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    The PE100+ Association was founded in 1999 by leading polyethylene manufacturers to promote consistent high quality in PE100 pipe material. It monitors critical properties of PE100 pipe to list qualifying materials in its Positive List. The Association aims to set higher standards than ISO for properties like creep rupture strength, stress crack resistance, and resistance to rapid crack propagation to ensure PE100 pipe provides long, safe service for pressurized water and gas networks.

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    The PE100+ Association was founded in 1999 by leading polyethylene manufacturers to promote consistent high quality in PE100 pipe material. It monitors critical properties of PE100 pipe to list qualifying materials in its Positive List. The Association aims to set higher standards than ISO for properties like creep rupture strength, stress crack resistance, and resistance to rapid crack propagation to ensure PE100 pipe provides long, safe service for pressurized water and gas networks.

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    The PE100+ Association was founded in 1999 by leading polyethylene manufacturers to promote consistent high quality in PE100 pipe material. It monitors critical properties of PE100 pipe to list qualifying materials in its Positive List. The Association aims to set higher standards than ISO for properties like creep rupture strength, stress crack resistance, and resistance to rapid crack propagation to ensure PE100 pipe provides long, safe service for pressurized water and gas networks.

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    The PE100+ Association was founded in 1999 by leading polyethylene manufacturers to promote consistent high quality in PE100 pipe material. It monitors critical properties of PE100 pipe to list qualifying materials in its Positive List. The Association aims to set higher standards than ISO for properties like creep rupture strength, stress crack resistance, and resistance to rapid crack propagation to ensure PE100 pipe provides long, safe service for pressurized water and gas networks.

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    The PE100+ Association


    Founded on February 24, 1999, the PE100+ Association is an industry organisation of several polyethylene (PE) manufacturers whose objective is to guarantee consistent quality at the highest level in the production and use of PE100 pipe material. By monitoring the most critical properties of enhanced requirements, we are able to issue a "PE100+ Association Positive List of Materials" on a regular basis. We also aim to create a marketing platform to promote the use of PE piping in general. This is why three leading PE manufacturers - Borealis A/S, Elenac GmbH and Solvay Polyolefins Europe SA - took the initiative to launch the PE100+ Association.

    The PE100+ Association's Advisory Committee The PE100+ Association has an Advisory Committee of representatives from the gas and water industries, pipe and fitting manufacturers and contractors. Their main tasks are market guidance and feedback, but they also ensure that industry requirements are fulfilled.

    The Positive List of materials On behalf of the PE100+ Association, Gastec, an independent testing authority in the Netherlands, regularly issues a "PE100+ Association Positive List of Materials". It is also posted on www.pe100plus.net. Various independent and internationally respected laboratories repeat the tests every seven months.

    Plastics and performance excellence


    The plastics industry continues to innovate. Tailor-made solutions must always be a combination of functional excellence, long life and technological advancement. Plastics play an important role in the pursuit of sustainable development, a vital challenge for society at the dawn of the new millennium.

    PE pipe an excellent choice


    The construction industry is increasingly turning to novel materials which are waterproof, stable, weather-resistant, light and easy to handle. Polyethylene (PE) was introduced in the late 1950s and has undergone tremendous development to reach the world-wide position it enjoys today. Compared to traditional materials, PE pipe installations are the most competitive by combining key advantages: The outstanding quality of PE pipe is documented by international standardisation bodies.

    PE has a long, proven track record for water and gas distribution, and the introduction of PE100 material has broadened the range of pipe applications even further. PE100 pipe sets new standards in three fundamental properties:

    Plastics in a challenging environment


    The supply of water and energy are crucial for humanity in the 21st century. Millions of people throughout the world already suffer from drinking water shortages, and the global population keeps growing. The highest quality in pressure piping material is critical for ensuring the safe transport of not only drinking water, but also natural gas and industrial fluids.

    Ease of handling due to flexibility and light weight Leak-tight installation due to excellent fusion-welding possibilities Long life with low operational costs Capability for relining existing pipelines Possibility for on-site extrusion, alternative installations Chemical resistance

    Creep rupture strength Stress crack resistance Resistance to rapid crack propagation

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    Why PE100+

    Requirements of the PE100+ Association

    The PE100+ Association ensures the very highest quality of PE100 by continuously monitoring the fundamental properties listed above. Network engineers also rely on these for increasing the use of PE in gas and water distribution networks. The PE100+ Association aims to set higher performance standards than those founded in CEN/ISO. Durability under pressure is determined by both the creep rupture strength and stress crack resistance. PE100 demonstrates significant improvement in the creep rupture strength, which is an important factor in ultimately determining the lifetime of a material. Stress crack resistance of PE100 is also clearly improved. This ensures a longer, safer operational life for the pipe. Notched pipe testing is an accelerated method of assessing high stress crack resistance. As in all materials for pressure applications, including steel, engineers want to minimise the risk of rapid crack propagation. As PE100 is a highly ductile material, this risk is very low. The internationally-standardised S4 test is used to assess the materials performance, and it shows PE100s performance well beyond its operational pressure. By measuring all three properties on the same pipe at a higher level and on a regular basis, the pipe materials listed by the PE100+ Association deliver continuous, outstanding performance.

    Firstly, the ready made compounds must conform to EN 1555-1 and ISO 4437, or EN 12201-1 and ISO 4427. Fully documented data sets must be provided to demonstrate long-term strength of an MRS10 material according to ISO 12162. To ensure the highest quality, independent, internationally-respected laboratories carry out the tests described in the table below. The tests are repeated every seven months, and we publish a list of materials that meet these stringent requirements. The user can be sure of a safer, more durable pipe network by using one of the materials listed by the PE100+ Association.

    PE100+ Requirements compared with European Standards


    Property Test Method CEN/ ISO Standard PE100+ Association requirements
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    200 h

    Creep Rupture Strength

    Pressure test at 20 C and 12.4 MPa

    Stress Crack Resistance

    Pipe notch test at 80 C and 9.2 bar

    165 h

    500 h

    Resistance to Rapid Crack Propagation

    S4 Test at 0 C

    Pc MOP 2.4

    13 18

    10 bar

    All tests are performed on 110mm SDR 11 pipe.

    Safety and quality play critical roles. The Association is open to any manufacturer whose materials comply with our enhanced requirements, and who is able to produce consistent compound quality according to ISO 9000 standards.

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    Contact information
    PE100+ Association NL - 7300 AC Apeldoorn P.O. Box 137, The Netherlands Tel. +31 555 393 393 Fax +31 555 393 505 E-mail: [email protected] Please visit also our website www.pe100plus.net

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