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20-30% Glass-fiber Reinforced Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
 

Thermo-Physical Properties

PROPERTYUNITVALUE / RANGE
Melting Point °C199 - 204
Density g mL-1 1.53 - 1.54
Coefficient of Thermal Expansioncm / (cm °C) 1.8 - 2.2
Heat Deflection Temperature, 0.5 MPa °C  
Heat Deflection Temperature, 1.8 MPa °C 76.1 - 77.8
Thermal Conductivity x 10-5W / mK  
Shorel Hardness,  Shore Dn/a D85 - D87
    
 

Mechanical Properties at 23 °C

PROPERTY UNITVALUE / RANGE
Tensile Strength, Yield at 23 C MPa 86.2 - 96.5
Tensile Strength, Break at 23 C MPa  
Elongation, Yield %  
Elongation, Break % 2 - 3
Tensile Modulus at 23 CMPa 7580 - 8620
Flexural Strength, Yield MPa 138 - 145
Flexural Modulus  MPa 6900 - 7900
Compressive Strength MPa 
Izod Notched J / m 110
Izod Unnotched J / m 320 - 430
 

Electrical Properties

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

Other Properties

PROPERTY UNITVALUE / RANGE
Processing Temperature
°C 
Mold Shrinkage % 0.0005 - 0.0015
Continuous Service Temperature °C  
Water Absorption, 24 hr. Immersion%  
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