BE-15 Pipes and Materials: Welding of Plastic Pipes

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Fundamentals concerning plastics

Materials for plastic pipelines

The main plastics for pipeline production are listed as follows:

PVC-U = Unplasticised PVC
PVC-C = Chlorinated PVC
HD-PE = Polyethylene of high density
PE-X = Cross-linked polyethylene
PP = Polypropylene
GRP = Glass-fibre-reinforced plastics

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