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KEY FEATURES & BENEFITS
Polyethylene pipes and fittings have been used extensively by the water and gas industries for many years. They deliver a reliable pipeline system providing the asset owner and user with numerous benefits and advantages:
Lightweight – PE pipes are approximately 1/8th the density of metal pipes
Flexible – PE pipes have a bending radius between 15 and 25 times the pipe diameter
Self-restraining – PE is end load resistant and doesn’t require concrete thrust blocks
Good chemical resistance – PE doesn’t rust, rot or corrode and don’t internally corrode, tuberculate or support biological growth
Good abrasion resistance – PE pipes are an excellent carrier of abrasive media
Good impact resistance – PE can revert to its original form
Welded joints – welded joint provides pipeline continuity with continuous strings of pipe
Cost effective system – PE has a relatively low purchase price and provides low whole life costs
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