What is Calcium Chloride? Calcium chloride is a direct application chemical widely handled, stored and used as an anti-freezing additive, deicing agent, and in dust control. Calcium chloride is an inorganic mineral compound made of elemental calcium Ca2+ and the halogen chlorine Cl–. These two elements combine to form a crystalline structure salt with the… [Read More]
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DEF Tanks | Diesel Exhaust Fluid 101
What is Diesel Exhaust Fluid Diesel Exhaust Fluid, also known as DEF, AUS 32 and AUS 40, is a chemical solution commodity standardized for use in diesel fuel combustion vehicles, machinery, and equipment. Diesel exhaust fluid is defined as a nitrogen oxide (NOx) reducing agent where NOx refers to nitric oxide, (NO), and nitrogen dioxide… [Read More]
Water Tank Specification Tables
The tables below provide an overview of available water tank specifications by tank types. Specifications include tank volume capacity range, common tank volumes used, dimension measurement ranges, dry weights, and typical tank prices. A specification table is provided for the main water tank types by category and use frequency. The types listed here include vertical… [Read More]
Poly Tanks | Water Tank FAQs
1. What is a plastic water tank? A plastic water tank is a container made to store and deliver water for various uses and work settings that has been manufactured from the synthetic material known as plastic. The types of plastics used to make water tanks are polyethylene and polypropylene, with polyethylene being more popular. … [Read More]
What is Fiberglass
The term fiberglass originates from a trade name started by an initial manufacturer and that has become commonly used to describe the structural material known as glass fiber reinforced plastic. Glass fiber reinforced plastic, also called fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) or glass reinforced plastic (GRP), is a synthetic-composite type material, where synthetic means man-made and… [Read More]
What is Specific Gravity
Specific gravity is a material measurement value and is the ratio of a fluid’s density to the density of a reference standard fluid. Specific gravity, abbreviated SG or SpGr and known as relative density, is a comparison between two density values and is often used to determine how much more or less weighty a substance… [Read More]
What is Cross Linked Polyethylene
Cross linked polyethylene is a synthetic plastic variant made from polyethylene resin. Cross linked polyethylene is frequently abbreviated XLPE or PEX, where PEX is used to refer to pipes and tubing and XLPE to storage tanks. In its simplest definition, cross linked polyethylene is a carbon-based polymer plastic, meaning a connected set of individual repeating… [Read More]