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Its superior performance characteristics make it an ideal choice for expanding the use of thermoplastic piping systems at higher operating pressures and larger diameters to replace metallic piping systems in a safe and cost effective manner.
Besides extending the operating pressure limits of thermoplastic piping systems, VESTAMID® NRG 2101 YE offers many of the same benefits, and in most instances more superior performance, as conventional PE piping systems.
- Tough and durable
- Corrosion resistant
- Resistant to heavy hydrocarbons
- High resistance to Slow Crack Growth and Rapid Crack Propagation
- Increased installation efficiencies
- Worry free performance
These characteristics make the VESTAMID® NRG 2101 yellow material an ideal choice when selecting appropriate thermoplastic piping materials in extending your gas distribution infrastructure.
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- We recommend a processing temperature between 230°C (446°F) and 260°C (500°F) - in some cases up to 280°C (536°F) - during the injection molding and extrusion process.
- The mold temperature should be within a range of 60°C (140°F) to 100°C (212°F). Drying at 80°C (176°F) for 2 hours to 4 hours before processing is recommended.
- Polyamide 12 is a high performance thermo-plastic polymer with increased performance characteristics that translates into safe operations over the life of the installed pipe- line. It has a considerable record of safe and proven experience in many demanding applications, including fuel lines in passenger cars, air brake tubing in trucks and off-shore applications.
Properties
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Value Units Test Method / Conditions Tensile Modulus (dry) 189000 psi ISO 527 Tensile Strength (dry) 5800 psi ISO 527 Yield Stress (dry) 5800 psi ISO 527 Yield Strain (dry) 12 % ISO 527 Stress at 50% Strain (dry) 5220 psi ISO 527 Stress at Break (dry) 6960 psi ISO 527 Nominal Strain at Break (ɛtb, dry) 175 % ISO 527 Typical for the Mat. Nom. Strain at Break (ɛtb) min. 220 (specimen milled from pipe wall) % ISO 527 Charpy Notched Impact Strength (+23°C, dry) 21.4 ftlb/in² ISO 179/1eA Charpy Notched Impact Strength (0°C, dry) 11.9 ftlb/in² ISO 179/1eA Charpy Notched Impact Strength (-30°C, dry) 8.56 ftlb/in² ISO 179/1eA Charpy Notched Impact Strength (-40°C, dry) 4.28 ftlb/in² ISO 179/1eA Flexural Modulus (23°C, dry) 181000 psi ISO 178 Flexural Stress at Conv. Deflection (23°C, dry) 6240 psi ISO 178 Flexural Strength (23°C, dry) 7690 psi ISO 178 Flexural Strain at Flexural Strength (23°C, dry) 7 % ISO 178 - Physical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Density (dry) 1.02 g/cm³ ISO 1183 Water Absorption (dry) 1.6 % Sim. to 1SO 62 Humidity Absorption (dry) 0.9 % Sim. to 1SO 62 Shore D Hardness (dry) 73 (3 sec) - ISO 7619-1 Ball Indentation Hardness (dry) 11000 psi ISO 2039-1 - Thermal Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Melting Temperature (dry) 351 °F ISO 11357-1/-3 Glass Transition Temperature (dry) 96.8 °F ISO 11357-1/-2 Temperature of Deflection Under Load A (1.80 Mpa, dry) 113 °F ISO 75-1/-2 Temperature of Deflection Under Load B (0.45 Mpa, dry) 293 °F ISO 75-1/-2 Vicat Softening Temperature A (10 N, 50 K/h, dry) 338 °F ISO 306 Vicat Softening Temperature B (50 N, 50 K/h, dry) 302 °F ISO 306 Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion (23°C to 55 °C, Parallel, dry) 8.0e-05 in/in/°F ISO 11359-1/-2 - Electrical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Volume Resistivity (pV, dry) min. 1E13 Ohm*m IEC 62631-3-1 Surface Resistivity (σC, Circular Electrodes, dry) min. 1E15 Ohm/sq IEC 62631-3-2 Relative Permittivity (50Hz, dry) 3.6 - IEC 62631-2-1 Relative Permittivity (100Hz, dry) 3.5 - IEC 62631-2-1 Relative Permittivity (1MHz, dry) 29 - IEC 62631-2-1 Dissipation Factor (1Mhz, dry) 225 E-4 IEC 62631-2-1 Electric Strength (AC, S20/S20, t. 1 mm, dry.) 1070 kV/in IEC 60243-1 Electric Strength (AC, S20/S20, t. 1 mm, cond.) 1040 kV/in IEC 60243-1 - Test Specimen Production
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Injection Molding - Melt Temperature 500 °F ISO 294 Injection Molding - Mold Temperature 140 °F ISO 294 Injection Molding - Injection Velocity 7.87 in/s ISO 294 - Rheological Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Melt Volume Flow Rate (dry, at 455°F, 22lb) 3 cm³/10min ISO 1133 Molding Shrinkage (Parallel, dry) 0.5 % ISO 294-4, 2577 Molding Shrinkage (Normal, dry) 1.6 % ISO 294-4, 2577 Mold Temperature (dry) 140 °F - Melt Temperature (dry) 500 °F -
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- 2 years
- Storage Conditions
Inside the original and undamaged packaging, the product has a shelf life of at least 2 years when stored in dry rooms at temperatures not exceeding 30°C.