Patent ID: 8404309

Claim:
A fluoropolymer composition, comprising: a fluoropolymer base component comprising at least one fluoropolymer including high molecular weight polytetrafluoroethylene (HPTFE) having a number average molecular weight (M n ) of at least 500,000, said at least one fluoropolymer base component present in an amount of between 82 wt. % and 96 wt. % based on the total solids weight of all fluoropolymers in said composition; and a blended fluoropolymer composition present in an amount of between 4 wt. % and 18 wt. % based on the total solids weight of all fluoropolymers in said composition, said blended fluoropolymer composition comprising: at least one low molecular weight polytetrafluoroethylene (LPTFE) having a first melt temperature (T m ) of 335° C. or less, and a mean particle size of 1.0 microns (μm) or less; and at least one melt-processible fluoropolymer (MPF); and said composition is in the form of an aqueous dispersion.