Table 1.

Thermal characteristics (melting temperatures and enthalpies) of both types of polyethylenes and of their weld obtained from DSC studies

Specimen	Melting temperature Т m1 , °С	Melting temperature Т m2 , °С	Melting enthalpy, J/g
PE-80	117.10	133.13	114.90
PE-100	124.34	136.21	134.90
PE-80/PE-100 weld	118.90	138.06	144.60