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These materials can be found in different colours and with different additives and different fibres to change their

properties such as Flame retardant, Anti-static additive, UV- stabilised.

Homopolymer polypropylene has a better tensile strength and a higher temperature resistance than the HDPE

but lower impact strength. Copolymer has a higher impact strength than the homopolymer but it has a small

reduction in other properties. It is used generally for applications, which have colder conditions.

Low Temp limit - 5

Tensile strength at yield - 57 Elongation at yield %14

Elastic modulus - 1450

Linear coefficient of thermal expansion DIN53752 - 10-4 x K - 1.5

Heat deflection temperature - 95