eFunda Polymers: Listing of Polyvinylidene Chloride (Diofan, Ixan, Saran)
engineering fundamentals Polyvinylidene Chloride
Directory | Career | News | Standards | Industrial | SpecSearch®
Generic (ABS, ...) Trade Name
Materials Home
General Information
Polymer Home
Glossary
Material Science
Overview
Characteristics
Comparisons
Selection Criteria
Applications
Flow Characteristics
Datasheet Primer
Major Categories
Polymer Index
History Timeline
List by Process
List by ThermoP/S
Specific Polymer
Category / Grades
Resources
Bibliography


Login

Home Membership Store Forum Search Member Calculators

Materials
Design
Processes
Units
Formulas
Math
Introduction

Polyvinylidene Chloride, also known as PVDC, has been mass-produced since 1930's.
  - It is a thermoplastic polymer.
- Applications: Typically used as one of the components in a copolymer.
- General properties: It has a high hardness and good abrasion resistance.
- Trade Name: Diofan, Ixan, Saran.

Top of Page

Specific Grades of Polyvinylidene Chloride
1. Polyvinylidene Chloride, copolymer, injection molding.
2. Polyvinylidene Chloride, copolymer, unplasticized, barrier film resins.
3. Polyvinylidene Chloride, copolymer, plasticized, barrier film resins.

Top of Page

Glossary
Home  Membership  About Us  Privacy  Disclaimer  Contact  Advertise

Copyright © 2009 eFunda, Inc.