Questions tagged [polyethylene]

3 questions
2
votes
0 answers

How to apply the permeability value found from an experiment?

I have done a permeability experiment on LDPE in the presence of air using a 25mm circular specimen. At 30'C, the permeability was found to be 1.846 barrer. Now I am trying to apply this permeability value to a calculation whereby I am trying to…
1
vote
1 answer

Static electricity in PE foam rolling

In a PE (polyethylene) foam factory there have been some incidents with static electricity that have created minor fires. Fire is a concern in such a factory, as PE is highly flammable, and even more as PE foam uses propane or butane gas in its…
PavoDive
  • 195
  • 5
0
votes
0 answers

Help me guesstimate the loads I can apply to a little PE block welded to a PE wall

I want to mount some equipment into a polyethylene (PE) shaft. I can't bolt or drill directly into the walls, but the supplier of the shaft can weld little PE blocks onto the wall: 50x50x50 mm, with bolts pressed into the blocks. I have about 30kg…
mart
  • 4,711
  • 1
  • 15
  • 28