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GUR® UHMW-PE Chemical Resistance Guide


The unpolar structure of GUR® UHMW-PE and GHR® PE-HMW affords them an unusually high resistance to chemicals and other media. They are resistant to aqueous solutions of salts, non-oxidising acids1 ) and alkalis. 

GUR® UHMW-PE and GHR® PE-HMW are resistant to a variety of solvents up to a temperature of 60 °C, but aromatic and halogenated hydrocarbons and certain oils, fats and waxes cause them to swell up. This swelling is only minor, however, up to temperatures ≈ 30 °C. When exposed to strong oxidising materials such as nitric acid, ozone, oleum, hydrogen peroxide or halogens, GUR and GHR are either resistant under limited condition or not resistant at all. We are happy to provide more information on request.

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