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UHMW-PE (Ultra High Molecular Weight – Polyethylene)

Tuesday, 20 November 2007
Last Updated Saturday, 19 September 2009

We offer various grades of UHMW-PE from BRASKEM, Brazil in their standard packing of 25kgs.

INTRODUCTION & PROPERTIES: UTEC® is the trade name of the Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene
(UHMWPE) developed and produced by Braskem with its own technology resources.

UTEC® has a molecular weight about 10 times higher than that of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) resins. The Ultra
High Molecular Weight of UTEC® results in excellent mechanical properties such as high abrasion resistance, impact
strength and low coefficient of friction. These special properties allow the product to be used in several high performance
applications.

Considering the theoretical chemistry approach, a Polyethylene is a plastic “commodity” known worldwide
by the petrochemical industry. Regarding its chemical composition, Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene
(UHMWPE) is similar to other Polyethylene. It is formed by repeated molecular units of ethylene, -[CH2-CH2] –
which are chemically connected resulting in a very long molecular chain or polymeric chain.

This simple difference in the quantity of ethylene units completely modifies the final properties of the Polyethylene,
turning it into a high value and performance engineering plastic.

The larger the polymeric chain of a polyethylene, the higher its molecular weight. The average molecular weight of a
UHMWPE may vary from 3 to 10 million g/mol, ten times higher than a normal polyethylene which is around 300.000 to 1
million g/mol. That is the explanation for its name – ULTRA HIGH molecular weight polyethylene.

UTEC® is sold in powder form in grades that vary according to the molecular weight and the average particle size. The
molecular with may be in the low range (3 million g/mol), medium range (5 million g/mol) or high range (7 to 10 million
g/mol). Products with these different molecular weights are available in small (average diameter around 130 µm) or large
particle sizes (average diameter around 190 µm).

When we speak of engineering plastics, we think of materials with excellent performance, but which generally have high
costs. UTEC is one of the best options among these materials, because besides its excellent properties, it also has a
very good cost-benefit ratio.

In the below table, see the comparison of properties and surprise yourself with what can be done with this material.

PROCESSING:

It is not possible to process UTEC® through conventional methods such as injection, blow or extrusion molding, because
this material does not flow even at temperatures above its melting points. It demands special processing techniques,
being the most common ram extrusion and compression molding. These processes are generally used to produce semi-
finished parts such as rods and sheets.
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APPLICATIONS:

• Coal and Mining Industry – Linings, mixers, scrapers, bearing bushes and pipes.

• Pulp and Paper Industry – Suction box covers, rulers and profiles.

• Food and Beverage Industry – Guides for packing lines, conveyors, deflecting rollers, filling nozzles, pumps
and cutting boards.

• Chemical Industry – pipes, pumps, valves, filters, gaskets, mixers, linings

• Waste Water Treatment – Sprockets, Scrapers, rulers.

• Textile Industry – High performance fibers, bumpers, pickers, guides, roll bearings and noise reducers.

• Automotive Industry – Battery separators for use in automated lines, high capacity sealed batteries.

• Machined Parts – for use in equipment where lubrication is precluded, or in highly corrosive or abrasive
applications.

• Porous Parts and Filters – Mufflers, vents, fluidizing beds, filters, aerators etc.

We keep ready stocks of their regular grades i.e. : UTEC 4040 & UTEC 6540.

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