Impacts of using plastic pipes for fluid flow

Impacts of using plastic pipes for fluid flow

In this universe, every building must need the conveyance of fluid for the purposes that are necessary to use. The conveyance of fluid may occur through pipes, which is easy in its flow and they are made of different types of plastics as required by the user of the house or any kind of buildings. Most commonly used material for pipes by the users is plastics. These are very popularly used material for pipe works. The plumbers often suggest this kind of plastic materials for pipe works which possess several kinds of benefits in the usage of plastic pipes.

What are plastics made of?

The plastics are made of the chains called polymers. This is the reason for much of plastics starts with poly as a term. The plastics are as follows,

  • Polyethylene
  • Polystyrene
  • Polypropylene etc

The polymers are most frequently made up of carbon and hydrogen and for sometimes it is made of oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorous, chlorine, fluorine or silicon.

Types of plastics used for various needs

There are many types of plastic pipes available in which that include,

  • Solid wall pipes
  • Barrier pipes
  • Structured wall pipes
  • ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene)
  • PVC (polyvinyl chloride)
  • CPVC (chlorinated polyvinyl chloride)
  • Polybutylene
  • Polypropylene

Plastics used for plumbing works

There are many plastics present in the market in which, the plastics used in the pipes for plumbing works includes,

These are the most commonly used plastics for the manufacturing of plastic pipes in plumbing works.

Strength of plastic pipes PVC vs CPVC

The plastic pipes which are often used in plumbing are PVC and CPVC in general. But while taken to the comparison of both PVC and CPVC pipes, there is some difference in them. The range of temperature may vary in both the pipes as per the usage. CPVC can withstand and handle up to 200 deg Fahrenheit whereas the PVC can withstand only up to the level of 140 deg Fahrenheit in flowing the fluid. When compared to the sizes of pipe, PVC comes only in the nominal pipe sizes. But CPVC is available both in nominal and copper tube sizes.

Benefits of plastic pipes than that of metal pipes

  • The plastic pipes are easy to install and have flexibility than metal pipes.
  • It is not much heavy like metal pipes and it is lower in cost.
  • Plastic pipes possess insulating properties which prevent condensation on pipes.
  • It may possess the coefficient of friction.
  • Plastic pipes are of corrosion resistance, flame resistance and also chemical resistance.
  • It has high durability and provides long life than metal pipes.
  • The most crucial feature of plastic pipes is its tightness in the joints.

Advantages of using plastic pipes

  • The plastic pipes like PVC are used because of their clear environmental advantages over traditional materials.
  • These are low carbon plastic pipes.
  • It requires less energy and fewer resources to manufacture.
  • Good in mechanical strength and toughness while using in buildings.

Alberto Aurelio