eFunda Polymers: Listing of Polyvinylchloride (Geon, Viclon)

Introduction

Polyvinylchloride, also known as PVC, has been mass-produced since 1938.
-	It is a thermoplastic polymer.
-	Applications: It is commonly used in pipes and fittings, wire and cable insulation, extruded films and sheets, and medical applications.
-	General properties: Its flexible grades are easy to process; and its rigid grades are low cost and have high dielectric strength, excellent outdoor stability, good chemical resistance, and good moisture stability. Both grades have low heat resistance.
-	Trade Name: Geon, Viclon.

Specific Grades of Polyvinylchloride

1.	Vinyl polymers and copolymers, PVC and PVC-AMC, sheets, rods and tubes; rigid.
2.	Vinyl polymers and copolymers, PVC and PVC-AMC, tin-stabilized, sheets, rods and tubes; rigid.
3.	Vinyl polymers and copolymers, PVC and PVC-AMC, unfilled, sheets, rods and tubes; flexible.
4.	Vinyl polymers and copolymers, PVC and PVC-AMC, filled, sheets, rods and tubes; flexible.
5.	Vinyl polymers and copolymers, chlorinated poly(vinyl-chloride), molding and extrusion compounds.
6.	Vinyl polymers and copolymers, poly(vinyl-butyral), molding and extrusion compounds, flexible.
7.	Vinyl polymers and copolymers, copolymer, PVC / acrylic blends, molding and extrusion compounds.

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