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PE1404
PE2406
PE3408
PE4710
Molecular weight
nCH2=CH2
-(CH2-CH2)-n
MW =28
MW = 1,000 1,000,000
Density
Butene Branch
Weight fraction
Molecular weight
Weight fraction
Molecular weight
Knee
Hoop Stress
Stage I
Stage II
Failure Time
Environmental
Loading
SCG Resistance
SCG Resistance
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Density
Density
*Berthold, J. et al., Plast. Rub. Comp. Proc. Applcn., vol. 25, 368(1996)
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3 Ps of polymer design*
Polymer (Density, MI)
Processing
(Resin Manufacturer)
HDS
Pressure Rating
Properties
(Utility/
Municipality)
SCG
Slow Crack
Growth
RCP
Rapid Crack
Propagation
*Berthold, J. et al., Plast. Rub. Comp. Proc. Applcn., vol. 25, 368(1996)
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Short Chains/1000 C
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5
100
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10
3
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Key Findings:
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0
0.1
0.1 - 3
3-8
8 - 15
15 - 41 41 - 400
67% of distribution
33% of distribution
Molecular weight range (104)
* Graph generated from Tables I and II in Lu, X. et al, J. Poly. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys., vol. 34, 1809 (1996)
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Weight fraction
Comonomer
Distribution
Molecular weight
* Brown, N. et al, Plast. Rub. Comp. Proc. Applcn., vol. 17, No. 4, 255 (1992)
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Weight fraction
Comonomer
Distribution
Molecular weight
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SCG Resistance
Bimodal PE
Unimodal PE
SCG Resistance
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Density
Density
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Clutton et al* showed that Tc from the RCP test was directly correlated with
Td-b, the ductile-brittle transition temperature from the Charpy test
Molecular weight has a significant effect on Td-b.
Homopolymer PE, which has poor SCG, is predicted to have the highest
resistance to RCP!
*Clutton, E.Q. et al., Plast. Rub. Comp. Proc. Applcn., vol. 27, 478(1998)
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Summary
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Questions?
Bimodal polyethylene
Sebastian Joseph
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Bimodal polyethylene pipe processing
Adel Haddad
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Ideas for webinar improvement
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