The advantages and disadvantages of UHMWPE Sheet

UHMWPE Sheet has high abrasion resistance, excellent sliding properties and high toughness. It has good chemical resistance, high impact strength and low moisture absorption.

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What are the advantages of UHMWPE Sheet?

Odourless, tasteless, and nontoxic

Has extremely low moisture absorption

Very low coefficient of friction

UHMWPE doesn’t become brittle until the temperature gets below −150°C

Lubricates itself and is highly abrasion resistant.

It’s resistant to water, moisture and most chemicals

It’s resistant to micro-organisms.

What are the disadvantages of UHMWPE Sheet?

Its melts at around +130°C to +136°C

Not advisable to use UHMWPE at temperatures exceeding 80°C to 100°C for extended periods of time.

Under load, UHMWPE will deform continually as long as the stress is present, an effect known as creep.

Probably unsuitable to being used higher load items or components

How well does UHMWPE Sheet perform?

UHMWPE sheets have an incredible resistance to abrasion. It will outperform almost any engineering plastic for abrasion resistance and is probably one of the best materials for lining chutes and hoppers for products such as sand, aggregate and concrete or any other h ighly abrasive moving product.

Another important property is it's incredibly low co-efficient of friction. It is one of the lowest of all engineering plastics and will produce components with a very high life span with very low drag, which means very little will stick to it. Its also resistant to many dilute acids, solvents and cleaning agents.

UHMWPE has a maximum continuous operating temperature of plus 90°C and a short term operating temperature of plus 120°C. Its a very tough material, with the highest impact strength of any thermoplastic presently made.

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