Talk:UHMWPE
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MIGHT be able to be used as a Fluoropolymer Free PTFE substitute for Bearings/Bushings etc
Would probably still release Micro/Nanoplastics, BUT it wouldn’t produce any “nasties” if burned, and might have a SLIGHTLY BETTER chance at breaking down.
Still not ideal.
From an Appropriate Materials / Chemical Swadeshi perspective though, not having to add Fluorine into the web of inputs/outputs is nice.
Also need to see if it would be improved if pockets of a Lubricating Oil and/or Graphite were added
Need to check a table of Coefficient of Friction
All in all i was reading up on PEX / UHMWPE / XPE etc and landed on this page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPX_Ultra-high-molecular-weight_polyethylene
Neat stuff!