KNOWLEDGE ACADEMY

Resistance of insulation and cover materials, comparison of properties

Plastic
Property	PVC	HDPE	CPE	Cellular Polyethylene	Polypropylene	Nylon	PUR
Oxidation resistance	AND	AND	AND	AND	AND	AND	AND
Heat resistance	BE	AND	AND	B	F	AND	AND
Oil resistance	F	BE	AND	B	F	AND	AND
Flexible low temperature	PB	AND	AND	AND	P	B	B
Sun and rain resistance	BE	AND	AND	AND	AND	AND	B
Ozone resistance	AND	AND	AND	AND	AND	AND	AND
Abrasion resistance	FB	AND	AND THE	F	FB	AND	THE
Flame resistance	B	P	AND	P	P	P	P
Radiation Resistance	F	BE	THE	AND	AND	PF	PB
Water resistance	FB	AND	THE	AND	AND	PF	PB
Acid resistance	BE	AND	AND	BE	AND	PF	F
Alkaline resistance	BE	AND	AND	BE	AND	AND	F
Aliphatic hydrocarbon resistance	P	BE	AND	B	PF	B	PB
Resistance to aromatic hydrocarbons	PF	P	BE	P	PF	B	PB
Resistance to halogenated hydrocarbons	PF	B	AND	B	P	B	PB
Alcohol resistance	PF	AND	AND	AND	AND	P	B
Direct burial	PB	AND	AND THE	N/A	N/A	P	B
Electrical properties	FB	AND	AND	AND	AND	P	P

Fluoropolymers
Properties	FEP	ETFE	TFE	PVF	E-CTFE
Oxidation resistance	THE	AND	THE	THE	THE
Heat resistance	THE	AND	THE	THE	THE
Oil resistance	THE	BE	AND THE	AND	THE
Flexible low temperature	THE	AND	THE	F	THE
Sun and rain resistance	THE	AND	THE	AND THE	THE
Ozone resistance	AND	AND	THE	AND	AND
Abrasion resistance	AND	AND	THE	AND	AND
Flame resistance	B	AND	AND	AND	AND THE
Radiation resistance	F	AND	P	AND	AND
Water resistance	THE	AND	AND	AND	AND
Acid resistance	PB	AND	AND	BE	AND
Alkaline resistance	AND	AND	AND	AND	AND
Aliphatic hydrocarbon resistance	AND	AND	AND	AND	AND
Resistance to aromatic hydrocarbons	AND	AND	AND	BE	AND
Resistance to halogenated hydrocarbons	AND	AND	AND	BE	AND
Alcohol resistance	AND	AND	AND	AND	AND
Direct burial	AND	AND	AND	AND	AND
Electrical properties	AND	AND	AND	BE	AND

The above properties are based on general non-specific, average performance compounds.

NOMENCLATURE

O – Great

E – Excellent

B – Good

F – Weak

P – Poor