Re: HDPE and gasoline

Posted by diffusion-polymers.com on January 12, 2005 at 10:33:00:

In Reply to: HDPE and gasoline posted by Vijay Saharan on January 10, 2005 at 22:08:07:

Dear Vijay Saharan,

We don't know the exact operational conditions for the HDPE and gasoline, but from a permeation/solubility point of view you should not use gasoline and pure high density polyethylene HDPE up to 100 degrees Celsius while the HDPE will - indeed - get completely dissolved in de Gasoline.

Also during normal conditions (25 degrees Celsius, 1 atmosphere, no heating from the current) the high density polyethylene HDPE will be considerable weakened
by the gasoline, and it will give a considerable flux of gasoline through the high density polyethylene HDPE coating.

Kind Regards,
diffusion-polymers.com

: Is it possible for for a wire insulation (0.3 mm to 1 mm in thickness) made from high density polyethylene (HDPE) to get dissolved in regular gasoline upto 100 degree C with and without the presence of passing current thr' the wire ?
: Anyone please help in this matter.
: Thanks.

: Vijay