UHMW-PE Sliding Fenders

Features

DockGuard’s Sliding Fenders are UHMW-PE rubbing strips manufactured and machined in sizes to suit your application. Extremely hard wearing and highly resistant, they are an environmentally beneficial alternative to timber or rubber facings as well as providing a low maintenance, low friction and low cost solution.

UHMW-PE Sliding Fenders can be supplied pre- drilled for easy installation and chamfered to avoid snagging. They are available in a full range of colours – either to suit the aesthetics of the installation, to match corporate colour schemes or in high visibility colours for added safety and easier quay/jetty identification.

Key Benefits

UHMW-PE fenders are an environmentally responsible alternative to tropical hardwoods and are fully recyclable. They also provide the benefits of higher wear resistance (even greater than steel) and lower maintenance; as they do not split or rot and are fully resistant to infestation from marine borers.
The low friction coefficient and high abrasion resistance of UHMW-PE provides an ultra smooth surface for the vessel to slide easily along the face of the fender.

Applications

UHMW-PE Sliding Fenders are used in many applications including the replacement of timber piles, beams and dolphins, as well as other applications where lumber would have been the traditional fendering material. They are also ideal wherever the requirement is for a durable sliding surface rather than energy absorption.

UHMW-PE Sliding Fender Specification

UHMW-PE Fender Side Mount

UHMW-PE Fender Top Mount

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A	B	L Max	C	D	E Bolt	F Max	G Max	H	J	Flat Bar	Weight
70	50	6200			M16	60	120	35	15		3
80	60	6200			M16	60	120	40	18		5
100	50	6200			M16	60	120	50	15		5
100	65	6200			M16	60	120	50	20		6
100	100	6200			M16	60	120	50	30		10
120	80	6200			M16	60	300	60	24		9
120	120	6200			M16	60	300	60	36		14
140	70	6200	30	10	M20	100	300	70	21	80 x 10	9
160	70	6200	30	10	M20	100	300	80	21	80 x 10	11
160	160	6200	30	10	M20	100	300	80	48	80 x 10	25
170	120	6200	35	10	M20	100	300	85	36	80 x 10	20
180	70	6200	35	10	M20	100	300	90	21	80 x 10	12
180	180	6200	35	10	M20	130	400	90	55	80 x 10	31
190	110	6200	35	10	M20	130	400	90	33	80 x 10	20
200	75	6200	50	10	M20	130	400	60	23	80 x 10	14
200	100	6200	50	10	M20	130	400	60	30	80 x 10	19
200	150	6200	50	10	M20	130	400	60	45	80 x 10	29
200	200	6200	50	10	M20	130	400	60	61	80 x 10	38
250	150	6200	50	10	M24	150	500	60	45	80 x 10	36
250	160	6200	50	10	M24	150	500	60	48	100 x 10	38
250	250	6200	50	10	M24	150	500	60	76	100 x 10	60

All dimensions in mm. All weights in Kgs per 1000mm length.

UHMW-PE Fender Properties

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Test Method	Testing Standard	Typical Value	Unit
Density	DIN 53479 / ASTM D 792	0.93-0.95	g/cm³
Molecular Weight	Viscosimetric	~4,000,000	g/mol
Dynamic Friction	DIN 53375 / ASTM D 1894	≤0.15	__
Yield Strength	ISO 527 / ASTM D 638	≥17 / ≥20	MPa
Tensile Break	ASTM D 638	≥40	MPa
Elongation at Break	ISO 527 / ASTM D 638	≥50 / ≥350	%
Flexural Modulus	ASTM D 790B	≥800	MPa
Shore Hardness	ISO 868	60	__
Single-V notched Impact	ISO 868 / ASTM 256A	≥130 / No break	Kj/m²
Abrasion Index	Sand Slurry (steel=100)	10-15	__
Operating Temperature	__	-80 to +80	°C
Thermal Expansion	DIN 52328 / ASTM D 696	~2x10ˉ4	Kˉ¹