HD Polyethylene as a FDA approved cutting board

Next occasion you're going to be cutting fruit and vegetables on the cutting board, take the opportunity and check out it, the material most likely to be used as a High Density Polyethylene Cutting Board - Sheets cutting board is Polyethylene. Given it is normally FDA and NSF approved along with stain, moisture and odor resistant, Polyethylene is the best choice for chopping boards.

Various cutting boards cut from wood are susceptible to bacteria and residual odors because they lack the properties that Polyethylene sheets offer, such as its non permeable work surface, chemical resistance and approval for food contact. HD Polyethylene is a really durable and lightweight material that comes in a number of forms and is designed for a wide array of applications. There are various different kinds of Polyethylene commercially available. The most typical are HDPE (High Density Polyethylene), LD Polyethylene, and UHMW (Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene). The key difference has to do with the molecular weight and branching;  this occurs when a monomer or atom is replaced by a longer chain of polymers (an excessively long repeating chain of atoms).  

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The High Density Polyethylene happens to be used for milk jugs and food containers. Low Density is often used for food containers as well as plastic bags. UHMW, which has higher molecular weight (2-6 million) that allows for an even transfer over the length of material which makes it stronger, so that it is able to be used for bearing purposes because of great wear resistance. Very popular in the food processing and dairy industry, UHMW Polyethylene makes a great replacement for numerous industrial materials and also a wonderful method for fixing many wear issues.   Each one of these polymers are created from the same polyolefin plastics family, but they all have certain properties that make them just a little different. HDPE provides great chemical resistance, has exceptional impact strength and great energy absorption. LD Polyethylene has lots of of the same properties as High Density but it's not as dense at 9.15, opposed to HDPE which happens to be 9.34, plus its a softer material ( the one gallon coffee can lids). Moreover it features a lower tensile strength as well as far better, more convenient formability.
UHMW is known as a strong material with which has great durability and low co-efficient of friction which make it an ideal for sliding applications. The best known material plastic material with a lower co-efficient of friction is Polytetrafluoroethylene - PTFE; which has a higher temperature and chemical resistance. UHMW Polyethylene provides a range of material selections and properties,  and all these materials have excellent longevity that can be properly suited for several applications. From the food industry to automotive, your kitchen or maybe warehouse, whatever your Polyethylene needs are - High Density, Low Denseness or even UHMW, Polyethylene is a popular choice. E mail us for additional information on these and other plastic raw material.

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