Glass-reinforced polyethylene piping products

Composite glass-reinforced polyethylene (PE-GF) piping products, where short glass fibers are mixed directly into the polymer matrix in polymer extrudate, are a recent development and have been introduced for large-diameter piping applications, up to 120-in. diameters and even larger, in Europe. [Pg.702]

Reinforced thermoplastics pipe can currently be made using E-glass fiber or carbon, aramid or polyethylene fiber reinforcement. The development of these new materials for high performance applications is still relatively recent compared with thermosetting resins and there are no long term case histories of product performance available yet. The pipes are made by... [Pg.279]