Talk:Low-density polyethylene

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References to ductility
i changed the word "ductility" to "resilience"....LDPE does not have a higher ductility than HDPE and any basic materials course in which you measure the tensile strength using a machine will show HDPE plastically deform MUCH more. Resilience...yes. Ductility and toughness? No way.


 * "Elasticity" would be a better substitute for "ductility". H Padleckas (talk) 02:38, 30 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Elasticity is very different to ductility (plasticity), they are not synonyms. Elastic materials return to their initial form once the stress has been relieved. Ductile materials do not return to their initial form, this implies plasticity. Materials have both an elastic zone and a plastic zone before they fail. Referring to a material as ductile implies that it has a large plastic zone. See Deformation_(engineering) Nnewton (talk) 14:37, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

404 error
One of the references for this document now returns a 404. dawmail333 (talk) 00:32, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Should be Ok now. Materialscientist (talk) 00:50, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

"Resin identification code" instead of "recycling number"?
Should the phrase "recycling number" in the first paragraph be changed to its correct term: "resin identification code"? Should we be using the common terms for things or the correct terms? Nnewton (talk) 23:22, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Melting point
In the general article about polyethylene the melting point range is given, however the melting point is affected by the type of linking. Each article on a specific type of polyethylene, eg Low-density polyethylene, ought to provide its melting point (or more precise range). Anyone know where this information can be found (and how to create an info box)? FreeFlow99 (talk) 11:32, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

To add to article
Basic information to add to this article: does it contain phthalates or other estrogenic chemicals? What is its effect on human health, and does it leach chemicals into foods or beverages? Why isn't such information already contained in this article? 173.88.246.138 (talk) 23:04, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Polyethylene itself doesn't contain phthalates (any more than H2O contains lead). Of course, it's common for the resins used in manufacturing to contain all sorts of nasty and unpleasant additives (whether it's because they enhance some property of the material or because of manufacturing impurities), and I agree that something should probably be added about this if a source can be found. jp×g 01:12, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

Chemical resistance
Currently the chemical resistance section is sourced to a random webpage. Looking at the contents, it's clearly complete garbage. It seriously looks like the resistance ratings there have been randomly generated. It gives "D-Severe Effect" for hexane but "B1-Good" for heptane and "A-Excellent" for gasoline, which is highly implausible. And it gives "D-Severe Effect" for citric acid, "Mayonnaise", and "Detergents", which is just ridiculous. We need to find an actual reference to source this section to. 73.170.147.86 (talk) 03:26, 12 August 2021 (UTC)