Rigid PVC
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Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
 

Thermo-Physical Properties

PROPERTYUNITVALUE / RANGE
Melting Point °C199 - 204
Density g mL-1 1.30 - 1.48
Coefficient of Thermal Expansioncm / (cm °C) 4.5 -7.0
Heat Deflection Temperature, 0.5 MPa °C 68.9 - 77.2
Heat Deflection Temperature, 1.8 MPa °C 67.2 - 77.2
Thermal Conductivity x 10-5W / mK 0.15 - 0.16
Rockwell Hardness,  A Scale (Shore D)n/a A50 - A95 (D81 - D86)
    
 

Mechanical Properties at 23 °C

PROPERTY UNITVALUE / RANGE
Tensile Strength, Yield at 23 C MPa 37.9 - 54.8
Tensile Strength, Break at 23 C MPa  
Elongation, Yield %  
Elongation, Break % 25 - 58
Tensile Modulus at 23 CMPa 2450 - 4700
Flexural Strength, Yield MPa 73.1 - 95.1
Flexural Modulus  MPa 2500 - 4500
Compressive Strength MPa 
Izod Notched J / m 35 - 80
Izod Unnotched J / m  
 

Electrical Properties

PROPERTY UNITVALUE / RANGE
Volume Resistivity
Ohm-cm x 1014 2.0
 Dielectric Strength V/mm x 104 1.4 - 2.0
Dielectric Constant @ 1 MHz n/a 2.7 - 3.9
Dissipation Factor @ 1 MHz n/a, x 10-4 0.02 - 0.022
 

Other Properties

PROPERTY UNITVALUE / RANGE
Processing Temperature
°C160 - 188
Mold Shrinkage % 0.002 - 0.005
Continuous Service Temperature °C 55 - 60
Water Absorption, 24 hr. Immersion% 0.03
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