| Polyethylene (PE) Typical Properties |
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| Specific Gravity | 1.16 to 1.17 | 1.68 | 0.912 to 0.921 | 0.929 to 0.962 | 0.935 to 0.973 | 0.947 to 0.959 | 0.947 to 0.963 | 0.948 to 0.965 | 0.962 to 0.963 | 0.902 to 0.936 | 0.914 to 0.929 | 0.918 to 0.948 | 0.936 to 0.959 | 0.932 to 0.955 | 0.920 to 0.923 | -- | 0.931 to 0.968 | 0.902 to 0.967 | 0.920 to 0.947 | 0.906 to 0.914 | 0.886 to 0.916 | 0.914 to 0.948 | | Melt Mass Flow Rate (g/10 min) | 3.8 | -- | 0.85 to 1.2 | 0.15 to 21 | 0.020 to 9.0 | 0.050 to 1.0 | 0.027 to 11 | 0.028 to 2.8 | 42 | 0.12 to 58 | 0.30 to 35 | 0.20 to 4.1 | 0.60 to 8.0 | 0.040 to 6.4 | 0.60 to 2.1 | 0.93 to 3.6 | 0.080 to 6.1 | 0.10 to 20 | 0.10 to 0.69 | 0.95 to 4.1 | 0.10 to 3.1 | 0.30 to 2.2 | | Flexural Modulus (psi) | 320000 | 239000 to 245000 | -- | 276 to 14700 | 87100 to 218000 | 102000 to 202000 | 119000 to 222000 | 115000 to 189000 | 135000 to 235000 | 13300 to 52400 | -- | 16000 to 106000 | 70200 to 118000 | 82400 to 120000 | 17400 to 91400 | -- | 2610 to 190000 | 11600 to 223000 | 64000 to 152000 | -- | 4300 to 22000 | 99800 to 102000 | | Tensile Strength (psi) | 1400 to 3250 | 4270 to 7890 | 1030 to 9460 | 203 to 4510 | 299 to 34200 | 1800 to 5190 | 3070 to 5390 | 2600 to 8040 | 2900 to 4370 | 683 to 5380 | 2170 to 4560 | 4.00 to 7260 | 2010 to 3630 | 1450 to 4660 | 1300 to 1510 | 830 to 9290 | 933 to 3830 | 1150 to 4100 | 2470 to 5920 | 522 to 6740 | 500 to 7550 | 2150 to 3190 | | Tensile Elongation (%) | 290 to 800 | 4.0 to 260 | 560 to 710 | 8.0 to 910 | 1.0 to 1000 | 7.0 to 810 | 6.6 to 800 | 10 to 990 | 10 to 500 | 3.0 to 710 | 530 to 960 | 1.0 to 900 | 11 to 1000 | 4.0 to 900 | 6.0 to 970 | 460 to 740 | 6.0 to 38 | 0.70 to 770 | 10 to 360 | 450 to 850 | 490 to 930 | 190 to 510 | | Rockwell Hardness | -- | 90 to 94 | -- | 24 to 40 | 50 to 61 | -- | 49 to 50 | 41 | 51 to 55 | 40 to 93 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 113 | 50 to 66 | -- | -- | -- | | Notched Izod Impact (ft·lb/in) | 3.67 | 3.79 to 3.88 | -- | -- | 0.187 to 7.68 | 0.480 to 4.12 | 4.53 to 16.0 | 16.9 to 19.7 | 3.03 to 3.63 | 0.533 to 8.22 | -- | 0.900 to 12.6 | 0.937 to 2.61 | 0.281 to 61.2 | -- | -- | -- | 0.500 to 10.7 | 1.30 to 30.0 | -- | -- | -- | | DTUL at 66 psi (0.45 MPa) (°F) | -- | 192 to 194 | -- | 98.6 to 120 | 148 to 179 | 140 to 165 | 156 to 173 | 158 to 163 | 176 | 99.8 to 203 | -- | 109 to 148 | 124 to 163 | 116 to 148 | -- | -- | -- | 73.0 to 158 | 149 to 204 | -- | -- | 151 | | DTUL at 264 psi (1.8 MPa) (°F) | 163 | 149 to 170 | -- | 73.4 to 95.0 | 102 to 159 | 100 | 111 to 113 | -- | 111 | 102 to 110 | -- | 93.2 to 167 | 104 to 106 | 99.1 to 108 | -- | -- | -- | 73.0 to 121 | 108 to 119 | -- | -- | -- | | CLTE, Flow (in/in/°F) | -- | 0.000056 to 0.000057 | -- | 0.000089 | 0.000051 to 0.00012 | 0.000070 to 0.000071 | 0.000066 to 0.00010 | 0.000066 to 0.000067 | 0.000070 to 0.00035 | 0.000100 to 0.00013 | -- | 0.000047 to 0.00011 | 0.000036 | 0.000056 to 0.00016 | -- | -- | 0.00011 | 0.000094 to 0.00012 | 0.000082 to 0.00020 | -- | -- | -- |
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| Specific Gravity (g/cm³) | 1.16 | 1.67 to 1.68 | 0.910 to 0.919 | 0.926 to 0.960 | 0.932 to 0.971 | 0.945 to 0.957 | 0.945 to 0.960 | 0.946 to 0.962 | 0.960 | 0.900 to 0.934 | 0.912 to 0.927 | 0.915 to 0.946 | 0.934 to 0.957 | 0.929 to 0.953 | 0.918 to 0.921 | -- | 0.929 to 0.966 | 0.899 to 0.965 | 0.918 to 0.944 | 0.904 to 0.912 | 0.884 to 0.914 | 0.912 to 0.945 | | Melt Mass Flow Rate (g/10 min) | 3.8 | -- | 0.85 to 1.2 | 0.15 to 21 | 0.020 to 9.0 | 0.050 to 1.0 | 0.027 to 11 | 0.028 to 2.8 | 42 | 0.12 to 58 | 0.30 to 35 | 0.20 to 4.1 | 0.60 to 8.0 | 0.040 to 6.4 | 0.60 to 2.1 | 0.93 to 3.6 | 0.080 to 6.1 | 0.10 to 20 | 0.10 to 0.69 | 0.95 to 4.1 | 0.10 to 3.1 | 0.30 to 2.2 | | Flexural Modulus (MPa) | 2210 | 1650 to 1690 | -- | 1.90 to 101 | 601 to 1500 | 700 to 1390 | 819 to 1530 | 793 to 1300 | 930 to 1620 | 91.8 to 361 | -- | 110 to 733 | 484 to 812 | 568 to 831 | 120 to 630 | -- | 18.0 to 1310 | 80.0 to 1540 | 441 to 1050 | -- | 29.6 to 152 | 688 to 706 | | Tensile Strength (MPa) | 9.65 to 22.4 | 29.5 to 54.4 | 7.10 to 65.2 | 1.40 to 31.1 | 2.06 to 236 | 12.4 to 35.8 | 21.2 to 37.2 | 17.9 to 55.4 | 20.0 to 30.1 | 4.71 to 37.1 | 15.0 to 31.4 | 0.0276 to 50.0 | 13.8 to 25.1 | 10.0 to 32.1 | 8.95 to 10.4 | 5.72 to 64.1 | 6.43 to 26.4 | 7.91 to 28.3 | 17.0 to 40.8 | 3.60 to 46.5 | 3.45 to 52.1 | 14.8 to 22.0 | | Tensile Elongation (%) | 290 to 800 | 4.0 to 260 | 560 to 710 | 8.0 to 910 | 1.0 to 1000 | 7.0 to 810 | 6.6 to 800 | 10 to 990 | 10 to 500 | 3.0 to 710 | 530 to 960 | 1.0 to 900 | 11 to 1000 | 4.0 to 900 | 6.0 to 970 | 460 to 740 | 6.0 to 38 | 0.70 to 770 | 10 to 360 | 450 to 850 | 490 to 930 | 190 to 510 | | Rockwell Hardness | -- | 90 to 94 | -- | 24 to 40 | 50 to 61 | -- | 49 to 50 | 41 | 51 to 55 | 40 to 93 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 113 | 50 to 66 | -- | -- | -- | | Notched Izod Impact (J/m) | 196 | 202 to 207 | -- | -- | 10.00 to 410 | 25.6 to 220 | 242 to 854 | 900 to 1050 | 162 to 194 | 28.4 to 439 | -- | 48.0 to 675 | 50.0 to 139 | 15.0 to 3270 | -- | -- | -- | 26.7 to 573 | 69.4 to 1600 | -- | -- | -- | | DTUL at 66 psi (0.45 MPa) (°C) | -- | 88.8 to 90.1 | -- | 37.0 to 49.0 | 64.6 to 81.5 | 60.0 to 74.0 | 68.9 to 78.1 | 70.0 to 72.8 | 79.9 to 80.0 | 37.7 to 95.0 | -- | 42.7 to 64.7 | 51.4 to 72.8 | 46.8 to 64.5 | -- | -- | -- | 22.8 to 70.0 | 65.0 to 95.6 | -- | -- | 66.0 | | DTUL at 264 psi (1.8 MPa) (°C) | 72.5 | 64.8 to 76.9 | -- | 23.0 to 35.0 | 39.1 to 70.6 | 38.0 | 44.0 to 45.0 | -- | 44.0 | 38.7 to 43.2 | -- | 34.0 to 75.0 | 40.0 to 41.1 | 37.3 to 42.0 | -- | -- | -- | 22.8 to 49.2 | 42.0 to 48.2 | -- | -- | -- | | CLTE, Flow (cm/cm/°C) | -- | 0.00010 | -- | 0.00016 | 0.000093 to 0.00022 | 0.00013 | 0.00012 to 0.00018 | 0.00012 | 0.00013 to 0.00062 | 0.00018 to 0.00023 | -- | 0.000084 to 0.00020 | 0.000064 | 0.00010 to 0.00028 | -- | -- | 0.00020 | 0.00017 to 0.00022 | 0.00015 to 0.00036 | -- | -- | -- |
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