Core Parameters
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Raw Materials: High-quality PE100, PE4710 grade HDPE, with high strength, corrosion resistance and good flexibility, ensuring safe and stable gas transmission.
Size Range: Regular DN20-630mm, customizable on demand.
Pressure Rating: Two options: SDR11-PN 10 bar, SDR17-PN 6 bar, suitable for low-pressure transmission.
Service Life: 70 years for normal buried use, stable performance and low maintenance cost.
Applicable Temperature:-20℃ to 40℃, long-term maximum working pressure ≤ 0.7 MPa.
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Henan Lukuang Trade HDPE gas pipes are professional pipes made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) material, specially developed for natural gas transmission and distribution. HDPE is a high-performance plastic material with high strength, corrosion resistance, chemical resistance and excellent flexibility. Due to its outstanding chemical stability, pressure resistance, low friction coefficient, environmental adaptability and weather resistance, it has become the preferred material in the field of natural gas transmission, and is an upgraded alternative to traditional gas pipes.
Our HDPE gas pipes strictly comply with ISO 4437/AS/NZS 4130/BS EN 1555/SANS 8085 international standards, and have obtained a full range of certifications including ISO 14001, ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001, CE, BS EN 12201 and WRAS, ensuring that every product meets the highest quality and safety standards. The pipes are yellow-black bicolor with red stripes, which is easy to identify and in line with the safety warning requirements of gas transmission projects.
Core Product Advantages
HDPE gas pipes have unique performance advantages, which are widely recognized in the global gas transmission field. Combined with the characteristics of natural gas transmission, the core advantages are as follows:
Strong Corrosion Resistance: HDPE is an inert material that can resist the erosion of various chemical media in the soil and environment, and is not easy to breed algae, bacteria or fungi. No anti-corrosion treatment is required, which significantly extends the service life of the product and reduces maintenance costs, especially suitable for chemical corrosion environments.
Excellent Air Tightness & Zero Leakage Guarantee: The pipe system adopts electrofusion or hot melt connection, which fundamentally ensures the consistency of the interface material, structure and the pipe body, realizing the integration of the joint and the pipe. Experiments have proved that the tensile strength and burst strength of the joint are higher than those of the pipe body, which can effectively resist the circumferential stress and axial tensile stress caused by internal pressure, and there is no risk of leakage due to joint deformation.
High Toughness & Good Seismic Performance: The elongation at break of HDPE gas pipes is generally more than 500%, with extremely high toughness, which has strong adaptability to uneven ground settlement. It also has excellent seismic performance. For example, in the 1995 Kobe earthquake in Japan, HDPE gas pipes and water supply pipe networks survived, so Japan vigorously promoted the use of HDPE pipes in gas and water supply fields after the earthquake.
Excellent Flexibility: The flexibility of HDPE pipes is an important feature that greatly improves their application value in pipeline engineering. The flexibility of polyethylene allows PE gas pipes to be coiled into rolls, which can supply longer lengths without various connecting pipe fittings. This feature makes it easy to change the direction of PE gas pipes according to the requirements of construction methods. At the same time, the shape of the pipe can be adjusted before construction, and it can restore its original size and specifications after being inserted into the old pipe, which is suitable for trenchless construction.
Excellent Crack Propagation Resistance: It has outstanding resistance to rapid crack propagation (RCP) and slow crack growth, which can effectively avoid pipe damage caused by sudden cracks and ensure the safety of gas transmission.
Good Wear Resistance: It has good wear resistance, low wall friction coefficient, low flow resistance and strong transmission capacity, which can reduce energy consumption and extend the service life of the pipe.
Trenchless Installation: A variety of trenchless installation methods are available, which are convenient for construction and installation, reducing the impact on the surrounding environment and public facilities, and improving construction efficiency.
Low System Cost: Low system cost and maintenance cost can greatly reduce the overall project cost, and the cost performance is far higher than that of traditional gas pipes.
Long Service Life: Buried HDPE pipes can usually be used for 70 years, with stable performance and no need for frequent replacement, reducing long-term maintenance costs.
Recyclable & Environmentally Friendly: HDPE material can be reused, which is fully in line with the efficient environmental protection concept advocated by the state. The raw materials are non-toxic and odorless, without secondary pollution, and in line with environmental protection standards.
Product Application Fields
With its excellent performance advantages, HDPE gas pipes have a wide range of application scenarios, mainly focusing on outdoor low-pressure natural gas transmission and distribution, covering residential areas, commercial districts and industrial parks, mainly used in:
Municipal Gas Engineering: Outdoor municipal natural gas transmission and distribution pipe networks, old gas pipe network renovation projects, and gas pipe laying in new urban areas;
Residential Areas: Outdoor buried gas transmission pipes in residential districts, connecting pipes between communities and gas stations;
Commercial and Industrial Areas: Low-pressure gas transmission pipes in commercial districts, industrial parks and industrial factories (excluding internal production gas projects);
Rural Gas Construction: Rural household gas supply pipe networks, rural gas transmission and distribution systems;
Special Scenarios: Areas with uneven ground settlement, earthquake-prone areas, and places where excavation is not allowed (suitable for non-excavation construction), with strong adaptability. In the context of the national 30,000-kilometer gas pipe renovation project, HDPE gas pipes have become the core choice for pipe renovation due to their safety, reliability and convenient construction.
Their application not only improves the safety and stability of the gas transmission system, reduces the risk of gas leakage, but also reduces construction and maintenance costs due to convenient installation. At the same time, the non-toxic, corrosion-resistant and recyclable characteristics of HDPE materials are in line with the national environmental protection concept, and they play an important role in the safe and efficient development of the gas industry.
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