Overview of materials for High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Glass fiber Filled

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Overview of materials for High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Glass fiber Filled
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polyethylene (PE); High Density (HDPE); High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Glass fiber Filled
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	0.940 - 1.71 g/cc	0.0340 - 0.0618 lb/in³	Average value: 1.16 g/cc Grade Count:69
Filler Content	10.0 - 50.0 %	10.0 - 50.0 %	Average value: 25.3 % Grade Count:17
Water Absorption	0.0100 - 0.300 %	0.0100 - 0.300 %	Average value: 0.0786 % Grade Count:36
Moisture Absorption at Equilibrium	0.0100 - 0.100 %	0.0100 - 0.100 %	Average value: 0.0775 % Grade Count:4
Water Absorption at Saturation	0.0100 - 0.100 %	0.0100 - 0.100 %	Average value: 0.0775 % Grade Count:4
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.00100 - 0.0350 cm/cm	0.00100 - 0.0350 in/in	Average value: 0.00699 cm/cm Grade Count:52
	0.00800 - 0.00800 cm/cm @Temperature 80.0 - 80.0 °C	0.00800 - 0.00800 in/in @Temperature 176 - 176 °F	Average value: 0.00800 cm/cm Grade Count:1
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Transverse	0.00200 - 0.0160 cm/cm	0.00200 - 0.0160 in/in	Average value: 0.00883 cm/cm Grade Count:6
	0.0130 - 0.0130 cm/cm @Temperature 80.0 - 80.0 °C	0.0130 - 0.0130 in/in @Temperature 176 - 176 °F	Average value: 0.0130 cm/cm Grade Count:1
Melt Flow	0.200 - 40.0 g/10 min	0.200 - 40.0 g/10 min	Average value: 7.16 g/10 min Grade Count:23
Ash	10.0 - 40.0 %	10.0 - 40.0 %	Average value: 24.0 % Grade Count:5

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Rockwell R	50.0 - 112	50.0 - 112	Average value: 74.3 Grade Count:36
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	6.00 - 862 MPa	870 - 125000 psi	Average value: 66.5 MPa Grade Count:38
	9.00 - 161.337 MPa @Temperature -40.0 - 120 °C	1310 - 23400.0 psi @Temperature -40.0 - 248 °F	Average value: 69.4 MPa Grade Count:3
Tensile Strength, Yield	19.0 - 82.7 MPa	2760 - 12000 psi	Average value: 44.3 MPa Grade Count:38
Elongation at Break	1.00 - 290 %	1.00 - 290 %	Average value: 14.5 % Grade Count:59
Elongation at Yield	2.00 - 11.0 %	2.00 - 11.0 %	Average value: 6.38 % Grade Count:8
Modulus of Elasticity	0.700 - 35.3 GPa	102 - 5120 ksi	Average value: 5.32 GPa Grade Count:39
	7.17055 - 15.2374 GPa @Temperature -40.0 - 93.3 °C	1040.02 - 2210.03 ksi @Temperature -40.0 - 200 °F	Average value: 11.2 GPa Grade Count:2
Flexural Yield Strength	17.2 - 465 MPa	2500 - 67400 psi	Average value: 76.8 MPa Grade Count:58
	61.3633 - 215.116 MPa @Temperature -40.0 - 93.3 °C	8900.02 - 31200.1 psi @Temperature -40.0 - 200 °F	Average value: 138 MPa Grade Count:2
Flexural Modulus	0.965 - 34.7 GPa	140 - 5030 ksi	Average value: 4.51 GPa Grade Count:67
	1.40 - 14.0653 GPa @Temperature -40.0 - 120 °C	203 - 2040.03 ksi @Temperature -40.0 - 248 °F	Average value: 6.70 GPa Grade Count:3
Compressive Yield Strength	9.50 - 55.2 MPa	1380 - 8000 psi	Average value: 26.8 MPa Grade Count:7
Izod Impact, Notched	0.267 - 3.74 J/cm	0.500 - 7.00 ft-lb/in	Average value: 1.13 J/cm Grade Count:61
	2.1356 - 4.59154 J/cm @Temperature -40.0 - 93.3 °C	4.0009 - 8.60184 ft-lb/in @Temperature -40.0 - 200 °F	Average value: 3.36 J/cm Grade Count:2
Izod Impact, Unnotched	1.17 - 13.3 J/cm	2.20 - 25.0 ft-lb/in	Average value: 5.93 J/cm Grade Count:32
Charpy Impact Unnotched	1.70 - 1000 J/cm²	8.09 - 4760 ft-lb/in²	Average value: 3.19 J/cm² Grade Count:10
	2.50 - 5.20 J/cm² @Temperature -40.0 - -30.0 °C	11.9 - 24.7 ft-lb/in² @Temperature -40.0 - -22.0 °F	Average value: 3.45 J/cm² Grade Count:4
Charpy Impact, Notched	1.00 - 10.0 J/cm²	4.76 - 47.6 ft-lb/in²	Average value: 2.77 J/cm² Grade Count:11
	0.500 - 1.10 J/cm² @Temperature -40.0 - -30.0 °C	2.38 - 5.24 ft-lb/in² @Temperature -40.0 - -22.0 °F	Average value: 0.786 J/cm² Grade Count:7

Electrical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Electrical Resistivity	1000 - 1.00e+16 ohm-cm	1000 - 1.00e+16 ohm-cm	Average value: 6.64e+15 ohm-cm Grade Count:22
Surface Resistance	1e+05 - 1.00e+13 ohm	1e+05 - 1.00e+13 ohm	Average value: 3.33e+12 ohm Grade Count:3
Dielectric Constant	2.30 - 2.80	2.30 - 2.80	Average value: 2.65 Grade Count:6
Dielectric Strength	11.8 - 45.0 kV/mm	300 - 1140 kV/in	Average value: 19.3 kV/mm Grade Count:15
Dissipation Factor	0.00400 - 0.00800	0.00400 - 0.00800	Average value: 0.00667 Grade Count:6
Arc Resistance	140 - 180 sec	140 - 180 sec	Average value: 147 sec Grade Count:6
Comparative Tracking Index	600 V	600 V	Average value: 600 V Grade Count:3

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear	19.8 - 180 µm/m-°C	11.0 - 100 µin/in-°F	Average value: 69.3 µm/m-°C Grade Count:28
	12.24 - 12.24 µm/m-°C @Temperature 22.8 - 50.0 °C	6.800 - 6.800 µin/in-°F @Temperature 73.0 - 122 °F	Average value: 12.2 µm/m-°C Grade Count:1
CTE, linear, Transverse to Flow	115.2 - 115.2 µm/m-°C @Temperature 22.8 - 50.0 °C	64.00 - 64.00 µin/in-°F @Temperature 73.0 - 122 °F	Average value: 115 µm/m-°C Grade Count:1
Thermal Conductivity	0.288 - 0.980 W/m-K	2.00 - 6.80 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F	Average value: 0.450 W/m-K Grade Count:8
Melting Point	127 - 135 °C	261 - 275 °F	Average value: 131 °C Grade Count:6
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	72.2 - 143 °C	162 - 290 °F	Average value: 124 °C Grade Count:46
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	51.7 - 127 °C	125 - 260 °F	Average value: 107 °C Grade Count:56
Vicat Softening Point	71.0 - 92.0 °C	160 - 198 °F	Average value: 83.4 °C Grade Count:10
Flammability, UL94	HB	HB	Grade Count:42

Processing Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Processing Temperature	40.0 - 227 °C	104 - 440 °F	Average value: 182 °C Grade Count:24
Die Temperature	230 - 240 °C	446 - 464 °F	Average value: 235 °C Grade Count:3
Melt Temperature	180 - 280 °C	356 - 536 °F	Average value: 226 °C Grade Count:19
Mold Temperature	20.0 - 82.2 °C	68.0 - 180 °F	Average value: 44.0 °C Grade Count:33
Drying Temperature	76.7 - 100 °C	170 - 212 °F	Average value: 84.5 °C Grade Count:9
Moisture Content	0.200 %	0.200 %	Average value: 0.200 % Grade Count:3
Injection Pressure	4.96 - 124 MPa	720 - 18000 psi	Average value: 80.6 MPa Grade Count:23

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