Plastic Pipes - Maximum Operating Temperatures
Operating Temperature
- is the maximum operating temperatures for plastic pipe materials.
| Plastic Pipe Material | Operating Temperature | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| With Pressure | Without Pressure | |||
| (oF) | (oC) | (oF) | oC) | |
| ABS - Acrylonitrilebutadiene Styrene | 100 | 38 | 180 | 82 |
| PE - Polyethylene | 100 | 38 | 180 | 82 |
| PVC - Polyvinylchloride | 100 | 38 | 140 | 60 |
| CPVC - Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride | 180 | 82 | 180 | 82 |
| PB - Polybutylene | 180 | 82 | 200 | 93 |
| PP - Polypropylene | 100 | 38 | 180 | 82 |
| SR - Styrene Rubber Plastic | 150 | 66 | ||
Maximum Short Time Operating Temperature
- for pipes without pressure.
- PVC : 95 oC
- PP : 100 oC
- PE : 95 oC
Heat Distortion Temperature
- is the temperature where a test piece of a material placed in a heat medium with a bending load (18.6 kg/cm2) applied - reaches a specified deflection.
- ABS: 104 - 106 oC
- PVC: 54 - 80 oC
- HDPE: 43 - 49 oC
- LDPE: 32 - 41 oC
- PP: 57 - 64 oC
Vicat Softening Temperature
- is the temperature where a needle shaped penetrator sinks into a test piece a specified depth when a specified vertical load (1 kg) is applied.
- ABS: 102.3 oC
- PVC: 92 oC
- PE: 127.3 oC
- PP: 152.2 oC
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