Overview of materials for High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Pipe Grade

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Overview of materials for High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Pipe Grade
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polyethylene (PE); High Density (HDPE); High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Pipe Grade
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	0.913 - 1.00 g/cc	0.0330 - 0.0361 lb/in³	Average value: 0.952 g/cc Grade Count:211
Water Absorption	0.0100 %	0.0100 %	Average value: 0.0100 % Grade Count:15
Viscosity	270000 - 2.10e+6 cP @Temperature 190 - 190 °C	270000 - 2.10e+6 cP @Temperature 374 - 374 °F	Average value: 1.26e+6 cP Grade Count:7
	270000 - 2.10e+6 cP @Shear Rate 100 - 1000 1/s	270000 - 2.10e+6 cP @Shear Rate 100 - 1000 1/s	Average value: 1.26e+6 cP Grade Count:7
Environmental Stress Crack Resistance	10.0 - 10000 hour	10.0 - 10000 hour	Average value: 3090 hour Grade Count:58
	15.5 - 15.5 hour @Temperature 50.0 - 100 °C	15.5 - 15.5 hour @Temperature 122 - 212 °F	Average value: 1290 hour Grade Count:18
	>= 5.00 hour @Temperature 80.0 - 80.0 °C	>= 5.00 hour @Temperature 176 - 176 °F	Average value: 1290 hour Grade Count:2
	>= 5.00 hour @Pressure 0.920 - 0.920 MPa	>= 5.00 hour @Pressure 133 - 133 psi	Average value: 1290 hour Grade Count:2
	530 - 530 hour @Temperature 50.0 - 100 °C	530 - 530 hour @Temperature 122 - 212 °F	Average value: 1290 hour Grade Count:8
	530 - 530 hour @Thickness 1.90 - 2.00 mm	530 - 530 hour @Thickness 0.0748 - 0.0787 in	Average value: 1290 hour Grade Count:8
Oxidative Induction Time (OIT)	10.0 - 45.0 min	10.0 - 45.0 min	Average value: 23.5 min Grade Count:29
	20.0 - 120 min @Temperature 200 - 220 °C	20.0 - 120 min @Temperature 392 - 428 °F	Average value: 46.2 min Grade Count:42
Thickness	6350 - 119000 microns	250 - 4700 mil	Average value: 44900 microns Grade Count:14
Melt Flow	0.0290 - 47.0 g/10 min	0.0290 - 47.0 g/10 min	Average value: 4.52 g/10 min Grade Count:205
Base Resin Melt Index	0.400 - 0.400 g/10 min @Temperature 190 - 190 °C	0.400 - 0.400 g/10 min @Temperature 374 - 374 °F	Average value: 0.400 g/10 min Grade Count:1
	0.400 - 0.400 g/10 min @Load 5.00 - 5.00 kg	0.400 - 0.400 g/10 min @Load 11.0 - 11.0 lb	Average value: 0.400 g/10 min Grade Count:1
Ash	1.00 - 2.02 %	1.00 - 2.02 %	Average value: 1.55 % Grade Count:3

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Shore D	54.0 - 71.0	54.0 - 71.0	Average value: 63.6 Grade Count:116
Ball Indentation Hardness	40.0 - 55.0 MPa	5800 - 7980 psi	Average value: 49.6 MPa Grade Count:7
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	18.0 - 40.7 MPa	2610 - 5900 psi	Average value: 32.4 MPa Grade Count:76
Tensile Strength, Yield	16.5 - 31.7 MPa	2390 - 4600 psi	Average value: 23.7 MPa Grade Count:180
Elongation at Break	195 - 1550 %	195 - 1550 %	Average value: 699 % Grade Count:165
Elongation at Yield	7.00 - 600 %	7.00 - 600 %	Average value: 19.9 % Grade Count:57
Modulus of Elasticity	0.700 - 1.34 GPa	102 - 195 ksi	Average value: 1.07 GPa Grade Count:44
Flexural Modulus	0.300 - 1.65 GPa	43.5 - 240 ksi	Average value: 0.961 GPa Grade Count:132
Secant Modulus	0.500 - 1.34 GPa	72.5 - 194 ksi	Average value: 0.974 GPa Grade Count:18
Izod Impact, Notched	0.785 - 9.19 J/cm	1.47 - 17.2 ft-lb/in	Average value: 4.16 J/cm Grade Count:57
	0.490332 - 3.43233 J/cm @Temperature -20.0 - 0.000 °C	0.918594 - 6.43016 ft-lb/in @Temperature -4.00 - 32.0 °F	Average value: 1.91 J/cm Grade Count:9
Izod Impact, Unnotched	1.10 - 1.10 J/cm @Temperature 220 - 220 °C	2.06 - 2.06 ft-lb/in @Temperature 428 - 428 °F	Average value: 1.10 J/cm Grade Count:1
Izod Impact, Notched (ISO)	0.490 - 24.0 kJ/m²	0.233 - 11.4 ft-lb/in²	Average value: 15.9 kJ/m² Grade Count:17
Charpy Impact, Notched	0.500 - 1000 J/cm²	2.38 - 4760 ft-lb/in²	Average value: 2.05 J/cm² Grade Count:16
	0.300 - 1.60 J/cm² @Temperature -30.0 - 0.000 °C	1.43 - 7.61 ft-lb/in² @Temperature -22.0 - 32.0 °F	Average value: 1.15 J/cm² Grade Count:10
Coefficient of Friction	0.200	0.200	Average value: 0.200 Grade Count:14
Coefficient of Friction, Static	0.200	0.200	Average value: 0.200 Grade Count:14
Tensile Creep Modulus, 1 hour	640 - 850 MPa	92800 - 123000 psi	Average value: 783 MPa Grade Count:7
Tensile Creep Modulus, 1000 hours	300 - 360 MPa	43500 - 52200 psi	Average value: 344 MPa Grade Count:8
Hydrostatic Design Basis	5.50 - 11.0 MPa	798 - 1600 psi	Average value: 10.4 MPa Grade Count:33
	6.89476 - 6.90 MPa @Temperature 60.0 - 60.0 °C	1000.00 - 1000 psi @Temperature 140 - 140 °F	Average value: 6.90 MPa Grade Count:21

Electrical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Electrical Resistivity	1e+05 - 1.00e+17 ohm-cm	1e+05 - 1.00e+17 ohm-cm	Average value: 2.80e+16 ohm-cm Grade Count:6
Surface Resistance	10000 - 1.00e+16 ohm	10000 - 1.00e+16 ohm	Average value: 8.00e+15 ohm Grade Count:5
Dielectric Constant	2.35 - 2.45	2.35 - 2.45	Average value: 2.38 Grade Count:5
Dielectric Strength	16.0 - 18.0 kV/mm	406 - 457 kV/in	Average value: 16.6 kV/mm Grade Count:5
Dissipation Factor	0.000200 - 0.0200	0.000200 - 0.0200	Average value: 0.00683 Grade Count:4

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear	120 - 216 µm/m-°C	66.7 - 120 µin/in-°F	Average value: 173 µm/m-°C Grade Count:32
	90.0 - 500 µm/m-°C @Temperature -20.0 - 100 °C	50.0 - 278 µin/in-°F @Temperature -4.00 - 212 °F	Average value: 295 µm/m-°C Grade Count:1
Specific Heat Capacity	2.00 - 2.10 J/g-°C	0.478 - 0.502 BTU/lb-°F	Average value: 2.01 J/g-°C Grade Count:9
	2.60 - 2.60 J/g-°C @Temperature 150 - 150 °C	0.621 - 0.621 BTU/lb-°F @Temperature 302 - 302 °F	Average value: 2.60 J/g-°C Grade Count:8
Thermal Conductivity	0.400 W/m-K	2.78 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F	Average value: 0.400 W/m-K Grade Count:7
	0.200 - 0.200 W/m-K @Temperature 150 - 150 °C	1.39 - 1.39 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F @Temperature 302 - 302 °F	Average value: 0.200 W/m-K Grade Count:8
Melting Point	53.9 - 138 °C	129 - 280 °F	Average value: 126 °C Grade Count:52
Maximum Service Temperature, Air	72.8 - 264 °C	163 - 507 °F	Average value: 120 °C Grade Count:21
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	57.0 - 99.0 °C	135 - 210 °F	Average value: 73.1 °C Grade Count:33
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	47.8 °C	118 °F	Average value: 47.8 °C Grade Count:14
Vicat Softening Point	67.0 - 132 °C	153 - 270 °F	Average value: 116 °C Grade Count:90
Brittleness Temperature	-118 - -59.0 °C	-180 - -74.2 °F	Average value: -80.8 °C Grade Count:72
DSC Induction Temperature	129 - 250 °C	264 - 482 °F	Average value: 162 °C Grade Count:11

Processing Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Processing Temperature	190 - 210 °C	374 - 410 °F	Average value: 200 °C Grade Count:5
Die Temperature	200 - 210 °C	392 - 410 °F	Average value: 205 °C Grade Count:7
Melt Temperature	136 - 260 °C	277 - 500 °F	Average value: 205 °C Grade Count:17
Head Temperature	200 - 210 °C	392 - 410 °F	Average value: 205 °C Grade Count:6

Component Elements Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Carbon, C	2.00 - 2.50 %	2.00 - 2.50 %	Average value: 2.30 % Grade Count:3

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