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HDPE MONOFILAMENT

Polyethylene monofilament in direct spun is available in:

 

countdtex 302 - dtex 4826
corresponding diameter0.20 mm - 0.80 mm
tenacity50 or 65 cN/tex
elongation25%
shrinkage5%
flame retardancyno
spun dyedpossible
UV stabilisationpossible
put up typeY

 

 

COLOURS

HDPE monofilament is available in the following colours:

HDPE monofilament is available in various colours such as black, green, blue, orange, red or yellow.


 

UV STABILIZING OF HDPE MONOFILAMENTS

The breaking strength of HDPE monofilament is reduced by UV emposure. The reduction of breaking strength depends on exposure time, exposure intensity, temperature, chemical and mechanical influences. Therefore exact values of the impact cannot be forecasted.

 

1 Kly = Kilo-Langley = 1000 Langley
(Langley is the unit of irradtiation energy; = 1 Kcal/cm^2)

 

The reduction of the breaking strength is measured in numbers of years which pass until the breaking strength has reduced 50% of its original value. 

 

Experience and lab tests on Xenotest 1200 provide the following values for monofilament in natural colours:

 

  Northern Europe Central Europe Southern Europe Middle East
Exposure / year
 
70 - 80 Kly 80 - 100 Kly 100 - 140 Kly 160 - 180 Kly
UV level 0
 
1.2 years 1.0 years 0.7 years 0.5 years
UV level 1
 
5.0 years 4.0 years 3.0 years 2.0 years
UV level 2
 
7.0 years 6.0 years 5.0 years 3.5 years
UV level 3
 
8.0 years 7.0 years 6.0 years 4.0 years

 

 

Following colours have per se a certain UV grade:

 

UV LEVEL 0 UV LEVEL 1 UV LEVEL 2
  • red 52425
  • yellow 5215
  • white 9940
  • white 5203
  • orange 3150
  • orange 5230
  • green 5201
  • green 5210
  • blue 5251
  • grey 5293
  • olive green 5267
  • black 756

 

 
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