Grade reference
BorSafe ME3441
All grades · sourced from Borouge · checked 20 August 2026
- Producer
- Borouge
- Polymer
- MDPE
- Type
- Gas pressure pipe compound
- Classification
- PE80, MRS 8.0 MPa
- Melt flow rate
- 0.8 g/10min · 190°C / 5.0 kg · ISO 1133
- Density
- 944 kg/m³ · ISO 1183
- Producer lists it for
- Gas pressure pipe systems · Coilable gas pipe
What that means in practice
The yellow gas version of the same PE80 medium density family, and at 944 kg/m³ the lowest density of any Borouge pipe compound here. Same flexibility argument as ME3440, same rule that the colour tells you what it is for.
What to check before buying BorSafe ME3441
- The classification is the specification: PE80, PE100 or PE100-RC, with the MRS figure attached. Two grades whose codes differ by one letter can be rated differently — BorSafe HE3490-LS is MRS 11.2 and HE3490-LS-H is MRS 10.0, and nothing on the sack will remind you.
- Colour is not cosmetic on pipe compound. Black is water and general pressure; orange and yellow mean gas across most of Europe. The wrong colour passes every mechanical test and fails inspection on site.
- For black grades, ask for the carbon black content and dispersion on the batch. That is what carries the UV life, and it is a batch property rather than something the grade name guarantees.
- If it is offered as off-spec or reprocessed, ask precisely what the deviation is. A compound that no longer meets its MRS rating is no longer the material the code names, whatever the paperwork says.
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