Qenos PE GM5049B Qenos Polyethylene, High Density (HMW)

Product Description

GM5049B is a black high molecular weight High Density Polyethylene. It is a high performance resin for use in pressure pipes where service life to 50 years is required. GM5049B offers a balance of excellent processing characteristics along with outstanding toughness, chemical resistance and environment stress crack resistance. GM5049B will also provide excellent resistance to the effects of Ultra-Violet light exposure in outdoor applications.

GM5049B has been designed for extrusion into a full range of pipe and fitting sizes, where High Density, PE 100 Type resins are required. GM5049B is suitable for use in the transport of a wide range of fluids for industrial, rural and mining applications, including potable water. Suitability for use in any application should be determined by appropriate performance testing.

GM5049B has been designed to meet the requirements for PE 100 Type compounds and has been accepted by Australasian Polyolefine Pipeline Systems Inc. as meeting AS/NZS 4131:1997 and is intended to be used in pipes conforming to AS/NZS 4130. The material does not comply with clause 8. of AS/NZS 4131:1997 in that the long-term hydrostatic strength at 50°C has not been determined. It does comply in full with draft standard AS/NZS4131 (draft 1999). GM5049B is suitable for food contact applications and conforms to the requirements of AS2070.

General

Material Status

Commercial: Active

Availability

Asia Pacific

Features

Food Contact Acceptable

Good Processability

Good Toughness

Good UV Resistance

High ESCR (Stress Crack Resist.)

High Molecular Weight

Uses

Fittings

Fluid Handling

Industrial Applications

Piping

Agency Ratings

Appearance

Black

Forms

Pellets

Processing Method

Extrusion

Pipe Extrusion

Physical	Nominal Value	Unit	Test Method
Density		g/cm³	ASTM D1505
Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR)			ASTM D1238
190°C/2.16 kg		g/10 min
190°C/21.6 kg		g/10 min
Environmental Stress-Cracking Resistance (F50)		hr	ASTM D1693
Mechanical	Nominal Value	Unit	Test Method
Tensile Modulus			ASTM D638
--		psi
2% Secant		psi
Tensile Strength			ASTM D638
Yield		psi
Break		psi
Tensile Elongation (Break)		%	ASTM D638
Flexural Modulus - 2% Secant		psi	ASTM D790
Hardness	Nominal Value	Unit	Test Method
Durometer Hardness (Shore D)			ASTM D2240
Additional Information
Oxidative Induction Time, ISO/TR 10837, 210°C: >20 min Pipe Properties: 5.5 MPa Pressure, 80°C, AS 4131: >165 hr 5.0 MPa Pressure, 80°C, AS 4131: >1000 hr 12.4 MPa Pressure, 20°C, ISO 4427/4437: >100 hr
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Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Good Toughness, Tough, Good Processability, Easy Processing, Good UV Resistance, UV Resistant, Ultraviolet Resistant, Ultraviolet Light Resistant, High Molecular Weight, High MW, High Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance, High ESCR, Stress Cracking 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): AS (1).

Notes

¹Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.

Qenos PE GM5049B

High Density (HMW) Polyethylene

Supplied by Qenos Pty Ltd