High Density Polyethylene Pipes (HDPE)

The HDPE is a polymer which is characterized by:

  • Excellent thermal and chemical resistance.
  • Very good impact strength.
  • It is solid, colorless, translucent, almost opaque.
  • Very good processability, ie they can be processed by methods used for thermoplastic formed as injection and extrusion.
  • It is flexible, even at low temperatures.
  • It is tough.
  • It is more rigid than low density polyethylene.
  • Presents difficulty printing, paint or paste over it.
  • It is very light.
  • Its density is equal to or less than 0.952 g/cm3.
  • Not attacked by acids, water resistant to 100 ° C and most of the ordinary solvents.

HDPE pipes are designed to work buried with a lifespan of at least 50 years and even under certain conditions we can say that the total period is still more.