KAP’s HDPE BLACK – PE100 Pipe Systems

The KAP’s-Black Poly Pipe – PE100 Pipe System incorporates the largest range of pipe and fittings manufactured from high density PE100 material. KAP’s-Black pipe and fittings are utilised in a wide range of fluid and gas applications across the plumbing, mining, civil, energy and mechanical services markets. Built on nearly 50 years of industry research and innovation, PE pipes have a track record of exceptional performance and durability in many demanding applications. KAP’s-Black PE100 material has a 50 year Minimum Required Strength (MRS) of 10 MPa. In practice however the actual strength is greater than the design strength, and PE100 pipelines are expected to last up to 100 years under normal operating conditions. The name KAP’s-Black comes from HDPE pipe’s black exterior. Carbon black is used in all black KAP’s PE100 pipes at a concentration of 2.25 ± 0.25% by mass as an ultra violet radiation absorber. This additive gives KAP’s-Black PE100 an extremely high resistance to UV for exposed pipelines. KAP’s-Black HDPE Pipe can be joined with electrofusion fittings, butt welding equipment or compression fittings. Heat-fused jointing systems create a monolithic structure that is stronger than the pipe itself, and completely leak-free. This eliminates rubber seals which can fail over time, also solving root intrusion problems, and provides pipeline integrity where installed in unstable ground. What range of pipe diameters and pressure ratings is available?

• Poly pipe sizes from 20 mm up to 800 mm diameter.
• Pressure ratings from PN6.3 to PN25 (SDR26 to SDR7.4)
• Standard PE pipe straight lengths are 6 and 12 meters are available to order.
• Standard PE pipe coil lengths are 50, 100, 150 and 200 metres.
• KAP’s-Black poly pipe is manufactured in accordance with standar “Polyethylene – PE – pipes for pressure applications” from compounds complying with standar “Polyethylene (PE) compounds for pressure pipes and fittings”

Note: The nominal diameter of PE100 pipe is its external diameter, not its internal bore diameter. What ranges and types of fittings are available?

• Electrofusion couplers in diameters 20 mm to 800 mm.
• Full range of electrofusion fittings including elbows, tees and tapping bands in diameters 20 mm to 250 mm.
• Long spigot moulded elbows, tees, reducers, threaded adaptors and flanges for electrofusion and butt fusion in diameters 20 mm to 630 mm.
• Short spigot moulded elbows, tees, reducers and flanges for butt fusion in diameters 63 mm to 630 mm.
• Fabricated tees, reducing tees, long radius (sweep) bends and segmented bends.
• Custom fabricated fittings and manifolds.
• A range of transition fittings is available for connection to other plastic or metallic pipe.
• Manufactured in accordance with “Fittings for polyethylene (PE) pipes for pressure applications”

Black HDPE pipe – sizes below can be made in SDR7.4, SDR9, SDR11, SDR13.6, SDR17, SDR21: