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State: PVC and PVC-AMC
Application: sheets, rods and tubes; rigid
Material Properties
 Mechanical Properties Conditions
State 1 State 2 ASTM
Elastic Modulus (MPa)   2415 - 4140  tensile   D638
Flexural Modulus (MPa)   2070 - 3450   23 ºC   D790
Tensile Strength (MPa)   41 - 52 at break   D638
  41 - 45 at yield   D638
Compressive Strength (MPa)
at yield or break		   56 - 90     D695
Flexural Strength (MPa)
at yield or break		   69 - 111     D790
Elongation at break (%)   40 - 80     D638
Hardness   65 - 85  Shore D   D638
Izod Impact (J/cm of notch)
1/8" thick specimen unless noted		   0.2 - 11.7     D256A

 Thermal Properties Conditions
Pressure State ASTM
Coef of Thermal Expansion (10-6/ºC)   50 - 100     D696
Deflection Temperature (ºC)   58 - 83   0.46 MPa   D648
  60 - 77   1.82 MPa   D648
Thermal Conductivity (W/m-ºC)  0.146 - 0.209     C177

 Physical & Electrical Properties Conditions
State ASTM
Specific Gravity  1.3 - 1.58   D792
Water Absorption (% weight increase)  0.04 - 0.4  after 24 hrs D570
Dielectric Strength (V/mil);
1/8" thick specimen unless noted		   350 - 500   D149

 Processing Properties Conditions
Type ASTM
Melting Temperature (ºC)   75 - 105  Tg, amorphous  
Processing Temperature (ºC)  141 - 205  compression molding  
 149 - 213  injection molding  
Molding Pressure (MPa)   69 - 276    
Compression Ratio  2 - 2.3    
Linear Mold Shrinkage (cm/cm)  0.002 - 0.006   D955

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Suppliers
AlphaGary Corp. Leominster, MA  800-232-9741
Colorite Plastic Co. Ridgefield, NJ  800-631-1577
CONDEA Vista Co. Houston, TX  800-841-4877
Creanova, Inc. Somerset, NJ   
Formosa Plastics Corp. Livingston, NJ  888-372-8723
Georgia Gulf Corp. Atlanta, GA   
Keysor-Century Corp. Santa Clarita, CA  888-539-7671
LG Chemical America, Inc. Englewood Cliffs, NJ   
Novatec Plastics & Chemicals Co., Inc. Eatontown, NJ  800-782-6682
Occidental Chemical Corp. Dallas, TX  800-578-8880
R.S.G. Polymers Corp. Stony Brook, NY   
Rimtec Corp. Burlington, NJ  800-272-0069
Shintech Inc. Houston, TX   
Synergistic Polymer Systems, Inc. Bellaire, TX   
Union Carbide Corp. Danbury, CT  800-335-8550
Vi-Chem Corp. Grand Rapids, MI  800-477-8501

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