--- title: How Fluoropolymer Coating Helps with Electrical Insulation description: Using the correct selection & application of a fluoropolymer coating can add significant value to your parts. image: https://market.americandurafilm.com/hubfs/cooling-tubes.jpg --- [![AmDuraLogo](https://market.americandurafilm.com/hubfs/AmDuraLogo.svg)](http://www.americandurafilm.com/)   ![mobile](https://market.americandurafilm.com/hubfs/mobile.svg) [(888) 809-2314](tel:8888092314) ![email](https://market.americandurafilm.com/hubfs/email.svg) [info@americandurafilm.com](mailto:info@americandurafilm.com)   [       My Account](https://americandurafilm.com/my-account/)       [Shop ](https://americandurafilm.com/shop/) - [Fabrication](https://americandurafilm.com/fabrication/) - [Resealable Duralok Bags](https://americandurafilm.com/fabrication/resealable-duralok-bags/) - [Fabricated Bags](https://americandurafilm.com/fabrication/fabricated-bags/) - [Thermoforming](https://americandurafilm.com/fabrication/thermoforming/) - [Die Cutting](https://americandurafilm.com/fabrication/die-cutting/) - [Sheeting](https://americandurafilm.com/fabrication/sheeting/) - [TCGF Cylinders](https://americandurafilm.com/fabrication/tcgf-cylinders/) - [Film Lamination](https://americandurafilm.com/fabrication/film-lamination/) - [Film Distribution](https://americandurafilm.com/film-distribution/) - [Kapton® Film](https://americandurafilm.com/film-distribution/kapton-film/) - [Teflon® FEP Film](https://americandurafilm.com/film-distribution/teflon-fep-film/) - [Teflon® PFA Film](https://americandurafilm.com/film-distribution/teflon-pfa-film/) - [Tefzel® ETFE Film](https://americandurafilm.com/film-distribution/tefzel-etfe-film/) - [Tedlar® Film](https://americandurafilm.com/film-distribution/tedlar-film/) - [ChemFilm® ETFE Film](https://americandurafilm.com/film-distribution/chemfilm-etfe-film/) - [ChemFilm® FEP Film](https://americandurafilm.com/film-distribution/chemfilm-fep-film/) - [ChemFilm® PFA Film](https://americandurafilm.com/film-distribution/chemfilm-pfa-film/) - [FEP Extruded Layflat Tubing](https://americandurafilm.com/film-distribution/fep-extruded-layflat-tubing/) - [Heat Shrinkable Rollcovers](https://americandurafilm.com/film-distribution/heat-shrinkable-rollcovers/) - [Polyimide Tubing](https://americandurafilm.com/polymide-tubing/) - [Small Diameter](https://americandurafilm.com/polymide-tubing/small-diameter/) - [Large Diameter](https://americandurafilm.com/polymide-tubing/large-diameter/) - [Specialties/Sub-Assemblies](https://americandurafilm.com/polymide-tubing/specialties-sub-assemblies/) - [Technical Data](https://americandurafilm.com/polymide-tubing/technical-data/) - [High-Performance Coatings](https://americandurafilm.com/high-performance-coatings/non-stick-low-coefficient-of-friction-non-wetting/) - [Non-stick / Low coefficient of friction / Non-Wetting](https://americandurafilm.com/high-performance-coatings/non-stick-low-coefficient-of-friction-non-wetting/) - [Service Temperature](https://americandurafilm.com/high-performance-coatings/service-temperature/) - [Chemical Resistance](https://americandurafilm.com/high-performance-coatings/chemical-resistance/) - [Dielectrics](https://americandurafilm.com/high-performance-coatings/dielectrics/) - [FDA Conformity / 21CRF](https://americandurafilm.com/high-performance-coatings/fda-conformity-21crf/) - [Recoating](https://americandurafilm.com/high-performance-coatings/recoating/) - [About](https://americandurafilm.com/about-us/our-history/) - [Our History](https://americandurafilm.com/about-us/our-history/) - [Our Process](https://americandurafilm.com/about-us/our-process/) - [Our Facility](https://americandurafilm.com/about-us/our-facility/) - [Our Partners](https://americandurafilm.com/about-us/our-partners/) - [Design & Prototype](https://americandurafilm.com/about-us/design-prototype/) - [Industries](https://americandurafilm.com/about-us/industries-overview/) - [Blog](https://americandurafilm.com/about-us/blog/) - [Contact Us](https://market.americandurafilm.com/contact-american-durafilm) - [Whitepapers](https://americandurafilm.com/about-us/whitepapers/) - [Spec Sheets](https://americandurafilm.com/about-us/spec-sheets/) - [ISO 9001: 2015 Certification Compliance](https://americandurafilm.com/about-us/certification-compliance/) # American Durafilm Blog ## [How Fluoropolymer Coating Helps with Electrical Insulation](https://market.americandurafilm.com/blog/how-fluoropolymer-coating-helps-with-electrical-insulation) Posted by [Jon Goodwin](https://market.americandurafilm.com/blog/author/jon-goodwin) on Apr 7, 2017 3:15:28 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) **Coating Products Offer Superior Quality and Reliability as Insulators** First, let’s have a quick review of fluoropolymer coatings. You are probably familiar with the most widely known properties of fluoropolymer coatings: - Non-stick - Low friction - Non-wetting - Thermal stability - Electrical insulation - Chemical resistance You might be aware of the many ways choosing the right coatings can improve outputs and overall product performance. When you use the correct selection and application of a fluoropolymer coating, you can add significant value to your parts.  The correct coating can increase:  - Up time and profitability in many applications, due to enhanced durability - Component life spans - Product yields - Repeatability The correct coating can decrease: - Rejected product - Decreased cycle times - Periodic maintenance  **Fluoropolymer Coatings as Electrical Insulators** ![cooling-tubes.jpg](https://market.americandurafilm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cooling-tubes.jpg?width=320&name=cooling-tubes.jpg)Often, fluoropolymer coatings are associated with big industrial uses, such as in food processing and pharmaceuticals. Here’s a *did you know?* for you: any substrate can be coated to insulate up to 5,000 volts. Different coatings are suited for several industrial and medical applications. Some of these applications include: - Medical instruments used for cauterization - Fixtures for plating - Protection against charged elements—in material, such as cooling tubes The coatings also offer cross-functional benefits like release, chemical protection, and wear resistance. With this perfect balance of properties, these coatings are durable and deliver reliable performance even in the most demanding environments. Whether it’s for a large industrial electrical application or a small, tight-tolerance, electronic, these coatings can insulate for high-voltage requirements and power your products. These high-performance coatings can be used in a variety of electronic and electrical environments: - Transformers - Motors - Relays - Switches - Sensors - Encapsulated coils - Components American Durafilm® offers a wide range of fluoropolymer coatings that maintain their integrity from below freezing up to 500° F. There are both FDA and non-FDA compliant coatings that can do this. These coatings are in the Chemours® Teflon® group, and we use several others, such as Halar®, Whitford’s Dykor®, and polyurethanes.  [American Durafilm®](http://www.americandurafilm.com/) is the oldest and most experienced licensed applicator of Chemours™ Teflon® coatings in the United States. We are an approved applicator of Whitford™ coatings, such as Dykor®, and also Halar®, Emralon®, Everlube®, MolyKote®, and hundreds of other functional coatings designed to improve and enhance the performance of your products. 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