HDPE Pipe

Catalogue
 HDPE PIPE Catalogue

Overview

Proplastics is a leading supplier of world class plastic pipe systems for water and sewer reticulation to
Southern Africa. Proplastics produces a wide range of Polyethylene (PE) pipes and fittings in an
International Organisation of Standards (ISO) 9001 controlled environment. The pipes and fittings are
manufactured to high technical South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) specification, South African
National Standard (SANS) 4427, thereby ensuring excellent quality and reliability.

Proplastics pipes and fittings are manufactured from 100% virgin PE material for use at pressures up to
25 bars. In its endeavour of sustainable growth, Proplastics invested in a state of the art machinery, a
development which will see its product range widen from a minimum nominal size of 20 to 400mm
diameter.

PE 100, PE 80, PE 63

SANS covers three different material designations namely, PE 100, PE 80 and PE 63. Considerable strides
have been made in improving the quality of HDPE material and its long term ability to withstand pressure.
These material designations are based on the long term hydrostatic strength known as the Minimum
Required Strength (MRS). The MRS is determined by performing regression analysis in accordance with
ISO 9080. Extrapolation of the regression analysis shows Proplastics HDPE pipes have a minimum design
life of fiy (50) years. Applying a design coefficient of 1.25 to the MRS, Proplastics pipes conform to SANS
4427 per specifications in the table below:-

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 PE 100, PE 80, PE 63

Material Designation MRS (MPa) Design Stress (MPa)

PE 63 6.3 5.0
PE 80 8.0 6.3
PE100 10 8.0

Clearly PE 100 has the advantage of a higher design stress allowing for higher operating working pressure.
Wall thickness for a particular size and class becomes progressively less with use of material with a higher
MRS and hence savings in mass and improved flow due to increase in cross sectional area. For pressure
applications the choice is usually between PE 80 and PE 100 compound whilst PE 63 would normally be
used for non-pressure or ducting applications.

PE 100 PIPE RANGE AND DIMENSIONS

PN 6 PN 10 PN 12.5 PN 16
Pressure kPa 600 1000 1250 1600
rating Bars 6 10 12.5 16
PSI 87 145 181 232
Head (m) 60 100 125 160
MPa 0.6 1 1.25 1.6
NOMINAL SIZE min nom min nom min nom min nom
mm wall mass wall mass wall mass wall mass
(mm) (kg/m) (mm) (kg/m) (mm) (kg/m) (mm) (kg/m)
20 1.9 0.1 1.9 0.1 1.9 0.1 2.0 0.1
25 1.9 0.1 1.9 0.1 2.0 0.1 2.3 0.2
32 1.9 0.2 2.0 0.2 2.4 0.2 3.0 0.3
40 1.9 0.2 2.4 0.3 3.0 0.3 3.7 0.4
50 2.1 0.3 3.0 0.4 3.7 0.5 4.6 0.7
63 2.7 0.5 3.8 0.7 4.7 0.9 5.8 1.0
75 3.3 0.7 4.5 1.0 5.6 1.2 6.8 1.4
90 4.1 1.1 5.4 1.4 6.7 1.7 8.2 2.1
110 5.1 1.7 6.6 2.1 8.1 2.6 10.0 3.1
125 4.8 1.8 7.4 2.7 9.2 3.3 11.4 4.0
140 5.4 2.3 8.3 3.4 10.3 4.2 12.7 5.1
160 6.2 3.0 9.5 4.5 11.8 5.5 14.6 6.6
180 6.9 3.7 10.7 5.7 13.3 6.9 16.4 8.4
200 7.7 5.7 11.9 7.0 14.7 8.5 18.0 10.2
225 8.6 5.8 13.4 8.9 16.6 10.8 20.5 13.1
250 9.6 7.2 14.8 10.9 18.4 13.3 22.7 16.1
280 10.7 9.0 16.6 13.7 20.6 16.7 25.4 20.2
315 12.1 11.5 18.7 17.3 23.2 21.2 28.6 25.6
355 13.6 14.5 21.1 22.0 26.1 26.8 32.2 32.5
400 15.3 18.4 23.7 27.9 29.4 34.1 36.3 41.2

Recommended Bending Radii for PE pipes

SDR Min. Bending Radii
26 25D
17 15D
11 10D
D = outside diameter of pipe
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Key Attributes And Applications

PE pipes offer distinct attributes and application over other materials (e.g. steel, fibre cement, concrete, etc.).
Examples include:-

Potable Water Reticulation Water Works & Water Treatment Plants Sewage Works

Agriculture & Irrigation Industry Mining Industry Slurries, Effluent, Vacuum Lines

Attributes
• No scale formation in the pipe bore; this means there is no contamination, no reduction in flow and no additional
mains cleaning costs
• Life span of over fiy (50) years; means lower replacement costs for PE systems
• Smooth inside surface hence low frictional loss
• Flexible and versatile in all orientations
• Jointing outside the trench, above ground
• UV resistant

Fishing Industry Telecommunication Industry

• Light weight • Conduit for cable duct and fibre optics

• Ease of handling • Flexible
• Resistance to salt water and attack by marine • Ease of working with rigorous laying procedures
organisms • Virtually maintenance free

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 Jointing Methods

Compression Fittings Installation Tips:-

• Cut the pipe squarely at right angles using special pipe cutting
tools or circular or band saw.
• Eliminate any burrs and bevel the end of the pipe to facilitate
easy assembly and to prevent damage to the fitting gasket.
• Unscrew the blue ring nut without removing the rings locked
inside (integral component).
• Unscrew the blue nut and put it on to pipe followed by the white
Compression Fittings Compression Fittings Joint
clamping ring. Make sure the clamping ring is in the correct
position, with the largest diameter facing the fitting.
• Place the integrated component on the pipe followed by the
gasket.
• Press the pipe axially into the fitting, past the gasket, until it
touches the internal register inside the fitting body.
• Tighten the ring nut by hand and then use the torque wrench.

Butt Welding Tips:-

• Check weather conditions, high humidity and temperatures

below 0⁰C are not favourable.
• Always make sure the ends are clean and trimmed square to the
axis of the pipe.
• Always do a dummy weld and make sure the pipes are properly
aligned and in the same plane.
• Make sure you always have the specified pressures and times and
Butt Welding Machine Butt Welding Joint
that the heater plate is calibrated and functional.
• Use a competent person.

Flange Joint Tips:-

• Always make sure the seal/gasket is correctly positioned.

• Bolts must be fastened from opposite sides.
• If pipes are suspended supports must be provided on both sides
of the joint.
• Pipe body must be supported to avoid surging.
• No short cuts. All bolt holes provided for on backing rings must
be used.
Flange Stubs Flange (VJ) Joint

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Compression Fittings

1. STRAIGHT COUPLING

DxD L Z Mass Code PN

20 x 20 50 4 66 43502041 16
25 x 25 57 4 96 43502541 16
32 x 32 64 4 144 43503241 16
40 x 40 76 4 242 43504041 16
50 x 50 88 4 374 43505041 16
63 x 63 103 9 599 43506341 16
75 x 75 118 4 905 43507541 16
90 x 90 136 5 1290 43509041 16
110 x 110 151 4 1970 43511041 16
Straight Coupling

2. REDUCING COUPLING

D x D1 L1 L2 Z Mass Code PN
25 x 20 50 57 4 81 43502542/20 16
32 x 25 53 58 4 123 43503242/25 16
40 x 32 64 76 4 190 43504042/32 16
50 x 40 76 88 4 319 43505042/40 16
63 x 32 64 103 4 403 43506342/32 16
63 x 50 88 103 4 492 43506342/50 16
75 x 50 88 118 4 664 43507542/50 16
75 x 63 103 118 4 757 43507542/63 16
Reducing Coupling 110 x 90 136 151 4 1682 43511042/90 16

3. EQUAL TEE

DxDxD L Z Z1 Mass Code PN

20 x 20 x 20 50 26 13 101 43502044 16
25 x 25 x 25 57 30 15 151 43502544 16
32 x 32 x 32 64 38 19 236 43503244 16
40 x 40 x 40 76 46 23 390 43504044 16
50 x 50 x 50 88 56 28 598 43505044 16
63 x 63 x 63 103 70 35 944 43506344 16
75 x 75 x 75 118 82 41 1427 43507544 16
90 x 90 x 90 136 98 49 2113 43509044 16
110 x 110 x 110 151 120 60 3191 43511044 16

Equal Tee

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4. MALE ADAPTOR

DxG L1 L2 Z Mass Code PN

20 x ½” 18 50 18 36 43502046/.5 16
20 x ¾” 20 50 19 38 43502046/.75 16
20 x 1” 20 50 26 40 43502046/1 16
25 x ½” 18 57 19 53 43502546/.5 16
25 x ¾” 20 57 20 54 43502546/.75 16
25 x 1” 20 57 26 56 43502546/1 16
32 x ¾” 20 64 23 81 43503246/.75 16
32 x 1” 20 64 26 83 43503246/1 16
32 x 1¼” 24 64 26 89 43503246/1.25 16
40 x 1” 20 76 26 137 43504046/1 16
40 x 1¼” 24 76 29 140 43504046/1.25 16
40 x 1½” 24 76 29 143 43504046/1.5 16
50 x 1¼” 24 88 29 214 43505046/1.25 16
50 x 1½” 24 88 29 214 43505046/1.5 16
50 x 2” 29 88 34 222 43502046/2 16
63 x 2” 29 103 34 347 43502046/2 16
63 x 2½” 32 103 39 361 43502046/2.5 16
75 x 2” 29 118 34 520 43502046/2 16
75 x 2½” 32 118 40 516 43502046/2.5 16
75 x 3” 38 118 43 534 43502046/3 16
90 x 2” 29 136 34 740 43502046/2 16
90 x 3” 38 136 43 750 43502046/3 16 Male Adaptor
90 x 4” 44 136 49 793 43502046/4 16
110 x 3” 38 151 43 1138 43502046/3 16
110 x 4” 44 151 49 1156 43502046/4 16

5. FEMALE ADAPTOR

DxG L L2 Z Mass Code PN

20 x ½” 19 50 5 41 43502052/.5 16
20 x¾” 21 50 6 47 43502052/.75 16
25 x ½” 19 57 3 54 43502552/.5 16
25 x ¾” 21 57 6 61 43502552/.75 16
25 x 1” 21 57 8 68 43502552/1 16
32 x ¾” 21 64 4 88 43503252/.75 16
32 x 1¼” 25 64 8 100 43503252/1.25 16
40 x 1” 21 76 4 148 43504052/1 16
40 x 1¼” 25 76 4 155 43504052/1.25 16
40 x 1½” 25 76 6 172 43504052/1.5 16
50 x 1¼” 25 88 4 231 43505052/1.25 16
50 x 1½” 25 88 6 234 43505052/1.5 16
50 x 2” 30 88 6 254 43505052/2 16
63 x 1” 30 103 3 374 43506352/1 16
75 x 2½” 33 118 4 635 43507552/2.5 16
90 x 2” 30 136 3 700 43509052/2 16
90 x 3” 39 136 10 932 43509052/3 16
110 x 3” 39 151 10 1316 43511052/3 16
Female Adaptor
110 x 4” 45 151 10 1390 43511052/4 16

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Compression Fittings

6. 90o ELBOW

DxD L Z Mass Code PN

20 x 20 50 13 70 43502043 16
25 x 25 57 15 105 43502543 16
32 x 32 64 19 161 43503243 16
40 x 40 76 23 269 43504043 16
50 x 50 88 28 415 43505043 16

63 x 63 103 35 656 43506343 16

75 x 75 118 41 994 43507543 16
90 x 90 136 49 1450 43509043 16
90º Elbow 110 x 110 151 60 2193 43511043 16

7. 90o MALE ELBOW

DxG L1 L2 Z Z1 Mass Code PN

20 x ½” 50 18 13 46 50 43502051/.5 16
20 x ¾” 50 20 13 46 50 43502051/.75 16
25 x ¾” 57 20 15 52 75 43502551/.75 16
25 x 1” 57 20 15 52 75 43502551/1 16
32 x 1” 64 20 19 61 120 43503251/1 16
40 x 1½” 76 24 23 69 198 43504051/1.5 16
50 x ½” 88 24 28 82 305 43505051/.5 16

63 x 2” 103 29 35 96 480 43506351/2 16

90 x 3” 136 38 49 128 1031 43509051/3 16
90 Elbow Male Offtake
0 110 x 4” 153 44 58 143 1549 43511051/4 16

8. 90o FEMALE ELBOW

DxG L1 L2 Z Z1 Mass Code PN

20 x ½” 50 19 13 28 51 43502053/.5 16
20 x ¾” 57 20 13 28 51 43502053/.75 16
25 x ½” 57 19 13 28 75 43502553/.5 16
25 x ¾” 57 21 15 31 77 43502553/.75 16
32 x ½” 64 19 19 40 122 43503253/.5 16
32 x ¾” 64 21 19 40 122 43503253/.75 16
32 x 1” 64 21 19 40 122 43503253/1 16
40 x ¾” 76 25 23 44 198 43504053/.75 16
40 x 1” 76 25 23 44 198 43504053/1 16
40 x 1½” 76 25 23 51 198 43504053/1.5 16
50 x 1½” 88 25 28 55 316 43505053/1.5 16

63 x 2” 103 30 35 63 582 43506353/2 16

900 Elbow Female Offtake
75 x 2½” 118 33 41 73 810 43507553/2.5 16
90 x 3” 136 39 49 87 1213 43509053/.5 16
110 x 4” 151 45 60 103 1767 43511053/.5 16

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9. MALE TEE

DxGxD L1 L2 Z Z1 Mass Code PN

20 x ½” x 20 50 18 26 46 82 4350205 16
4/.5
20 x ¾” x 20 50 20 26 46 82 4350205 16
4/.75
25 x ¾” x 25 57 20 30 52 122 4350255 16
4/1
25 x 1” x 25 57 20 30 52 122 4350255 16
4/1
32 x 1” x 32 64 20 38 61 190 4350325 16
4/1
40 x 1½” x 40 76 24 46 69 322 4350405 16
4/1.5
50 x 1½” x 50 88 24 56 82 490 4350505 16
4/1.5
63 x 2” x 63 103 29 70 96 775 4350635 16
4/2
Tee Threaded Male Offtake

10. FEMALE TEE

DxG L1 L2 Z Z1 Mass Code PN

20 x ½” x 20 50 19 26 27 85 435020 16
55/.5
20 x ¾” x 20 50 19 26 27 85 435020 16
55/.75
25 x ½” x 25 57 19 30 31 127 435025 16
55/.5
25 x ¾” x 25 57 19 30 31 127 435025 16
55/.75
32 x ½” x 32 64 19 38 40 195 435032 16
55/.5
32 x ¾” x 32 64 19 38 40 195 435032 16
55/.75
40 x 1” x 40 76 21 46 44 322 435040 16
55/1
40 x 1½” x 76 25 46 50 322 435040 16
40 55/1.5
50 x 1½” x 88 25 56 55 510 435050 16
50 55/1.5
50 x 2” x 50 88 25 56 55 510 435050 16
55/2
63 x 2” x 63 103 30 70 64 801 435063 16 Female Threaded Tee
55/2
75 x 2½” x 118 33 82 75 1270 435075 16
75 55/2.5
90 x 3” x 90 136 36 98 87 1882 435090 16
55/3
110 x 4” x 151 40 120 103 2780 435110 16
110 55/4

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HDPE BUTT WELDING GUIDE

Wall Bead Bead Soaking Soaking Change Pressure Welding Cooling
Thickness Height Build-up Time Pressure Over Time Build up Pressure Time
Pressure Time
(mm) (mm) (MPa) (sec) (MPa) (sec) (sec) (MPa) (min)

0 - 45 0.5 0.15 45 ≤ 0.02 5 5 0.15 ±0.01 6

4.5 - 7 1.0 0.15 45 - 70 ≤ 0.02 5-6 5-6 0.15 ±0.01 6 - 10
7 - 12 1.5 0.15 70 - 120 ≤ 0.02 6-8 6-8 0.15 ±0.01 10 - 16
12 - 19 2.0 0.15 120 - 190 ≤ 0.02 8 - 10 8-11 0.15 ±0.01 16 - 24
19 - 26 2.5 0.15 190 - 260 ≤ 0.02 10 - 12 11-14 0.15 ±0.01 24 - 32
26 - 37 3.0 0.15 260 - 370 ≤ 0.02 12 - 16 14-19 0.15 ±0.01 32 - 45
37 - 50 3.5 0.15 370 - 500 ≤ 0.02 16 - 20 19-25 0.15 ±0.01 45 - 60

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Disclaimer:-Care has been taken in the preparation of this catalogue. However, Proplastics bears no
liability for any errors printed therein nor any costs or loss of property resulting from its misuse. It should
also be noted that this catalogue shall be used for guidance and due consultation with the Installation
Engineer and/or Proplastics is required when designing for particular applications.