What type of material is rulon?
Rulon® is a family of proprietary PTFE materials engineered for High performance self-lubricating applications. Rulon materials combine high compressive strength, a low coefficient of friction, and excellent abrasion and corrosion resistance. Rulon® exhibits a wide range of improved characteristics over pure Teflon® and has a lower coefficient of thermal expansion. This characteristic allows it to operate in a wide continuous service temperature range. Rulon® is practically impervious to chemical attack.Rulon® is a family of proprietary PTFE materials engineered for High performance self-lubricating applications. Rulon materials combine high compressive strength, a low coefficient of friction, and excellent abrasion and corrosion resistance.
What is rulon?
Rulon® is a family of proprietary PTFE materials engineered for high-performance self-lubricating applications. Rulon® is a member of the filled PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) family. This unique family of polymers has the ability to withstand nearly all chemicals, has low friction, and is resistant to heat. Rulon® LR is a maroon colored bearing material best known for its versatile design properties. It is compatible with most hardened steel substrates. Mild steel is acceptable; harder running surfaces are better. Rulon® has a practically universal chemical inertness.Friction and wear: RULON bearings utilize custom compounds of PTFE. Like PTFE, they exhibit very low friction at low speeds, and low friction at high loads. These properties are diametrically opposed to most other materials and give RULON bearings their smooth start/stop characteristics.