{"id":578,"date":"2017-07-28T17:15:03","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T17:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zeusinc.wpengine.com\/specs_material\/pe\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T14:19:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T18:19:43","slug":"pe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.zeusinc.com\/materials\/pe\/","title":{"rendered":"PE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Polyethylene (PE) is a common yet extremely useful and cost-effective polymer. First developed in the 1950s, PE is found nearly everywhere today, from plastic grocery bags, plastic wrap, drain pipes, milk cartons, to trash cans. PE is an easily processed thermoplastic that can be made into a variety of shapes and forms, including tubing. An especially convenient quality of PE is its ability to be easily altered during processing to give a variety of forms that differ based on polymer chain length, density, and crystallinity. These characteristics allow PE products to be tailored for a variety of uses.<\/p>\n

As an example, high-density PE (HDPE) has a comparatively more linear morphology and a higher degree of crystallinity than low-density PE (LDPE). As such, HDPE is stronger and more rigid, while LDPE is softer and more flexible. Resin manufacturers can further modify PE to increase its structural and functional properties. PE polymer chains can be extended to produce ultra-high molecular weight (UHMW) PE to give a very dense PE product.<\/p>\n

To learn more about our PE products and options,\u00a0contact us<\/a>\u00a0or call us toll-free in the US at 1-800-526-3842. Outside of the US, you can reach us at +1-803-268-9500.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/em>\u00a0The information in the Zeus website, catalog, and other sources presents and discusses generally accepted properties for non-pigmented virgin polymer resins from which Zeus fabricates its line of extruded products. Actual properties may change due to processing method, resin grade, extruded dimensions, and other variables. It is the end user\u2019s responsibility to fully evaluate and test the fitness of the product for their specific application.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Polyethylene (PE) is a common yet extremely useful and cost-effective polymer. First developed in the 1950s, PE is found nearly everywhere today, from plastic grocery bags, plastic wrap, drain pipes, milk cartons, to trash cans. PE is an easily processed thermoplastic that can be made into a variety of shapes and forms, including tubing. An…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"parent":424,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-specifications.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-578","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeusinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeusinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeusinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeusinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeusinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeusinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/578\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeusinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeusinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}