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INEOS HDPE K38-20-123

Medium Density Polyethylene

Supplied by INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA

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Product Description
K38-20-123 is a black medium density polyethylene resin designed specifically for pipe extrusion and pipe coating. It exhibits excellent long term stress life and environmental stress crack resistance. This material has NSF certification for potable water applications and is recognized by the Plastics Pipe Institute as having a PE 2708 (formerly PE 2406) rating. The natural version of this resin is available as Fortiflex K38-20-138.
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • North America
Additive 
  • Carbon Black (23000 ppm)
Features 
  • Copolymer
  • High ESCR (Stress Crack Resist.)
  • Medium Density
Uses 
  • Pipe Coatings
  • Piping
  
Agency Ratings 
 
RoHS Compliance 
Appearance 
  • Black
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Extrusion Coating
  • Sheet Extrusion
  
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Density
     ASTM D4883
-- 2
g/cm³
  
-- 3
g/cm³
  
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR) (190°C/2.16 kg)
g/10 min
 ASTM D1238
Environmental Stress-Cracking Resistance
      
--
hr
 ASTM D1693B
--
hr
 ASTM D1693C
Carbon Black Content
%
 ASTM D160
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Strength 4
     ASTM D638
Yield
psi
  
Break
psi
  
Tensile Elongation 4 (Break)
%
 ASTM D638
Flexural Modulus - 2% Secant 5
psi
 ASTM D790
Hydrostatic Design Basis
     ASTM D2837
73°F
psi
  
140°F
psi
  
Impact
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Notched Izod Impact
ft·lb/in
 ASTM D256
Hardness
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Durometer Hardness (Shore D)
 
 ASTM D2240
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Brittleness Temperature
°F
 ASTM D746
Vicat Softening Temperature
°F
 ASTM D1525
Additional Information
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Cell Classification
 
 ASTM D3350
PENT
day
 ASTM F1473
Related Terminology
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Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: High Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance, High ESCR, Stress Cracking Resistant, Medium Density, Medium Specific Gravity.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Piping, Pipe, Pipe Coatings, Pipe Coating.
Agency Ratings
This plastic material has 2 certifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of certifications for that agency): PPI (1), NSF (1).
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
2Natural
3Black
42.0 in/min
5Method I (3 point load)
 
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