GENERAL
The physical, chemical and mechanical properties of uPVC pipes and fitting demonstrate their superiority in utility and applications over conventional system.

DENSITY
The density of uPVC is approximately 1.43g/cm3, which is almost 1/6th the weight of cast iron and steel, thus making it much cheaper to transport and easier to handle during installation.

MECHANICAL STRANGTH
The uPVC pipes are suitable even in verying conditions, because of its mechanicial strength. This can be gauged from the fact that the tensile, flexural and compressive strength of uPVC is arround 450kg/cm2.

HYGIENIC
uPVC pipes offer the most hyginic means of fluid transportation. They are highly capable in fighting attacks by fungi and are not subject to contamination. The inside surface which is extremely smooth, does not support any growth, encrustation or fuming, and no odour or taste is transmitted to the fluid being conveyed. This property is prime importance for the transportation of potable water to towns and villages.

CHEMICAL RESISTANCE
uPVC is unaffected by most concentrations of acids, alkalis, organic chemicals, oils and fats. This resistance to corrosion by most chemicals makes uPVC pipes indispensable for contemporary industrial applications and for sewerage purposes.

FLEXIBILITY
Being a thermoplastic material, uPVC is more capable to withstand deformation due to earth movements. uPVC pipes in this respect are considerably more popular than metallic and asbestos cement pipes, which can collapse under stress levels.

FIRE RESISTANCE
uPVC pipes do not support combusion and are self-extinguishing, a fact that has been proven over a considerable amount of time. They are, therefore, ideally suited for use in buildings and other constructions.

ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE
uPVC has a resistivity of greater than 1014Ohm.cm. and has good insulating properties.

LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
uPVC has a thermal conductivity of 0.13W/m/0C, which is only a fraction of the thermal conductivity of steel.
This enables fluids to be transported through uPVC pipes, maintaining a uniform fluid temperature. The lower
thermal conductivity factor also ensures that there is no external 'sweating' on the pipes when fluids at a very
low temperature are passing through them.

HYDRAULIC RESISTANCE AND FLOW CHARACTERISTICS
For there smooth inner surface, uPVC pipes allow a greater flow of water than an identical size of conventional
piping. The Haze-Willam's constant for uPVC pipes is around 150, which is higher than that for conventional
materials. The head loss of any proposed uPVC pipeline can be readily calculated.

GALVANIC & ELECTROLYTIC IMMUNITY
Unlike metallic pipes which need special surface coating to resist electrolytic action, uPVC being a nonconductor of electricity, is totally immune to galvanic and electrolytic attack. Thus, use of uPVC pipes overcomes several problems in the piping material.