Pipe comprising super slow crack growth resistant polyethylene
US8298639B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 18, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/1397
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A pipe or a supplementary pipe article comprising a polyethylene composition comprising a base resin which comprises: (A) a first ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction having an MFR2 in the range of 300 to 700 g/10 min, and (B) a second ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction, wherein fraction (A) has a lower average molecular weight than fraction (B), wherein the base resin has a density in the range of 0.945 to 0.949 kg/cm3 and an MFR5 in the range of 0.2 to 0.4 g/10 min and a comonomer content of higher than 2.0 wt.-% and a SHI(2.7/210) in the range of 55 to 100.
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