polyethylene pipe

Polyethylene Pipe

Nexcycle Plastics recycles polyethylene scrap for making polyethylene pipe. Thinking of converting to recycled polyethylene? As a polyethylene recycler, we can help you do it right the first time. We recycle polyethylene for a variety of products made using the pipe extrusion process, i.e., polyethylene pipe, pe pipe or poly pipe. Our high density polyethylene resin NPI – 04HDPE Mixed Color is reprocessed from post industrial polyethylene and is ideally suited for making polyethylene pipe. As a leading polyethylene recycler and compounder, we offer a reliable supply of polyethylene and are prepared to help you convert your extrusion process to recycled polyethylene.

What is Polyethylene Pipe?
As a part of the much larger plastic pipe family, our polyethylene is one of the most widely used polymer for making polyethylene pipe. Usually defined as a tube for transporting liquids, gases and powders from one point to another, plastic pipe comes in sizes ranging from 3/4" to 18" or more and is used for moving everything from water and sewage to steam, air and gas. Polyethylene pipe is used to build large systems of pipe for municipal water supply and for sewage disposal, irrigation and drainage systems for the agriculture industry and for transporting chemicals and other corrosive materials. Derived from ethylene gas, it can be made using addition polymerization in low or high pressure processes which are typically defined according to their density. As an alternative to using some other plastic piping material, polyethylene pipe has revolutionized the agriculture, irrigation and waste water industries. Available as a corrugated or smooth pipe in varying degrees of thicknesses and properties, polyethylene pipe is used for everything as drainage pipe to industrial transfer pipe.

Benefits and Properties of Polyethylene Pipe
The key properties of our recycled polyethylene as a piping material include its flexibility, lightweight, chemically resistance, toughness, impact resistance and durability. While other plastic pipes share some of these same properties, high density polyethylene stands out in that it features a unique combination lightweight flexibility with durable toughness. As a piping solution, polyethylene is chosen for one important reason above all others. Unlike other piping solutions, polyethylene pipe is extremely easy to handle and install. These features make hdpe pipe well suited for those applications requiring a pipe that has to be assembled and installed in the most inaccessible and harsh environments. It is the preferred pipe of choice for most trenchless technologies like pipe bursting and horizontal direction drilling. Capable of being fused using heat fusion welding, polyethylene pipe is also leak free making it an ideal choice for handling hazardous waste materials.

Resin Properties
Key properties of our hdpe resin as a plastic piping material include its melt index and density. They are key indicators of what the melt strength and flow will be for processing. If you're looking for resin to use in pipe extrusion processes, the lower the melt index, the greater the melt strength will be. If you're looking for resins for your injection molding process, a higher melt index will mean a faster melt flow which helps to fill the mold cavities in shorter period of time. The properties of our hdpe resin are listed below:

HDPE RESIN PROPERTIES	ASTM TEST	UNIT ENGLISH (METRIC)	NOMINAL VALUES
Melt Index	D1238	gm/10 min	0.3 to 0.9
Density	D1505	gm/cm3	.945 to .960

Applications
Part of polyethylene's appeal as a plastic pipe is due to its unique combination of properties and the many forms which it can be produced as a resin. It can be produced in granules, powders, pipe, rod, tube and sheet form and molded through a variety of processes from injection molding to extrusion. Its applications range from use for making pet bottles for milk, water, juice, cosmetics, shampoo, dish and laundry detergents, and household cleaners. It can be used as bags for groceries and retail purchases, or as cereal box liners. It excels, however, as a plastic pipe for moving water and environmentally sensitive materials for a wide range of industrial, commercial and residential applications. Capable of operating under great pressures and in very corrosive environments, polyethylene pipe is well suited for use as watermain, landfill collection pipe, drainage pipe in highway construction, agriculture, mining, and irrigation industries, and as industrial transfer pipe for all sorts of abrasive materials.

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