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CPVC Plastic Failure Analysis of Hot Water Pipe Fitting

December 22, 2008 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

    Plastic failure expert performs a failure analysis on a failed CPVC 90° 3/4 inch elbow. This elbow was in a 150°F hot water recirculation system in a large facility. Plastic fatigue was the alleged cause of failure. However, a plastic failure analysis found no evidence of fatigue. Instead, the detailed root cause failure […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: CPVC, Plastic Failure, Plastic Formulation, Product Defect

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