Borealis HE1878E-C2 High Molecular Weight Polyethylene, Crosslinkable

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Borealis HE1878E-C2 High Molecular Weight Polyethylene, Crosslinkable
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polyethylene (PE); High Density (HDPE); UHMW PE (Ultra High Molecular Weight PE)
Material Notes:	HE1878E-C2 is a high molecular weight, high density polyethylene specially designed for production of cross linked pipes (PE-X). HE1878E-C2 is recommended for the production of cross linked pipes used in plumbing, heating, district heating, relining, industrial, domestic gas, and domestic water. Former trade name for this product was BorPEX™. Information provided by Borealis AG
Key Words:	XLPE;PEX
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	0.951 g/cc	0.0344 lb/in³	compound; ISO 1183
Oxidative Induction Time (OIT)	>= 50 min @Temperature 210 °C	>= 50 min @Temperature 410 °F	EN 728
Melt Flow	10 g/10 min @Load 21.6 kg, Temperature 190 °C	10 g/10 min @Load 47.6 lb, Temperature 374 °F	ISO 1133

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Tensile Strength, Yield	22.0 MPa	3190 psi	50mm/min; ISO 527-2

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