%0 Generic %A Crawford, Robert %A Stephan, André %A Prideaux, Fabian %D 2019 %T EPiC database - Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) %U https://melbourne.figshare.com/articles/dataset/EPiC_database_-_Ethylene_tetrafluoroethylene_ETFE_/9979754 %R 10.26188/5da554446a581 %2 https://melbourne.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/18746099 %K Embodied energy %K Embodied carbon %K Embodied greenhouse gas emissions %K Embodied water %K Input-output analysis %K Construction %K Building %K Materials %K Environmental performance %K Life cycle assessment %K LCA %K Database %K Process analysis %K Australia %K Hybrid analysis %K Life cycle inventory %K LCI %K Concrete block %K Cement mortar %K Portland cement %K Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) %K Concrete 20 MPa %K Concrete 25 MPa %K Concrete 32 MPa %K Concrete 40 MPa %K Concrete 50 MPa %K Fibre cement sheet %K Fibre cement weatherboard %K Gypsum plaster %K Plasterboard - 10 mm %K Concrete roof tile %K Flat glass %K Double glazing - flat glass %K Laminated glass %K Toughened glass %K Double glazing - toughened glass %K Cellulose insulation %K Aluminium foil insulation %K Glasswool insulation %K Rockwool insulation %K Polystyrene (EPS/XPS) insulation %K Polyurethane (PU) rigid foam insulation %K Aluminium bar %K Aluminium composite panel %K Aluminium extruded %K Aluminium sheet %K Copper sheet %K Copper pipe %K Copper wire %K Cold rolled stainless steel %K Stainless steel extruded %K Stainless steel sheet %K Stainless steel wire %K Cold rolled steel %K Hot rolled galvanised structural steel %K Hot rolled structural steel %K Steel bar %K Steel hollow section extruded %K Steel pipe %K Steel sheet corrugated %K Asphalt %K Nylon carpet %K Wool carpet %K Silicone %K Water %K Wood glue (PVA) %K Solar hot water system %K Solvent-based paint %K Water-based paint %K Wallpaper %K Natural rubber %K Synthetic rubber %K High-density polyethylene (HDPE) film %K High-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe %K Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) film %K Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) pipe %K Nylon 66 %K Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) %K Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) %K Building Science and Techniques %X This material is part of the free Environmental Performance in Construction (EPiC) Database. The EPiC Database contains embodied environmental flow coefficients for 250+ construction materials using a comprehensive hybrid life cycle inventory approach.

Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) is a fluorine-based plastic with high corrosion resistance, self-cleaning properties, ultraviolet resistance and resistant to a broad range of temperatures.

ETFE is produced by polymerising tetrafluoroethylene using water. ETFE is then extruded to the required thickness and welded into large sheets.

Due to its high resistance to the outdoor environment, ETFE is used in tensile architecture as a membrane and can also be used in inflated cushions. %I The University of Melbourne