HDPE Pipe

Features and Benefits of HDPE Pipe
HDPE pipe offers many advantages to other piping systems used throughout the world.  HDPE pipe is lighter than traditional piping materials which results in substantial savings for handling and faster, less costly installation.  The pipe is not rigid, but rather flexible and is produced in straight lengths or coils.  Since HDPE is not brittle material, it can be installed with bends and over uneven terrain easily in continuous lengths without additional welds or couplings.  Polyethylene pipe is inherently tough and has a high abrasion resistance.  The Pipe is very resistant and resilient to damage caused by external loads, vibrations, and from pressure surges such as water hammer.  Polyethylene pipe utilizes heat fusion methods such as butt fusion, socket fusion, sidewall fusion, and electrofusion to join the material, which creates a joining system stronger than the pipe itself.  HDPE fusion methods create a leak proof, fully restrained joint.   Significant cost savings can be realized over traditional piping materials such as ductile iron, steels, PVC, and fiberglass within the same design parameters.  Real savings in product costs, installation efficiency, and long term life expectancy are major advantages of HDPE piping systems.  The properties of the HDPE material make the pipe extremely resistant to scale build up that leads to decreased flow rates and the pipe is impervious to the most aggressive chemicals and corrosive elements.  PE pipe and fittings are more chemically resistant than stainless steel.  The exceptionally smooth surface of polyethylene pipe offer minimal resistance to flow and the flow remains relatively constant for the life of the pipe, unlike other piping products that must allow for a reduction of flow capacity over time. 

Major applications for HDPE Pipe
HDPE pipe is an ideal material for the following piping applications;

• Natural Gas Distribution
• Pipeline Rehabilitation
• Natural Gas Gathering
• Telecommunications
• Oilfield-gas, oil, and brine water
• Landfill
• Municipal Water
• Sewer
• Power Plants
• Industrial and Mining
• Chemical
• Hazardous & Solid Waste
• Geothermal Heating and Cooling
• Directional Drilling