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PE500 - Polyethylene 500

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Other material names PE500: PE HD500, PE HMW
Material group: 
Polyethylene

In less demanding applications with respect to wear and impact resistance, PE 500 may present an economical alternative to the PE1000 standard grades. It is a versatile polyethylene grade used mainly in the food industry (meat and fish processing) but is also employed in all kinds of mechanical, chemical and electrical applications.

Color of material: 
Natur
Green
Blue
Black
Red
Yellow
Typical applications: 
  • Buffers
  • Cutting boards,
  • Chopping boards
  • Change parts and protection strips.
The material is used in: 
Food industry
Electrotechnical industry
Automobile industry
Features: 
  • Very good wear and abrasion resistance
  • High impact strength, even at low temperatures
  • Excellent chemical resistance
  • Low coefficient of friction
  • Excellent release properties
  • Very low water absorption
  • Moderate mechanical strength, stiffness and creep resistance
  • Very good electrical insulating and dielectric properties (except static dissipative grades)
  • Excellent machinability
  • Physiologically inert (several grades are suitable for food contact)
  • Good resistance to high energy radiation (gamma- and X-rays)
  • Not self-extinguishing
Material availability: 
Material is in stock

Group of materials Polyethylene:

Some trade names of the material
TECAFINE® PE 5
Nabolen® 500
Muralen®
Cestilene® HD 500
Polystone D
Senolen® HD 500 HMW
ECO-WEAR® 500
TEKALEN® A 500
Trade names unprotected reg. mark: 
PE HD500, PE HMW

Engineering plastics and their products can be ordered from TechPlasty. Materials in the same group from different manufacturers are not always directly interchangeable because they may not all have the same technical parameters. Our technical consultants, who have many years of experience in the field of engineering plastics, will be pleased to advise you on the differences in the individual materials, especially in the boundary conditions. Detailed technical data of individual manufacturers' materials can be found in their data sheets.

Some materials trade names are protected trademarks.
TECAFINE® PE 5 is a registered trademark of Ensinger; Nabolen® 500 is a registered trademark of Indiana Gummi; Muralen® is a registered trademark of Murtfeldt; Cestilene® HD 500 is a registered trademark of Quadrant; Polystone Dis a registered trademark of Röchling; Senolen® HD 500 HMW is a registered trademark of Senova; ECO-WEAR® 500 is a registered trademark of SKF;TEKALEN® A 500 is a registered trademark of Terbrack;

All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.