ETCHED WIRE - A process applied to PTFE wire in which the wire is passed through a sodium bath to create a rough surface to allow epoxy resin to bond the PTFE.
ETFE - Abbreviation for ethylene tetrafluoroethylene. See ethylene tetrafluoroethylene.
ETHERNET - Local area network configuration.
ETHYLENE - A colorless flammable gaseous unsaturated hydrocarbon C2H4 that is found in coal gas. It can be produced by pyrolysis of petroleum hydrocarbon.
ETHYLENE CHLOROTRIFLUOROETHYLENE - A high temperature fluoropolymer of high dielectric strength (HALAR®). Abbreviation ECTFE. Also abbreviated as ECTFE-XI. Halar® is a trademark of the Allied Chemical Co.
ETHYLENE TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE - A high temperature insulation of high dielectric strength. Abbreviation ETFE.
ETHYLENE TETRAFLUOROETHYLENECOPOLYMER - A high temperature cross-linked fluoropolymer of high dielectric strength per MIL-C-17. Abbreviation XLETFE.
ETL - ETL Testing Laboratory.
EXTREMELY HIGH FREQUENCY - See frequency band.
EXTRUDE - To shape (as metal or plastic) by forcing through a die.
EXTRUSION - The process of continuously forcing both a plastic or elastomer and a conductor core through a die, thereby applying a continuous coating of insulation or jacket to the core or conductor.
