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Alathon®  L5008 - LyondellBasell Industries - 
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Alathon L5008 by LyondellBasell Industries is a HDPE, HMW (Polyethylene, High Density (HMW)) plastic material.
General Information
Product Description

ALATHON L 5008 is a bimodal high molecular weight high density polyethylene copolymer resin designed to meet the high performance requirements of pressure pipe applications. When L 5008 is compounded with an Equistar approved black concentrate, this formula meets the following standards.
-Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI) PE4608
-NSF Standard 14 and Standard 61 for Potable Water Pipe and Fittings.
-ASTM D 3350 Cell Classification 445564C.
-Chemical Resistance per ASTM D 2513-01a, Section 5.4
General  
Material Status
  • Commercial: Active
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    Availability
  • Asia Pacific
  • Europe
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  • North America
  • South America
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    Test Standards Available
  • ASTM
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    Features
  • Copolymer
  • High Molecular Weight
  • Med.-Wide Molecular Weight Distrib.
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    Uses
  • Fittings
  • Piping
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    Forms
  • Pellets
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    Processing Method
  • Extrusion
  • Injection Molding
  • Pipe Extrusion
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    Features (Alternate Representations) 
    High Molecular Weight, High MW, Medium Molecular Weight Distribution, Wide Molecular Weight Distribution, Medium MW Distribution, Wide MW Distribution.
    Uses (Alternate Representations) 
    Piping, Pipe.
    Spelling Variations 
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    Alathon L5008 - LyondellBasell - Polyethylene, High Density (HMW) Plastic

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