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    High-density polyethylene (HDPE) or polyethylene high-density (PEHD) is a thermoplastic polymer produced from the monomer ethylene. It is sometimes called...
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    Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) is a thermoplastic made from the monomer ethylene. It was the first grade of polyethylene, produced in 1933 by Dr John...
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    Linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) is a substantially linear polymer (polyethylene), with significant numbers of short branches, commonly made by...
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  • Cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) High-density polyethylene (HDPE) Electrofusion Linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) Plastic...
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    accident into a reproducible high-pressure synthesis for polyethylene that became the basis for industrial low-density polyethylene (LDPE) production beginning...
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  • Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE, UHMW) is a subset of the thermoplastic polyethylene. Also known as high-modulus polyethylene (HMPE),...
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    (high-density polyethylene) PB-1 (polybutylene) PE (polyethylene) of various densities, also abbreviated to LDPE, MDPE and HDPE (low, medium and high density...
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    intermediate level of crystallinity between that of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE). Polypropylene is normally tough and flexible...
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    polymer for EPE foams range from Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) to High-density polyethylene (HDPE). Expanded polyethylene copolymers (EPC) are also known...
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  • ordinary PE. Almost all PEX used for pipe and tubing is made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE). PEX contains cross-linked bonds in the polymer structure...
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