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Material: HMWPE - High Molecular Weight Polyethylene - PE500

Having better wear resistance than HDPE giving it a wider range of applications in industry. Widely used for its impact resistance.

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Technical Specification
Property Test Method Units Value
Colour--Various see below.
DensityISO 1183g/cm30.954
Melt Index MFR 190/5IS0 1133g/10min<0.1
Melt Index MFR 190/21.6IS0 1133g/10min1.7-2.5
Service Temp Upper-°c90
Service Temp Lower-°c-100
Yield StressISO 527 : 50mm/minN/mm²>28
Elongation at yield StressISO 527 : 50mm/min%=8
Breaking stressISO 527 : 50mm/minN/mm²=36
Elongation at breakISO 527 : 50mm/min%>50
Elastic modulusISO 527N/mm²=800
Ball indentation hardness : 30 sec value ISO 2039-1N/mm²=45
Shore Hardness D : 3 sec valueISO 868-62
Shore Hardness D : 15 sec valueISO 868-60
Notched impact strengthISO 179mJ/mm²-
Wear by the sand and slurry methodInternal Test Method-400
Vicat Softening Point VSTISO 306/B°c76
Crystalline melting rangeISO 3146°c136-138
Linear thermal expansion coefficient (23-80°c)DIN 53752k-12 x 10-4
Thermal ConductivityDIN 52612W/(K.m)0.4
Volume resistivityVDE 0303/3Ohm/cm1014
Surface resistivity dryVDE 0303/3Ohm1011
Arc resistanceVDE 0303/5GradeL4
 

Availability:

Generally supplied in sheet form already planed to close tolerances - 5-150mm thickness. Available in Natural, Black, Green, Red, Blue, Yellow and Burgundy. Please call for further details.

Applications:

Food preperation boards, fenders, hand rails, wear strips, hopper linings, protection strips, chain guides.
The data shown are typical values and are not intended to represent specifications. Their aim is to guide the user toward a material choice. Not all material sizes shown within the availability programme of this data sheet are available as standard. Please contact ABG Rubber and Plastics Ltd for further details.
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