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Brands of plastic tubes
Plastic tubes are made of: EVA, PVDF, PPSU, PSU, POM-C, POM-H, ABS, PC, PET, PETG, PTFE, FEP, PFA, ETFE, TPU, PU, PA6, PA11, PA12, PEX-A, PEX-B, PEX-C, PB-1, PP-H, PP-B, PP-R, PP-RCT, PE 32, PE 40, PE 63, PE 80, PE 100, PE 100-RC, PVC-U, PVC-C, PVC-O.
Plastic tubing standards
Table of plastic tube weights
| Outer diameter, mm | Wall thickness, mm | Inner diameter, mm | Weight, kg/m |
| 4 | 1,0 | 2 | 0,01 |
| 6 | 1,0 | 4 | 0,016 |
| 8 | 1,0 | 6 | 0,022 |
| 10 | 1,0 | 8 | 0,028 |
| 12 | 1,5 | 9 | 0,046 |
| 16 | 2,0 | 12 | 0,075 |
| 20 | 2,0 | 16 | 0,097 |
| 25 | 2,3 | 20,4 | 0,138 |
| 32 | 3,0 | 26 | 0,228 |
| 40 | 3,7 | 32,6 | 0,348 |
| 50 | 4,6 | 40,8 | 0,543 |
| 63 | 5,8 | 51,4 | 0,865 |
| 75 | 6,8 | 61,4 | 1,19 |
| 90 | 8,2 | 73,6 | 1,71 |
| 110 | 10 | 90 | 2,55 |
Table of plastic tubes by material
| Material | Designation | Color | Transparency | Operating temperature, °C |
| Polyvinyl chloride | PVC-U | Grey | No | from 0 до +60 |
| Chlorinated PVC | PVC-C | Grey | No | to +95 |
| Polyethylene | PE | Black | No | from -40 до +40 |
| Polypropylene | PP-R | White, gray | No | to +95 |
| Cross-linked polyethylene | PEX | White | No | to +95 |
| Polybutylene | PB | White | No | to +95 |
| Acrylic | PMMA | Transparent | Yes | to +80 |
| Polycarbonate | PC | Transparent | Yes | to +120 |
| Polyamide | PA | Lactic | Partially | to +100 |
| Полиуретан | PU | Transparent | Yes | to +80 |
| Fluoroplastic | PTFE | White | No | to +260 |
| PVDF | PVDF | White | No | to +150 |