PE 1000
Product full identity:
Polyethylene - Ultra High Molecular Weight
PE 1000 has high abrasion resistance, excellent sliding properties and high toughness. It has good chemical resistance, high impact strength and low moisture absorption. PE1000 is also food compliant for all critical processing applications.
Properties
- Excellent wear resistance and sliding properties
- High impact strength
- Wide temperature range (+80 to -200°C)
- Low coefficient of friction
- Very low moisture absorption <0.1%
- Food contact approved.
Applications
- Food processing
- Conveyor and bottling industries
- General machining
- Plant engineering
- Bulk material handling.
Forms
- Sheet
- Rod
- Wearstrip
Technical Properties:
All information is for guide purposes only. The data has been taken from standard test results provided by our manufacturers.
| Property | Unit | Test Method | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specific gravity | g/cm³ | DIN EN ISO 1183-1 | 0.93 |
| Water absorption till saturation 23°C | % | DIN EN ISO 62 | < 0.01 |
| Maximum service temp. Upper temp limit - Long term | °C | 80 | |
| Lower temp limit | °C | -200 |
| Property | Unit | Test Method | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tensile strength | MPa | DIN EN ISO 527-1 | 19 |
| Elongation at yield | % | DIN EN ISO 527-1 | 15 |
| Tensile strength at break | MPa | DIN EN ISO 527-1 | > 50 |
| Unnotched Impact strength | kJ/m² | DIN EN ISO 179-1 | no break |
| Notch impact strength | kJ/m² | DIN EN ISO 179-1 | 115P |
| Tensile modulus of elasticity | MPa | DIN EN ISO 527-1 | 750 |
| Shore-D | DIN EN ISO 868 | 60 | |
| Shore-D | DIN EN ISO 868 | 60 |
| Property | Unit | Test Method | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume resistivity | Ω x m | IEC 62631-3-1 | > 1013 |
| Surface resistivity | Ω | ESD STM 11.11 | > 1014 |
| Property | Unit | Test Method | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vicat-softening point VST/B/50 | °C | 80 | |
| Coefficient of linear thermal expansion 23°C - 100°C | m/(m.K) | 200 | |
| Thermal conductivity at 23°C | W/mK | 0.4 |
| Property | Unit | Test Method | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food compliance - FDA | FDA | yes (black-EU only) | |
| Food compliance - EU | EU 10/2011 | yes | |
| Food compliance - FDA | FDA | yes (black-EU only) | |
| Food compliance - EU | EU 10/2011 | yes |
| Property | Unit | Test Method | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire performance | UL 94 | HB | |
| Fire performance | UL 94 | HB |
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