Cables & Cable Assemblies

GORE® High Strength Toughened Fluoropolymer Wire

High Strength Toughened Fluoropolymer Hook-up Wire

Gore's flagship dielectric material, High Strength Toughened Fluoropolymer, redefines fluoropolymer cable. GORE® High Strength Toughened Fluoropolymer insulation combines the chemical, electrical, and thermal resistance of PTFE with vastly improved mechanical performance. The result is high-performance insulated wire especially suited for demanding applications such as mil/aero, space, and demanding industrial environments.


GORE® High Strength Toughened Fluoropolymer wire is available in many forms, including single, twisted pair, and controlled-impedance twisted pair. Like most fluoropolymer insulations, GORE® High Strength Toughened Fluoropolymer extends operating temperatures to 260°C.

Superior abrasion resistance

With the performance advantages of a fluoropolymer, GORE® High Strength Toughened Fluoropolymer far exceeds the abrasion resistance of all commonly specified mil/aero wiring insulations. Unlike Tefzel™, GORE® High Strength Toughened Fluoropolymer wire retains more of its mechanical properties with increasing temperatures.

 

High Strength Toughened Fluoropolymer Wire Scrape Abrasion Test

 

High break strength and small conductor load sharing

A thin wall of GORE® High Strength Toughened Fluoropolymer insulation dramatically increases the break strength of a wire. As the example shows, adding 0.002" of GORE® High Strength Toughened Fluoropolymer to a PTFE insulated wire shares the load with the conductor and doubles its break strength.

 

High Strength Toughened Fluoropolymer Wire Outer Diameter

Thin walls for reduced weight

The extraordinary strength of GORE® High Strength Toughened Fluoropolymer insulation allows a much thinner wall with no sacrifice in mechanical integrity. This translates to small size and light weight compared to commonly specified mil/aero insulations.

 

High Strength Toughened Fluoropolymer Wire Wall

Add performance or reduce the size/weight of any GORE® insulated wire

GORE® High Strength Toughened Fluoropolymer insulation can greatly extend the mechanical performance of any GORE® Insulated Wire. If wire diameter and weight are critical, GORE® High Strength Toughened Fluoropolymer can substitute for much thicker insulation and still survive demanding environments. Contact W. L. Gore with your application requirements.

Specifications

 Conductor size: single lines and twisted pair

 AWG 50 TO AWG 20

 Operating temperature

 -65°C to +260°C

 Insulation thickness

 0.0005" to 0.008"