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Originally Posted by carwash
yer saying that the uhmw will wear away 7x slower than plate steel? This sounds fishy...
It's plastic...
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All depends on the application. I work with this stuff every day, except in fiber form. Some applications it will outlast steel 10 to 1, others you would be better off with steel. It is all in the marketing of it too. If it outlasts steel in one test then you can claim the 7x factor, you just have to figure out what the asterisk next to it means.
UHMWPE is the same stuff your synthetic winch ropes are made of, and 99% of the braided fishing lines on the market. It truly is an amazing material when used for the right application.