HDPE Natural Plastic Rod - 10mm To 225mm Dia.

High Density Polyethylene:

• PE300 is a lightweight (SG 0.96) and strong material that has excellent sliding properties, good chemical resistance, low moisture absorption and high impact strength at low temperatures (-50°C to +80°C). Easily processed by most traditional methods and is food compliant

Properties:

• Good low temperature resistance
• Good electrical properties
• Low water absorption
• Food compliant
• Low density

Applications:

• Components for the food industry
• Medical applications
• Tank construction
• Pumps
• Gaskets

WHAT IS HDPE ROD?

• HDPE Plastic Rod or to give it its full name, High Density Polyethylene Rod is one of the general purpose engineering plastics that has become a very popular material.

IS HDPE PLASTIC ROD LOW FRICTION?

• HDPE Plastic Rod also offers pretty low friction, which when used in bearings or rollers are always an advantage.
• HDPE is also pretty lightweight and a key feature which is universally recognised as the fact that its relatively inexpensive, which means that HDPE can save you money.

IS HDPE PLASTIC ROD SUITABLE FOR WEAR RESISTANCE?

• HDPE Plastic Rod is very good for wear or abrasion resistance, in applications where the load is not huge; HDPE will resist wear very well. If you try and file HDPE Plastic Rod with all but the roughest files, the file just seems to slide across without removing any material.

IS HDPE PLASTIC ROD AN ALL ROUND PERFORMER?

• We wouldn't say HDPE Plastic Rod is fantastic at anything but its very good at a lot of things and its the combination which makes it a strong performer.

CAN HDPE PLASTIC ROD BE USED FOR FOOD APPLICATIONS?

• HDPE Plastic Rod is often found in the food production environment as the natural grade is food compatible, it may be good for use as a rolling pin as food debris would find it difficult to adhere to the slightly waxy feel surface.

WHAT ARE ANY DISADVANTAGES OF HDPE PLASTIC ROD?

• There are however some, what some may describe as drawbacks which may or may not come into play for certain applications and one of them is the fact hat HDPE Plastic Rod is very difficult to bond using adhesives. Although adhesive specialists advise us it can be bonded, they describe it as difficult at best and maybe the answer in this instance would be to weld HDPE using purpose designed welding equipment.
• A further drawback could be that its not the hardest engineering plastic, its not particularly soft but relative to some other plastics, HDPE Plastic Rod isn't the hardest. An indication would be that if you had strong nails and pressed really hard, you could cause a mark.
• The potential drawbacks could also be described as advantages in applications where the lack of adhesion is what’s required or where a component is required to almost sacrificial as in the case of a drift.

IS THERE A SUMMARY OF HDPE PLASTIC ROD?

• So, if your looking for a material that is economical, has low friction and good abrasion resistance, is also easy to machine but doesn't involve extreme loads or high impact resistance, then HDPE Plastic Rod would probably be worth investigating further.
• Please call or email our technical team if we can be of further assistance. We have a huge stock of the entire range of HDPE Plastic Rod and are set up to dispatch whatever engineering plastics you need immediately.