ETFE
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ETFE (Ethylene TetrafluoroEthylene) is a fluorocarbon-based polymer (a fluoropolymer), a kind of plastic.
It was designed to be a material with high corrosion resistance and strength over a wide temperature range.
An example of its use is as pneumatic panels to cover the outside of the football stadium Allianz Arena or the Beijing National Aquatics Centre - the world's largest structure made of ETFE film (laminate). The panels of the Eden Project are also made of ETFE.
This is also being used in Beijing's national aquatics centre for the 2008 Olympics.
Examples of brand names of ETFE are Tefzel by DuPont, Fluon by Asahi Glass Company and Texlon by Vector Foiltec.
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