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Proplastics Zimbabwe
Spurn Road, Ardbennie
P.O. Box CY 1199 Causeway
Harare, Zimbabwe
Tel.: +263 4 621 651-5
+263 4 661 341-3
+263 4 621 349
+263 4 665 814
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+263 (0) 773 888 923
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Fax: +263 4 660 545
Email: info@proplastics.co.zw

Proplastics Bulawayo
Military Rd (off Khami Rd)
P.O. Box RY 115 Raylton
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Tel.: +263 (9) 68396, 62059
Mobile: +263 772 113 074
Fax: +263 (9) 76130
 
ISO 9001:2008 Standard Compliant
TECHNICAL BROCHURE
Product Transport, Handling and Installation
Chemical  Resistance Guides
 
AGRESSIVE MEDIA   Chemical  Resistance
Medium Boiling point °c Concentration Temperature °C PVC PE
 Acetaldehyde 21 Technically pure 20
60
- +
0
 Acetic Acid 118 Technically pure 20
60
0 +
 Acetone 56 Technically pure 20
60

-

+
+

 Alocholic  Spirits   Approximately 40% Ethyl alcohol 20
60
+ +
 Aluminium  Chloride   10% Aqueous 20
60
+
+
+
+
 Aluminium  Sulphate -33 10% Aqueous 20
60
+
+
+
+
 Ammonia   Technically pure 20
60
+
+
+
+
 Ammonium  Chloride 102 Aqueous 20
60
+
0
+
0
 Barium  hydroxide   Saturated, aqueous 20
60
+
0
+
+
 Barium Salts  
Aqueous all
20
60
+
+
+
+
 Battery Acid  
See sulphuric acid at 40%
20
60
+
0
+
+
 Boric Acid  
Aqueous all
20
60
+

-
 Bromine water -4
Saturated aqueous
20
60
+
+
 Butadiene  
Technically pure
20
60
+
+
+
+
 Butanol 125
Technically pure
20
60
+
0
+
+
 Calcium Chloride 131
Saturated, aqueous, all
20
60
+
-
+
+
 Caustic solution  
50%
20
60
+
0
+
+
 Chloride water  
Moist, 97% gaseous
20
60
0
  
0
 Choride water  
Saturated
20
60
0
0
 Chromic acid  
Technically pure
20
60
+
0
+
0
 Coconut oil  
Technically pure
20
60
+
0
+
0
 Compressed air with oil  
Technically pure
20
60
0
+
+
+
 Copper Salts 142
Technically pure
20
60
+
0
+
+
 Dibuthyl ether  
Technically pure
20
60
-
 
0
 Diesel Oil 56
Technically pure
20
60
+
 
+
 Dimethylamine  
Technically pure
20
60
0

 Drinking water 72
Technically pure
20
60
+
+
+
+
 Ethyl alcohol 198
Technically pure
20
60
+
+
+
+
 Ethyl glycol  
Technically pure
20
60
+
+
+
+
 Fatty acids  
Aqueous
20
60
+
+
+
0
 Fertilizer salts  
40% aqueous
20
60
0
+
+
+
 Formadehyde     20
60
+
+
+
+
 Juices     20
60
+ 0
 Fuel oil   36% Aqueous 20
60
+
0
+
+
 Hydrochloric acid -85 Technically pure   +
0
+
+
 Hydrogen chloride   Aqueous saturated

20
60

+
-

+
+

 Hydrogen sulphide

82 Technically pure 20
60
+
0
+
+

 Isopropyl alcohol

  10% aqueos >20
60>
+

+
+
 Lactic acid   Cold saturated 20
60
+
-
+
+
 Mercury -161 Technically pure 20
60
+
-
+
+
 Milk     20
60
+

+
 Mineral water   6.3% Aqueous 20
60

+
+
+
+
 Nitric Acid   Technically pure 20
60
+
+
+
+
 Oxygen   Commercial 20
60
+
+
+
0
 Parraffin Oil     20
60
+
0
+
 Petroleum   Technically pure 20
60
+

>+
0
 Petroleum jelly   <30% Aqueous 20
60
0

0
 Phosphoric Acid   All Aqueous 20
60
+
+
>-
+
 Potasium Chloride   Cold aqueous 20
60
0
+
>+
+
 Potasium permanganate   Technically pure 20
60
+
+
+
+
 Propane     20
60
>0
+
0
+>

 Silicone oil

  All aqueous 20
60
+


+
 Soap solution   <40%queous 20
60
-
+
+
+
 Sulphuric acid     20
60
0
+
+
+
 Waste water     20
60
+
0
+
+
 Yeast -42   20
60
+
+
 

  Table of contents
 Introduction
 Complete product range
 Fittings range
 Technical Specifications
 Technical data for PVC
 and HDPE
 Approvals and standards
 for PVC and HDPE
 Frictional loss

 Water pressure ratings
 and variations

 Conversion factors and
 approximations
 Working pressure and effects
 of temperature

 Flow Charts
 PVC (Poly Vinyl Chloride)
 HDPE (High Density
 Polyethylene)
 Pressure Variations
 Water hammer
 Chemical  Resistance Guide
 Use of chemical chart
 Classification

 Product Transport,
 Handling and 
 Installations
 Transport handling
 Joining methods
 Back-filling soil types
 Pipe laying & Trenching
 Back-Filling
 Thrust block
 Hydrostatic pressure testing
 Burial depths

 
 
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