Fluoron, Inc. "Roller Fairlead Covers"

Roller Fairlead Covers

Fluoron's patented UHMW-PE heat shrinkable Roller Fairlead covers outwear steel and eliminate expensive line chafing due to corrosion and blistering paint. Fits any dimension in length with diameters starting at 6" and larger. Installs in minutes and comes in many colors.

Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMW-PE) has a molecular weight of 3-6 million, as compared to pipe grade high-density polyethylene, with a molecular weight of 600,000. UHMW-PE is the toughest plastic known with no breakage in standard izod impact tests. Fluoron, Inc. has a patent on heat shrinkable UHMW-PE roll covers.

Advantages of UHMW PE Covers:

• Restoration of a rusted roll to a high gloss surface.

• Prevents Corrosion

• Eliminates Maintenance

• Stays Clean

• Best wearing of all plastic and rubber materials. Quick to install

• Prevents Ice

Available Colors

Physical Properties			UHMW-PE
Property	Units	ASTM Test	Result
Density	gm/cm³	D792	.930
Tensile strength at yield 73°F	psi	D638	3100
Elongation 73°F	%	D638	350
* Relative volumetric abrasion loss	*	*	100
Coefficient of friction 73°F on steel	-	-	Static .15-.20 Dynamic .10-.20
IZOD impact strength 73°F	KJ/m²	D4020-96	125
Hardness 73°F	-	D785	Shore D 62-66
Melting point	°F	D789	275°-280°
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion	1/K	D696	2.0 x 10^-4
Continuous service temperature in air (max)	°F	-	180
Volume resistivity	Ohm/cm	D257	>10¹⁵
Weatherability	Pigmented	-	Excellent
Color	-	-	Black
Abrasion Resistance	UHMW PE is the toughest of all plastics. The abrasion resistance of this polymer is equally impressive. In tests where specimens are rotated at 1,750 rpm (revolutions per minute) for 8 hours in 50% sand slurry, UHMW PE exhibits 10 times the abrasion resistance of carbon steel. This is more than double that of 6/6 polyamide and polyurethane and 80 times that of hard neoprene rubber. It is 3 times more abrasion resistant than the toughest elastomer, polyurethane.

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