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Plastic Pipes - Maximum Operating Temperatures

Piping materials like ABS, PE, PVC, CPVC, PB, PP and SR and pressure and operating temperature limits.

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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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