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As 1794-1975 Commercial Tolerances On Finished Parts of Fluorocarbon
As 1794-1975 Commercial Tolerances On Finished Parts of Fluorocarbon
Australian Standard
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COMMERCIAL TOLERANCES ON
FINISHED PARTS OF
FLUOROCARBON
METRIC UNITS
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Standard:
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This Standard was issued in draft form for public review as DR 74110.
AS 1794—1975
Australian Standard
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COMMERCIAL TOLERANCES ON
FINISHED PARTS OF
FLUOROCARBON
PREFACE
The standard specifies the normal commercial tolerances for finished parts of
fluorocarbon. Closer tolerances than those specified can be achieved, but will generally
cost more, and in most applications will be unnecessary. Unless the part designer has
a sound background in fluorocarbon technology and parts design, assistance should be
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Parts made of fluorocarbon resins exhibit cold flow, which means that in constrained
conditions the parts will ultimately flow to conform to the configuration of the
restraining member. Designers should take advantage of this property to, for instance,
relax the extremely tight dimensions required for interference fit of metallic inserts
(say a bearing). A fluorocarbon bearing of normal commercial tolerance could perhaps
be used.
Closer tolerances should bot be requested unless the application requires such
tolerances and in any case should then be restricted to only those dimensions which
are critical.
3 AS 1794—1975
2 APPLICATION. The tolerances specified herein apply to parts made from the
full resins, viz—
(i) polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
(ii) fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP); and
(iii) related fluoropolymer resins such as—
chlorotrifluoroethylene ((CTFE)
ethylene trifluoroethylene (ETFE)
ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene (ECTFE)
perfluoroalkoxy (PFA)
polyvinylidene fluoride.