PVC Rigid
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Copyright 2002 by Roger D. Corneliussen
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Values are from Modern Plastics Encyclopedia 99.
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Melt
Flow
Melting
Temperature
Glass
Transition
Processing Molding Pressure
Processing Molding Temperature
Compression
Ratio
Mold
Shrinkage
Tensile
Strength
Elongation
Tensile
Yield Strength
Compressive
Strength
Flexural
Strength
Tensile
Modulus
Flexural
Modulus
Izod
Impact Strength
Hardness
Deflection
Temperature
Thermal
Expansion
Thermal
Conductivity
Specific
Gravity
Dielectric
Strength
Water
Absorption
Melt
Flow ASTM D1238 (gm/10 min)
--- gm /10 min
Melting
Temperature degrees C
Tm Crystalline
--- C
Glass
Transition
(C)
Tg (Amorphous)
75 to 105 C
Processing
Temperature
Range Degrees F
Extrusion
285 to 400 for compression molding
300 to 415 F for injection molding
Molding
Pressure Range ( PSI) (ksi)
10 000 to 40 000 psi
10 to 40 ksi
67 to 267 MPa
Compression
Ratio
2.0 to 2.3
Mold(Linear)
Shrinkage (in/in)
ASTM D955
0.002 to 0.006
Tensile
Strength at Break
ASTM D638
5900 to 7500 psi
39 to 50 MPa
Elongation
at break (%)
ASTM D638
40 to 80 %
Tensile
Yield Strength
(psi)
ASTM D638
5900 to 6500 psi
39 to 43 MPa
Compressive
Strength
(psi)
Rupture or Yield
ASTM D695
8 000 to 13 000 psi
53 to 87 MPa
Flexural
Strength (psi)
Rupture or Yield
ASTM D790
10 000 to 16 000 psi
67 to 107 MPa
Tensile
Modulus (psi)
ASTM D638
350 000 to 600 000 psi
3.3 to 4 GPa
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Modulus
Compressive
Modulus (psi)
ASTM D695
--- psi
To go to Modulus Values,
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Modulus
Flexural
Modulus (psi)
ASTM D790
300 000 to 500 000 psi
2 to 3 GPa
At 200 F
--- psi
At 250 F
--- psi
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Modulus
Izod
Impact (ft-lb/in of notch)
ASTM D256A
0.4 to 22 ft lb/in of notch
Hardness
Rockwell ASTM D785
M60 -
--
Shore D65 ASTM D2240/D2583
85
Coefficient
of Linear Thermal Expansion
(10 exp-6 )in/in/C
50 to 100 (10 x exp –6) in/in /C
0.000 050 to 0.000 100 in/in /C
Deflection
Temperature under flexural load (F)
ASTM D648
264 psi ---
140 to 170 F
66 psi ---
135 to 180 F
Thermal
Conductivity
(10 x exp –4)al cm/sec cm2 C
ASTM C177
3.5 to 5.0 (10 x exp –4) cal cm/sec cm2
0.00035 to 0.00050 cal cm/sec cm2
Specific
Gravity
ASTM D792
1.30 to 5.0
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Density
Water
Absorption
(1/8 in thick specimen) (%)
ASTM D570
24 hr ---
0.04 to 0.4 %
Saturation
--- %
Dielectric Strength v/mil
(1/8 in thick Specimen; short time)
350 to 500 v/mil
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Corneliussen
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