Material: HDPE
Color: Black mainly
Length: 6 meters or customized
Characteristic: Corrosion preventive and Energy saving.
Shanghai Metal Corporation is a leading PEX PIPE manufacturer and supplier.
PEX pipe, also known as cross-linked polyethylene pipe, is made of polyethylene material. The linear molecular structure of polyethylene is transformed into a three-dimensional network structure through physical and chemical methods, thereby improving the performance of polyethylene.
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Technical Information of PEX Pipe:
1. Main Material
The main raw material for the production of PEX pipes is HDPE, as well as initiators, cross-linking agents, catalysts and other auxiliaries. Other modifiers can be added if there are special requirements.
2. Production Process
Raw material pretreatment + auxiliary agent preparation → mixing → melt graft extrusion → pipe forming → crosslinking → inspection packaging → finished product.
3. The role and purpose of additives
The cross-linking agent cracks the original linear molecular structure to form a graft material, and then forms a three-dimensional network structure. The role of antioxidants and color particles is to improve the corrosion resistance of PEX tubes, prevent long-term sunlight exposure from changing physical properties, and can resist long-term erosion of ultraviolet rays, thereby extending their service life.
Similarities and differences in performance of PEX pipe, PVC-U pipe and Aluminum-Plastic composite pipe:
In terms of performance, the three types of pipes have some differences in addition to the common features of non-corrosion, non-scaling, non-producing bacteria and easy installation:
a. Excellent temperature resistance
The service temperature of PEX pipe is -70~110℃, the service temperature of UPVC pipe is 5~45℃, and the service temperature of Aluminum-plastic composite pipe is -40+~85℃.
b. Anti-vibration performance
Because UPVC pipes are glued together, their anti-vibration performance is slightly inferior to that of aluminum-plastic composite pipes and PEX pipes.
c. Service life
The service life of UPVC pipe and aluminum-plastic composite pipe is about 20-30 years, and that of PEX pipe is about 50 years.
d. Chemical resistance
Due to its molecular structure, PEX tubes can transport a variety of chemical substances even at high temperatures without being corroded.