{"id":3691,"date":"2026-10-19T16:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T14:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/lexikon\/xpe-foam\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T09:46:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:46:34","slug":"xpe-foam","status":"publish","type":"lexikon","link":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/xpe-foam\/","title":{"rendered":"XPE Foam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>XPE<\/strong> stands for &#8220;cross-linked polyethylene&#8221;. As a closed-cell foam, XPE is lightweight, water-repellent, and elastic. Under artificial turf, it is used as a <strong>shockpad<\/strong> or cushioning mat.  <\/p>\n<h2>What is XPE foam used for?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>for shock absorption and increased <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/shock-absorption\/\">force reduction<\/a> on sports and play areas<\/li>\n<li>as <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/impact-protection\/\">fall protection<\/a> under play equipment, depending on the <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/critical-fall-height-din-en-1177\/\">critical fall height<\/a><\/li>\n<li>as a leveling and comfort layer on solid subsurfaces such as concrete<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What to look for<\/h2>\n<p>For water to drain, the panels should be perforated or equipped with drainage channels. On large sports fields, an integrated <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/elastic-layer\/\">elastic layer<\/a> often handles this task. Learn more about construction and subsurfaces in the guide <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/ratgeber\/artificial-grass-sub-base-how-to-properly-prepare-the-foundation\/\">Artificial Turf Subsurface<\/a>.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>XPE foam is a cross-linked polyethylene foam used as a cushioning underlay (shockpad) beneath artificial turf \u2013 for example, on playgrounds, sports fields, and terraces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3691","lexikon","type-lexikon","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/3691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lexikon"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/3691\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}