Overview of materials for PVC, Foam Grade

Overview of materials for PVC, Foam Grade
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Vinyl (PVC); PVC, Foam Grade
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	0.0400 - 1.56 g/cc	0.00145 - 0.0564 lb/in³	Average value: 0.568 g/cc Grade Count:85
Water Absorption	0.0300 - 4.00 %	0.0300 - 4.00 %	Average value: 1.22 % Grade Count:27
Water Vapor Transmission	0.900 - 7.50 g/m²/day	0.0580 - 0.483 g/100 in²/day	Average value: 4.14 g/m²/day Grade Count:8
Viscosity Number	110 - 200 cm³/g	1.10 - 2.00 dl/g	Average value: 128 cm³/g Grade Count:8
Thickness	6350 - 69900 microns	250 - 2750 mil	Average value: 37300 microns Grade Count:4

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Shore A	42.0 - 96.0	42.0 - 96.0	Average value: 60.4 Grade Count:24
Hardness, Shore D	47.0 - 85.0	47.0 - 85.0	Average value: 68.7 Grade Count:15
Hardness, Shore OO	13.0 - 45.0	13.0 - 45.0	Average value: 28.7 Grade Count:3
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	0.710 - 39.2 MPa	103 - 5690 psi	Average value: 8.26 MPa Grade Count:51
Tensile Strength, Yield	0.103 - 51.6 MPa	15.0 - 7480 psi	Average value: 18.8 MPa Grade Count:20
Elongation at Break	1.40 - 450 %	1.40 - 450 %	Average value: 130 % Grade Count:54
Modulus of Elasticity	0.0270 - 3.38 GPa	3.92 - 490 ksi	Average value: 0.782 GPa Grade Count:51
Flexural Yield Strength	12.4 - 170 MPa	1800 - 24700 psi	Average value: 50.0 MPa Grade Count:19
Flexural Modulus	0.994 - 3.79 GPa	144 - 550 ksi	Average value: 1.86 GPa Grade Count:18
Compressive Yield Strength	0.00758 - 6.79 MPa	1.10 - 985 psi	Average value: 1.97 MPa Grade Count:34
Compressive Modulus	0.0000138 - 0.600 GPa	0.00200 - 87.0 ksi	Average value: 0.117 GPa Grade Count:35
Poissons Ratio	0.320	0.320	Average value: 0.320 Grade Count:8
Shear Modulus	0.0120 - 0.115 GPa	1.74 - 16.7 ksi	Average value: 0.0376 GPa Grade Count:30
Shear Strength	0.460 - 5.01 MPa	66.7 - 727 psi	Average value: 1.70 MPa Grade Count:30
Izod Impact, Notched	0.210 - 0.961 J/cm	0.393 - 1.80 ft-lb/in	Average value: 0.401 J/cm Grade Count:17
Tensile Impact Strength	12.8 kJ/m²	6.10 ft-lb/in²	Average value: 12.8 kJ/m² Grade Count:3
Dart Drop Total Energy	5.34 - 178 J/cm	0.0100 - 0.333 ft-lb/mil	Average value: 20.7 J/cm Grade Count:10
Compression Set	3.20 - 8.00 %	3.20 - 8.00 %	Average value: 5.08 % Grade Count:5

Electrical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Surface Resistance	1.00e+13 - 5.00e+14 ohm	1.00e+13 - 5.00e+14 ohm	Average value: 1.73e+14 ohm Grade Count:3

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear	30.0 - 104 µm/m-°C	16.7 - 58.0 µin/in-°F	Average value: 56.4 µm/m-°C Grade Count:31
Specific Heat Capacity	1.13 - 1.90 J/g-°C	0.270 - 0.454 BTU/lb-°F	Average value: 1.57 J/g-°C Grade Count:8
Thermal Conductivity	0.00209 - 0.125 W/m-K	0.0145 - 0.870 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F	Average value: 0.0394 W/m-K Grade Count:27
	0.0230 - 0.0420 W/m-K @Temperature 10.0 - 10.0 °C	0.160 - 0.291 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F @Temperature 50.0 - 50.0 °F	Average value: 0.0311 W/m-K Grade Count:8
Insulation R Value	1.80 - 12.6	1.80 - 12.6	Average value: 5.68 Grade Count:8
Maximum Service Temperature, Air	60.0 - 90.0 °C	140 - 194 °F	Average value: 72.4 °C Grade Count:16
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	56.1 - 72.8 °C	133 - 163 °F	Average value: 64.9 °C Grade Count:14
Vicat Softening Point	63.0 - 75.0 °C	145 - 167 °F	Average value: 70.6 °C Grade Count:5
Minimum Service Temperature, Air	-200 - 0.000 °C	-328 - 32.0 °F	Average value: -110 °C Grade Count:16

Processing Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Processing Temperature	80.0 - 129 °C	176 - 264 °F	Average value: 86.9 °C Grade Count:9
Die Temperature	185 °C	365 °F	Average value: 185 °C Grade Count:3
Melt Temperature	166 - 199 °C	330 - 390 °F	Average value: 178 °C Grade Count:15

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