Properties of Polyvinylchloride

Properties of Polyvinylchloride are as follows:

• heavy, stiff, ductile and medium strong amorphous (transparent) material
• can be a flexible or rigid material that is chemically nonreactive
• easily machined, heat formed, welded, and even solvent cemented
• can also be machined using standard metal working tools and finished to close tolerances and finishes without great difficulty
• accepts paint and performs well under most silk screening processes
• PVC resins are normally mixed with other additives such as impact modifiers and stabilizers, providing hundreds of PVC based materials with a variety of engineering properties
• By adding softeners a range of softer materials can be achieved, ranging from a flexible to an almost rubber-like elastic soft material. Softeners also help to increase the manufacturability
• has brilliant resistance to acids and bases, but is affected by some solvents
• Soft PVC is exceptionally resistant to most chemicals