HDPE SPE80+ is a HDPE grade intended for applications including Status: Commercial: Active; Application: Drinking Water Pipe, Drainage Pipe, Plumbing. Review the listed technical properties and confirm current specifications, regulatory suitability and availability with the relevant supplier before purchase.
Representative disclosure:
Applications
- Status: Commercial: Active
- Application: Drinking Water Pipe, Drainage Pipe, Plumbing
- Form(s): Pellet
- Outstanding ESCR
- Good Resistance to SCG & RCP
- Good Creep Strength
- Good Processability
- Good Chemical Resistance
- Very Good Low Temp. Impact Resistance
- Antioxidant: Yes
- Processing Aid: No
- Antiblock: No
- Slip Agent: No
- Processing Method: Pipe Extrusion
- Extruder Barrel Temperature: 200-230 °C
- Melt Temperature: 205-240 °C
Technical properties
Technical values are source-captured and pending confirmation against current supplier documentation.
| Property | Physical | Typical Value | Unit | Test Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property | High Load Melt Flow Index (190°C/21.6 kg) | Typical Value | 6.0 | Unit | g/10 min | Test Method | ISO 1133 |
| Property | Melt Flow Index (190°C/5.0 kg) | Typical Value | 0.33 | Unit | g/10 min | Test Method | ISO 1133 |
| Property | Density | Typical Value | 0.944 | Unit | g/cm³ | Test Method | ISO 1183 |
| Property | Mechanical | Typical Value | Unit | Test Method | |||
| Property | Tensile Strength at Yield | Typical Value | 25 | Unit | MPa | Test Method | ISO 527-1, -2 |
| Property | Elongation at Yield | Typical Value | 11 | Unit | % | Test Method | ISO 527-1, -2 |
| Property | Elongation at Break | Typical Value | > 1000 | Unit | % | Test Method | ISO 527-1, -2 |
| Property | Tensile Strength at Break | Typical Value | 40 | Unit | MPa | Test Method | ISO 527-1, -2 |
| Property | Tensile Modulus of Elasticity | Typical Value | 700 | Unit | MPa | Test Method | ISO 527-1, -2 |
| Property | Flexural Modulus – 1% Secant | Typical Value | > 1000 | Unit | MPa | Test Method | ASTM D790 |
| Property | ESCR F10 (10% Igepal, Method B) | Typical Value | > 1000 | Unit | hrs | Test Method | ASTM D1693 |
| Property | FNCT (3.5 MPa, 2% Arkopal N100, 80°C) | Typical Value | > 120 | Unit | hrs | Test Method | ISO 16770 |
| Property | Conformance Testing | Typical Value | Unit | Test Method | |||
| Property | Minimum Required Strength (MRS) | Typical Value | > 8.0 | Unit | MPa | Test Method | ISO 9080 |
| Property | Hydrostatic Pressure Test (9.0 MPa @ 20°C) | Typical Value | > 100 | Unit | hrs | Test Method | ISO 1167 |
| Property | Hydrostatic Pressure Test (4.6 MPa @ 80°C) | Typical Value | > 165 | Unit | hrs | Test Method | ISO 1167 |
| Property | Hydrostatic Pressure Test (4.0 MPa @ 80°C) | Typical Value | > 1000 | Unit | hrs | Test Method | ISO 1167 |
| Property | Resistance to Slow Crack Growth (4.0 MPa @ 80°C) | Typical Value | > 500 | Unit | hrs | Test Method | ISO 13479 |
| Property | Resistance to Rapid Crack Propagation (6 bar @ 0°C) | Typical Value | > 10.0 | Unit | mm | Test Method | ISO 13477 |
| Property | Impact | Typical Value | Unit | Test Method | |||
| Property | Tensile Impact Strength (Notched, -30°C) | Typical Value | 167 | Unit | kJ/m² | Test Method | ISO 8256 |
| Property | Izod Impact Strength (Notched, 23°C) | Typical Value | 26 | Unit | kJ/m² | Test Method | ISO 180 |
| Property | Thermal | Typical Value | Unit | Test Method | |||
| Property | Melting Temperature | Typical Value | 129 | Unit | °C | Test Method | ISO 3146 |
| Property | Oxidation Induction Time (200°C) | Typical Value | > 30 | Unit | min | Test Method | ISO 11357 |
| Property | Vicat Softening Temperature (10N) | Typical Value | 126 | Unit | °C | Test Method | ISO 306 |
| Property | Deflection Temperature Under Load (0.45 MPa) | Typical Value | 68 | Unit | °C | Test Method | ISO 75 |
| Property | Deflection Temperature Under Load (1.8 MPa) | Typical Value | 50 | Unit | °C | Test Method | ISO 75 |