Xylan®, produced by Whitford, is one of the most well-known industrial coatings. It is actually a fluropolymer, a name certainly a lot less familiar, to the extent many users of Xylan type products only know the coating as Xylan its trade name.
What is Xylan Coating?
A fluoropolymer is a fluorocarbon based polymer with multiple strong carbon–fluorine bonds. It is characterised by a high resistance to solvents, acids, and bases, which endower the material with many key performance strengths. Xylan can be obtained in over 300 grades many of which contain other additives such as PTFE or MSo3 in varying amounts to improve the performance of the material on one or more criterias.