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Up to 50 grams of PVC for € 6,75 excl.VAT and shipment.
Material
Name: |
polyvinyl chloride |
Productname: |
PVC |
Commercial names |
Vinyl PVC rigid |
Type(s) |
thermoplastic |
Group |
vinylpolymer |
Group of plastic materials |
commodity plastic engineering plastic |
Alternative for |
acrylonitrile butadiene styrene |
Compared to non-plastics
Eco-properties
CO2 footprint | 2.6 kg/kg |
eco-indicator | 280 mpoints/kg |
embodied energy | 95 MJ/kg |
polymer extrusion CO2 footprint | 0.3 kg/kg |
polymer extrusion energy | 3.75 MJ/kg |
polymer molding CO2 footprint | 0.844 kg/kg |
polymer molding energy | 10.6 MJ/kg |
recycle fraction | 0.5 - 1 % |
recycle mark | 3 |
recycling CO2 footprint | 1.09 kg/kg |
recycling emb energy | 39.9 MJ/kg |
reserve | 1400000000 tonne |
water usage | 280 l/kg |
world production | 51000000 tonne/year |
Environmental impact
Processing methods
thermoforming |  |
Reinforced
Mechanical properties
compressive strength | 89.6 M Pa |
density | 1580 kg/m3 |
elongation | 80 % |
fatigue strength (at 10^7 cycles) | 26.1 M Pa |
fracture toughness | 5.12 M Pa |
hardness (HV) | 15.6 HV |
hardness (shore D) | 90 shore D |
tensile strength | 65 M Pa |
yield strength | 52 M Pa |
young modulus | 4.14 G Pa |
Sensorial properties
look & feel | |
Thermal properties
amorphous | |
glass transition temperature | 105 °C |
max. service temperature | 70 °C |
specific heat capacity | 1440 J/kgK |
thermal conductivity | 0.293 W/mK |
thermal conductor or insulator | good insulator |
thermal expansion coefficent | 150 µstrain/°C |
Optical properties
colour fastness | excellent |
gloss finish | excellent |
UV light resistance | medium |
Every day use properties
better scratch resistance than PP | good |
chemical stability | good |
flame retardent | good |
high impact | medium |
hot water resistance | good |
ice cold water resistance | good |
indoor heat resistance | good |
long-term serviceability | good |
outdoor heat resistance | medium |
outdoor UV resistance | medium |
outdoor weatherability | medium |
practical toughness | good |
resistance to oils and fats | good |
resistance to petrol | good |
electrical properties
dielectric constant | 4.4 |
dielectric strength | 19700000 V/m |
dissipation factor | 0.1 |
electrical conductor or insulator | good insulator |
electrical resistivity | 1.00E+22 µohm.cm |
Applications
| fibers coatings medical tubes vinyl records vinyl flooring sewer pipe electrical tubing blister packaging gutters waterworks drainage sewerage drain water cart bottles |
