October 2018 Vol. 3

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PE100 Pipelines in the Material World (A Review)
https://www.pipelinesinternational.com/2018/10/05/pipelines-in-the-material-world/

PE100 Pipe with High Stress Crack Resistance (HSCR)
https://www.acu-tech.com.au/products/pe100-hscr-pipe/

Lifetime Prediction of Natural Gas Polyethylene Pipes with Internal Pressures
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1350630717314917?via%3Dihub

Abstracts and Papers from Plastic Pipes XIX (Las Vegas)
http://www.ppxix.com/upload/BEK148_03.pdf

USE OF RISK BASED “FIT FOR PURPOSE” DESIGN FOR SAFE AND STRUCTURALLY RELIABLE PE PRESSURE PIPE LINES Predrag Micic – Qenos Pty Ltd, Australia
http://www.ppxix.com/upload/BEK148_03.pdf

NEW TESTING METHOD FOR ELECTROFUSION WELDS Dr. Love Pallon – Swerea Kimab, Stockholm, Sweden
http://www.ppxix.com/upload/BEK148_03.pdf

INCREASING HDPE BUTT FUSION PRODUCTIVITY BY OPTIMIZING THE COOL TIME BASED ON THERMAL MASS CHARACTERISTICS WITHOUT COMPROMISING JOINT STRENGTH Amanda Hawkins – McElroy, U.S.A.
http://www.ppxix.com/upload/BEK148_03.pdf

INVESTIGATION OF THE FAILURE BEHAVIOR OF POLYETHYLENE ELECTROFUSION SOCKETS Isabelle Berger – Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH, Austria
http://www.ppxix.com/upload/BEK148_03.pdf

POLYETHYLENE/ALUMINUM/POLYEHTHYLENE COMPOSITE PIPE FOR FUEL GAS APPLICATION Baiqian Li – Rifeng Enterprise Group Co. Ltd. Foshan, Guangdong, PRC
http://www.ppxix.com/upload/BEK148_03.pdf

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• Lack of Paralell-ness of fusion faces
• Misalignment of surfaces
• Time, temperature and pressure deviations
• Not adhering to cool times

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