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RELENE® 52GB002

High Density (HMW) Polyethylene

Supplied by Reliance Industries Limited

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Product Description
52GB002 is a High Molecular Weight High Density Polyethylene (HMHDPE) blow molding grade with balanced stiffness and impact strength. It possesses broad molecular weight distribution, very good swell and excellent processability. 52GB002 can readily be processed on most of HDPE blow moulding machines with accumulators.
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • Asia Pacific
Features 
  • Food Contact Acceptable
  • Good Impact Resistance
  • Good Processability
  • Good Stiffness
  • High Molecular Weight
  • Med.-Wide Molecular Weight Distrib.
Uses 
  • Blow Molding Applications
  • Containers
  
Agency Ratings 
Processing Method 
  • Blow Molding
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Density
g/cm³
 ASTM D1505
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR)
     ASTM D1238
190°C/10.0 kg
g/10 min
  
190°C/21.6 kg
g/10 min
  
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Strength (Yield, Compression Molded)
psi
 ASTM D638
Tensile Elongation (Yield, Compression Molded)
%
 ASTM D638
Flexural Modulus (Compression Molded)
psi
 ASTM D790
Impact
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Notched Izod Impact (Compression Molded)
 
 ASTM D256
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Vicat Softening Temperature
°F
 ASTM D1525
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: RELENE® 52GB002, RELENE 52GB002, RELENE® , RELENE, RELENE52GB002, 52 GB 002, 52GB002, 52GB, GB002, Polyethylene, High Density, Polyethylene High Density, Polyethylene, High Density (HMW), Polyethylene High Density HMW, HDPE, HMW, HDPE HMW, Polyethylene, PE, Reliance, PolyethyleneHighDensityHMW, HDPEHMW, GB52
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Good Stiffness, Good Impact Resistance, Medium Molecular Weight Distribution, Wide Molecular Weight Distribution, Medium MW Distribution, Wide MW Distribution, Good Processability, Easy Processing, High Molecular Weight, High MW.
Agency Ratings
This plastic material has 3 certifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of certifications for that agency): FDA (1), IS (2).
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
 
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