Industrial PTFE Tape & Film
Paste-extruded with exceptional electrical insulation and high dielectric strength
Evantic’s Plastolon™ PTFE tape and film provide a trusted industrial-grade solution for high-performance electrical insulation in demanding environments. Manufactured using advanced paste extrusion and skiving processes, Plastolon products deliver the uniformity, reliability, and dielectric properties required for critical applications across aerospace, defense, space, electronics, medical, and other sectors.
Available in a range of extruded (unsintered) and skived (sintered) constructions, Plastolon™ PTFE tapes and films are designed to meet precise electrical and mechanical requirements while withstanding extreme temperatures and harsh operating conditions.
Why Choose Plastolon™ PTFE?
Exceptional chemical resistance
Resists harsh chemicals and environmental exposure.
Superior dielectric properties
Provides excellent electrical insulation for critical systems.
Best-in-class arc propagation resistance
Safeguards electrical applications in demanding environments.
Dimensional and thermal stability
Maintains precision and performance from cryogenic conditions up to 500°F (260°C).
Precision calendering and skiving
Ensures tight tolerances and consistent results.
Mechanical performance
Supports fast wrapping speeds while maintaining tensile and elongation stability.
Low friction, non-stick surface
Delivers smooth handling and easy release.
Consistency
Uniformity in mechanical and electrical properties, and color consistency throughout the length of the roll.
- ASTM D6585
- AS22759
- Military and SAE Aerospace specifications
- ISO 9001:2015 certified
Manufactured in Controlled Environments
Plastolon™ PTFE tape and film is produced and packaged in controlled environments, ensuring suitability for sensitive applications. Fully monitored processes minimize particulate contamination and meet strict industry standards.
Custom PTFE Tape and Film Tailored for Your Needs
Evantic provides custom PTFE tapes and films engineered to meet your application’s exact specifications. With in-house slitting, etching, and surface treatment capabilities, we deliver tailored thicknesses, widths, and enhanced properties to optimize performance and processing.
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Plastolon™ PTFE Tape & Film Guide
Download the comprehensive guide to Evantic’s Plastolon PTFE tapes and films, including material specifications, performance data, tape colors, compliance information, and outgassing test results.
Plastolon™ PTFE Unsintered Tapes
Plastolon™ unsintered PTFE tapes offer consistent color and uniform material properties. They deliver exceptional electrical performance and high tensile strength, making them ideal for critical wire, cable, and flexible hose applications.
| Material | |
| Offered in high-performance and standard general purpose grade materials. | |
| Specifications | |
| Standard thickness: | Starting at 0.002” (0.0508 mm) |
| Standard width range: | From 5/32” (4 mm) to 7” (178 mm) |
| Continuous lengths: | From 600 ft (182.88 m) to 10,000 ft (3,048 m), depending on winding pattern and thickness |
| Elongation at break (typical): | >150% |
| Tensile strength (typical): | 2,000 psi (15.9 MPa) |
| Dielectric strength (typical): | 700 V/mil (78.7 kV/mm) |
| All colors are RoHS, REACH, and California Proposition 65 compliant. | |
Aerospace-ready performance!
Our unsintered PTFE tapes meet ASTM E595 outgassing standards, verified by third-party testing for satellite communication applications.
PTFE Tape Colors
Unsintered Tapes
View the full range of standard and special colors for Plastolon™ laser-markable unsintered PTFE tapes in darkest to lightest shades.
Plastolon™ Laser Markable Identification Tape
The highest contrast in the industry for tape insulation!
Evantic’s UV laser-markable unsintered PTFE tapes meet demanding aircraft cable wiring standards. Proprietary laser marking properties allow permanent identification on or within cable cores. Standard tapes feature pastel shades for compliance, with custom colors available on request.
| UV laser markability contrast ratios | ||||
| Initial Contrast (Typical) |
After Thermal Aging (Typical) |
Availability | Suitable for Construction* | |
| R Series | 65% | N/A | All colors | EN3838; EN2267-008 and -010; AS6070/5 and /7; AS22759/80-/96, some NEMA WC 27500 |
The values above are for reference only and not to be a specification.
Contact achieved with marks systems that use vector / dot matrix technology.
* The list provided is not meant to be comprehensive but serve as an indication of common wire standards that require different levels of markings’ contrast.
PTFE Tape Colors
UV Laser-Markable Unsintered Tapes
View the full range of standard and special colors for Plastolon™ laser-markable unsintered PTFE tapes in darkest to lightest shades.
Plastolon™ Conductive PTFE (Unsintered Tapes)
Our conductive PTFE tapes offer high operating temperatures and enhanced conductivity, making them ideal for shielding and grounding applications.
| Specifications | |
| Standard thickness: | 0.0025” (0.064 mm) to 0.010” (0.076 mm) |
| Standard width range: | 5/32” (4 mm) to 8” (178 mm) |
| Continuous lengths: | 600 ft (182.88 m) to 7,000 ft (2,133.6 meters) |
| Elongation at break (typical): | 100% |
| Tensile strength: | 2,000 psi (15.9 MPa) |
| Volume resistivity: | 10 to the 4 ohm-cm |
Plastolon™ Skived PTFE (Sintered Film)
Skived PTFE films made from premium resins deliver high purity and excellent mechanical, electrical, and chemical properties. Ideal as interwire slip layers to improve flexibility in complex wire bundles.
| Material | |
| Premium-grade, high-performance PTFE. Standard general purpose grade PTFE material available upon request. |
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| Specifications | |
| Standard thickness: | Starting at 0.0010” (0.025 mm) |
| Standard width range: | 5/32” (4 mm) to 62” (1575 mm) |
| Standard length: | 500 ft (152.4 m) to 20,000 ft (6,096 m) |
| Dielectric strength: | 3,000 V/mil (118 kV/mm) |
| Tensile strength: | 4,000 psi (27.8 MPa) |
Mil-Spec A-A59474 Type 1, Class 1
Plastolon™ PTFE (Skived Film) – High Modulus
Our PTFE films combine high purity with superior physical and mechanical properties, including low porosity and reduced cold flow. These high-modulus films offer exceptional tensile strength and modulus of elasticity. With a Corona Inception Voltage (CIV) three times higher than standard skived films, they are ideal for high-voltage insulation and release applications.
| Material | |
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Premium-grade, high-performance PTFE. Standard general purpose grade PTFE material available upon request. |
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| Specifications | |
| Corona Inception Voltage (typical, 0.0020” (0.051 mm) thick): | Approx. 5,000 VAC |
| Standard thickness: | Starting at 0.0020” (0.051 mm) |
| Standard width range: | 5/32” (4 mm) to 24” (610 mm) |
| Standard length: | 500 ft (152.4 m) to 3,000 ft (914.4 m) |
| Dielectric strength (typical, 0.0020” (0.051 mm) thick): | 6,000 V/mil |
| Tensile strength (typical, 0.0020” (0.051 mm) thick): | 16,000 psi (110 MPa) |
| All colors are RoHS, REACH, and California Proposition 65 compliant. | |
Backing Material for Adhesive Tapes
Calendered PTFE films are a suitable backing for pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) tapes, meeting A-A-59474 requirements.
Optional: Etched surface modification
Contact Evantic: 1-855-686-8600 | sales@evantic.com
Plastolon™ Porolated PTFE (Skived) Film
Best-in-class release films
Porolated PTFE films act as release films, reducing trapped air in rubber and composite manufacturing processes such as lamination, adhesive application, and transfer molding.
| Material | |
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Premium-grade, high-performance PTFE. Standard general purpose grade PTFE material available upon request. |
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| Specifications | |
| Standard thickness: | 0.0020” (0.051 mm) to 0.0050” (0.127 mm) |
| Standard width range: | 12” (30.48 cm) to 50” (127 cm) |
| Standard length: | Up to 12,000 ft (3,657.6 m) |
Ask about our single-side sodium-ammonia etched option.
Contact our experts: 1-855-686-8600 | sales@evantic.com
Plastolon™ Low Density (ePTFE) Tapes and Films
Expanded PTFE (ePTFE) is made from pure PTFE film stretched under precise conditions to achieve low dielectric constant, high tensile strength, and a lightweight structure. These properties help improve signal quality in high-frequency coaxial and microwave cables while providing low-loss dielectric control.
Key Benefits:
- Great binder tape in cable bundles
- Low shrinkage option available
Unrivaled for data transmission applications
| Material | |
| Premium-grade, high-performance PTFE. | |
| Specifications | |
| Density: | Starting from 0.7 g/cm³ |
| Standard thickness: | 0.0030” (0.076 mm) to 0.0120” (0.305 mm) |
| Standard width range: | Custom slit from 5/32” (4 mm) to 5” (127 mm) |
| Standard length: | 500 ft. to 3,000 ft. (152.4 m to 914.4 m) |
| Dielectric constant (1 MHz): | 1.3 to 1.5 |
| Tensile strength: | >5,000 psi (34.4 MPa) |
| Continuous lengths: | Min. splice-free length of 1,500 yards (1,371.6 m) |
| Plastic or cardboard cores available 3” (7.62 cm) | |
Plastolon™ Packaging Winding Tapes
After splitting, PTFE tapes are supplied in continuous lengths based on the winding type shown below. Splice-free master rolls range from 30 ft (10 yds) minimum up to 12,000 ft (4,000 yds) maximum.
Proprietary Plastic Core – Tape-free, reusable cores support safe operation at maximum winding speeds.
| Pancake or Flat Pad |
Traverse or Universal Winding | Index or Step-Pack Winding | |
| Min. to max. width: | 1/4” to 8” (6.35 mm to 203.2 mm) | 5/32” to 7/8” (3.96 mm to 22.2 mm) | 5/32” to 2” (3.96 mm to 50.8 mm) |
| Max. roll O.D.: | Widths < 5/8” (15.875 mm): 8” (203.2 mm) | Widths < 3/8” (9.525 mm): 10” (254 mm) | Max. width: 10” (254 mm) |
| Widths < 1”: 12” (304.8 mm) | Widths 3/8” to 3/4” (9.525 mm to 19.05 mm): 6” (152.4 mm) | ||
| Widths > 1”: 16” (406.4 mm) | |||
| Tape thickness max.: | Any | 0.0050” (0.127 mm) | 0.0050” (0.127 mm) |
| Std. core O.D. or I.D.: | 3” (76.2 mm) | 3” (76.2 mm) | 3” (76.2 mm) |
| Std. core length: | N/A | 4” (101.6 mm) | 4” (101.6 mm) |
Applications
Evantic’s Plastolon™ PTFE tapes and films are engineered for a wide range of demanding applications across electrical, mechanical, and industrial systems:
- Barrier layers
- Capacitor films
- Coaxial cable insulation
- Convoluted hose and hose release liners
- Mold release liners
- PCB release films
- Fuel cell sealing
- High frequency circuit boards
- High dielectric breakdown components
- RF, fiber optic, and high-speed data cable insulation
- Microwave cables
- Oil & gas downhole cable splicing
- Outer wrap and cable insulation
- Pump and valve diaphragms
- Tank and vessel liners
- Wire bundle wrapping insulation
- Wire harness wrap and jacketing
- Wire identification – laser markability
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