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Polyethylene
The chemical resistance of any polymer is defined largely by the chemical structure of the material and the strength of the weakest link in this structure.
 PE
has a lower
chemical
resistance than
the
fluoropolymers,
because it has
two types of
bonds - ‘C-C’
and ‘C-H’.
The ‘C-H’ bond
is weaker than
the ‘C-F’ bond
present in
fluoropolymers,
and can be
broken more
easily to allow
chemical
reactions to
occur. This
leads to a lower
chemical
resistance for
PE.
Fillers
The wear resistance and other properties of
polymers may be improved by incorporating fillers and account must be taken of the chemical resistance of the chosen filler.
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