Articles tagged: low friction

History The discovery of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is often described as a serendipitous breakthrough. In the late 1930s, DuPont chemist Dr Roy Plunkett was tasked with developing an alternative … Read more

History Despite being discovered in 1859, polyoxymethylene (POM) remained confined to laboratory research due to the lack of knowledge regarding its potential uses. Extensive studies into POM, spanni … Read more

History Polyetherimide (PEI) is a high-performance thermoplastic polymer developed in the early 1980s by General Electric Plastics (now part of SABIC) and introduced to the market under the tradename … Read more