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Polyethylene (PE)
PE’s
usefulness is due to its light weight, excellent chemical resistance,
ease of processing, and relatively low cost.
There are three basic types of PE resins:
Low-density PE (LDPE)
Linear
low-density PE (LLDPE)
High-density PE (HDPE)
Application:
PE can be processed through injection molding.
It is used to create trash cans, dishpans, pails, and lids.
Extrusion is used to process over half the PE sold in North
America into film. Packaging
film includes stretch and shrink wrap, grocery bags, laundry and dry
cleaning bags. PE can also
be used to make sheet, profile, pipe, and tubing.
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