PE Glossary

This glossary contains an overview of the most used terms in the polyethylene business.
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Machine direction (MD)

French: Sens machine (SM),
German: Maschinenrichtung (MD)

 
Masterbatch

French: Mélange maître,
German: Masterbatch

 
Melt extension

French: Extensibillité de la masse fondue,
German: Schmelzdehnung

 
Melt flow index

French: Indice de fluidité (MFI),
German: Schmelzfluss-Index

 
Melting point

French: Point de fusion,
German: Schmelzpunkt

 
Micro-perforation

French: Microperforantion,
German: Mikroperforation

 
Migration

French: Migration,
German: Migration

 
Modulus of elasticity (E)

French: Module d’élasticité (E),
German: Elastizitätsmodul (E)

 
Molecules

French: Molécules,
German: Molekule

 
Multi-layer

French: Multi-couches,
German: Mehrschichtfolie