The invention relates to a high-density polyethylene material and application thereof. The material comprises the components in percent by weight: 100% of high-density polyethylene, 5-80% of para-phthalic metal salt, 1-8% of silicone oil and 0.5-5% of antioxidant. The para-phthalic metal salt is selected from calcium terephthalate, magnesium terephthalate, zinc terephthalate, potassium terephthalate, sodium terephthalate, barium terephthalate, lead terephthalate, aluminum terephthalate, ferrum terephthalate or a mixture thereof. The silicone oil is selected from active silicone oil, dimethyl silicone oil, 201 methyl silicone oil or a mixture thereof. The antioxidant is selected from tris(2,4-ditert-butylphenyl) phosphate, pentaerythrite tetra [beta-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-propionate], 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol, 2,2'-methylenebis[6-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-methyl-phenol or a mixture thereof. The polyethylene material provided by the invention has a small friction coefficient and favorable self-lubricity and can be used for manufacturing optical cable protection sleeves.