Claims
- 1. A high strength pipe of polyethylene having a bimodal molecular weight distribution, a density of 0.948 g/cm.sup.3, and an MFI.sub.5/190.degree. C. of 0.2 g/10 min., the pipe having a stress cracking resistance of .gtoreq.1400 h and a fracture toughness FT of .gtoreq.7 mJ/mm.sup.2.
- 2. The pipe as claimed in claim 1, which has a modulus of creep in flexure, of .gtoreq.1100 N/mm.sup.2.
- 3. The pipe as claimed in claim 1, which is produced from an ethylene polymer in which the ratio of the weight of the low molecular weight fraction to the weight of the higher molecular weight fraction is in the range from 0.5 to 2.0.
- 4. The pipe as claimed in claim 3, which is produced from an ethylene polymer which contains comonomers having 4 to 6 carbon atoms in an amount of from 0 to 0.1% by weight in the low molecular weight fraction and in an amount of from 2.5 to 4% by weight in the higher molecular weight fraction.
- 5. The pipe as claimed in claim 3, wherein the low molecular weight fraction of the ethylene polymer has a melt flow index MFI.sub.2.16/190.degree. C. in the range from 200 to 800 g/10 min.
- 6. The pipe as claimed in claim 3, wherein the low molecular weight fraction of the ethylene polymer has a melt flow index MFI.sub.2.16/190.degree. C. in the range from 250 to 400 g/10 min.
- 7. The pipe as claimed in claim 4, wherein the ethylene polymer has a melt flow index MFI.sub.5/190.degree. C. of .ltoreq.0.35 g/10 min.
- 8. The pipe as claimed in claim 1, which has a notched impact strength NIS.sub.ISO of at least 15 mJ/mm.sup.2 at -20.degree. C. and of at least 20 mJ/mm.sup.2 at +23.degree. C.
- 9. The pipe as claimed in claim 8, which has a notched impact strength of at least 20 mJ/mm.sup.2 at -20.degree. C. and of at least 30 mJ/mm.sup.2 at +23.degree. C.
- 10. The pipe as claimed in claim 1, which has a resistance to rapid crack growth on a pipe of pressure class PN 10 with a diameter of 110 mm (S4test), of .gtoreq.20 bar.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/639,179, filed on Apr. 26, 1996, now abandoned.
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