Teflon wire and PVC wire are two kinds of commonly used electric cables. But the using environment for them is different. Teflon and PVC are two different insulation materials, they are using to produce cable and also have different uses and different advantages. In one word, there are some differences between them, this is the main topic of today’s article.

This article includes three different parts:

• What is Teflon wire
• What is PVC wire
• What is the difference between Teflon wire and PVC wire

First, we need to have an understanding of the concept of Teflon cable and PVC cable.

What is Teflon wire

Teflon cable uses polytetrafluoroethylene as insulation material (Full name is fluoroplastic), covering metal conductors. Conductors usually include tinned copper, ofc copper, and aluminum.
Teflon insulated wire has the characteristics of non-stick properties, heat resistance, sliding properties, moisture resistance, abrasion resistance, corrosion resistance, etc. It is a kind of high-temperature cable. Compare with other high-temperature cables, it has the advantages of excellent thermal stability and mechanical wear-resistant electrical insulation performance, strong acid and alkali resistance, corrosion resistance, fire resistance and non-combustibility, high oxygen index, low smoke and halogen-free, no aging, easy stripping, high strength, and friction resistance.
Its application is also wide: In the electronics industry, it can using for temperature compensation wires, low-temperature resistant wires, high-temperature heating wires, aging resistant wires, and flame retardant wires; In the household appliance industry, it can using for internal wiring of air conditioners, microwave ovens, electronic disinfection cabinets, rice cookers, electronic thermos bottles, electric heaters, electric ovens, electric frying pans, lamps, and lanterns, etc.

Now, we will introduce what is PVC wire.

What is PVC wire

PVC cable uses polyvinyl chloride as insulation material(PVC plastic), covering metal conductors. Conductors usually also include tinned copper, ofc copper, and aluminum. PVC insulation cable is usually using for the internal connection of electronic and electrical equipment. Since the PVC material, this cable has the character of uniform insulation thickness, easy to peel and cut. Oil resistance, fire prevention, environmental protection. It is also widely using since it cost cheaper and easy to install and maintain.

Since fluoroplastic and PVC materials are both the best choice for insulation cables, so many people may feel confused with them. How to distinguish them and how to choose, is there any differences between them? Now, we will enter into today’s main topic, the differences between these two kinds of cables.

What is the difference between Teflon wire and PVC wire

Teflon high-temperature cable and PVC electric copper cable have some differences for people to distinguish, now we will state these differences between them.

• Insulation thickness is different. The teflon heating cable insulation is thinner than PVC electric cable insulation. But their insulation performance of them are both good, it is not that the thicker the insulation layer, the better the insulation performance.
• Flammability performance is different. Teflon material has good flame retardancy, and it is not easy to ignite if it is directly burning with a lighter. And PVC material is easy to be ignited. This point is very easy to distinguish.
• Degrees of preheating and melting is different. PVC material has poor high-temperature resistance, it will be easily melted when it encounters a high-temperature environment. But Teflon material is difficult to melt and has good heat resistance.
• The appearance is different. From the appearance point of view, the sheath color brightness of these two cables is different. PVC insulated cable is dull, but Teflon cable is brighter.
• The working temperature is different. Teflon high-temperature cable working temperature can reach 200℃, people also call it high-temperature cable since it’s good high-temperature resistance. But PVC flexible cable working temperature can only reach 70℃. PVC cable is not very resistant to high temperatures.
• The cost is different. Cost depends on the conductor material, insulation material, and size. But the cost of the Teflon heating wire is different from PVC copper flexible electric wire.
• Application is different. In the electronics industry, Teflon cable is usually used for temperature compensation wires, low-temperature resistant wires, high-temperature heating wires, aging resistant wires, and flame retardant wires; In the household appliance industry, Teflon heating cable is usually used for internal wiring of air conditioners, microwave ovens, electronic disinfection cabinets, rice cookers, electronic thermos bottles, electric heaters, electric ovens, electric frying pans, lamps, and lanterns, etc. But PVC cable is usually used to connect inside of electronic and electrical equipment. The application of them is also an important difference for people to choose when they need.

Now, have you understood the differences between Teflon wire and PVC wire? If you still have other problems, you can contact Henan Shenbei Industrial Co. Ltd. Customer service will wait for any of your consulting 24 hours.