Material
HDPE
HDPE is a lightweight, low-friction thermoplastic with excellent chemical resistance and very low moisture absorption, suited to food-processing items and fittings, though it is soft and expands with heat.
Manufacturing processes
CNC
About
HDPE (high-density polyethylene) is a lightweight thermoplastic with excellent chemical resistance, very low moisture absorption, low friction, and good machinability. It is soft and not stiff, expands roughly ten times as much as steel with temperature, creeps under sustained load, and suits continuous use only up to about 80–90 °C. Some grades are prone to stress cracking.
CNC-machined HDPE is a good option for food-processing items, industrial fittings, and low-load sliding parts.
Technical Details
- Accuracy
- ±0.15% (lower limit of ±0.13 mm)
- Density
- 0.95 g/cm³
- Min. wall thickness
- -
Technical Properties
- Tensile strength
- 20 - 37 MPa
- Tensile modulus
- 800 - 1500 MPa
- Tensile elongation
- 100 - 800%
- Flexural strength
- 20 - 45 MPa
- Flexural modulus
- 800 - 1400 MPa
- HDT (0.45 MPa)
- 75 - 85°C
- HDT (1.8 MPa)
- 45 - 55°C
- Embossing
- min. 0.3 mm
- Engraving
- min. 0.3 mm
- Warping risk
- N/A
- Maximum printing dimensions
- 1,200 × 1,100 × 1,100 mm