Over more than a century, polyethylene and polyethylene piping materials have been discovered, rediscovered, commercialized and developed. With each new development, field experience and research helped identify and characterize polyethylene material performance, in most cases, leading to improved durability and performance. This paper provides an overview of polyethylene structure, a historical view of significant developments and research, and how ongoing research has provided for continuing development and improvement of polyethylene piping performance.
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