Abstract
Fluorine containing polymer materials show high heat, chemical and oil resistance, oil and water repellence, lubricancy and antistickness, etc. which are not generally achieved by hydrocarbon polymers. Thus the fluoropolymer materials have been appreciably used in various fields of industry such as chemical, machinery, electrical, electronic, communication, and transportation as well as in our daily life.
This article describes the characteristic features of these fluoropolymer materials including resins, elastomers paints, membranes, oil & water repellent agents, etc. comparing with those of hydrocarbon materials. This article also deals with the ion exchange membrane for sodium chloride electrolysis and the paint resin as a specific example to explain the idea for the molecular design to complete the specific material performance.
