Braskem UTEC® 5040 Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene

Login to see your most recently viewed materials here. Or if you don't have an account with us yet, then click here to register.

(Viewing data as-entered. Click here to return)

Braskem UTEC® 5040 Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (discontinued **)
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polyethylene (PE); High Density (HDPE); UHMW PE (Ultra High Molecular Weight PE)
Material Notes:	Applications which require high wear resistance - technical parts, RAM extruded and compression molded sheets, rods and profiles. Information provided by Braskem.
Vendors:	No vendors are listed for this material. Please click here if you are a supplier and would like information on how to add your listing to this material.
Printer friendly version Download as PDF Download to Excel (requires Excel and Windows) Export data to your CAD/FEA program Add to Folder:

Physical Properties	Original Value	Comments

Specific Gravity	0.930 g/cc	ASTM D792/ISO 1183
Bulk Density	0.450 g/cc	ASTM D-1895
Particle Size	190 µm	Average; D50; ASTM D1921
	230 µm	Average; D50; Laser scattering; ISO 13320-1
Viscosity Test	2400 cm³/g	Intrinsic; ASTM D4020
Molecular Weight	6.00e+6 g/mol	Braskem

Mechanical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Hardness, Shore D	64	ASTM D2240/ISO 868
Tensile Strength at Break	>= 30.0 MPa	ASTM D638
Charpy Impact, Notched	>= 100 kJ/m²	Determined with double-notched specimens; ISO 11542-2
Coefficient of Friction, Dynamic	0.090	ASTM D1894
Coefficient of Friction, Static	0.10	ASTM D-1894
Abrasion	82	ISO 15527 reference set as 100; Braskem (sand slurry)

Descriptive Properties
Elongation Stress	0.41 MPa	ISO 11542-2; (150/10)

**
Materials flagged as discontinued () are no longer part of the manufacturer’s standard product line according to our latest information. These materials may be available by special order, in distribution inventory, or reinstated as an active product. Data sheets from materials that are no longer available remain in MatWeb to assist users in finding replacement materials.

Users of our Advanced Search (registration required) may exclude discontinued materials from search results.

Some of the values displayed above may have been converted from their original units and/or rounded in order to display the information in a consistent format. Users requiring more precise data for scientific or engineering calculations can click on the property value to see the original value as well as raw conversions to equivalent units. We advise that you only use the original value or one of its raw conversions in your calculations to minimize rounding error. We also ask that you refer to MatWeb's terms of use regarding this information. Click here to go back to viewing the property data in MatWeb's normal format.

Users viewing this material also viewed the following:
Braskem UTEC® 4040 Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene
Braskem UTEC® 3040 Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene
Braskem UTEC® 4041 Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene
Braskem UTEC® 5041 Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene
Braskem UTEC® 6541 Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene

PBRAS771 / 109482

	Advertise with MatWeb!
	Data sheets for over 180,000 metals, plastics, ceramics, and composites.
	HOME • SEARCH • TOOLS • SUPPLIERS • FOLDERS • ABOUT US • FAQ • LOG IN

System Message