IDES Prospector Already have an account? Login Here

IDES

BorSafe™ ME3444

Medium Density Polyethylene

Supplied by Borealis AG

The technical datasheet with complete property values for BorSafe™ ME3444 is available to members of the Prospector Plastics Database.
Register to view full datasheet.
Register to View Full Datasheet
Product Description
BorSafe ME3444 is a bimodal polyethylene compound produced by the advanced Borstar technology.

It includes a combination of pigments and stabilisers to ensure excellent long-term thermal stability and UVresistance. BorSafe ME3444 is classified as an MRS 8.0 material (PE80).

BorSafe ME3444 is recommended for pressure pipe systems in the application fields of drinking water particulary where flexibility and coilability is of importance. It also shows excellent resistance to rapid crack propagation and slow crack growth. Thanks to the structure, it gives outstanding extrudability, compared to conventional PE80.
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • Europe
  • North America
  
Additive 
  • Unspecified Stabilizer
  • UV Stabilizer
  
Features 
  • Good Crack Resistance
  • Good Flexibility
  • Good Thermal Stability
  • Good UV Resistance
  
Uses 
  • Piping
Agency Ratings 
Appearance 
  • Blue
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Extrusion
  • Pipe Extrusion
  
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Density
g/cm³
 ISO 1183
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (190°C/5.0 kg)
g/10 min
 ISO 1133
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Modulus
psi
 ISO 527-2/1
Tensile Stress (Yield)
psi
 ISO 527-2/50
Tensile Strain (Break)
%
 ISO 527-2
Resistance to Rapid Crack Propagation, Pc - S4 test 2 (32°F)
psi
 ISO 13477
Resistance to Slow Crack Growth 3 (176°F)
month
 ISO 13479
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Oxidation Induction Time 4 (392°F)
min
  
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: BorSafe™ ME3444, BorSafe ME3444, BorSafe™ , BorSafe, BorSafeME3444, ME 3444, ME3444, Polyethylene, Medium Density, Polyethylene Medium Density, MDPE, Polyethylene, PE, Borealis, PolyethyleneMediumDensity, 3444ME
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Good Thermal Stability, Good UV Resistance, UV Resistant, Ultraviolet Resistant, Ultraviolet Light Resistant, Good Flexibility, Flexible, Good Crack Resistance, Crack Resistant.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Piping, Pipe.
Agency Ratings
This plastic material has 1 certifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of certifications for that agency): PPI (1).
Extrusion
Nominal Value
Unit
 
Cylinder Zone 1 Temp.
°F
  
Cylinder Zone 2 Temp.
°F
  
Cylinder Zone 3 Temp.
°F
  
Cylinder Zone 4 Temp.
°F
  
Cylinder Zone 5 Temp.
°F
  
Melt Temperature
°F
  
Die Temperature
°F
  
Extrusion Notes
Head: 200 to 210°C
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
2Test pipe 110 mm, SDR11
38 bar
4EN 728
 
IDES
Copyright © 2012 IDES
The information presented on this datasheet was acquired by IDES from the producer of the material. IDES makes substantial efforts to assure the accuracy of this data. However, IDES assumes no responsibility for the data values and strongly encourages that upon final material selection, data points are validated with the material supplier.