Dupont teflon fluoropolymer is a fluorocarbon-based polymer, polytetrafluoroethylene (ptfe). The teflon brand of ptfe is manufactured exclusively by dupont.
Materials such as teflon fluoropolymer in the fluoroplastic family offer high chemical resistance, low and high temperature capability, good resistance to weathering, a low co-efficient of friction, "slipperiness, " and electrical and thermal insulation.