Applications
- Laboratory equipment
- Municipal water and wastewater industry piping
- Drain-waste-vent systems
- Fume hoods and ducting
- Pump and valve components
- Renal care facilities
- Pharmaceutical, biopharmaceuticals and medical research
- High purity semiconductor industry
- HPLC tubing and valve components
- Lab countertops or other processing areas
- Chemical containers, storage or retention
- Plating tanks, barrels, parts
- Safety barriers, such as eye shields, face shields
- Pulp and paper bleaching
- Metals preparation and mining
- Fuel (underground transport and holding systems)
- Gaskets, seals and spacers
- Food, dairy and beverage
- Piping
- Tank and tanker linings
- Wall linings
Advantages
- Corrosion resistant (broad spectrum chemical resistance)
- Low friction (ease of flow)
- Resistant to a wide range of temperatures
- FDA and USDA approved
- Easy to install
- Meets flammability standards
- Ease of fabrication (machined, welded and formed)
- High purity
- Static dissipation
- Excellent strength-to-weight ratios
- Long lasting, durable
- Wide range of operating pressure/burst resistant
- Lightweight
- Able to color code to indicate contents
Materials
- Alpha-Nucleated PP-DWU Twin-Wall Sheets (PP-HKP)
- Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC)
- Ethylene-Tetrafluoroethylene (ECTFE)
- Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP)
- Flame Retardant Polypropylene (FR PP)
- Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)
- High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE)
- Nylon/Cast Nylon (PA)
- Perfluoroalkoxy (PFA)
- Polyethylene (PE)
- Polyethylene, High Heat Resistant, UV Stabilized (PE-HWU)
- Polypropylene Copolymer (CPP), Homopolymer (PPH)
- Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
- Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
- Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF)
- Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS)
- Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMW-PE)
Did you know?
Certain thermoplastics are 100 percent inert to corrosive chemicals across the entire pH range, cutting cost, weight and maintenance in applications.
Sustainability Advantages of Performance Plastics
Cost Efficiency
- Chemical facilities can save up to 2% on maintenance due to reduced corrosion impact.
- High purity PVDF supports fewer impurities, making it a more cost-effective choice in ultrapure applications.
- Thermoplastics offer cost savings by being inherently non-corrosive and requiring less maintenance.
Durability and Strength
- Polyethylene boasts superior abrasion resistance, even better than steel when using a sand-slurry test.
- Fiberglass-reinforced plastics (FRP) are lightweight but have impressive strength, carrying about 25% of steel's weight and providing approximately 50% of its tensile strength.
- Chemical products in performance plastics have a favorable weight-to-strength ratio, enhancing durability.
Environmental and Other Benefits
- Using thermoplastics can prevent corrosive chemicals, enhancing the environment's safety.
- Certain thermoplastics are 100% recyclable, reducing the carbon footprint and supporting a greener future.
- Performance plastics, due to their reduced weight, contribute to fuel savings and lower CO2 emissions in various applications.