OVERVIEW of HMW PE 500 - Polyethylene |
High Molecular Weight Polyethylene / HMW PE 500 grade is very extensively used as a wear or abrasion resistant component on conveyors, chutes, troughs, tension bars and liners. Being lightly 'softer' than UHMW, HMW PE is often specified for cutting boards because it does not blunt the knives as quickly and is food approved. HMW (PE 500 aka HD 500) polyethylene has a density 500,000 g/mol, compared with 300,000 g/mol for standard HDPE or 1,000,000+ g/mol (per ITS) to 3.1+ million (per ATS) for UHMW. HMW PE 500 exhibits a good combination of stiffness, toughness, mechanical damping ability with wear & abrasion resistance.
HDPE = 300,000 Min Molecular Weight
HMW = 500,000 Min Molecular Weight
UHMW* = 1,000,000 Min Molecular Weight (per International Testing Standard)
UHMW** = 3,100,000 Min Molecular Weight (American Testing Standards)
*According to the International Standards Organization (ISO), UHMWPE has a molecular weight of at least 1 million g/mole and degree of polymerization of 36,000
**According to American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) it has a molecular weight of greater than 3.1 million g/mole and degree of polymerization of 110,000
Typical applications of High Molecular Weight Polyethylene 500 grade: for use with food contact particularly trap and preparation surfaces (food boards, butchers blocks, food machinery/production parts, dough scrapers, food board racking, catering display)
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FEATURES AND BENEFITS of HMW PE 500 - Polyethylene |
Features of High Molecular Weight Polyethylene / HMW PE 500:
It is readily available in many colors.
HMW = 500,000 Min Molecular Weight
Supplied as High Molecular Weight Polyethylene sheets, High Molecular Weight Polyethylene plastic parts precision engineered to your specifications, chopping boards and butchers block.
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