Fuel Tank

Here at TAG the most important thing is safety so when it came to designing the fuel tank we looked for the best material possible.

This happened to be:

High-Density Cross linked Polyethylene (XLPE)

High-density cross linked polyethylene, or XLPE, is a thermoset resin that is specifically designed for critical applications like chemical storage and fuel tanks.

During the XLPE manufacturing process, a catalyst (peroxide) is built into the resin, which creates a free radical. The free radical generates the cross linking of the polymer chain, so the tank essentially becomes one giant molecule. The result is a resin that is specifically designed for critical chemical and fuel applications.

XLPE VS. Linear Polyethylene (HDPE)

• XLPE has 20 times the environmental stress crack resistance of HDPE.
• It has 10 times the molecular weight of HDPE.
• It has 5 times the impact and tensile strength of HDPE.