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Pipe comprising super slow crack growth resistant polyethylene

US8298639B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 18, 2008
Grant dateOct 30, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 28, 2028

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  • 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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