Xylan® Coatings
Xylan® Coatings are a family of fluoropolymer coatings. Learn more about our Xylan Coating services
Xylan® Coatings
The Xylan® range of fluoropolymer coatings is manufactured by PPG Industries, though the first coating was created by coatings manufacturer and supplier Whitford Worldwide in 1969. Whitford Worldwide is now a wholly owned subsidiary of PPG Industries.
The first Xylan® was the ‘1010’. It was initially designed to provide a tough, very low-friction film that could withstand the constant wiping of a rubber seal, yet be capable of being cured at low temperatures to avoid distorting or blistering aluminium. One of Whitford’s first strategic partnerships was with Xomox Corporation to whom they sold five gallons of Xylan® 1010 for application to a series of valve actuators.
Following the success of Xylan® 1010 the product range went on to expand along with the capability to create bespoke Xylan® systems. The fluoropolymer coatings offered include PTFE, FEP and PFA coatings.
What Is Xylan® Coating Technology?
Xylan® Performance Properties
The Xylan® range includes other polymers though it is the fluoropolymers that form the mainstay of Marcote’s business. And as with all fluoropolymers, Xylan® coatings will provide:
- Non-stick
- Low coefficient of friction
- Heat resistance
- Low porosity
- Permeation resistance
- Chemical resistance
- Non-wetting (both hydrophobic and oleophobic)
- Low surface energy
- Abrasion resistance
- Excellent durability
- Food contact compliant for many formulations
- Unique electrical properties
- Cryogenically stable
Xylan® Coating Application
Xylan® coatings are available in liquid form and are applied using an HVLP spray gun. When applying Xylan® all surfaces are prepared using a sandblasting process so that we are able to ensure a clean and well-etched surface for the Xylan® to adhere to.
Once applied, Xylan® is baked at medium to high temperatures to allow the coatings to cure, resulting in a tough, inert finish. The applications in which Xylan® coatings are used are very diverse.
The chemical make-up consists of the newest high–temperature, organic polymers which make it low friction, non-stick, corrosion resistant and chemical resistant.
Xylan® Uses & Industries
Most Xylan® coatings are dry film lubricants, which means they have high performance properties when in use under heavy loads, at high temperatures and in chemical and corrosive environments.
Its in-use characteristics make it ideal for application on piston rings and skirts for the automotive industry and fasteners, nuts and bolts for the oil and gas industry.
In addition, Xylan® coatings reduce mechanical wear, control torque, have a wide range of operating temperatures and some UV stability. For added corrosion protection Xylan® coatings can also undergo a zinc phosphate pre-treatment.
A full range of industries benefit from the Xylan® range, including, for example, aerospace, converting, film, food and rubber.
Throughout these and other industries, Marcote applies Xylan® coatings on their own and with our plasma coatings to achieve enhanced or alternative properties.
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If you would like to know more about Xylan® coatings from Marcote, please contact us and we will be delighted to help you.
Surfaces that Xylan® coatings can be applied to
Metallic substrates
Carbon Steel
Stainless Steel
Steel Alloys
Magnesium
Titanium
Copper
Metallic substrates
Rubber
Carbon Fibre
Glass
Glass Fibre
Plastics
The History of Xylan®
Xylan® was the first product created by coatings manufacturer and supplier Whitford Worldwide in 1969 and more specifically it was the ‘1010’ part of their product range that the business was built upon.
The product was initially designed to provide a tough, very low-friction film that could withstand the constant wiping of a rubber seal, yet be capable of being cured at low temperatures to avoid distorting or blistering aluminium. One of the company’s first strategic partnerships was with Xomox Corporation to whom they sold five gallons of Xylan® 1010 for application on a series of valve actuators.
Following the success of Xylan® 1010, the product range went on to expand and Whitford now has the capability to create bespoke Xylan® systems.
Xylan® & Teflon™ Fluoropolymer Coatings
There are other fluoropolymer coatings aside from the Xylan® range, such as Teflon™.
The difference between Xylan® and Teflon™ lies in different formulations of specific coatings. PPG Industries exclusively supply Xylan® coatings, whereas the Teflon™ manufacturer Chemours supplies basic fluoropolymer materials and coatings made from those materials,
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