ABS is a thermoplastic material developed in the 1950s that can be tailored for a range of applications. It is used for DWV applications and non-pressure piping systems for soil and waste where high impact strength and rigidity are needed. uPVC pipes were first made in the 1930s and were used starting in the 1950s to replace corroded metal pipes and provide drinking water. uPVC is certified for drinking water but not suited for hot water lines. CPVC can carry higher temperature liquids than uPVC, with a maximum of 200°F, making it recommended for residential, commercial, and industrial water transport due to its greater temperature threshold and chemical resistance.
ABS is a thermoplastic material developed in the 1950s that can be tailored for a range of applications. It is used for DWV applications and non-pressure piping systems for soil and waste where high impact strength and rigidity are needed. uPVC pipes were first made in the 1930s and were used starting in the 1950s to replace corroded metal pipes and provide drinking water. uPVC is certified for drinking water but not suited for hot water lines. CPVC can carry higher temperature liquids than uPVC, with a maximum of 200°F, making it recommended for residential, commercial, and industrial water transport due to its greater temperature threshold and chemical resistance.
ABS is a thermoplastic material developed in the 1950s that can be tailored for a range of applications. It is used for DWV applications and non-pressure piping systems for soil and waste where high impact strength and rigidity are needed. uPVC pipes were first made in the 1930s and were used starting in the 1950s to replace corroded metal pipes and provide drinking water. uPVC is certified for drinking water but not suited for hot water lines. CPVC can carry higher temperature liquids than uPVC, with a maximum of 200°F, making it recommended for residential, commercial, and industrial water transport due to its greater temperature threshold and chemical resistance.
ABS is a thermoplastic material developed in the 1950s that can be tailored for a range of applications. It is used for DWV applications and non-pressure piping systems for soil and waste where high impact strength and rigidity are needed. uPVC pipes were first made in the 1930s and were used starting in the 1950s to replace corroded metal pipes and provide drinking water. uPVC is certified for drinking water but not suited for hot water lines. CPVC can carry higher temperature liquids than uPVC, with a maximum of 200°F, making it recommended for residential, commercial, and industrial water transport due to its greater temperature threshold and chemical resistance.
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Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) is used for the conveyance
of potable water, slurries and chemicals. Most commonly used for
DWV (drain-waste-vent) applications. It has a wide temperature range, from -40 °C to +60 °C. ABS is a thermoplastic material and was originally developed in the early 1950s for use in oil fields and the chemical industry. The variability of the material and its relative cost effectiveness has made it a popular engineering plastic. It can be tailored to a range of applications by modifying the ratio of the individual chemical components. They are used mainly in industrial applications where high impact strength and rigidity are essential. This material is also used in non-pressure piping systems for soil and waste.
Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe for underground water
mains. uPVC is a thermoplastic material derived from common salt and fossil fuels. The pipe material has the longest track record of all plastic materials. The first uPVC pipes were made in the 1930s. Beginning in the 1950s, uPVC pipes were used to replace corroded metal pipes and thus bring fresh drinking water to a growing rural and later urban population. uPVC pipes are certified safe for drinking water per NSF Standard 61 and used extensively for water distribution and transmission pipelines throughout North America and around the world. uPVC is allowed for waste lines in homes and is the most often used pipe for sanitary sewers. Further pressure and non-pressure applications in the field of sewers, soil and waste, gas (low pressure) and cable protection soon followed. The material's contribution to public health, hygiene and well-being has therefore been significant. Polyvinyl chloride or uPVC (unplasticized polyvinyl chloride) pipes are not well suited for hot water lines and have been restricted from inside water supply line use in the USA for homes since 2006. Code IRC P2904.5 uPVC Not listed. CPVC (post chlorinated polyvinyl chloride) CPVC is resistant to many acids, bases, salts, paraffinic hydrocarbons, halogens and alcohols. It is not resistant to solvents, aromatics and some chlorinated hydrocarbons. It can carry higher temperature liquids than uPVC with a max operating temperature reaching 200°F. Due to its greater temperature threshold and chemical resistance, CPVC is one of the main recommended material choices in residential, commercial, and industrial water and liquid transport. is resistant to many acids, bases, salts, paraffinic hydrocarbons, halogens and alcohols. It is not resistant to solvents, aromatics and some chlorinated hydrocarbons. It can carry higher temperature liquids than uPVC with a max operating temperature reaching 200°F. Due to its greater temperature threshold and chemical resistance, CPVC is one of the main recommended material choices in residential, commercial, and industrial water and liquid transport.
PB (polybutylene) PB is used in pressure piping systems for hot
and cold potable water, pre-insulated district heating networks, and surface heating and cooling systems. Key properties are weldability, temperature resistance, flexibility and high hydrostatic pressure resistance. One standard type, PB 125, has a minimum required strength (MRS) of 12.5 MPa. It also has low noise transmission, low linear thermal expansion, no corrosion and calcification. PB-1 piping systems are no longer sold in North America. Market share in Europe and Asia is small but steadily growing. In some markets, e.g. Kuwait, UK, Korea and Spain, PB-1 has a strong position.
PP (polypropylene) Polypropylene is suitable for use with
foodstuffs, potable and ultra pure waters, as well as within the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. PP is a thermoplastic polymer made from polypropylene. It was first invented in the 1950s and has been used for pipes since the 1970s. Due to the high impact resistance combined with good stiffness and high chemical resistance makes this material suitable for sewer applications. A good performance at operating temperature range from up to 60 °C (continuous) makes this material suitable for in-house discharge systems for soil & waste. A special PP grade with high temperature behaviour up to 90 °C (short-term) makes that material a good choice for in-house warm water supply PEX or XLPE (Cross-linked polyethylene) commonly referred to as XLPE or PEX. It is a thermoplastic material that can be made in three different ways depending how the cross-linking of the polymer chains is being made. PEX was developed in the 1950s. It has been used for pipes in Europe since the early 1970s and has been gaining rapid popularity over the last few decades. Often supplied in coils, it is flexible and can therefore be led around structures without fittings. Its strength at temperatures ranging from below freezing up to almost boiling makes it an ideal pipe material for hot and cold water installations, radiator and under floor heating, de-icing and ceiling cooling applications