company based on market capitalization and ninth based on revenue in 2009...
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- Teflon-FEP, a fluorinated ethylene propyleneFluorinated ethylene propyleneFluorinated ethylene propylene or FEP is a copolymer of hexafluoropropylene and tetrafluoroethylene. It differs from the PTFE resins in that it is melt-processible using conventional injection molding and screw extrusion techniques. Fluorinated ethylene propylene was invented by DuPont and is sold...
used as a high-temperature insulation for wires - Teflon-AF, is a family of statistical copolymers consisting of tetrafluoroethyleneTetrafluoroethyleneTetrafluoroethylene is a chemical compound with the formula C2F4. It is the simplest alkene fluorocarbon. This gaseous species is used primarily in the industrial preparation of polymers.-Properties:...
and 2,2-bis(trifluoromethyl)-4,5-difluoro-1,3-dioxole units used as highly permeable membrane materials
Music
- Teflon Diva!Teflon Diva!Teflon Diva! is the third album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 1997. The album was originally released as The Complete Teflon Diva!.-Release notes:...
, album from Arthur Loves Plastic - Teflon (song), song by Australian band JebediahJebediahJebediah is an Australian alternative rock band formed in 1994 in Perth, Western Australia. The group consists of vocalist and guitarist Kevin Mitchell, guitarist Chris Daymond, bassist Vanessa Thornton, and Kevin's brother Brett Mitchell on drums...
- Teflon (song), song by American band The Mars VoltaThe Mars VoltaThe Mars Volta is a Grammy award winning American progressive rock band from El Paso, Texas. Founded in 2001 by guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala, the band incorporates various influences including progressive rock, krautrock, jazz fusion, Latin American music, and...
Other uses
- Teflon (nickname), those to whom nothing (e.g. criticism, bad PR, criminal charges, etc.) seems to stick